A WOMAN has revealed how she shed 5 stone last year without weight loss jabs or hitting the gym.
Harriet took to social media to share her progress and people were left stunned by her .
Harriet revealed the gentle way she lost 5 stone in one yearCredit: tiktok/@hungryhazza
People were left feeling motivated by Harriet’s new healthy lifestyleCredit: tiktok/@hungryhazza
The UK-based woman shared what she looked like prior to her weight loss compared to now and exactly how she did it.
In the clip, she revealed she was at her heaviest at the start of 2025, weighing 16 stone.
Harriet said: “I was uncomfortable in my own body, daily life was hard, I knew I needed to make a change.”
She first started her journey by joining Weight Watchers, she said she stuck with the diet for two months before moving to a normal .
But Harriet said she continued going to meetings as she found the support network from the group kept her motivated.
While keeping to her diet plan, Harriet also began to add some more movement to her daily routine.
She explained that her diet focused on whole foods, including chicken or fish, plenty of vegetables and potatoes.
She said: “Got my in. I don’t subscribe to 10,000 a day (who has time) but I aim for 8,000.
“For the first time, I wasn’t sedentary anymore.”
Harriet also started adding to her fitness routine and within a month, she had lost a stone.
After a few months, Harriet began to go to the gym, and she was also able to eat out.
She focused on ‘sensible’ decisions with her food so she could still enjoy herself when socialising.
As she continued her healthy lifestyle, the pounds kept coming off and she even took up running.
By the end of , Harriet was able to run 10km in one go and when December rolled around, she’d lost 5 stone in total.
Harriet’s incredible weight loss went viral on her TikTok account @ hungryhazza with over 195k views and 7,700 likes.
Many took to the comments thanking her for the motivation after seeing her results.
One person wrote: “Legend! I lost two stone last summer purely counting calories, it’s so dry but so effective.”
Another commented: “Isn’t it extraordinary how thrilled and proud you can feel for a complete stranger?!! You look amazing… congrats.”
“You are an inspiration and should be so proud of yourself you obviously look and feel amazing,” penned a third.
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Meanwhile a fourth said: “Wow!!! Such a healthy inspiring journey. Well done!”
“Well done, it’s not easy, but you’ve done it,” claimed a fifth.
Someone else added: “You look incredible! You’re stunningly beautiful at any weight which also helps, but you look so much happier in yourself.”
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