Lily has always been obese and has been trying to lose weight since she was 12.
After giving birth, this girl gained another 40 kilograms. She was so ashamed and embarrassed that she stopped going out. The addiction to fast food cost her young family £10,000 a year.
Lily came to the hospital to take medication for depression, but the result was a shake-up and good motivation. After a medical examination, the therapist warned the young mother that she was at risk of heart failure and diabetes, and that if she did not change her lifestyle and diet, she might not live to see the day when Mila grew up. By this time, it was already difficult for Lily to play with her small active child, she could hardly move up the stairs.
This was a wake-up call for the young mother. In the maternity ward, her daughter was taken to the intensive care unit with suspected sepsis, now the woman experienced a huge fear of losing the child.
Thanks to an integrated approach that includes proper nutrition and exercise, Lily managed to lose 70 kilograms in a year. She replaced fast food with salads and healthy homemade meals. This allowed her to save £200 every week.
The young mother shared that following the new diet rules was not difficult. The secret, she says, is eating healthy. She didn’t cut back on small portions because her stomach was used to getting a lot of food, she just started eating more fiber. She also enjoys cooking and inventing new dishes.
Now she is satisfied not only with weight loss, but also with the fact that she sets an example of proper and healthy nutrition to her child, who will no longer see her mother eating hamburgers, chips, greasy pizza and chocolate all day long.
