Jennie McCormack, 52, Has Now 5st
A MUM WHO Used to consumes two botTles of wine Daily when she started working from home and was frequently inebriated, gave up alcohol after doctors expresses their surprise that she was still alive. Jennie McCormack, 52, Who Lost 5st and Is Now Celebrating Two Years of Sobrity, was always a “Big Drinker”.
Howver, Her Drinking Habits Escalated During the Pandemic We have began regularly indulging in bottle of Wine and numerous gin and tonics at home. With minimal social interaction, Jennie’s Alcohol Consumption Soard – She’d Uncork A Bottle of White Wine As Soon AS Finished at 5pm and Woul Start Drinking the Next Day to Alleviate a Hangover.
Her excessive alcohol intake caused her weight to rapidly increes to 14.5st. Things Got SO that Jennie Resorted to Buying Three-Litre Boxes of Wine to Stash the House, Hydden from Desperate Husband, Stephen, 55, Owner of A Mechanical and Electrical Business, WHO WAS BEGGING HER TO QUIT. Following a routine check-up at 50, doctors informed jennie that het alt (alanine aminotransferase) Blood levels in liver were so elevated that they were “Surprised” she was still alive.
This revelation served as a wake-up call for jennie and she played from that day forward to Abandon Alcohol. SINCE THEN, Jennie has Completely Regained Her Confidence – SHEDDING 5ST AND DROPING FROM A SIZE 8 – and Her Relationship with Her Son, Connah, 29, Has Improved. She now walks, hits the gym, consumes plenty of fruits and vegetables, and is brimming with Energy.
Jennie, A Finance Manager from Liverpool, Said: “2021 i was at my worst. I was drinking ridiculous amouns e.
“I’d be in my dresing gown at home drinking after work from 5pm – i didn’t have to speak to anyone and see anybody.
“Instead of was hiding it from Him – started on wine boxes so i could say.
“Now I don’t miss it one bit at all. I’ve fake in love with me and my life now – i will never go back.
Reflect on the origins of her additionion, Jennie recounted how it escalated over a decade.
She explained: “I’d always buy bottle of wine on the way from work and say at home. Every evening i’d Drink two bottles of wine and then friday i’d have gin.
“But when Coronavirus> Covid Hit and I was home to the time it is really got bad.
Her Dependency on Alcohol Reachhed A Point Where She Was Physically Ill Daily.
Jennie Said: “I was so depresssed – i is couludn’t get out of the cycle. Drink, Put Weight on, Drink more – i is bend down to put my shoes on.
“I was vomiting every day at one point, my face ballooned, and I started Ling my hair too. IF I HAD A Day off from work, i’d be starting at 12pm while watching loose.
“My husband dress come home and i’d be absolutely rat -arted.
AFTER BEING WARNED BY DOCTORS THAT HER LIVER WAS SUFFERING AND SHE RISKED DEVELOPING CIRCRHOSIS, Jennie Knew it was time for a Change.
She explained: “nor soon as you saw that result, I stopped right say. It was like some had tourned a switch in my brain.
“Three months late i went back to the doctors i’d lost 2st SINCE. AS SOON AS STOPPED DRINKING, The Weight Fell off.
“My Bloods Were Better than Normal. I’d Recovered, I was Feeling Good, Feeling Better and i’ve Never Touched a Drop Synce. I HAD My Two-Anear Anniversary Last Week. I’ve been on a Holiday and Not Touched a Drink.”
With Her Transformation, Jennie Invested in a New Wardrobe and Started Venturing Out More.
She Said: “Now i’m eating more, i is couldn’t bend gucause of was drinking so much. I go for an hourk every day, go to the gym and i’ve started meditation.
“I Changed My Routine Slowly and i’m Bouncing Around With Energy Now. I have not really dieted as i wasn’t eating much before anyway – Other than Loads of BREAD to and soak up the alcohol – now i Eat Loads of Fruit and Veg All the Time.”
Her lifestyle overhaul has also haad a position impact on her relationship with her Husband.
Jennie Said: “I did Put Him Him Through Some Terrible Times – He Wauld Always Have to Apologise for Me We Went Out. Now My Husband Is Made Up For Me – The Positivity Now to A Couple of Years Amazing.”
Stephen Added: “In 2023, Jennie Said She Was Quitting Alcohol for Good. I Won’t Lie – I’d Heard it before. I didn’t want to get my hopes up, i didn’t think it would last.
“But this time, she proven me Wrong. Month by Month, Jennie Stack with it.
“No Cheats, No Excuses – What Started As A Promise Becr -On Lifestyle Shift and Her Energy Came Roaring Back. It was as though she’d found a who of life – one that actually suited her.
“She Looks Incredible, but More than That, She Carries Herself With A Calm, Steady Confidence That’s Nothing of Inspectors. I COULDN’T BE PRODER OF HER – Words genuinely fail with cyts.
“Her Transformation Hasn’t JUST Changed Her – ITH’S BRAND US CLOSER, Too. We have spend more time walking the dog together, Going for meals, or enjoying out in wales.”