A devoted couple have lost nearly 15st between them after she became fed up with being “the fat mum, fat wife and fat friend” and he was marched off a funfair ride with his son for being too heavy. Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) which affects the brain and nerves 15 years ago, at 19st 3lb and wearing a dress size 22/24, Allison Mcluskie, 38, knew that losing weight would improve her mobility, but found it difficult as she could not perform strenuous exercise.
With cooked breakfasts, toasties and takeaways forming the basic diet for her and her 6ft 2in chef husband, Alasdair Mcluskie, 41, who weighed 19st 13lb, they were not setting a healthy example for their son, Jacob, nine, but every time Alison tried to slim she was tempted back to eating calorific food by her other half. But 5ft 9in Alison, of Dreghorn, near Irvine, Scotland, made a dramatic breakthrough in January 2018 when she joined WW and lost 8st 9lb, saying: “I was determined to lose weight and keep it off this time.
“I was fed up being the fat mum, fat wife and fat friend and wanted to make myself feel better. She added: “But, because of my health and being unable to do strenuous exercise, most of my weight loss had to be down to what I ate.”
