Lisa Riley reveals the secret to how she lost an impressive 12 stone
She went from a size 28 to a size 12!
Author: Alex RossPublished 26th Mar 2018 Last updated 26th Mar 2018
Former Emmerdale actress and Loose Women star Lisa Riley has lost an incredible 12 stone over the last few years, going from a size 28 to a size 12. Now the actress has opened up about just how she lost all of her weight.
Admitting she'd previously tried every diet out there, the 41-year-old has now revealed she had to completely change her lifestyle as there are 'no shortcuts' to losing weight.
Speaking to You Magazine, Lisa said, "No diets because they don't work long-term. I changed my entire life. I exercised. I reduced portions. I cut out snacks, I cut out alcohol."
She went on to say, "I cut out cigarettes because if I smoked I would drink and if I had a couple of glasses of malbec I'd be pulling out the Warburtons bread to make toast spread with an inch of butter.
"I had to stop all that. I have cut out carbs and sugar. I don't snack. I exercise every day, whether it's a class or with a trainer. I don't take lifts, I climb the stairs. I do Zumba classes and avoid even looking at cakes. And I stick to it.
"Two and a half years on, I've not fallen off the wagon, I've not deviated. I love being like this. I have too much to lose to jeopardise what I've achieved."
After losing an incredible amount of weight last year, Lisa was left with excess skin and documented her struggles online.
After undergoing surgery to remove the excess skin, Lisa showed off her new body during an episode of Loose Women last year. Wowing fans by wearing Andrea McLean's red jumpsuit, Lisa looked incredible.
Watch the moment below:
Lisa showed off the full extent of her weight loss by sharing a before and after photo with her followers. She wrote, 'Sometimes it hits me, TRULY don’t recognise the person in the other photo, feel proud of choices I was ALLOWED to make, decided to make change.' sic
Lisa played popular character Mandy Dingle in Emmerdale for six and a half years but left in 2001 and the star has declined attempts to re-introduce the character to the show.
In 1997 Lisa succeeded Jeremy Beadle in hosting You’ve Been Framed, which she continued with until 2003. Lisa is now a regular panelist on ITV daytime show Loose Women.
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