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Daily Mail
an hour ago
- Business
- Daily Mail
Woman looks unrecognisable after 6st weight loss she managed in months by ditching one popular staple
A 22-year-old lost an impressive six stone in only a matter of months by cutting out bread from her diet. Ellie Crabtree, from Cumbria, fell into a trap of emotional eating after her father, Geoff, 59, was diagnosed with terminal bone cancer in July 2022. She found herself frequently skipping breakfast and gorging loaves of bread and she gained five stone in just a year whilst caring for her father. 'I saw food as a comfort and felt so ashamed and didn't talk to anyone about it. We had bad news, and I would just eat more food,' she said. 'My biggest comfort food was bread. I could have easily have eaten half a loaf because that's what gave me that comfort. Ms Crabtree realised she needed to overhaul her diet after finding herself deeply unhappy with her appearance in one of the final photos taken with her father. 'I thought if this is the last photo I have with him and I don't even want to look at it, I need to make a change,' she said. After scattering her father's ashes in September 2023, she started a calorie deficit to try and shift the weight. A calorie deficit involves consuming fewer calories than you burn through daily activities and bodily functions leading the body to burn fat instead. Alongside her new protein rich diet—which consisted of oats, yoghurt, eggs, chicken, cottage cheese, salads, nut butters and fruit—Ms Crabtree also started exercising, determined to turn her father's death into 'something beautiful'. 'I lost four stone and joined a gym local to me', she said. 'It was just from eating in a calorie deficit but I tried to educate myself on the scientific way of losing weight healthily'. Then, in January 2024, Ms Crabtree committed herself to preparing for a bodybuilding competition to be held in May that year, dropping another two stone in the run up to the event, for a total of six stone lost. But the strict exercise regime and meal plan soon took a toll on her mental health. 'My whole life revolved around it at the time,' she said. 'I would get up and do my fasted cardio seven days a week. There were no off-plan days, it's just the dedication to your goal and the preparation is what you prioritise', she explained. 'I didn't go on holidays. I put my life on hold.' While she placed second at the bodybuilding competition, and qualified for the British finals, the young athlete started to struggle with her body image, and the pressure of maintaining her 'goal' weight. After placing second in this competition, Ms Crabtree realised that she hadn't truly dealt with the grief and trauma that came with losing her father. 'I thought after [the competition] it would all be rainbows and happiness as I'd worked for this goal, but I had a lot of healing to do', she explained. 'I'd been on such a journey and there was so much unresolved trauma from losing my dad. A few bingeing habits crept back up and I struggled with body dysmorphia.' Ms Crabtree is now working as a weight loss coach for women and is also open about the hazards of becoming too thin. 'You have to gain weight back and learn how to be healthy', she said. 'You can't be competition weight forever. I'm 10st 5lb now and maintain that in a healthy way.' She now wants to raise awareness about the toll such extreme diets and exercise plans can put on women's mental and physical health. 'There should be more awareness for women not to just see [bodybuilding] as a glittery bikini', she said. 'I feel people should have healthy relationships with food before they do something like that. 'It does have long lasting effects on your mental health, and I have struggled with that. 'In my job as a fat loss coach, I work with women to better their mindset and habits for weight loss. I'm trying to make their fitness journey fun rather than it feeling like a punishment.' Meanwhile, thousands have turned to so-called 'skinny jabs' like Ozempic, Mounjaro and Wegovy as quick fixes to weight loss. A parade of slimmed-down celebrities have fuelled concerns that the jabs are behind the return to the fat-phobic size zero trend—with A-listers including Sharon Osbourne and Oprah admitting to using the drug. Ozempic and Wegovy contain the active ingredient semaglutide, which mimics glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1)—a naturally occurring hormone released in the small intestine when eating. The chemical signals to the brain when you are full and slows digestion. This keeps people feeling fuller for longer and dramatically reduces appetite. It also slows the liver's production of sugar, forcing the body to burn stored fat for energy. Approximately half a million people in the UK now take GLP-1 drugs, with clinical trials showing they can help patients lose up to 20 per cent of their body weight. However, experts said users should be made aware of potential negative effects. Doctors have warned that these weight-loss drugs could be harming your bones increasing the risk of fractures. The Royal Osteoporosis Society recently expressed concern over research showing that up to 40 per cent of the weight people lose by using these jabs–comes from their vital muscle and bone mass. This can have a significant impact of joint stability, raising the risk of osteoporosis—a condition that causes brittle bones.
