Woman who was horrified after being called a 'fat bird' and not fitting size 22 jeans sheds NINE stone by ditching pizza and biscuits

A woman was shamed into losing 10 stone after receiving size 22 jeans from her husband on Christmas Day - which didn't fit. 

Amy Gordon made a New Year’s Resolution to beat the bulge after that mortifying moment.

The 29-year-old said: ‘They were designer jeans, and my husband Andy said he wanted to treat me, but they were a size 22 and I felt so ashamed.

'What was worse was that I couldn’t actually get them over my hips.

'I pretended I was saving them for a special occasion - and felt humiliated all over again.’ 

And when a comedian laughed at her for being fat on a night out, it was the final straw.

The excruciating moment came when she was out with friends and and suddenly found herself in the spotlight.

'The comedian had made a few fat jokes already, but then he spotted me,’ she said.

'I tried to hide but it was impossible. He said “On a night out you can always pull a fat bird” and “Don’t worry, love, you can always be fat and pretty”.  

Mrs Gordon, of Wolverhampton, said: ‘I’ve always been a big girl but after the comedy show I felt humiliated. 

'It reduced me to tears but I knew I had to do something about my weight. It wasn’t easy though.'

Despairing, Mrs Gordon went on another diet and later met her husband-to-be, Andy, when she was a size 16. 

But happy and in love, the weight soon piled on again. She said: ‘After gaining weight I slimmed down for our wedding to a 16 again. 

‘I got married in April 2011 and I walked down the aisle in my dress feeling amazing.

'But afterwards I pigged out yet again and, lo and behold, I went back up to a size 22.’

It was Christmas 2012 that her new husband bought her the designer jeans which didn't fit.

‘He told me he wanted to treat me as I don’t buy many clothes,’ she recalled.

‘Looking at the size 22 label, I was so embarrassed, but I thanked him anyway.

'But when I tried them on I couldn’t get them over my thighs.’

It was this that inspired her to attend weight loss classes.

'I decided after that to go on a proper diet once and for all. So in the January, I joined the local Weight Watchers.

‘When the leader, Dawn, told me I was 18 stone, I wasn’t surprised.

'I was just determined not to be the "pretty fat bird" any longer.’

She began to follow the plan, which encourages dieters to choose healthy alternatives and limit portion size.

Back home, she began to eat more fruit and vegetables, brown bread and pasta - and her husband joined in with her new, healthy diet to support her.  

The pair also joined the gym together.

‘By the following Christmas, Andy bought me size 12 jeans, not 22. It was brilliant,' said Mrs Gordon.  

This May, 16 months after beginning her weight loss challenge, she reached her target of 10 stone. She is now a svelte 9 stone 6lbs and a size 8.

‘It still amazes me,’ she said. 'I now actually look forward to getting clothes and lingerie.