But, when she hit that target a year and a half ago, the weight continued to drop off, and she is now down to 9stone 2lb - meaning a total weight loss of 8 stone 5lbs.įamily and friends are so proud of her transformation. Her initial goal was to get to 10st 1 pound, which got her into the healthy Body Mass Index category for her height of 5' 2' - a target she hit for the first time in years. Olivia Malone, 25, from Irlam, Salford (Image: Olivia Malone) I also go to the gym, I make a point of going to the gym five nights a week, sometimes it's for running or weight training or other types of cardio.'

'I've now applied to do my first marathon in Barcelona next year. Now, I've just completed my first half marathon this year - in Manchester - which I did in 2 and a half hours. She says: 'I started off I couldn't run at all, I couldn't do ten minutes, so I started off with couch to 5k and slowly built up. By counting calories, I would find out what my calories needed to be, and stick to it religiously, I was so strict at the beginning and at the start I was losing a stone a month for the first three to four months.'Īs she watched the weight drop off, Olivia also started to exercise more often. 'I'd switch out things for lower calories. She added: 'I followed an exercise influencer on Instagram called Courtney Black, I would follow her religiously for her workouts, and then it was all about teaching myself a healthy relationship with food. So Olivia decided to take it all back to basics, and learn fully about nutrition. Olivia Malone, 25, now loves fitness and running and is aiming to run her first marathon (Image: Olivia Malone) We'd also be out three or four nights a week and I'd drink anything and everything, as you do at uni.' 'But it only seemed to be me putting on weight. She says: 'We'd order takeaways from the local pizza place or Chinese - it's just what we'd do at university, we'd cry we had no money but then buy takeaways. Olivia admits she would pick up meal deals for her lunchtime - with sandwiches, bag of crisps and fizzy drinks - then would get tempted into takeaways with her pals at night.

It was pure laziness, and it took its toll.' I wasn't cooking properly, it was a case of noodles, turkey dinosaurs and smiley faces. I was always big as a younger girl, but when I went to university it got even worse. 'Ever since high school I'd done every fad diet going but I never stuck to them. READ MORE: Man, 39, given months to live after struggling to read text messages I didn't know what my weight was, until then I didn't have a clue, I just knew I was very overweight - but was stunned to see I was 17 stone 7lb. Olivia, from Irlam, Salford, she told the MEN: 'My friend had lost a stone, and she bought me some scales and sent them to my house. It was only then that she weighed herself and was surprised to see she was 17 stone and 7lbs. The 25-year-old said she'd always had unhealthy habits but she put on weight while a student at university.Ī friend of hers went on a health kick and in an attempt to bring Olivia along on the journey, she sent her some scales to her house.

Olivia Malone slimmed down from a size 24 to a size 10 after receiving a shock stepping on the scales. A woman has an an incredible transformation after shedding over 8 stone.

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