A woman horribly labelled as "the fat one" at work has lost 7.5st after ditching fizzy drinks and controlling her portion sizes. Leah Taylor, 24, confessed she was "never really sure of my exact size" and wore baggy clothes to hide her body.
But when she started a new cleaning and security airport job she was almost immediately called "the fat one" and quit within weeks. That single derogatory comment played on Leah's mind for months but her weight spiralled further during the pandemic. Lockdown saw her reach her heaviest weight of 17.5st and Leah developed anxiety and a fear of what people would say about her weight behind her back.
She developed agoraphobia (fear of being in situations where escape might be difficult or that help wouldn't be available if things go wrong) and, feeling fed up, finally plucked up the courage to make a huge change to her life. Leah, from the Vale of Glamorgan, started a meal replacement plan with diet firm Exante in October 2021, dropping from 17st 7lbs to 10st today.
