Diet woman used to lost eight stone without jabs dropping from size 24 to size eight
A woman who went from a size 24 to a size eight has revealed the diet she used, without the need for ‘skinny jabs’.
While many are turning to the likes of Wegovy and Mounjaro to shed a few pounds, one woman lost eight stone by making simple lifestyle changes, saying, “there’s no pill, potion or jab that can beat that”. Yvonne Byrne dropped eight dress sizes going from a size 24 to a size eight in 18 months.
The 46-year-old said losing the weight also gave her the confidence to wear a wedding dress - and finally say 'yes' to her partner's proposals. Yvonne said she'd always said no before because she ''never felt confident enough to have all those eyes on me in a fancy dress''.
Her long-term partner Paul had been asking her to marry him for years - and she then agreed after losing 8st 7lbs, dropping from 18st 3lbs to 9st 10lbs. Yvonne, from County Wexford, Ireland, said: “Paul had been asking me to marry him for years.
''I just never felt confident enough to have all those eyes on me in a fancy dress. Last year I finally said yes - I think he was a bit shocked!
“We had a lovely intimate wedding abroad and I wore my dream fitted, white dress. Paul has been so supportive of my weight loss journey, I’m so proud to call him my husband.”
Yvonne said she has struggled with her weight for much of her life but it was a cruel comment about her size at a wedding 11 years ago inspired her to shed the weight for good. Yvonne, who has a 24-year-old son called Adam, then decided to join Slimming World.
Before joining the weight loss group, a typical day of eating for Yvonne would consist of no breakfast, cans of cola for lunch and a takeaway, loaves of bread with butter, processed junk food, and litre or two of cola for dinner. After being educated on healthy eating, a typical day of eating for Yvonne now looks very different.
Yvonne’s before and after diet
Yvonne started her time at Slimming World, in February 2015, by August 2016, she had reached her target weight of nine stone and 10 pounds.
Before menu
After menu
- Breakfast: Cereal or oats with yogurt and fruit
- Lunch: A homemade pasta salad or leftovers from the night before
- Dinner: Homemade lasagne, fish pie or burger and chips
- Drinks: Sugar-free squash, tea and coffee, water
Yvonne has managed to keep the weight to this day and has been named Slimming World’s Top Target Consultant 2026 - a competition that recognises the company’s Consultants who have lost weight and maintained it long-term.
Reflecting on her time in the weight loss group, Yvonne said: “I was so nervous before I walked into my first Slimming World group, I was used to failing when it came to losing weight and I desperately didn’t want to fail this time. The group itself was so lovely and welcoming - nothing like what I was expecting.”