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Former air hostess says 5st weight loss cured her asthma as she reveals incredible transformation – The Sun

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TIPPING the scales at 16 stone, Sarah Jones knew something in her life desperately needed to change and sprung into action.

She could only fit into size 18-20 clothes and her weight gain was making her asthma dramatically worsen.

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However, Sarah, 52, who is from Henley-in-Arden, Warks, was given a much-needed wake-up call at a former colleague's birthday party - when her confidence dived around her slim pals.

Determined to do something about her ever-growing size, Sarah decided to join her mum at a local Slimming World group.

Sarah has since shed an impressive five stone and has finally regained her confidence.

She said: "I was determined to lose five stone.

"The unfailing encouragement and support from other members became the lifeline that helped me all the way to my target.

"Now I'm back down to a size 12, I feel glamorous again."

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Sarah had first piled on the pounds after giving birth to her children Courtney and Alex.

"During my years working as a cabin crew member in my 20s, I was a size 12-14," she explained.

"But, after giving birth to my daughter Courtney, I decided not to return to the airline.

"When my son Alex came along three years later, I really struggled to lose the baby weight.

"I thought simply restricting my portions would work.

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"I was getting so hungry each evening though that I started going to bed at the same time as the children to try to stop myself from snacking.

"But it was no way to live, so I soon gave up completely and my weight began to rise again."

However, Sarah's turning point came one evening in 2013 after getting all glammed up for a party with colleagues she had not seen in 20 years.

I hid at the back of the group every time a camera came out

And her confidence plummeted when she was finally reunited with her slim friends - and instantly felt self-conscious when the camera came out.

She said: "I'd spent ages on my hair and make-up and was wearing a black, stretchy size 18-20 dress I'd bought especially.

"It was the only one in the shop that had fitted without looking "too bad" or so I'd thought at the time.

"Now, as I caught sight of my still-slim friends, I felt really self-conscious. I hid at the back of the group every time a camera came out."

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And as Sarah and her friends reminisced about the "good old days", she couldn't help but wonder if her pals were looking at her thinking: "She's really let herself go."

At the time Sarah was the biggest she'd ever been and her asthma was getting worse as her weight increased.

She added: "And, on a recent holiday to Spain, I'd struggled so badly to get up a hill that I thought I'd be going down it again in an ambulance."

Sarah decided she desperately needed to make a change so decided to join her mum at a local SlimmingWorld group in Claverdon, Warks in January 2014.

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Sarah's diet before and after

BEFORE

Breakfast: Toast, cereal or McDonalds breakfast

Lunch: Supermarket meal deal with sandwich, crisps and full-fat cola

Dinner: Takeaway curry

Snacks: Doritos

AFTER

Breakfast: Porridge with blueberries, raspberries and banana

Lunch: Slimming World turkey burgers, salad and Slimming World wedges

Dinner: Slimming world curry

Snacks: Satsumas

Speaking about her first session, she said: "As I stood on the scales for the first time, my tummy was in knots. And when 16st 3lbs appeared, I couldn't believe it.

"Stepping off, I knew what my target was going to be. I was determined to lose five stone.

"Tuesday night at the group would be my night - a time to focus on me."

Sarah has credited the "unfailing encouragement and support from other members" for helping her to reach her target weight.

And she admits she never felt like she was depriving herself with the Slimming World recipes.

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"I found Slimming World great to follow because the recipes are so nice and I didn't feel like there were things I couldn't have," Sarah added.

"I would encourage anyone to give it a go.

"My asthma is so much better since my weight loss, I now don't even use an inhaler."

Sarah enjoyedSlimming World so much that, in 2015, she became a consultant herself and now runs groups in Claverdon and Henley-in-Arden.

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She added: "Now that I'm back to a size 12 and just over 11st, getting dressed up for parties no longer means going with the only outfit that I think is "OK".

"I love nothing more than putting on a slinky dress and some sky-high heels.

"I'm as slim as I was back in my cabin-crew days and, at 52, I feel glamorous again."

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