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Weight loss: I lost 3st after my daughter pointed at my obese tummy and asked if I was having a baby – The Sun

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AS her little girl pointed at her obese tummy and asked if she was pregnant, India Faulkner-Wiley's heart dropped.

The mum-of-two, 38, knew she'd piled on the pounds after developing an unhealthy addiction to takeaways and sweet treats.

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And she'd ballooned to nearly 12 stone and a dress size 16 after becoming a mum to her children Jazmine, 13, and Saffron, five.

But it was at that moment when Jazmine asked if she was having another baby that India knew she desperately needed to make a change and lose weight.

The former teacher, from Morecambe, Lancs, decided to sign up to Slimming World and has since shed an impressive three stone.

She said: Ive dropped four dress sizes and love the fact I can choose fashionable clothes straight off the rails rather than knowing they wont fit me right.

I am so proud of the shape Im in and, as a mum, I feel passionate about being a positive role model.

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India had always struggled with her weight since her teens but never knew how to lose weight.

She said: "The first time I realised my weight was a problem was when I was just 16.

"Id just been given a place at a performing-arts school and I was bigger than most of the other pupils.

"I had to no idea what to do about it, so I failed to lose any weight.

Id get self-conscious about my growing weight

"I went to university from college and became a teacher after I graduated.

"I fell into a routine and would eat snacks every time the kids had break time, then be so tired by the end of the day I would pick up a takeaway or a ready meal on the way home.

"I had regular glasses of wine in the week and rarely thought about fruit and vegetables.

"Every now and then, Id get self-conscious about my growing weight and try a fad diet you name it, I tried it.

"But even if I did shed weight, it wasnt much and it never stayed off."

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India continued to get bigger as she gave birth to her two children and went through a divorce in 2007.

"I got married at 22 and, after crash-dieting for two months, I walked down the aisle as a size 10 weighing 9.5st," India said.

"A year later I fell pregnant and I used pregnancy as an excuse to put my weight firmly to the back of my mind.

"Jazmine was born in September 2006 and I gained 4st, taking me to 13.5st and a size 16."I told myself it was normal as a new mum.

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"A year later, my husband and I divorced. Im definitely an emotional eater and this difficult time saw me reach for junk food.

"Sweets, takeaways and chips were my go-to foods and the weight piled on.

"I eventually moved on with a new relationship in 2010. I felt happy and secure and I fell back in love with food and my unhealthy habits.

Sweets, takeaways and chips were my go-to foods

"When I fell pregnant again, history repeated itself and the weight piled on.

"Saffron was born in May 2014, four weeks early, at home at 2am. It was a stressful time and, again, I forgot about my weight gain."

India ignored her growing waistline until a comment from one of her children gave her an extra incentive to slim down.

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Speaking about her wake-up call, India added: "It was only when, four months after the birth, Jazmine pointed at my tummy and asked if I was going to have another baby I realised I needed to change. Not with a fad diet but for good.

"An old friend had lost 5st in a year with Slimming World. Id seen her transformation photos on Facebook and was amazed.

"I asked her about what she was eating and she said shed never felt hungry the whole time."

India found her local group and brought along her mum Susan, 72, for moral support.

"All the food looked delicious and, in the first week alone, I lost 4.5lb," India said.

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"I loved all the recipes and pre-prepared my lunches so I had healthy food and snacks with me at all times.

"As the weight fell off, my confidence grew and, after two months, I started introducing Body Magic the Slimming World activity programme into my life, too.

"At first, I built more exercise into my normal day.

"I walked instead of driving and used a tracker to count my steps.

Since then, Ive joined a gym and enjoy regular spin classes, too."

India has now lost three stone and dropped four dress-sizes - and loves the fact she can now shop in high-street stores.

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"Even though my relationship didnt work out, being healthy and happy with my weight has helped me remain confident," India said.

"My friends and family have noticed such a massive difference in me and Im so proud of the shape Im in.

"As a mum, I feel passionate about being a positive role model."

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