A young grandmother who ballooned to 21st 9lb after the birth of her fourth son lost 11st 13lb and slimmed down from a size 22 to a size 8 after she was left feeling embarrassed when her “bum got stuck in a chair”. Joanne Taylor, 47, said she indulged in chocolate bar and fizzy pop binges for decades.
But when she stood up with the fold-up patio chair attached to her behind in the summer of 2018 and saw her family laughing at her, it was the wake-up call she needed to get fit. After nearly 20 years of unsuccessful dieting, the mum-of-four and grandmother-of-four joined Weight Watchers (WW), threw herself into meal prepping and counting calories and, within a year, had lost 10st and was able to wear mini skirts for the first time since she can remember.
Joanne, of Northallerton, North Yorkshire, where she lives with her husband of 16 years Kevin, 53, said: “I am so proud and over the moon about how far I have come. I am in shock when I walk by windows in a shop, see my reflection, and wonder who is that.
