A 27-year-old mother from Chesterfield, Derbyshire, has shed five stone and saved more than £400 a month after giving up takeaways. Amy Yates, who weighed 15 stone and wore size 20 clothes at her heaviest, now weighs 10 stone and fits into size 10.
Yates said she was shocked when she saw holiday pictures from a trip to Turkey in 2019, which prompted her to make a change. She had put on weight after giving birth to her daughter in 2016 and struggled with post-natal depression.
After joining Slimming World, Yates swapped takeaways—which she ordered up to five times a week—for homemade 'fakeaways'. She now cooks meals like chicken korma and pizza wraps, which have fewer calories. 'We are saving so much money and have been able to live much more comfortably,' she said.
Yates also started an Instagram account, @abiteofamy, to document her journey, gaining 20,000 followers. She does no formal exercise, only walking her daughter to school. She said she feels 'fantastic' and hopes to inspire other women.
