A woman who lived on takeaways and ready meals lost more than seven stone and completely transformed her life to become one of the UK’s top Thai boxers. Jodie Clunan says she went “from fat to fit to fighter” after a carb-loaded convenience food diet saw her go up to just over 17 stones.
She started to put weight on in her late teens and early 20s when she moved out from home and was living on her own. “I was just eating anything quick I could throw in the oven,” she said, “and in the daytime it was always a Subway for lunch, a McDonald's or a Greggs to take back to my desk. My weight crept up gradually over a few years, but I just buried my head. I’d tell myself Primark sizing was rubbish that’s why I needed a bigger one, or I’d want something to feel a bit looser so I’d get a size up. Before you know it you’re in Simply Be looking in the 20/22 section.”
Looking back, 31-year-old Jodie admits she had no real interest in exercise and tried every fad diet without success. It wasn’t until she was getting ready for a Christmas night out and found she could no longer fit into anything that she decided something had to change.
