Το 2015 η 21χρονη Niamah Haddow αποφάσισε να ταξιδέψει στη Φλόριντα των ΗΠΑ μαζί με το αγόρι της. Εκείνο το ταξίδι σημάδεψε τη ζωή της και την ενέπνευσε να κάνει μια μεγάλη αλλαγή στις συνήθειες της.

Η Niamah Haddow ζύγιζε τότε 120 κιλά χωρίς να είναι και ιδιαίτερα ψηλή. Είχε συνηθίσει στα αεροπλάνα να επιλέγει τις μεγάλες θέσεις (της business class), όμως εκείνο το ταξίδι συνειδητοποίησε πως η ζώνη ασφαλείας δεν μπορούσε να κλείσει γύρω από την μέση της. Επίσης το μεγάλο της βάρος, δημιουργούσε προβλήματα στα πόδια της αλλά και γενικότερα. Όπως καταλαβαίνετε οι διακοπές αυτές δεν ήταν και πολύ ευχάριστες για την Niamah.

Λίγες μέρες μετά από την επιστροφή στο σπίτι της, την επισκέφτηκε η μητέρα της που είχε να την δει περίπου ένα χρόνο. Μόλις την είδε σοκαρίστηκε και της εξέφρασε την έντονη ανησυχία της για τυχόν προβλήματα υγείας που ενδεχομένως να της εμφανιστούν.

Αυτό ήταν! Η Niamah Haddow αποφάσισε να αλλάξει τα πάντα στην ζωή της. Από τα γλυκά, τα ζυμαρικά και την ανθυγιεινή διατροφή, πέρασε στα φρούτα και τα λαχανικά, στην κολύμβηση και στο τρέξιμο 5 χιλιομέτρων καθημερινά. Η προσπάθεια αυτή απέδωσε καρπούς και έφτασε να ζυγίζει 57 κιλά λιγότερο και να έχει αποκτήσει διαστάσεις και εμφάνιση μοντέλου.

Οι φωτογραφίες από το γάμο της αποτελούν αδιάψευστο μάρτυρα της επιτυχίας της, ενώ η ίδια φροντίζει να ανεβάζει φωτογραφίες "πριν και τώρα" στο Instagram για να εμπνεύσει την αλλαγή σε όσους περισσότερους μπορεί.

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#facetofacefriday 9 stone down and some cheeky Botox and lip filler along the way 👄 Anddddd I don’t try and hide myself with my hair anymore!

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MOTIVATION MONDAY Forever grateful to have a husband that supported me through everything ❤️ 5 years ago> to our wedding day 👫 . . Ps, thank god for better eyebrows, better hair, tan and slimming world 🌎 . . #19stone #Slimmingworlduk #weightloss #slimmingworldfamily #weightlossjourney #slimmingworldjourney #healthyeating #swfamily #motivation #slimmingworldmeals #slimmingworldsupport #weightlossmotivation #slimmingworldfriends #slimmingworldmafia #weightlosstransformation #bodytransformation #slimmingworld #slimmingworldjourney #diet #losingweight #slimmingworldinspiration #relationship #motivationmonday

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#throwbackthursday throw back to the picture on the left, where I physically couldn’t walk anymore because my feet were so swollen. I was 19 stone /120kilos extremely over weight, with a BMI of 45. . . I had to get an extra seat belt for the plane, I couldn’t fit on the roller coasters or when I did I was put in the ‘fat seat’ . . Throw back to a time where I had paranoia and anxiety that people were starring at me. . . Throw back to when I was very nearly diabetic. . 3 years on, ( two years at target) I’m half the person I was ( literally) I’m so much healthier/ happier than I thought I ever could be. . . I have my dream career, dream house, the best husband and im a size 10, all things I would quite literally have dreamt about. . So here’s to 2019 another year, forever thankful to slimming world 🌍 #weightlossjourney #weightlosstransformation #transformationtuesday #slimmingworldfamily #weightlossjourney #slimmingworldjourney #healthyeating #swfamily #motivation #slimmingworldmeals #slimmingworldsupport #weightlossmotivation #slimmingworldfriends #slimmingworldmafia #weightlosstransformation #bodytransformation #slimmingworld #slimmingworldjourney #diet #losingweight #slimmingworldinspiration #food

