18-stone mum sheds half her body weight after shopping trip embarrassment

06 September 2023 , 23:01

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Alice says her weight was taking a toll on her health

A mum dropped 14 dress sizes in six years and became a marathon ­runner after struggling to squeeze into a size 20 outfit.

Alice Ingman weighed 18st 1lb in 2012. She started to put weight on while in her 20s and her health began to suffer. But after an embarrassing fitting room experience she decided to swap her diet of meal deals, carbs, ­chocolate and crisps for fruit, salad and healthy home-cooked curries.

Alice now weighs 9st 11lb. She has ran three full marathons and 10 half marathons. The 59-year-old, of Wisbech, Cambs, said: “My weight was taking a toll on my health. I had terrible acid reflux, my legs would rub together and cause painful sores, and I’d be out of breath after minimal physical activity.

'Size 20 skirts did not fit. I had to do something'

Alice with husband Kevin

“One afternoon I was shopping for new work clothes, convinced I was still a size 16. When I found myself in the changing room surrounded by size 20 skirts that didn’t fit, I knew I had to do something.”

Retired personal assistant Alice, who lives with husband Kevin, 67, and daughter Lauren, 23, has now been named Slimming World’s Diamond Member of the Year 2023. She added: “Feeling great in my clothes is amazing yet my health is the biggest gift of all.”

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