An Ayrshire mum who suffers an extreme allergic reaction when exposed to the cold says energy price hikes are 'an additional burden' she now had to contend with.
17.01.2022 - 16:59 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A Scots man has shared his incredible weight loss transformation after shedding more than 7 stone following the death of his dad.
Andrew Bussey, from Glasgow, was left 'shocked' when he stepped on the scales to see he weighed 18 stone and nine pounds.
The 39-year-old was at his heaviest when his own dad's death forced him to take action about his own health.
He has now shed over seven stone and dropped from a size 38-inch waist to a healthy 30-inch.
Andrew's dad had struggled with weight, and had type two diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
He suffered from heart problems and eventually passed away from them.
Married Andrew feared he was 'walking the same path' as his dad, and knew if he continued he would soon face health problems of his own.
He said: "In the back of my mind, I realised, if I continued down this path, then I could potentially end up the same way, with lots of health issues, and I saw how it had affected him, especially towards the end of his life.
"I realised I was half his age, and that I was basically walking the same path of slowly gaining more weight, never really doing anything about it.
"Maybe if he had lost weight, which again he'd always talked about but never succeeded in, that he might still be around."
"I didn’t want to end up there myself."
When Andrew's pal Stephen lost 9 stone through WW, formerly Weight Watchers, Andrew was determined to follow suit.
He said: "I was at my heaviest ever, and was shocked when I stepped on the scales to see over 18 stone.
"I thought I was maybe 16 stone. It took me by surprise. I thought 'what happened there'?"
He added: "Stephen and I always talked about weight loss, and he went on to do something about it.
"He managed to lose an amazing nine
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