A woman has shown off her incredible weight-loss transformation after shedding almost six stone. Marie McCance, a postwoman from Manchester weighed around 13 stone at her heaviest after being diagnosed with PTSD, but changed her diet and lifestyle after falling pregnant.
The 32-year-old openly admits she was "not careful" when it came to her diet, but swapped sweet treats for running and has not looked back. When she became pregnant with her youngest child, Marie started the change and kept up the healthy lifestyle eventually shedding five-and-a-half stone in total.
“There was a picture taken in 2018 at my heaviest while I was pregnant with my daughter,” said Marie. “I was careful with what I was eating and started losing a bit of weight while I was pregnant.
“I started running in December 2019, it really helped my mental health and that’s why I kept doing it. Even now, if I’m worked up about something and go for a run, I will see it all completely different.
“Before I would just eat anything. I’ve got a really sweet tooth and before it was really bad, I would eat a full tub of Ben and Jerry’s. I don’t buy them now.”
“I’ve realised now that you can eat whatever you want as long as it’s limited, but you can eat as much as you want with certain foods. Like if I have cereal, I always weigh it so I’m just eating one portion.”
Though Marie hasn’t completely given up takeaways, she always ensures her tea is accompanied by a side salad or vegetables and also drinks two litres of water a day. She currently weighs seven-and-a-half stone.
“Because I’ve done it over a long time, I’ve adapted things differently,” she added. “I didn’t just wake up one day and make a drastic change.”
Marie also found her weight and general health improved after having counselling sessions to help her PTSD, including a better sleep cycle. She took on the Hero Half Marathon in Glossop on June 18 to raise funds for a charity set up by one of her customers.
The Cindy Appleyard Foundation, in memory of baby Cindy, gives financial support to families whose poorly children stay in hospital for lengthy periods of time. The grants help families meet costs such as temporary accommodation, travelling to and from hospital and taking time off work.
“I think Emily and Nick are a very strong couple,” Marie added. “I said I would raise them some money. That spurred me on.”
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