Gran-of-eight drops 18 stone to become a bodybuilder after years of eating junk food
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA gran has completely changed her physique after shedding 18 stone and removing two stone's worth of saggy skin. Dee Hodgson, 53, has now become a bodybuilder after she struggled to fit into a size 34 and tipped the scales at 28st and 11lbs.
She found it immensely difficult to walk without a frame and was constantly suffering with pain due to her weight. Doctors believed that she was suffering from fibromyalgia, a medical condition that results in pain all over the body.
The mum-of-four and gran-of-eight said her weight went out of control due to years of emotional-eating junk food. Read more: Heartbreak after teenager, 16, dies after inhaling laughing gas at house party After realising that her high-sugar diet wasn't helping her condition, Dee decided to try a 'caveman diet' which involved only consuming 'natural' foods such as fresh vegetables and lean high protein meats.
After sticking to the diet for six months, she had lost six stone before even going to the gym. Following one year of sticking to the diet, she was down 12 stone and decided to take the next step by going to her local fitness centre and getting involved in classes and working out.
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