Daily Mail
17 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Love Island's Shaughna Phillips continues to show off her dramatic six-stone weight loss as she shares before and after shots in a tiny white bikini
Shaughna Phillips showed off her six-stone weight loss as she continued to document her fitness journey. Shaughna, who shot to fame on the 2020 winter edition of Love Island, embarked on her weight loss journey following the birth of her daughter, Lucia, in 2023. Determined to be the strongest version of herself for her little one, she ditched old habits in favour of a disciplined meal plan and quick-fire boxing-inspired workouts. And on Sunday, the former Love Island star, 30, took to Instagram to show off the the results of her health and exercise overhaul. Shaughna, who was told previously she was clinically obsese, showed off her figure in a white bikini as she shared before and after shots of her weight loss. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. Shaughna Phillips continued to show off her incredible weight loss transformation in a jaw-dropping Instagram video on Sunday (right, before and left, after) Determined to boost her health and be the strongest version of herself for her little one, the reality star ditched old habits in favour of a disciplined meal plan and quick-fire boxing-inspired workouts She posted three side-by-side pictures of herself on her weight loss journey - on day one, nine months in and just over a year later. She wrote over the top of it: 'This is me on day one fronting it out, showing sass I didn't feel.' The video then skipped to her at the end of her weight loss journey as she wore a similar bikini, showing off her weight loss. She added: 'Just hoping I'd get to here one day and still kinda shook that did.' In a caption, Shaughna told her followers that being in a bikini can feel like 'torture' due to body image struggles. She wrote: 'I don't know when simply putting a bikini on felt equivalent to a torture technique, but can we stop that? I'm talking to myself here. 'I've had a LOT of Day 1's that never got to Day 2 never mind month 14+ 'But when you don't feel like you're eating diet food and the exercise sessions are in 12 minute chunks, that is something even I managed to stick to.' She posted three side by side pictures of herself on her weight loss journey - on day one, nine months in and just over a year later Over the top of the video she wrote: 'This is me on day one fronting it out, showing sass I didn't feel.' The video, then skipped to her at the end of her weight loss journey in a similar looking bikini, showing off her toned and muscular physique. She wrote over that: 'Just hoping I'd get to here one day and still kinda shook that did.' She then went onto plug her own wellness programme, 'Shaughna's Shred-It Plan,' aimed at helping others kickstart their own fitness journey with simple food guides and workouts. The Love Island star has dropped five dress sizes after starting on her fitness and diet plan and is now a healthier nine stone 10lbs. Shaughna recently addressed claims she's used Ozempic to slim down, after stunning fans with her weight loss. She was hit by accusations that she used the drug Ozempic, which was previously used to treat diabetes but in recent years has been used by stars as an appetite suppressant. But the star has hit back at the claims, telling The Mirror: 'I love food way too much.' She went on to add: 'There's a new fad every other year. It just so happens that this is the fad this time around, and after I have lost weight. 'The thing is, it just coincided with the time when I had my daughter Lucia, and I had this baby weight, and everyone was commenting on it. 'Had it of been a few years prior, everyone would have been saying I had a BBL, or some magical liposuction that completely transformed how I looked.' Shaughna went on to add that she is 'terrified' by the prospect of the side effects of using Ozempic.
Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Selling Sunset's Chelsea Lazkani shows off her figure in a white co-ord as she addresses body shamers claiming she looks 'pregnant'
Chelsea Lazkani showed off her jaw-dropping figure on Friday as she hit back at cruel body shamers who claimed she looked 'pregnant'. The Selling Sunset star, 32, looked incredible in a stylish white co-ord as she posed up a storm in her lavish bathroom. The chic ensemble featured a skimpy white ribbed bra and a matching skirt, which hung low on her hips. Hitting back at followers who recently criticised her appearance, she captioned the post: 'Drew on some abs since y'all are bullying me and telling me I'm pregnant (crying emoji).' She added: 'I'm about to take the gym seriously and it's over for everyone. When my abs appear, I want an apology from all my uterus watchers.' From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the Daily Mail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. The TV personality also shared several stunning snaps of herself in the same ensemble to her Instagram grid. Further emphasising her point to not comment on a woman's body, she captioned the sizzling snaps: 'Stop patrolling women's bodies, I'm just eating GOOD (love heart smiley emoji). What should I cook next??' Amongst the slew of snaps, she also shared a quote which read: 'If you wanna impress me with your car... It better be a food truck.' In the new snaps, Chelsea looked radiant as she applied a natural makeup palette and further accessorised with a pair of gold-toned teardrop earrings and a statement flower necklace. To complete her look, she toted her essentials in a cream-quilted Chanel bag as she prepared to head out for dinner. The post comes just a day after Chelsea hit back at fans accusing her of having fillers - insisting her new look is actually because she has gained weight. She lost weight after her divorce from her husband Jeff last year but is now back to a healthy 10 stone. She wrote in a series of Tweets on Wednesday: 'All this what did you do to your face nonsense… always had almond eyes, a tiny nose and full lips. I was just 40 pounds skinnier looking like a skeleton!' Hitting back at followers who recently criticised her appearance, she captioned the post: 'Drew on some abs since y'all are bullying me and telling me I'm pregnant (crying emoji)' She added: 'I'm about to take the gym seriously and it's over for everyone. When my abs appear, I want an apology from all my uterus watchers' Another said: 'I never touched my face!!! Please stop this, I added weight, stopped wearing heavy makeup, eyeshadow and lashes. If you don't like my natural face just say that!' Last week she gushed that she is happier than ever as she revealed she has gained three stone. The beauty said that she is pleased she 'no longer looks like a twig', in an X post last Tuesday. Chelsea admitted that she previously only weighed seven stone (100lb) before she put on the extra weight, now making her a healthy 10 stone. She penned: 'God forbid a girl decides she no longer wants to look like a twig. An extra 40lb does ALOT lemme tell ya. 'Chelsea you look so different' - yeah I was 100lb looking malnourished before xx'. The TV personality has been sharing her new body on Instagram and fans praised her for looking the 'hottest version' of herself and 'looking healthy'. They wrote: 'Oh that gurl got some happy weight; This is the hottest version of chelsea we've ever seen'; 'That weight gain looks beautiful on you'; Further emphasising her point to not comment on a woman's body, she captioned the sizzling grid snaps: 'Stop patrolling women's bodies, I'm just eating GOOD (love heart smiley emoji)' 'Thick love the weight on you'; 'You looking so healthy'; 'It's the getting thick for me'; 'Wooooooow. You look so voluptuous and gorgeous girl !!!'; 'Daaaammn. Mama got thick.. love it'; 'You look so much healthier and gorgeous'; 'Okay girl you know you ate down'; 'Girl I need the routine, I'm struggling to gain weight over here, you look amazing!' In December it was reported that Chelsea and Jeff whose divorce has played out in public on her Netflix reality series, had been declared legally single. However, the exes still had the potentially difficult task of divvying up their assets before their divorce could be finalized. Although Chelsea was the first of the two to file for divorce, the process was slowed down as they struggled to come to a swift agreement on a settlement. In his previous filing, Jeff reportedly told the judge that he and his ex would still settle custody and support issues regarding their children, as well as their asset split, once they were both declared single. Chelsea had previously requested joint physical and legal custody when she filed for divorce. The real estate expert and her ex-husband — who is a managing partner at the ad agency Icon Media Group, which was founded by his mother — share two children: son Maddox Ali Lavon, five, and daughter Melia Iman, four. She wrote on X: 'All this what did you do to your face nonsense… always had almond eyes, a tiny nose and full lips. I was just 40 pounds skinnier looking like a skeleton!' The Selling Sunset star previously filed to divorce her estranged husband in March of this year, citing irreconcilable differences. A week after her filing, Jeff shared his own filing, which also cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split, though he accused Chelsea of being 'physically aggressive' in his documents. He accused her of hitting him in the face shortly before his filing, which allegedly broke his glasses and gave him a small cut. He also accused her of installing a lock on the master bedroom of their $2.9 million, five-bedroom Manhattan Beach home — which he said he is the primary owner of — and of remotely monitoring his visits to the home. Jeff claimed in his filing that his reality star wife had been 'exhibiting suspicious behaviour,' and he claimed that some of his personal belongings had disappeared from the home. Due to their conflict over the marital home, Jeff had requested that the judge overseeing their divorce prevent either of them from living full-time at the home. Instead, he requested that Chelsea only be allowed in the house for two hours at a time while under supervision. The two had been married since 2017, when they tied the knot at the Resort at Pelican Hill in Newport Beach, California.
