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04.01.2023 - 13:53 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A Scots beautician who lost a whopping eight stone has shared her top tips for New Year weight loss - including taking 'before' pictures in your underwear and clearing the cupboards of leftover Christmas chocolate.
Sinead McCarthy, 31, tipped the scales at 20st at her heaviest but slimmed down to 12st after committing to a diet plan eating 1,700 calories a day and doing 10,000 steps.
Sinead has shared her top tips for people looking to shed some pounds in January - including binning any temptations and doing steps while watching the TV.
She said losing weight is all about a lifestyle change and that 'quick fixes and crazy diets' don't work. Sinead, from Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, said: "Getting started after Christmas can be hard but I say just take one day at a time.
"If you are making a New Year's resolution don't think too far into the future wishing you were a certain size or weight. Take it day by day.
"If you look too far ahead you can start to feel like you will never be able to stick to the changes, but just tick one day off and then try to do the next one.
"The time will pass anyway, if you stick to all the little check list of things - steps, calories and weight-based training - you will lose the weight.
"At home, get rid of anything that may tempt you. All the chocolate you have lying around after Christmas make sure it's gone before you start, especially if you don't have a lot of willpower.
"I always say best way to kick start your weight loss is take photos in your underwear. It can be really hard at the time but you will be thankful for it in the long run.
"When you feel like you are not losing anything you can look back at the pictures and see how far you have come. Hang up some item of clothing you want to fit
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