She was fired by Lord Alan Sugar six weeks into the current series of The Apprentice but Amy Anzel is on winning form after losing five stone.
Amy, who was 'fired' by Lord Sugar from the long-running BBC business competition after a tourism challenge in north Wales, decided to lose weight after being diagnosed with two health conditons after the birth of her son Jacob, who is now five.
And she says she 'barely recognises herself' after shedding the weight before taking part in the show.
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"I’ve had so many messages since sharing my weight loss story, so I thought I’d post a bit more info on how I gained and lost 70lbs," she said on her Instagram. with side-by-side before and after photos.
"Looking at these photos side by side, I barely even recognise myself in the before photo and am so proud of how far I’ve come!"
She explained: "After giving birth of Jacob, I was diagnosed with two conditions, Hypothyroidism, a condition where your thyroid doesn't produce enough hormones - and a thyroid related autoimmune disease called Hashimoto's Thyroiditis - where the immune system makes antibodies that attack the thyroid and therefore it becomes under active and causes weight gain."
She continued: "After years of struggling and despite doctors telling me it was something I would just have to live with (as these two conditions make it extremely difficult for someone to lose weight successfully) I decided enough was enough, and knowing that I was in the running for @BBCApprentice, I decided that 2021 was going to be the year - and I finally did it!"
Amy says that with the right medication, monitoring by doctors, a diet plan and an exercise regime tailored to her conditions she was able to lose weight she'd gained during and after pregnancy and she is now back at 10 stone.
"It was HARD and some days it felt like I’d never get to where I wanted to be, but in 4/5 months I managed to achieve my goal!" she said.
"I started weight training several times a week, and rain or shine I ALWAYS made sure to do 10,000 steps per day, no excuses… I completely overhauled my diet and made many lifestyle changes along the way.
"There isn’t a blanket rule that works for absolutely everybody, and with my conditions it made it much more of a difficult process."
Amy, who runs Hollywood Browzer Beauty, a beauty tools brand that specialises in dermaplaning, hair removal and exfoliation tools, said she is now happy to share advice with her followers.
"Please keep the messages coming in and I’ll help in any way I can! If I can do it, so can you!!!!" she typed.
thediamonddivaa commented: "Wow!!!! You’re such a girl boss! Inspiring."
mann_jag said: "Amazing xxx."
And Abimbola Ekanoye told her: "Well done. You look amazing."
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