Fresh start for Dewsbury duo who lost 12st

FRESH START Gwen Sissons, above. Pictured below with daughter Theresa Scaddan in 2012.

Gwen Sissons, 57, and Theresa Scaddan, 33, were too afraid to try on clothes because of their weight. A year ago, the pair were shopping for New Year’s Eve outfits but lacked the confidence to try on any of the clothes they bought.

Theresa said: “We did not want to try our outfits on in the shops so we bought a selection to bring home to try on – only to find everyone was too small. They all had to go back.”

Refusing to buy a larger size, the pair resorted to wearing baggy clothing.

Gwen Sissons and Theresa Scaddan lost 12 stone between them.

But the mother and daughter vowed they would not feel the same this Christmas and joined a Slimming World group at Batley Town Hall.

Gwen and Theresa lost 12lbs between them in their first week and were presented with their first half a stone award the following week.

Theresa, who weighed 15.2 stone last year, has lost a staggering 5.5 stone. Her mum now weights 11 stone after losing 6.5 stone.

Having lost the weight, the pair, who lived in Lee Road, Dewsbury, were busy hitting the shops on Boxing Day to make the most of the sales.

Theresa said: “We are ready to embrace everything life throws at us.”