{"id":32983,"date":"2025-07-30T08:27:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T08:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/32983\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T08:27:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T08:27:10","slug":"i-ditched-addiction-to-one-food-and-lost-4st-in-four-months-without-jabs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/32983\/","title":{"rendered":"‘I ditched addiction to one food and lost 4st in four months without jabs’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lucy Castle weighed 16st and was a size 20\"LucyLucy Castle before her weight loss(Image: Lucy Castle\/SWNS)<\/p>\n

A busy mum who splashed out \u00a31,200 annually on her cheese obsession has shed 4st in four months without resorting to weight loss injections. Lucy Castle tipped the scales<\/a> at 16st and squeezed into size 20 clothing at her peak.<\/p>\n

The mother-of-three would nibble on junk food<\/a> while managing her three sons – aged two, nine and 15. Lucy would routinely demolish an entire oven-baked Camembert accompanied by French bread, devour chunks of brie and smother her dishes in enormous portions of grated cheese.<\/p>\n

However, when doctors delivered<\/a> a type two diabetes diagnosis, Lucy received the jolt she needed and chose to attempt the 1:1 diet – having witnessed a mate give it a whirl. The programme requires consuming four substitute meals daily and enabled Lucy to slim down to a svelte 12st and size 12 within four months<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Lucy, a diet consultant and women’s wellness coach from Hinckley, Leicestershire, explained: “I was a busy mum. I used to find the quickest, easiest options.<\/p>\n

“Cheese was wrecking my life. I was spending \u00a325 a week on different cheese. My favourite was brie. I found myself again.”<\/p>\n

\"LucyLucy Castle before her weight loss(Image: Lucy Castle\/SWNS)<\/p>\n

Lucy was grappling to juggle her hectic maternal duties whilst maintaining a nutritious diet. She would frequently reach for convenient options – chocolate bars, crisps, cheese and takeaways.<\/p>\n

Following the birth of her youngest son, now two, she found it difficult to shift the pregnancy<\/a> weight and started wrestling with her wellbeing in March 2024. Lucy opened up about her health struggles, saying: “I wasn’t feeling well. I was dizzy. I had pins and needles and would come out in sweats. I used to avoid social events, hide away in baggy clothes and I couldn’t keep up with my boys.”<\/p>\n

After a visit to her GP, she received a diagnosis of type two diabetes that same month. “It was my wake-up call,” Lucy admitted.<\/p>\n

Turning to the 1:1 diet, Lucy found success with meal replacements and the support of a consultant, which kept her on track. She said: “Seeing the scales every week and my weight going down – it kept me motivated.”<\/p>\n

In just four months, Lucy slimmed down to 12st and has since maintained her weight with home-cooked meals and healthy snacks, even reversing her type two diabetes diagnosis.<\/p>\n

While she still indulges in treats like cheese on crackers occasionally, Lucy says food no longer “controls” her life. She’s now more active and can keep up with her sons.<\/p>\n

\"LucyLucy lost 4st(Image: Lucy Castle\/SWNS)<\/p>\n

Lucy reflected on her past difficulties: “Before I couldn’t keep up with my children. My back was hurting – my knees, my hips. Now I have more energy.<\/p>\n

“I feel so much happier, my health is back on track and I’m enjoying life with my boys more than ever. For the first time in years, I love shopping for clothes that make me feel amazing.”<\/p>\n

Now a wellness coach, Lucy is keen to motivate others on their own weight loss paths.<\/p>\n

Lucy encouraged others: “Believe in yourself. You can do this too. Take one day at a time, stop being hard on yourself, and practice self-love. It’s not just about losing weight – it’s about finding you again.”<\/p>\n

\"LucyLucy also reveresed her diabetes diagnosis(Image: Lucy Castle\/SWNS)Lucy’s diet before<\/p>\n

Breakfast: Toast and Weetabix<\/p>\n

Lunch: Two cheese rolls, with cheese, two packets of crisps, and two chocolate bars<\/p>\n

Dinner: Takeaway\/pizza with extra cheese\/two large jacket potatoes with cheese<\/p>\n

Snacks: Bar of chocolate, cheese, baked Camembert, packet of chocolate biscuits<\/p>\n

Lucy’s current diet<\/p>\n

Breakfast: 1:1 porridge\/Greek yoghurt and berries<\/p>\n

Lunch: savoury pancakes\/tuna salad<\/p>\n

Dinner: chicken and vegetable\/chicken stir fry<\/p>\n

Snacks: 1:1 diet pop squares<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Lucy Castle weighed 16st and was a size 20Lucy Castle before her weight loss(Image: Lucy Castle\/SWNS) A busy…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":32984,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[2760,5573,1991,102,19873,6636,2531,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-32983","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nutrition","8":"tag-chocolate","9":"tag-diabetes","10":"tag-food","11":"tag-health","12":"tag-junk-food","13":"tag-nutrition","14":"tag-pregnancy","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom","17":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32983"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32983\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}