Woman who was addicted to sugar sheds 8st as she shares weight loss journey
dailystar.co.ukweight loss journey after shedding 8st in just over a year. Em J, 26, was once addicted to sugary drinks and bingeing on late night takeaways, until she changed her lifestyle.At her heaviest, the content creator and waitress tipped the scales at 17st as her unhealthy diet took its toll.But now Em J, from Liverpool, turned her life around after finding sugar-free alternatives to curb her cravings.
She also appeared on Channel 4's Lose Weight Like Me to inspire the nation as a "Weight Loss Hero" last January. Speaking before her life changed, Em J said: "When I look at pictures of me at 17 stone it really is frightening."She added: "I was suffering severe depression, anxiety and I was so dependent on full-fat, sugary drinks. "I was ordering takeaways at 3 or 4 in the morning and that's when I really started to gain weight. "I was only 21, but physically I felt like I was in my 70s.
My health suffered massively because of my eating and drinking choices. "I also struggle with dyspraxia and agoraphobia on top of that, which made life feel unbearable at times."Em J felt so ashamed of how she looked that she recognised enough was enough.She admitted: "What saved my life was transitioning to a low-sugar lifestyle."The slimmer came across The Skinny Food Co which offers alternatives low in calories and sugar, but still felt like a treat.
It provides products to enable people to make sustainable diet changes without compromising on taste.Now Em J includes Skinny Food Co's products as staples in her new diet.
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