Lynsey Blackshaw weighed 17 stone when she broke a camping chair whilst at a music festival with friends.The 29-year-old secondary school teacher's diet consisted of fast-food, sweet treats and pints of beer.She could easily see off an entire sharing pack of Cadbury's chocolate bars, and regularly consumed more than 3,000 calories a day.Lyndsey had been at the V Festival with pals in August 2015, when the humiliating incident occurred.She decided to take drastic action after the camping chair she sat on broke under her weight.Since joining Slimming World, Lynsey has shed seven stone and six dress sizes.She now runs 10km three times a week and has swapped takeaway and chocolate for vegetables, fish and rice.Lyndsey has even had to spend.
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