The weight loss transformation of Lisa Riley has stunned fans after the Emmerdale actress lost a total of 12 stone, dropping from a size 28 to 12.
Lisa first lost 11 stone then shed an additional stone after undergoing excess skin surgery. The star, who plays Mandy Dingle on the ITV soap, has opened up about the diet and exercise strategies that worked for her.
The 46-year-old actress shared that all the dancing from her 2012 stint on Strictly helped 'kick off' her metabolism.
She spoke about the weight loss on Loose Women back in 2016: "I saw a difference dancing seven hours a day and then I just ate soup as I didn't want all that food jiggling around while I danced.
"It's hard for me to see my reflection now. I used to have a shelf from here to here and where's that gone? It is insane.
"I looked so different before. I was happy before but now I am happy and proud. I needed to do it though. Who knows though. People can yo-yo diet."
Lisa, who has previously described herself as a 'dedicated vegetarian', also said that she eats smaller portions. She explained her diet plan: "I don't believe in fad diets, even though I have tried them before.
"I have no food after 6.30pm. I only eat a carb if I need one and absolutely no bread or booze."
Lisa added that she's been going to 'fun' Zumba classes, admitting that she finds the gym "boring".
In another major lifestyle change, the Emmerdale star stopped drinking alcohol in 2015 after initially giving it up to support her pregnant friends.
She explained her decision to go teetotal to the Mirror : "I realised there were lots of empty calories in booze so that is why I gave it up. If you add up through the week what I'd consume in alcohol calories it was mad.
"All my girlfriends gave up booze for nine months while they were pregnant, so I thought I'd do nine months, but it's nearly a year now and I don't even want a drink."
After a huge 11 stone weight loss, Lisa went on to have her excess skin surgically removed in 2017. Three years later in 2020, Lisa told the Mirror : "People forget how gigantic I was. With the skin removal I lost twelve stone, one pound.
"The surgeon chopped off one stone, four pounds. Since then my weight has more or less stayed the same."
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