A mum who was inspired to drop nearly four stone after her own mother died due to heart complications and obesity is now helping others to lose weight too. Elina Hyman Cabral, 40, a make-up artist, was shocked when she saw obesity as a listed cause of death on her mum’s death certificate.
She says it was the wake-up call she needed which led her to embark on her healthier lifestyle journey. Elina, who lives in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, with her husband, Pedro, 44, a restaurant owner, and their twin seven-year-old sons, Nathan and Leo, went from 16st 10lb to 12st 13lb in about five months.
She has since become a weight loss consultant and has overhauled her diet to embrace healthier eating habits. Elina said: “My mum passed away in August 2020.
