Mum spent £5k on takeaways and struggled to walk before shedding 14 stone
14.01.2023 - 19:33
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A mum who spent £5k on takeaways and struggled to walk has managed to shed a whopping 14 stone. Melanie Malone, 31, claims she ate McDonald's three times a day as she tipped the scales at 23 stone.
The 31-year-old, from Manchester, revealed that she was bullied for her weight in school and claims it triggered a vicious cycle of binge eating for comfort. Wales Online reports that this habit saw her consume around £5,400 worth of takeaways a year.
Back in 2018, 5ft3in Melanie reached a dress size 28. The mum-of-one said that at her largest, every day was a challenge. She struggled to walk, would break seats, and was even unable to fit into the bath.
Melanie said: "I was a massive binge eater. Fizzy drinks were my crutch. I would drink so many cans of diet coke a day, it was ridiculous. At the most, I'd have six cans a day. Crisps were my kryptonite. I'd sit and eat 10 bags of Space Raiders and hide all the empty packets in the big packet so it didn't look like I'd eaten them all.
"I had takeaways pretty much every night for around four years. I never cooked, there was only one thing that I'd cook and it was Mexican and it was full of calories. If it wasn't a takeaway I'd have McDonald's. I'd eat McDonald's three times a day, so I'd have it in the morning, dinner, and for my tea."
The mum revealed that when her binge eating was at its worst, she'd eat four breakfast rolls filled with bacon, sausage, and hash browns before 11am. She says she would also regularly gulp down six cans of diet coke.
Melanie said: "I'd say from around the age of 12 I went through a lot of bullying because I started to put on a little bit of weight and that just made the situation worse and I'd comfort eat. I remember being 15 and being 15 stone, I