Daily Mail
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Jelly Roll's priceless reaction after wife Bunnie XO flashes her breasts at hockey rink
Jelly Roll and Bunnie XO keep the fun alive in their marriage — which was clear when she got sassy with her husband during a photoshoot back in March. The Son of a Sinner singer, 40, was being photographed on the ice at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena back in March. Bunnie, 45, got a bit bored watching from the stands, so she stood up and lifted her hockey jersey to flash her breasts. When Jelly Roll — real name Jason Bradley DeFord — realized what he was missing, he threw a big smile her way. Bunnie captioned the post, 'When he's not paying attention to you so you have to flop out the knockers,' as Drop 'Em Out by Wheeler Walker Jr. played over the short video. The loved-up couple met in 2015 when she attended Jelly's show at the Country Saloon in Las Vegas. They got married the following year. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bunnie Xo. (@xomgitsbunnie) Jelly Roll has been on a fitness regimen that's helped him lose nearly 200 pounds so far. The Wild Ones singer has dropped from 540lbs down to 357lb and recently ran a 5K in Los Angeles. Back in December, he unveiled a new health and fitness goal. In a conversation with his wife on her Dumb Blonde podcast, the music artist said he wants to land the cover of Men's Health magazine. 'I wanna be on the cover of Men's Health by March of 2026. That's my new goal,' he announced five months ago. The star declared: 'I wanna have one of the biggest transformations.' He added that he was 'so glad' to be having the discussion in front of an audience. 'I did this publicly for a reason. I wanna be honest about my struggles with it with people,' he noted. Bunnie, 45, got a bit bored watching from the stands so she stood up and lifted her hockey jersey up to reveal her breasts. Seen here May 8, 2025 The musician explained about body image and fame, 'I think that people that become as big as I became, when they lose the weight, they're kind of ashamed. 'They're so ashamed that they go hide and lose the weight, and then they come back out [and] they don't really know how to interact with the world looking different or feeling different, and they kinda gotta find their whole new way. 'I wanted to lose it in front of everybody. I wanted to talk about it.' Jelly emphasized about losing weight in the spotlight, 'I wanna bring people along with me…I didn't become successful because of my weight. He added: 'I became successful in spite of it.' He also acknowledged, 'I somehow managed to be this successful with carrying 550 pounds. That's insane.' Bunnie affirmed her husband, sharing, 'I think it's awesome that people get to watch your transformation too because they get to feel like it's not alone. 'And people need that right now because in a world where there's so many surgeries, there's a shot you can take, which again, we're not – I wish I could take the shot – I can't. It makes me sick. 'But there's so much that you can do in the shadows, and instead, you're just like, "This is me. Here it is. This is my cross to bear, and will you help me carry it?'' In the midst of training, the country star told People in April 2024: 'I've been really kicking a**, man. I'm doing two to three miles a day, four to six days a week. 'I'm doing 20 to 30 minutes in the sauna, six minutes in a cold plunge every day. I'm eating healthy right now.' The singer continued, 'I feel really good. I was thinking, I plan on losing another 100, 100-and-something (pounds). If I feel this good down this weight, man, I can only imagine what I'm going to feel like by the time I go on tour.'
