Karin loses an amazing five stone...and reverses her diabetes thanks to Northamptonshire weight loss club

A 71-year-old Northamptonshire woman who was suffering with depression over health issues relating to her weight has spoken of how she transformed her life.
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Karin Lambert, from Bugbrooke, lost an incredible five stone after she took the decision to make a change in her life. She was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2009 and her amazing weight-loss led to a reversal in her diabetes.

“With a combination of a sedentary lifestyle, a sweet tooth and the menopause, I suffered from hypertension and high cholesterol and diabetes. I was out of breath and I was struggling to walk. I had frequent bouts of depression and wasn’t coping with things at all," Karin said.

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"I decided to see if there was something I could do about it and in February 2016, I joined my local WW Workshop (formally known as weight watchers) in Bugbrooke in an effort improve my health," she added.

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In just a year, Karin had lost three stone by cutting back on sugar and eating a healthy, balanced diet.

"I was feeling so much healthier and had so much more energy that I asked my nurse for a blood test to check my diabetes.

"The nurse suggested that they remove all my diabetic medication, wait three months and then take a blood test, which we did. To everyone’s astonishment, the results came back saying that I was negative for diabetes after nearly 10 years."

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Spurred on by the reversal of her diabetes, Karin went on to lose an extra two stone.

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"I have maintained my weight at a healthy eight stone since by sticking to healthy eating and walking 18 miles a week.

"I have since come off all medication including medication for Hypertension and high cholesterol. The depressive moods that gripped me for so long, have now lifted and I focus on positive things, keeping my mindset in check so I don’t fall back into negative thinking, which in the past, contributed to my bad eating habits," Karin added.