A Welsh mum who couldn't even run to the first lamppost on her street has spoken of how she lost five stone in just one year and completed a half marathon after transforming her life. Laura Morgan, 30, said she had a 'light bulb moment' to start her weight loss journey after she noticed she had begun to put on weight during lockdown.
After struggling with her weight for years, Laura said it took lockdown for her to finally start becoming more active and healthier, not only for herself, but for her three-year-old daughter too. “For me personally, I have always been on the larger side. When I was over-weight, I wouldn’t say that I was fully “unhappy”, it was more that I was uncomfortable in my clothing and didn’t feel confident in my appearance, which was more of the mental affect that it had," she said.
"I wouldn’t enjoy going out as much as I felt uncomfortable in my own skin, and I knew if there was a social event, I’d go but wouldn’t enjoy it as much in my mind because of low self-esteem and being worried people would notice how much weight I had gained. I finally told myself, 'Right, if I don’t change my ways or do something now then I will be like this forever! I have no excuses.'" You can get more diet and weight loss news and other story updates by subscribing to our newsletters here.
