An Obese Mother-of-one Who Feared Losing Her Life To Covid-19 Has Revealed Her Incredible Transformation After Dropping Nine Stone In Eight Months

An obese mother-of-one who feared losing her life to Covid-19 has revealed her incredible transformation after dropping nine stone in eight months.
Tipping the scales at 19st and 7lbs, Rachel Walkingshaw-McGuinness, 30, from Newport, was scared that her daughter Poppy, one, would be without a mother if she were to catch . 
In December 2020, the mother-of-one started the 1:1 Diet, by Cambridge Weight Plan, which substitutes large portion meals with shakes and healthy alternatives.
She has since gone from a size 24 to a size ten and is learning to love her new figure at 10st and 10lbs.
Rachael, who would splash out £200 on four takeaways a week before her weight loss, said: 'I was terrified at the thought of catching the virus and dying. 'I didn't want Poppy to end up with zero memories of me.'
Rachel Walkingshaw-McGuinness, 30, from Newport, has revealed her incredible transformation after dropping nine stone in eight months (left, at her heaviest at almost 20st, and right, 10st 10lbs) 
Since starting the 1:1 Diet, by Cambridge Weight Plan, in December 2020, Rachael has gone from a size 24 to a size ten and is learning to love her new figure at 10st and 10lbs
After struggling with the loss of her own mother Jacqueline Murphy, 53, in 2018, Rachael used food to cope with her grief.
Rachael used to scoff up to four takeaways per week costing £200.
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'I've always been overweight, but when my mum died, I comfort ate a lot and used food as a way to quash my emotions.
'I'd be spending well over £200 a week on food alone, https://pinfaves.com/jamie-park-weight-loss/ it was so easy to just go into McDonald's for lunch whilst I was working.
Tipping the scales at 19st and 7lbs, Rachel was terrified that her daughter Poppy, one, would be without a mother if she were to catch coronavirus (pictured) 
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