Lorraine Kelly has opened up about her choice to continue a healthier lifestyle in the new year as she urged people to 'cut themselves some slack'.
The Scots presenter embarked on a weight loss journey last year after feeling unhappy with her looks since putting on weight during lockdown. The 63-year-old signed up for WW, formerly known as Weight Watchers, and has continued her role as an ambassador for the company since then.
After focusing on small lifestyle and diet changes, Lorraine lost almost two stone and dropped two dress sizes in 2022. Discussing her plans to continue a healthier lifestyle in the new 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 continues: “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 “cut yourself a wee bit of slack” now and then to enjoy life.
“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.”
“This time last year, I really needed help,” Lorraine admits to the publication.
“Also, for me, one of the big things has been the community. Social media gets a really bad name, but on the app and using the fact there’s so many of us embarking on this together, sharing experiences and tips and lifting each other up is really, really good.
“I think that’s what it’s all about these days – supporting each other. We all just want to be as healthy and happy as we can be.”
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