A Proclaimers superfan misplaced a whopping 13 stone after being shocked by an image she had taken along with her idols.
Mum-of-two Nichola Maclean has been a die-hard fan of Craig and Charlie Reid since she was 10-years-old, however the 45-year-old thought she regarded 'enormous' in a snap with the superstars following a gig in Oban in 2018.
Nichola, who stands at 6 foot 3, mentioned the image left her mortified after her weight ballooned to 27 stone over time.
The retail supervisor instructed the Document: "By that time I weighed 27 stone and wore a dimension 24, I did not realise earlier than, however wanting on the photograph I knew I used to be enormous.
"Due to my top, I believed possibly I hid it effectively.
"That photograph was the wake-up name I wanted to make a change."
The mum from Tyndrum, Perthshire began to pile on the kilos whereas working 70-hour weeks in a burger van.
Nichola says she was consuming from the van on the go and barely exercised after work.
As her weight started to climb she started to endure from complications and felt torpid, earlier than a physician recognized her with dangerously hypertension.
Her brother-in-law Billy had died of an undiagnosed coronary heart situation at simply 52 and the well being test scare pressured her to take motion.
Nichola continued: "I knew my well being was valuable and I needed to do one thing."
Impressed by her favorite crooners, Nichola deliberate to stroll 500 miles from Tyndrum to John O'Groats and again in a bid to shed extra pounds and lift cash for charity.
However to arrange for the prolonged hike she needed to embark on an enormous well being kick.
She started maintaining a healthy diet meals with smaller parts, reducing out takeaways and threw herself into a brand new health regime.
In three years she dropped 4 costume sizes and shed a whopping 13 stone.
Nichola mentioned: "Altering my food plan and train principally meant I needed to overhaul my complete life.
"It was emotionally and bodily exhausting, an actual battle. Nevertheless it was a battle value preventing."
She is going to now start her 500-mile mission throughout Scotland this weekend by strolling 20 miles per day over 4 weeks and plans to stick with mates alongside the way in which.
And she or he'll not be with out help, with two very particular amongst these backing Nichola to take down her mammoth effort - the Proclaimers themselves.
She added: "Craig and Charlie have been wonderful.
"They let me use their track lyrics for the emblem on our charity t-shirts. I held a whisky public sale earlier than setting off they usually signed a few bottles.
"And naturally I have been listening to their music alongside the way in which, my favorite track is Love Can Transfer Mountains.
"From that first photograph with them to their unwavering help they actually have impressed me."
Nichola is elevating cash for 4 charities; Argyll Beats Cardiovascular Illness (A.B.C.D), Scottish Charity Air Ambulance (S.C.A.A), Worldwide Most cancers Analysis and 500 Miles, who assist these with mobility points.
She selected A.B.C.D in reminiscence of her brother Billy whereas 500 Miles can also be near her coronary heart.
Head to Nichola's official JustGiving web page to donate.
For extra data on hypertension go to the NHS web site.
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