'I've lost 8 stone and people can't believe the transformation - and I did it the healthy way'
23.07.2023 - 06:47
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
When Olivia Malone shares old photos of herself on her Facebook page, even family and friends struggle to believe it's the same woman. For Olivia, 25, has had an incredible transformation after shedding over 8 stone and slimming from a size 24 down to a size 10.
Her success has been so impressive that she now inspires others who are looking to shape up too. She ditched fad diets to instead educate herself on nutrition, and was inspired by fitness workouts she saw on Instagram.
Olivia, from Irlam, Salford, blames her weight gain on her unhealthy eating habits during her student days, first studying for her undergraduate degree in Huddersfield and then post-graduate in Salford. She would snack on meal deals for her lunch, then order takeaways in the evening before boozy nights out with friends.
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Shocked to discover her weight had spiralled to 17 stone 7lb, Olivia decided during the first covid lockdown in 2020 that the time had come to finally tackle her unhealthy ways. She says: "In the first lockdown I got a job that required me to be active, so I thought I might as well start trying to be more healthy.
"My friend had lost a stone, and she bought me some scales and sent them to my house. I didn't know what my weight was, until then I didn't have a clue, I just knew I was very overweight - but was stunned to see I was 17 stone 7lb.
"Ever since high school I'd done every fad diet going but I never stuck to them. I was always big as a younger girl, but when I went to university it got even worse.
"I wasn't cooking properly, it was a case of noodles, turkey dinosaurs and smiley faces. It was pure laziness, and it took its