A postwoman from Stalybridge has dropped almost six stone after swapping sweet treats for running. Marie McCance noticed her weight had increased after being diagnosed with PTSD – at her heaviest weighing around 13 stone.
The 32-year-old was “not careful” with her diet and often found herself devouring a full tub of Ben and Jerry’s ice-cream. But everything changed when she fell pregnant with her youngest child – with Marie vowing to change her habits for good.
Following the birth of her daughter, the mum-of-two kept up her healthy lifestyle and took up running, eventually shedding an amazing five-and-a-half stone in weight. READ MORE: This is the prison officer charged with murder after a man was found dead on his 40th birthday “There was a picture taken in 2018 at my heaviest while I was pregnant with my daughter,” Marie, who delivers post Levenshulme, told the Manchester Evening News. “I was careful with what I was eating and started losing a bit of weight while I was pregnant. “I started running in December 2019, it really helped my mental health and that’s why I kept doing it.
Even now, if I’m worked up about something and go for a run, I will see it all completely different. “Before I would just eat anything.
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