‘Queen of the fakeaway’ lost almost six stone eating her own version of McDonald’s Big Macs

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A food blogger dubbed the 'queen of the fakeaway' has lost nearly six stone in a year while eating healthy versions of McDonald’s and Nando’s.

Latoyah Egerton, 36, started creating easy-to-follow recipes for takeaway alternatives during the Covid-19 pandemic. By replacing certain ingredients with lower-calorie alternatives – cooking spray instead of oil, lean beef mince and wraps instead of bread, for example – she has been able to create healthier versions of her favourite takeaways, such as her toasted Big Mac wraps.

After breaking her wrist in 2023, however, she was left unable to cook and turned to ready meals, meaning her weight increased and she reached her heaviest at around 20 stone in December that year.

After writing a letter to herself on New Year’s Eve, promising “no more excuses”, she said she started cooking again in 2024, eating her favourite fakeaways and other recipes, such as her hunter’s chicken tacos, which are 216 calories each.