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#facetofacefriday first photo was some time in 2014 and the second photo was in the UK this year! . . I used to hide behind my hair a lot, I always used hair extensions because I felt that my hair would make me look slimmer. . . I always wanted short hair! So as soon as I reached where I wanted too I cut it all off 😍 . . #weightlossjourney #weightlosstransformation #transformationtuesday #slimmingworldfamily #weightlossjourney #slimmingworldjourney #healthyeating #swfamily #motivation #slimmingworldmeals #slimmingworldsupport #weightlossmotivation #slimmingworldfriends #slimmingworldmafia #weightlosstransformation #bodytransformation #slimmingworld #slimmingworldjourney #diet #losingweight #slimmingworldinspiration #food #foodie #slimmingworldfollowers #slimmingworlduk #slimmingworldfood

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Absolutely huge deal for me coming to a holiday area with theme parks, as most of you know my journey started in Florida when I couldn’t fit on any of the theme park rides and my feet were too swollen to walk around the parks . I’d be lying if I said this didn’t play on my mind. This week I’ve been to 3 different theme parks fitted on the rides WOO! and then went to a water park and walked around in a bikini ( a high waisted one) but a bikini, it’s something so small to some people, but a massive deal to me. I was so nervous yesterday and had to check in with my closest friends. I’ve had a great week ( very much on plan) but I can’t wait to get back to the gym tomorrow I also sometimes need to remind myself that I’ve done the hard work of losing weight to enable me to reap these sorts of benefits 🤸🏼‍♀️🏋🏼‍♀️ @slimmingworld changing my life ❤️ #Slimmingworlduk #weightloss #slimmingworldfamily #weightlossjourney #slimmingworldjourney #healthyeating #swfamily #motivation #slimmingworldmeals #slimmingworldsupport #weightlossmotivation #slimmingworldfriends #slimmingworldmafia #weightlosstransformation #bodytransformation #slimmingworld #slimmingworldjourney

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A couple of stone into my slimming world journey vs a couple of weeks ago ❤️ I was probably about 17 stone in the first photo, so around 2 stone down into my slimming world journey! . . . . . Harry Potter always played a huge part of my relationship. The reason why I think that Harry Potter has always played such a huge part in my life was because of escapism because when you watch/ read Harry Potter you arnt in this world. I genuinely believe I used Harry Potter for escapism because I wasn’t happy. . . . . The first photo was my second trip to the Harry Potter studios! I was feeling more body confident and 100 times better in myself, the second photo was a few weeks ago feeling 100 times better than the first photo and more confident again and less embarrassed for what people thought of me! 😃 #Slimmingworlduk #weightloss #slimmingworldfamily #weightlossjourney #slimmingworldjourney #healthyeating #swfamily #motivation #slimmingworldmeals #slimmingworldsupport #weightlossmotivation #slimmingworldfriends #slimmingworldmafia #weightlosstransformation #bodytransformation #slimmingworld #slimmingworldjourney #facetofacefriday @slimmerdownunder

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HEY GUYS! So I know it’s been a super super long time! Here is what’s going on with me! 😊 I’m still very much doing slimming world, very strict on it as per usual, until one day a week when I allow myself a treat. 🍫 I go to the gym every day i’m running 4K at the gym every day 😊 as well as other gym stuff. So I’m staying fit! 😊I don’t weigh anymore, because I found that it was affecting me, whenever I weighed and I would gain weight whether it was muscle or whatever it would affect me. My body is very much toning now, I see my legs are very different, and my belly is a lot more toned. Unfortunately I still have excess skin, that’s what losing 9 stone will do. But I realise that it’s all part of my journey I don’t intend to get rid of it. 😊 I’m a firm size 10! And I’m probably the fittest I’ve ever been. The reason why I’m writing this is because my slimming world subscription came to an end, without me realising obviously living in Australia it’s not something I constantly check. But not being able to see my journey on my @slimmingworld site made me feel incredibly strange. However it still happened 😊😊 #Slimmingworlduk #weightloss #slimmingworldfamily #weightlossjourney #slimmingworldjourney #healthyeating #swfamily #motivation #slimmingworldmeals #slimmingworldsupport #weightlossmotivation #slimmingworldfriends #slimmingworldmafia #weightlosstransformation #bodytransformation #slimmingworld

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