26 h. ago Woman who weighed 26 stone loses half her body weight without giving up treats

Karen Heffernan, from near Glasgow, shed a staggering 13-and-a-half stone over the course of around 18 months, which equates to losing more than half her body weight without ever counting a single calorie.

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30 h. ago ‘Mummy, Charlie called me fat today’: how to talk to kids about body image

A psychologist reveals five questions children can ask – and how to answer them• Can I protect my seven-year-old daughter from the impossible beauty standards of the fashion world?If your child is upset because a classmate has been unkind about their body, it’s natural to want to ease their distress with: “You’re not fat, darling, you’re beautiful!” However, trying to reassure them in this way is more likely to undermine their body confidence. First, it reinforces the message that being fat is bad, thereby perpetuating stigma, instilling a belief that only some body types are acceptable, and eliciting fear around weight gain. Second, it focuses on bigger bodies being the problem, rather than name-calling and stigmatising behaviour. And third, it insinuates that you can’t be fat and beautiful. Continue reading...

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60 h. ago 'Embarrassed' mum sheds nearly 10st after sons' waterslide dismay

Nurse Kim Quigly has transformed her life after losing almost half her body weight and going from a size 22 to a 12

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4 d. ago Woman lost more than 13 stone after deciding to 'delay not deny' food

Karen Haffernan lost more than half her body weight making a simple change and says she's the fittest and strongest she's ever been

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5 d. ago Josie Gibson's weight loss journey as she makes sad admission about her body

As This Morning star Josie Gibson reveals she has been diagnosed with gout after taking part in a lavish travel show, we take a look back at her painful journey with her weight

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8 d. ago Football fan who drank 14 pints a night loses 17 stone after getting stuck in turnstiles

'Fat drinker' Steven Duffield said it took three staff members to help unstick him from Boxing Day football turnstiles - much to the embarrassment of his nephews

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9 d. ago Scots woman sheds half her body weight after getting 'stuck in a cycle'

Jena Chalmers said she was overweight and depressed before she started her fitness kick at the gym in Edinburgh.

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1 week ago The smartest body composition trackers that reveal more than just your weight

What your bathroom scales don’t tell you – and the tech that can

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1 week ago Dad unrecognisable after ditching £140 a week takeaway habit

Kenny Higgins has lost almost two thirds of his body weight

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1 week ago 'I lost 5st without going to the gym or using weight loss jabs

While use of weight loss jabs are at an all time high, one woman has revealed her simple hacks for losing weight that don't require expensive gym memberships or gruelling workout plans

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1 week ago Strictly Come Dancing star opens up on 20kg weight loss after 'extreme' decision

Strictly Come Dancing pro Kai Widdrington has opened up about his incredible body transformation, revealing that he lost an impressive 20kg in weight

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1 week ago Kevin Campbell's son reveals his dad 'didn't look like him' in heartbreaking story of 'fit and powerful' Arsenal legend's decline which saw him lose half his body weight and die aged 54

Kevin Campbell's son has revealed how the former Arsenal and Everton striker 'didn't look like him' as he opened up about his father's decline before his death at the age of 54 last year.

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1 week ago Pregnant Bake Off star Laura Adlington, 36, reveals she 'wasted a lot of time and money' on fertility experts who told her to lose weight as she opens up about her IVF journey

Laura revealed in 2022 that she had to come to terms with the fact she may never have a family after being told by doctors she would need to lose around 14 stone.

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1 week ago Why Melinda French Gates called for a ‘truce’ with her doctor after gaining 79 pounds during pregnancy

The philanthropist shares three children with her ex-husband Bill Gates

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1 week ago Arsenal legend Kevin Campbell's cause of death revealed after he 'lost over 10st in four months and suffered multiple organ failure'

Manchester Coroner's Court heard he was 'desperately unwell' when he was admitted to hospital months before his death and had lost more than half of his body weight.

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1 week ago Arsenal and Everton striker Kevin Campbell died from natural causes after becoming seriously ill with severe heart and kidney failure, coroner rules

Manchester Coroner's Court heard he was 'desperately unwell' when he was admitted to hospital months before his death and had lost more than half of his body weight.

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2 w. ago I shocked the world with my incredible Ozempic transformation...  but it left me with a VERY embarrassing problem in the bedroom

Since starting Ozempic two years ago, the 34-year-old from Chicago has managed to shed more than half of her body weight

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3 w. ago Taking common sweetener instead of sugar could make you three times hungrier

Sucralose increases activity in brain region known for regulating appetite and body weight

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3 w. ago More than beautiful: the beloved monarch butterfly is one of the world’s great migrators

The hardy travellers can fly for 3,000 miles from the north-east US and Canada to roost in their millions in MexicoMore invertebrate of the year nominationsImagine your body was the weight of a raisin, supported by just a pair of flimsy, gossamer wings. Now imagine that you had to fly for 3,000 miles, avoiding storms, highways and predators, to ensure your species continued.Could you do it? Unless you’re a monarch butterfly, fortunately you won’t have to face such a challenge.Between 24 March and 2 April, we will be profiling a shortlist of 10 of the invertebrates chosen by readers and selected by our wildlife writers from more than 2,500 nominations. The voting for our 2025 invertebrate of the year will run from midday on Wednesday 2 April until midday on Friday 4 April, and the winner will be announced on Monday 7 April. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Meghan Trainor opens up about use of weight loss drug after body transformation

‘It’s a little disheartening that so many of the questions (and comments) were focused on my body instead of my music, my passion, or the decade of hard work that got me here,’ Trainor wrote

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