Losing Weight At Home

 Becs Hurst, 41 years old woman from London -  can still recall the shame as her childhood nickname “tree trunk legs” was shouted across the schoolyard by bullies. It sparked a cycle of binge eating – particularly sausages and Oreo cookies – and crippling anxiety which saw her weight creep up to 300  lbs. But now, after losing 130 lbs - the last thing Becs is ashamed of is her legs.   After all, they’re how she’s completed more than 50 Park Runs and achieved her dream of running the London Marathon – in six hours and 19 minutes. She admits the thought of crossing the finish line earlier this month didn’t always seem possible. Becs says: “It was undoubtedly one of the best days of my life and the ­atmosphere, the positivity, was incredible. Everyone was smiling and helped other runners who were struggling in the heat. I’d wanted to beat six hours, but because of the heat I had to scale it back, which is fine" Becs’ weight problem started at an early age when her nan would tu

Hannah Hails, 42, previously topped the scales at  460 pounds and struggled to even get up the stairs. The determined mum had a gastric balloon and gastric bypass and lost more than half her body weight over 12 months - but was left with rolls of skin that hung to her knees. She was dealt a further blow when her husband of 22 years "walked out on her" and after two months alone plucked up the courage to try Tinder. Now a size 16, Hannah matched with a man from London and after messaging back and forth for 10 days they arranged to meet at a hotel.   In a bid to "prepare him", she sent him a saucy snap of her in her undies - but was devastated when he cut off all contact. Hannah from Pulborough, West Sussex, has vowed not to let his rejection bring her down - but is now crowdfunding a skin removal op to give her more confidence. "Me and my husband had been together for 22 years," she said. "He was my entire world and I've never been with