Inside Lorraine Kelly's weight loss journey and 'realistic' healthy lifestyle change
29.01.2024 - 00:34
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
Scots star Lorraine Kelly has been open about her decision to embark on a healthier lifestyle over the past couple of years.
But she urged people to "cut themselves some slack" as the new year focus turns to health and fitness for some.
Lorraine launched her weight loss journey last year after feeling unhappy with her looks since putting on weight during lockdown.
The 64-year-old signed up for WW, formerly known as Weight Watchers, and has continued her role as an ambassador for the company since. After introducing some small lifestyle and diet changes, Lorraine lost almost two stone and dropped two dress sizes in 2022.
And, discussing her plans to continue a healthier lifestyle last year, Lorraine slammed fad diets and encouraged fans to focus on sustainable lifestyle changes.
“I think it’s crazy in January all of a sudden to say, ‘I’m going for a 10-mile run’, or going on a stupid, faddy diet, because they don’t work," she told The Independent.
"We know diets don’t work – you will lose weight, but you’ll just put it all back on again because it’s not sustainable."
“It’s great to have goals,” she continued: “but make it realistic. Because so many people towards the end of [January] are just like, ‘Oh forget it’, and that’s sad.”
While focussing on making healthier changes, Lorraine added it's important to “cut yourself a wee bit of slack” now and then to enjoy life.
She said: “Like everybody over Christmas, we do indulge ourselves a bit more than any other time of the year and we hunker down and make excuses a little bit. I have continued with the plan that I’ve been on – but of course, when I’ve been totting my points up, I’ve been over it a few times, that’s just how things are.”
She went on to praise the online WW