Woman avoids one aisle in the supermarket and gets 'new lease of life'

A woman said she has been given a 'new lease of life' after losing more than three stone.

Pat Atkinson lost three and a half stone in the space of 10 months after making some simple swaps to her diet, the Liverpool Echo reports. She said she used to eat ready meals after a busy day, but now avoids that aisle of the supermarket altogether.

The 64-year-old said this was one of the 'biggest changes' she made to help her make a 'lifestyle change'. Pat, who works as a university lecturer of psychology, said: "I avoid ready meals completely now.

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"That's one of the biggest changes. I don't even go down the convivence aisle at all now.

"I'm taking pleasure in putting my meals together. I have so much more fresh vegetables and fruit in my diet.

"I also have potatoes, pasta, rice - they're all absolutely fine. You don't go away feeling hungry."

Pat has transformed her life since joining her local Slimming World group in Southport and following their food optimising plan. She said she'd tried different diets over the years, but she wanted to find something that work in the long-term.

After putting on weight during lockdown, Pat noticed her weight was having a negative impact on her mental health and sciatica. Pat said: "I just felt like I needed something to reinvigorate myself.

"Just walking any distance I could get pain in my leg and back. I got a rescue dog 18 months ago and I wanted to be able to walk with him comfortably, and be active for him.

"I wanted something that I knew could be a lifestyle change. I wanted it to be incorporated into my every day and buy normal food. Slimming World ticked all those boxes really."

Since losing three