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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Rikki Loftus

Self-professed snack addict reveals the simple food swaps that helped him shed almost 5st

A “snack addict” who kept a “crisp cupboard” under the stairs shed 4st 7lb after turning 50 to give himself a chance at living for another half a century.

Horrified when he tipped the scales at 16st 13.5lb after his landmark birthday in June 2020, Mike Hicks, now 52, joined a weight loss app and kicked munching between meals into touch.

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