Telegraph
24-05-2025
- Health
- Telegraph
I lost 2st at 49 after cancelling my gym membership
I'd always been one of those lucky naturally slim people, with my weight ranging from 9st to 9st 7lb throughout my entire adult life, and I definitely rested on my laurels. I didn't believe my mum when she told me that I'd see the weight creep on by my late 40s. When it did, I was pretty shocked. I remember stepping on the scales and seeing 10st 5lb appear and being horrified because it was not like me at all. I was 48 and battling perimenopausal symptoms – that traditional weight gain around the middle, as well as feeling tired and achy with brain fog. At the time, I was spending £100 a month on a gym membership but going just once a week. I'd fallen out of the habit of a few sessions each week because, honestly, I just found it really boring. I felt like I was forcing myself to go, then begrudgingly doing the same routine of a few weights and the running machine before heading home. I know loads of other people feel like that as well. But the weight gain (and not being able to get into my size 10 jeans anymore) really spurred me on to take action, and I knew I had to do something different. So, within a couple of months of hitting 10st 5lb, I quit the gym. I tried a few at-home workout videos on YouTube and social media, in the hopes that one of those would get me back into the swing of things but none of it was inspirational or helping me to lose any weight at all. Then, in early January 2024, I got a marketing email from Joe Wicks, known as The Body Coach on social media. I've always liked and followed him and the email about his app popped up at the right time. I just thought, you know what, I'm going to try that. I downloaded it, put in my body measurements and uploaded photos of myself. It then let me choose whether I was a beginner, intermediate or advanced and then I began my first month-long 'cycle' that provides tailored workouts (I did four a week, on average) that ramp up in difficulty as you get fitter. Each cycle has five workouts to choose from and they're around 25 to 35 minutes. Outside of the cycles, there are endless other exercises to choose from. On those manic days, I would squeeze in a 10-minute core workout. I always exercised first thing before work (I'm a communications and engagement leader for global markets) as I found it easier to just get up and go. All I needed was an exercise mat and then two sets of dumbbells (I used 3kg for a light set and 5kg for a heavy set at the start, but now use 4kg for my light weights and 7kg for my heavy set). The app is £14.99 per month, so I saved so much money compared to my gym membership, and I could do it all from home – either in the garden or in my living room. The workout videos – strength, abs, HIIT, cardio, Pilates – were more motivational than any gym trip I'd ever done. Joe is very inspiring, it's like he's in the room with you and telling you to 'keep going, you can do it, come on' – it was like having your own personal trainer. It really helped me fall in love with exercise again. A lot of people rely on diet alone, but it doesn't tone you up, it doesn't give you a nicer body shape – your stomach can be a bit flabby. My transformation My body started heading in the right direction straight away. The changes were subtle – there was no losing half a stone in a week. I was seeing the pounds come off, week by week. My motto was consistency, consistency, consistency. I just focused one day at a time and kept my eye on the prize, focusing on my long-term health over quick fixes. You do a monthly check-in on the app, which encourages you to input your body measurements again and upload more photos. It was after month three that I could really see a massive difference in my appearance. I'd lost fat from my tummy and thighs and those areas had become toned from the muscle I had built up. By month four, I'd lost 1st 8lb (10kg) and by month five it was to 1st 12lb. Last June, six months in, I hit 8st 5lb, meaning I'd lost 2st. The whole process felt quite quick, considering it is a sustainable, committed weight loss and not a crash diet. One year on, I'm still at that same weight, though of course it fluctuates a few pounds either way. The mental benefits It was one thing seeing the number on the scale come down, but seeing my inside leg measurement reduce by a few centimetres, it's incredibly motivational. I lost 12cm from hips, 8cm from top of each leg and my waist is now 27 inches. I feel like I'm 20 years younger. It's still a bit of a 'pinch me' thing. I can't believe I'm in size six and eight clothes. I never thought I'd be this size. I've had to throw away loads of clothes – my old size 10 to 12 trousers are too big. I'm wearing things I'd never have considered before because I was too conscious of my stomach, like short skirts and pencil skirts. So many people have been asking me how I did it and found it really inspirational. As well as the