A woman lost six stone to squeeze back into her favourite size 8 blue dress - after hanging it on her wardrobe door every day for inspiration.
Szilvia Sebok, 41, tipped the scales at 15st 8lbs at her heaviest and decided to lose weight after having to go up to a size 18 in jeans.
After swapping takeaways for healthy home-cooked meals and exercising regularly she lost 6st 5lbs in just seven months and can now get back into her favourite size 8 dress with ease and is a slender 9st 12lbs.
The dress was Szilvia's go to party dress, so when it didn't fit anymore she was heartbroken.
Szilvia, a pharmacy assistant, from Bristol, said: "I went shopping and couldn't get size 16 jeans on and even struggled with the next size up. I felt so uncomfortable and knew I had to make a change.
"I dug out my favourite dress from when I was slim before - it's figure hugging and blue - and hung up on my wardrobe as motivation to fit into it again.
"Now I do and feel amazing. I did it all through lockdown so lots of my family didn't see me and when they did again they were so shocked and almost didn't recognise me."
Szilvia had got herself into a bad habit of comfort eating and binging on takeaways two to three times a week and had ballooned to a size 18.
After realising she had gone up another size, in September 2019 Szilvia knew she had to make a change.
"I researched different diets and started eating less calories," Szilvia said. "Before I would have so many takeaways and a KFC for lunch most days, but now I have home-cooked meals."
Szilvia struggled at first and had to battle through the hunger but kept motivated by her desire to get in the blue dress again.
"I kept telling myself: 'I'm going to fit in the blue dress again.' And now I have."
Szilvia bought a rowing machine, a used that while she was watching TV as well as taking daily walks to drop the pounds.
Now she is a slender 9st 12lbs and a size 8.
"I am so much more confident and happy in myself," she said. "Now I don't have to hide behind baggy clothes.
"Lots of people don't recognise me anymore. I didn't tell my family that I was losing weight so when they saw me after lockdown they were so shocked.
"I am so proud of myself."
Diet before
Breakfast: Bacon bap
Lunch: KFC chicken
Dinner: Pizza or a takeaway
Snacks: Cakes, muffins, doughnuts
Drinks: Coffee
Diet now
Breakfast: Banana, Weetabix
Lunch: Fish and salad
Dinner: Salmon and green vegetables
Snacks: Fruit, cucumber
Drinks: herbal tea, water
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