Mother and daughter lose staggering 15 stone between them with diet change
The mother and daughter duo both lost weight
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Angie Harrop, 47, dropped an impressive 11 stone after she decided "enough was enough" and made a huge lifestyle change.
She even inspired her daughter Sophie, 19, to lose weight, and Sophie went on to shift four stone.
Angie had battled with her weight since she was in her 20s and was constantly yo-yo dieting as she tried to slim her 25-stone frame.
She said: "Every time I made progress, something would knock me off track. I tried everything. I spent thousands of pounds trying to lose weight, but nothing stuck."
Angie lost a staggering amount of weight
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The dieter finally managed to shift the pounds by drastically reducing her portion sizes and making sure there was plenty of protein in her meals.
Protein is a great weight loss tool as it can help create feelings of fullness even when eating less. Angie's favourite meals include chicken salads, cottage cheese and crackers, and homemade chicken curries.
She added: "My friends tell me I look unrecognisable since my glow-up. After losing weight, I changed everything from my hair to my style. I finally feel found after being lost for a very long time."
Angie also used the help of a gastric band which she had done at Weight Loss Riga. A gastric band is a slimming surgery for those who are extremely overweight and should be carefully considered beforehand.
Inspired by Angie's transformation, her daughter, Sophie, also decided to make a change. Sophie, who tipped the scale at 14st, decided to change her life and also reached out to the clinic.
Angie said: "It all happened quite quickly. One day in December Sophie came up to me and said, ‘Mum, I’ve done something'.
"And I’m like, okay, what have you done? Are you pregnant? All these things run through your mind.
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Sophie lost nearly four stone
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"But my next response was, 'Oh my god' because I suddenly had this realisation of how she must have felt to make the call. And she was 18 at the time - it’s such a big thing."
Sophie has lost nearly four stone with the help of the surgery and following a healthy diet plan.
The mother-and-daughter duo were inspired to launch a sustainable dress rental brand dress2mydoor to celebrate all shapes and sizes.