physical benefits, I've noticed that mentally, I'm brighter, feel more resilient, stronger and better able to cope with stress. I'm also so much more confident. Not only in my body but in everything I do. When you're happier with how you look, you attack life in a different way. I'm so much more comfortable getting my photo taken. I'm going away to Barbados with my family for my 50th birthday and to Provence, France, with some friends this summer. I had a big party for my 50th where I didn't shy away from the camera. I even donned some boxing gloves at one point to have a joke gym-off with a friend who dressed up as Joe Wicks. My husband, Anthony, who is already quite healthy, couldn't believe how committed and disciplined I'd been. He was already working out but it definitely motivated him to squeeze in a few more weight sessions. It's inspiring for my two girls, nine and 10, as well, who join in with the workouts sometimes. My diet Of course, eating healthily was key to my results. The main changes I made was reducing my sugar and carb intake and cutting back on snacking – I stopped eating chocolate and sweets after dinner. Though I'd still snack on dark chocolate occasionally during the evening as a treat. Before losing weight, fruit juice and a sugary cereal was my breakfast go-to but I discovered that this is the worst thing I could have been doing. Just before I started losing weight, I listened to a podcast about how bad sugar was for our bodies and it had a real impact on me. I found out that my glass of fruit juice was causing a glucose spike and then a slump that was leaving me reaching around the cupboard for snacks to try and keep up with the sugar high that I was on. It meant I was on a glucose roller-coaster all day. So I swapped my breakfast to a healthy granola – a homemade coconut one from the Body Coach app that you make a big batch of and it lasts a month. I have it with Greek yogurt. Straight away, I noticed that I was no longer craving a sugary morning snack. People always say to cut out bread for weight-loss but I did my research and sourdough is one of the lower sugar breads, so I stuck with that – I love bread, so for lunch I'd have Jason's sourdough with sardines or a noodle soup. For dinner, I'd have something like a breaded chicken breast with vegetables, so I wouldn't have carbs in the evening and I still don't very often. I didn't cut out wine either, which some people are surprised about. I do enjoy a glass of wine in the evening to unwind and still enjoy it a few evenings a week. A lot of people don't think you can lose 2st and still drink wine but you can in moderation. I now tend to eat nuts instead of chocolate and sweets when I have wine, which also helps. On the whole, I pretty much stopped snacking between meals but if I got peckish, I'd have carrot and cucumber batons, malt loaf or dark chocolate with ginger in it. I didn't find it difficult to change my diet because I could see that it was working and that I was losing weight gradually. Every pound was a win and I knew the exercise wouldn't be working as well if I wasn't eating the right food. It was this combination of doing exercise four times a week religiously, reducing my snacking, sugar and carb intake and being informed about the changes in my body that was behind my body transformation. The icing on the cake of my weight loss journey was going to an exercise session in the park with Joe last summer. I took my young girls and bumped into him on the way there and told him my story. He was so supportive, hugged me and was saying to my kids 'doesn't mum look amazing!' It was a brilliant part of the journey meeting my guru who has helped me get here. So many women are using weight-loss drugs and other quick fixes to lose quite a lot of weight these days but it can easily go back on. I'm really proud that I didn't go down that route when loads of people do, particularly as they edge towards 50. I'm really passionate about sustainable, long-term health – not crazy diets. If someone asks if I've been dieting (I hate that word), the answer is no, this is just me now. This is a brilliant time of year to start working towards weight loss so you can get really trim for the summer. It's the best thing I've done. If you told me in January last year that I'd lose 2st, feel like I did in my 20s and fit into size eight jeans, from the comfort of my own home with a few dumbbells, I would never have believed you. What I ate before Breakfast Sugary cereal and fruit juice Lunch Unhealthy sandwiches Dinner Often takeaways and pre-packed foods Snacks Lots of chocolate and sweets after each meal Alcohol A few glasses of wine per week What I eat now Breakfast Coconut granola with Greek yogurt or Weetabix Lunch Jason's sourdough with sardines or a noodle soup Dinner Breaded chicken breast or fish with vegetables Snacks Dark chocolate, nuts and vegetable batons Alcohol A few glasses of wine per week - the same as before As told to Emily Craig
