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Weight loss: Family loses staggering 6½ stone between them and say people no longer recognise them

A FAMILY who lost over six stone between them say that people no longer recognise them following their staggering weight loss programme.

The McGillivray family ditched pub visits and takeaways in favour of family gym sessions - with staggering results.

 The McGillivray family lost a combined six and a half stone after taking up a gruelling fitness regime
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The McGillivray family lost a combined six and a half stone after taking up a gruelling fitness regimeCredit: Up Fitness

Sue, 51, Roy, 56, and sons Ben, 24, and Simon, 28, joined the gym together to embark on a whole family body transformation getting gym-honed bodies in just six months.

The family previously dined on a diet of bacon and egg butties, boozy meals out and fat-laden takeaways.

But they ditched their calorie-laden treats for healthy meals and gym sessions with as well as family activity outings that upped their daily step counts.

In six months Sue has lost 3.5 stone, Roy, two stone, and Ben and Simon have lost a stone between them as well as building muscle.

 Sue has lost 3.5 stone and says that people no longer recognise her
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Sue has lost 3.5 stone and says that people no longer recognise herCredit: Up Fitness
 Dad Roy has shed two stone after ditching his egg and bacon butties
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Dad Roy has shed two stone after ditching his egg and bacon buttiesCredit: Up Fitness

For Sue the decision to lose weight came because of a history of family diabetes and she was concerned that she would meet the same fate if she continued as she was.

She told the : “After the death of my mum, because it was related to diabetes, it was really important to get myself sorted and not go down that same track.”

And after joining the Ultimate Performance Gym in Manchester , Sue began to see results almost immediately.

 Ben achieved this chiselled physique in just 9 weeks
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Ben achieved this chiselled physique in just 9 weeksCredit: Up Fitness
 Simon and Ben have lost a stone between them
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Simon and Ben have lost a stone between themCredit: Up Fitness

She continued: “Being overweight made me feel that I had lost myself. I felt like a big person had eaten a small person. I started noticing results within two weeks.”

And her husband and two sons were eager to join her, taking up a gruelling exercise routine devised by trainer Anthony Paulhe.

Sue says that she has lost so much weight that people now fail to recognise her.

And Ben and Simon say that their mum’s transformation has seen her enjoying life to the full and it has “rubbed off” on the entire family.

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