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Alison's bikini diet
There was always some excuse to stop Alison embarking on a diet, from pregnancy to needing extra calories during breastfeeding, but after giving birth to her third child the excuses ran out
She explains: 'Unfortunately for me, from a weight-loss point of view, I had my three children close together and hadn't managed to lose the weight. When my youngest child was approaching six months old, I realised that I had finally ran out of excuses.
I wasn't pregnant, I wasn't 'in between pregnancies', I hadn't 'just given birth' and I didn't need the 'extra food because of breastfeeding', which is how I used to justify my weight to myself.'
Aware that GI principles were easy to follow and based on healthy eating guidelines, Alison knew the GI plan would be ideal for her. The meal plan also appealed because it was suitable for the rest of her family to follow. And with three kids under the age of five convenient and easy-cook meals are imperative!
Alison adds: 'My husband has been very supportive and helped enormously by doing lots of cooking and experimenting with many of the recipes. Most of the time we're actually able to feed the whole family the same meals, since the GI plan is really all about healthy eating.'
Before joining the plan Alison weighed 12 stone 7 lbs and wore a 'snug fitting' size 16. Just six months later and she is 3 stone 5 lbs lighter.
'I hated getting dressed in the morning and always chose to wear frumpy clothes in an effort to disguise my weight. I was just fooling myself. Everyone knew why I was wearing these clothes! They were tight and uncomfortable, but I refused to buy any more because I knew the size 16 wouldn't fit.'
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