A nurse has shared her inspiring weight loss journey, revealing how an ADHD diagnosis helped her understand and control her unhealthy eating habits. At her heaviest, Nurse Becky Cheetham, 30, was a size 22 and began to feel self-conscious and uncomfortable in her own skin.

Now, six months later, she's happier than ever, having dropped from a size 22 to an 18. She managed to shed two dress sizes in after joining the Goal Getters meal plan by MuscleFood, a tasty and effective diet plan that also helped her manage her impulsive eating. The nurse confessed: "I just got to a point in lockdown where I felt self-conscious and uncomfortable within myself. Everyone in my family is on the curvier side so it never bothered me until I got older and was around other people really.

"I would say in lockdown I reached my biggest weight and that's when I realised I needed to do something about this. It wasn't about the number on the scales, it was about how I felt.

"Being a size 22 isn't bad, I'm someone who's been at both ends of the scale and has still felt uncomfortable! It all comes down to just feeling unhealthy so I needed to find something to tackle that feeling."

She explained that her eating habits "began to make a lot of sense" after she was diagnosed with ADHD. "I used to find myself fixating on something. If I fancied a chocolate bar, for example, I wouldn't just have one, I would overindulge, which is a symptom of ADHD.

"It works both ways too, sometimes I wouldn't eat all day because I wasn't hungry. Then at about four in the afternoon I would just binge eat."

At this point, Becky decided to join the Goal Getters meal plan and her relationship with food began to transform.

Every week, Goal Getters delivered pre-portioned and calorie-controlled meals and snacks directly to her door. Some of the mouth-watering meals included the Beef Ragu and Tagliatelle Pot and the Sausage, Bean and Potato Pot, along with snacks such as MuscleFood's Chocolate Fudge Protein Cookie and the Peperami Salami and Cheese Snack box.

Becky added: "I have tried so many diets and had no willpower but with Goal Getters I have no excuse with everything delivered straight to the door. A lot of other programmes like this only offer one meal a day, which is usually dinner.

"That meant that I was eating whatever I wanted in the day and then relying on that one meal in the evening which just isn't going to work. It's common with ADHD to forget to eat, so Goal Getters is perfect, everything would show up at my door at the start of the week, right down to the snacks!".

"All I had to do was set my alarm for a specific time so when it would go off, it reminded me it's time to go and make the meal already pre-portioned for me.

"I'm also realistic with myself too and I don't want to completely restrict myself, I'm a chocolate person, and so the fact that my little chocolate fix was provided for me was really important - it feels like a guilt free treat along the way."

Becky incorporated more exercise into her routine and enlisted the help of a personal trainer. She also increased her daily walking and shed two inches from her waist, hips and chest within six months.

She said: "I'm someone who likes to start both things at once - diet and exercise. But I also know what works for me and I just wouldn't have been able to jump straight into hardcore workouts.

"I started off making little yet effective changes like walking to my destinations instead of driving before starting my PT sessions. I tend to put a lot of pressure on myself so I try to be realistic in everything I do. I want to prove to people that it's achievable.

"I'd love to drop another dress size by Christmas. But again, I'm not putting too much pressure on myself, I feel so confident in myself and I'm so proud of how far I've come already."

A Goal Getters representative praised Becky's progress, noting she has done "amazing over the last six months and she's seen her body completely change". They highlighted that she has been "realistic with her goals - which is so important - and she's seen her body go through a period of recomposition".

"This means she's replaced the excess weight with muscle which makes her physically and mentally stronger, and she has seen the inches fall away."

• Be committed to the change - if you're not passionate about making this change in your life then it will feel much more difficult.
• Do it for yourself - you won't really commit to the hard work if you're trying to please other people around you.
• Have everything prepared - this is often the hardest part, but having everything pre-portioned with Goal Getters gives you no excuse when it comes to giving your body the right foods