Mum ditches takeaways for fakeaways and looks stunning after five stone transformation

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An Irvine mum has dropped a massive five stone in just one year by swapping her takeaways for 'fakeaways'.Rosemary Niven from Dreghorn decided to do something about her weight in January 2021 after testing positive for Covid the previous Christmas Eve.While in isolation, the 34-year-old started a photo album project of her son's first year and was shocked to realise she didn't recognise herself in the old pictures.The mum-of-two was also concerned her weight may have exacerbated Covid symptoms.Starting off unable to zip up her size 18 jacket, Rosemary joined Slimming World on January 13, 2021.Taking small steps at Ainsley Neish’s group in Irvine, Rosemary worked on making home-cooked meals rather than heading to the drive-thru.Rosemary said: “If someone had told me in 2020 that I would be ditching takeaways for fakeaways I wouldn’t have believed them but they are so full of flavour and I actually think they taste much better – plus I don’t need to wait for what feels like forever for a delivery driver.”And the kids help out too.She added: "Cooking is an enjoyable experience and my daughter is developing cooking skills that she will need for when she reached adulthood.”Slimming World helped Rosemary identify she was emotionally eating after the kids went to bed and she was able to figure out healthier choices.Ainsley, who runs the Saturday morning group in Irvine, said: “Slimming World isn’t just about changing what you eat, becoming more active is important too."Our Body Magic programme takes the threat out of activity by showing people — many of whom have unpleasant memories of being forced to take part in activity at school — how they can build activity into their daily routine without having to take up traditional