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The incredible shrinking womenAfter shedding half their weight, these four women are ready for a new
wardrobe. Fashion by Kate Rose Morris. Photographs by Michelle Beatty.
BY ANNA CHAPMAN | 25 MARCH 2012
Tamara McDonald 36, housewife
Then: size 28-30; 22st 7lb
Now: size 12; 12st 7lb
Height: 6ft
Slimming down
Tamara McDonald is convinced that her svelte size-12 figure is here to stay. After
she'd shed eight stone through Slimming World (she was one of its top 10 women of
the year in 2011), McDonald's two-year-old son was diagnosed with a cancerous brain
tumour. 'If I was going to put weight on again it would have been then,' she says.
Slimming down has boosted her confidence. 'Now people who knew me before walk
right past me in the street. I have to carry a "fat" photo around to prove who I am.' Her
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relationship with her husband has also improved. 'He says he's got a hotter, younger,
sexier wife,' she says.
DRESSING UP
'When you're big you can only shop in one or two places and the clothes are all made
from cheap fabric designed to hide the body,' McDonald says. After selling her old
clothes on eBay last year she bought an all-new size-12 wardrobe.
'I'm still not used to the sizing and often pick up an 18 at first. When I see myself in
the mirror it's always a lovely surprise.' She's proud of herself for losing weight, but
still has some reservations about her body. 'You don't have four kids, lose 10 stone and
have a perfect figure, but I'm quite happy with what I've got.'
Kate Rose Morris, Stella's deputy fashion editor, says, 'I chose a sexy below-the-knee
pencil skirt to show off Tamara's hour-glass figure, paired with a rose-coloured blouse
that brought out the colour of her hair.' McDonald was worried about drawing
attention to her legs by wearing heels. 'But as the skirt was long and cinched at the
waist, and the shoes were so high, the silhouette accentuated her curves and made herankles look slimmer,' Morris says.
Gemma Todd, 49, learning and development manager
Left: Gemma Todd in 2008, weighing 20st. Right: After her weight loss wearing
viscose jump suit, 229, by Max & Co, from Fenwick (020 7629 9161).
Then: size 26; 21st 6lb
Now: size 12; 11st 3lb
Height: 5ft 6in
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SLIMMING DOWN
'My brother had always been large and I took comfort that I was never going to be the
biggest in the family,' says Gemma Todd. But when he lost weight she no longer had
anyone to compare herself to.
Todd began the Lighter Life regime and lost almost half her body weight. 'Being fat is
like having a disability you've brought on yourself. I couldn't cross my legs for five
years because they were too chubby,' she recalls. 'Now my life feels effortless. I even
ride my own horse.'
DRESSING UP
'After you lose weight, it's like being allowed into a club you've been excluded from,!'says Todd. 'Now I don't have to go to a specialist shop to buy a bra the size of the
Titanic.' She wants her clothes to be more daring, but is drawn to darker shades as she
thinks they're slimming.
So she was shocked at the Stella shoot to find herself in a purple jump suit. 'I would
never have chosen it in a million years. I thought I was too short or pear-shaped. But
I'm going to be more adventurous.' Kate Rose Morris says, 'I wanted to try a masculine
look on Gemma to match her hair. She's slim but has an outdoorsy lifestyle, which
means her legs are muscular. So I chose a wide-legged jump suit to accentuate her
small waist and slim upper half. Gemma forgets she's transformed her figure and
chooses black out of habit. She's a powerful, vivacious woman - it would have been a
shame to put her in black.'
Andrea Shannon Dixon, 35, Weight Watchers leader
Left: Andrea before joining Weight Watchers. Right: as she is today wearing viscose
dress, 250, by Osman by Limited Edition, from John Lewis (0845 604 9049). Shoes,
140, by Ros Hommerson, longtallsally.com . Clutch bag, 214, by DVF, from my-
wardrobe.com .
Then: size 30-32; 26st 8lb
Now: size 14-16; 14stHeight: 6ft 2in
SLIMMING DOWN
Andrea Shannon Dixon decided to lose weight when she couldn't get size-32 clothes
past her thighs. 'I'm one of 21 children and my problem goes back to not being able to
leave the table until your plate was clean. I always ate large portions and if my
brothers didn't like something I'd eat theirs, too.' Dixon now keeps track of everything
she eats and goes to the gym three times a week. She no longer needs medication for
high blood pressure and diabetes.
DRESSING UP
The first thing Dixon bought when she started losing weight was a belt. As the stones
fell off, she cut up her old clothes and made them into a bed throw.
'I look at it and think, "I'm never going there again,"' she says. Growing up with 19
brothers meant that her style was always tomboyish. 'Before this shoot I would never
have thought I could pull off a dress. Now I've realised that I can look feminine and
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wear clothes that have shape and colour.' Kate Rose Morris says, 'Andrea is 6ft 2in so I
tried her in several outfits from speciality shops, but was disappointed with their poor
quality and frumpy design.' However, a simple bright dress by Osman Yousefzada for
John Lewis was the right length even though it wasn't designed for tall women.
'After you lose weight you need to learn how to shop for your new shape and not just
rely on specialist shops,' says Morris. 'You can only do this by trying on lots of
different clothes. In time you'll be able to see clothes on the rail and automatically
know what suits your shape.' After the shoot Dixon bought the dress and shoes and
wore them to a party.
Andrea Conway, 44, claims manager at an insurance company
Left: in 2008, weighing 22st. Right: Andrea as she is today wearing cotton dress,
330, by Vivienne Westwood, from my-wardrobe.com . Shoes, 85, by Dune (020
7258 3605).
Then: size 30; 22st
Now: size 12; 10st
Height: 5ft 3in
SLIMMING DOWN
When Andrea Conway saw a holiday photo of herself in shorts and a bikini top she had
a shock. 'I was devastated. I knew I had to do something,' she says.
In January 2009 she had a gastric bypass as part of a Healthier Weight slimming plan.
'My stomach is now the size of a tennis ball and I feel full if I eat half a tin of soup. I
feel like a new person.'
DRESSING UP
Before she lost weight there was only one clothes shop she could go to. Now Conway
loves the fact that she can go anywhere and pick up a size 12. Apart from the trousers
she wears for work she's ditched staple black items and buys dresses and bright
colours. She loved the Vivienne Westwood dress she wore at the shoot, despite initialreservations about its 'bizarre, sticky-out bits'. 'I felt really glamorous when I wore it
with the shoes,' she says.
Kate Rose Morris says, 'Andrea has a curvy figure and looks fantastic in clothes. At
first I tried her in a knee-length floral dress, which looked lovely, but was a bit safe.
The Westwood dress is more dramatic. It nips her in at the waist and shows off her
curves fantastically. People can be scared by volume in clothes - especially when
they've lost weight - but some well-placed draping won't make you look fat. It made
Andrea look modern.'
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