Julie Kilby has made a huge lifestyle change and now feels and looks incredible(Image: (Image: Julie Kilby))

'I made one change to shed two stone - but that isn't the biggest benefit'

Julie, 60, confessed she used to eat "junk food" all the time, including McDonald's and KFC, as well as drinking a lot of Pepsi Max - but since making a few changes, she's lost more than 2st

by · The Mirror

A 60-year-old woman has transformed her life after sheedding two stone and kicking her junk food habits.

For Julie Kilby, weekends once consisted of McDonald's, KFC and Chinese takeaways. She confessed: "I ate a lot of crisps and chocolate and my go-to drink was Pepsi Max; I ate a lot of biscuits and cakes too." But she has has a complete lifestyle change and now feels healther than ever.

She added: "I find it so hard now, looking back, to believe I ate this way." After witnessing her father's health struggles and losing her mother to cancer, Julie decided to focus on her own wellbeing. "I heard British epidemiologist Dr Tim Spector talking about the microbiome and listened to his podcast," she shared.

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Julie would eat a lot of takeaways beforehand( Image: (Image: Getty))

This led her to discover the ZOE membership, a personalised nutrition programme grounded in science. Since joining, Julie has continued to gain knowledge about which foods are best for her body.

When she first joined ZOE, she weighed 10st 11lbs; now, she weighs just 9st 2lbs. "I've lost over two stone in weight," Julie proudly stated, reports the Expres s.

But that's not all. "When I started, I was suffering with menopause symptoms like hot flushes, anxiety, low energy and weight gain." Julie further explained: "Since doing ZOE my hot flushes have all but disappeared, my anxiety has completely gone and I am a happy person that loves life again."

Her cravings for fast food have vanished; now, she avoids ultra-processed foods. "Breakfast consists of a variety of berries and grapefruit, chia and flax seeds, barley flakes (oats spike my sugar), homemade kefir and Greek yoghurt," Julie revealed.

Fruit for breakfast is a great way to start the day( Image: (Image: Getty))

"Some weekends, instead of a once loved fry-up, I have mushrooms, avocado, asparagus, spinach, tempeh, and egg."

Lunch is a "massive salad" that includes beans or chickpeas, extra virgin olive oil, and tahini. "I always have a piece of fruit with some nuts after my salad," Julie added.

While these dietary changes might seem drastic, Julie assured they were "so easy to implement". Julie said: "I went one step at a time, and the better I ate the better I felt, so it encouraged me to keep going. Now eating whole healthy foods just feels natural. I actually have no craving for any of the foods I used to eat, crazy as it sounds."

ZOE is a science and nutrition company leading a movement to transform the health of millions. ZOE Membership, which starts from £25 per month, is a personalised nutrition programme that turns complex science into clear step-by-step actions to improve your health with every meal.