Vanya explained: “Through my whole life I felt like I needed to lose weight. Ever since school I’ve been bullied because I was a bit overweight. When it comes to dating, my confidence was also low because I didn’t look a certain way.

“But the change started not when some people wanted me to change but when I wanted to make the changes,” she said.

“My weight loss journey started at the beginning of the first lockdown. I was going through quite a lot of personal issues. It was hard as I lived alone and it can be quite lonely. When lockdown happened, my grandad passed away, I lost my job and I was quite close to losing my home.

“I found myself in a really bad mental place. I has insomnia, I was drinking a lot and eating lots as well. I didn’t feel well at all. I wasn’t happy with myself, with my body… So I decided I needed to make some changes,” she admitted.

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Source: Daily Express | Diet