An obese Scots mum took advantage of the Covid lockdown last year by using her spare time to lose 10 stone in seven months.
Mum-of-two Sarah Armstrong, from Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, decided enough was enough when she tried to pull on a size 28 top and was unable to get it on.
The 45-year-old weighed 23 stone in March 2020 due to her diet of takeaways and snacks and a lack of exercise.
However, she now fits into a size 14 after committing to a diet plan and using lockdown as an opportunity to work out at home.
Sarah is even able to wear her wedding ring for the first time in 11 years.
It is actually now too big for her, along with her engagement band and she can't wait to do more travelling, which was inhibited due to her health.
In November 2020 she started a new diet plan and is chuffed with being able to have fun again with her grandkids, no longer needs a walking stick, and is loving shopping for new clothes.
Her waist size dropped from 52 inches to 32 inches.
Sarah said: "I ordered some new clothes in a size 28, and that was me ordering two sizes above. When it came, however, nothing fitted me.
"It was heartbreaking. I just sat there crying. I knew I had put on weight, but not that much.
"It was like I hit a wall that day. Then lockdown started, and I thought it was a good opportunity with time to spare.
"I thought it was time for a change, for everyone, including my family. I felt like I was missing out.
"I wasn't able to go walks with my grandchildren. I got in touch with Lynn Adams at Cambridge 1:1 and that's when my weight loss journey began.
"She set me up with the diet plan, and I started to reduce my calories. Lynn was there for me all the way through, she was very supportive and inspirational.
"After a month on the new diet, I was able to exercise again and started going out walks. I got a treadmill in the house, as well as a cross-trainer.
"The new plan got me on three meals a day, and one snack. I started eating vegetables, salads, and in much smaller portions.
"I've had to go shopping for all new clothes, it's fantastic. I've been to River Island, New Look, TK Maxx and just stocked up.
"I was unable to wear my engagement and wedding rings, and now they are too big on me now. I think I deserve a new one."
Husband Stuart, 44, who works in estate maintenance, said: "I'm very proud, she's totally rocking it, it couldn't get better.
"She's become very active. At my work, we had a cherry picker on hire and the boss said I could take it to remove the moss off my roof.
"When I brought it home, Sarah was straight on it, and I put my feet up. This just shows how her confidence has increased."
Sarah piled on the pounds as her fibromyalgia and a slipped hernia disk left her unable to do any exercise, and her asthma left her continuously out of breath.
Her breathing is now so much better than she does not require to use her inhaler as much, and she finds herself with so much more energy - so much that her grandson wants her to come snowboarding.
Sarah said: "My asthma is a lot better depending on weather, and I don't need to take inhalers as much.
"I had no confidence at all. The more weight I lost the more confidence I got.
"I'm now lots more confident, and I can go out on my own. I don't need anyone to come with me.
"I am full of life now. People don't even recognise me when I walk by them in the street. It's knocked years off my life.
"I've started gardening and decorating, and I can't wait to restart swimming. My grandchildren are loving it.
"My eldest grandson, who's five, is wanting me to go snowboarding. I'm still wanting to lose a little bit more weight.
"We'd like to go traveling around Scotland, as we have never been able to travel due to being in too much pain.
"It's never too late to change. It changed my life and can change everyone's."
Diet before
BREAKFAST
Coffee with sugar, poached egg on toast dripping with butter
SNACK
Crisps, biscuits, chocolate, energy drinks
LUNCH
Cheese toasty and crisps
DINNER
Takeaways, kebabs, pizza, lasagne
Diet now
BREAKFAST
Cappuccino shake
LUNCH
Thai green style curry noodles
SNACK
Snack bar, salted caramel bites. 2.5 litres of water per day.
DINNER
80g of various vegetables carefully weighed out, protein sources such as chicken, tuna, or prawns.
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