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Nov 15

British mum reveals weightloss secret that saw her lose 38kg – 7NEWS

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A size 24 mum transformed her body after a waitress mistakenly thought she was pregnant.

Jo Collins' waistline expanded as she climbed the corporate ladder and by the time she married her businessman husband, Mark, 48, in 2008, she was wearing a size 22 bridal gown.

Her turning point came during a 2014 Netherlands holiday with Mark and their sons Luke, now 12, and Finlay, now eight when she broke down beside the swimming pool, feeling too self-conscious to join in.

Now, Jo, 49, has shed almost 38kg to become 73kg, size 12, and has ditched hotels to become a weight loss consultant, helping hundreds of people to slim.

When I was bigger, it was like I had two parts of me. At work, I could hold my head up high and be this professional businesswoman but behind closed doors, I was shying away, hiding under baggy clothes and feeling self-conscious," the British mum said.

My turning point didnt come until I was on holiday five years ago. I was that big I was struggling to keep up with everyone else, even cycling on the flat roads.

I remember lying, pretending I didnt feel well so I wouldnt have to join everyone swimming. The thought of putting on a swimsuit and walking out there amongst other normal, healthy mums was mortifying.

I sat by the side of the pool and started crying. I thought to myself, Youre missing out on life you have to change.

Because of her job as a hotel general manager, most days Jo would kick the day off with a bowl of sugary cereal and a round of toast, followed by a pastry or plate of leftovers from the breakfast buffet.

As I was earning more, too, I would go out to restaurants a lot, rationalising it by saying I had worked long hours and deserved a treat, she said.

Lunch would be either pizza or curry from the hotel kitchen, or a takeaway if any of her colleagues were doing a McDonalds run.

Then, arriving home late, she would reward herself with a huge bowl of pasta, smothered with cheese, plus garlic bread and a glass of wine.

Id be having dinner at about 9pm, so I was eating all that food, then not doing anything to burn it off, she said.

Pastries were a problem, too. Whenever we were holding meetings, thered be all these plates of Danishes or croissants put out. But I now know that, though it seems like a treat, its not the right fuel for your body.

'I was huffing and puffing in the heat all day'

In time, Jo met Mark through online dating, and the pair welcomed their first child, Luke, into the world in 2007.

But, by the time they got married the following year on a beach in Perth, Jo was a size 22.

She explained: Id had all these images of getting married on a beach in a long, flowing dress but my dress was a size 22, and I was huffing and puffing in the heat all day.

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In 2011, she reached her heaviest weight of 110kg. She was obese.

Being so overweight had a crushing effect on her confidence, with Jo recalling: Mark and I went out for my birthday once I cant actually remember which birthday it was now but I had done my hair and make-up and put on this purple maxi dress.

I thought I looked nice, but when we got to the restaurant, the waitress mistook me for being pregnant, saying something about how our seats were near the toilets, so I wouldnt have far to go with the baby.

I fell silent and Mark took my hand. He could see I had tears in my eyes and said, Do you want to go? We can leave quietly and dont have to cause a fuss, but we dont have to stay here itll be okay.

I did, so I went out to start the car while he politely explained why we were going. On the way home, I sobbed and sobbed. You dont forget comments like that.

Then, in 2014, Jo finally knew she had to change when, having already struggled to keep up with the physical activities during a break at Center Parcs Europe, she was actually too self-conscious to swim.

Arriving back in the UK that April, she vowed to overhaul her life, agreeing to help a friend who had recently become a consultant for the 1:1 Diet by Cambridge Weight Plan with the social media side of her new venture.

Since then, Jos diet has been totally transformed, and she now starts the day with breakfast of porridge and berries, overnight oats or eggs.

Then, both lunch and dinner will be fresh soups and salads or grilled meat and vegetables with jacket potato.

She also hits the gym two to three times a week and, best of all, has the energy to run around with her boys again.

I go running with them, swimming, play netball all things I wouldnt have dreamed of five years ago, she said.

In fact, Jo was so thrilled by her own success that she decided to become a consultant herself in 2017.

Its amazing to see how much peoples lives can change. For some, it may just be about losing a few pounds, but often, its much more than that.

To anybody out there wanting to transform their own lives and bodies, Id say have a chat with a consultant to find a plan that works for you, as there is no point starting something you know you wont stick to.

Then, its all about getting into that mindset that food is fuel, and that you have to put the right fuel into your body.

For me, not only do I look different, but I feel different too. Im so much more confident, and now I want to help others feel that way too.

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