A sales assistant who topped the scales at 17st 1lb says she now feels like the person she was “meant to be” after losing five stone. The 27-year-old began to pile on the pounds when she left school and started clubbing at the age of 18.
Kerstin Stewart, from Paignton, Devon, said she barely noticed that her weight was creeping up as she started her first job and enjoyed the freedoms of adult life. This included boozy nights out followed by fast food, driving everywhere, and avoiding exercise.
But after reaching a dress size 20 at 5ft 5in - with a BMI of 39.8 that is classified as obese - Kerstin’s weight began to bother her. In January 2018 she joined her local Slimming World class on the advice of a friend who had slimmed down, and she quickly began to shed the pounds.
