Sandi Toksvig weight loss: Bake Off star drops outstanding four stone by cutting out this

Sandi Toksvig is well known for presenting The Great British Bake Off on Channel 4, but before she became a household name she wore a dress size 22. Since joining the show, Sandi has trimmed her figure down to a size 10 in just 12 months. How did she do it? Sandi revealed that she had lost the weight by making one major change to her diet – going sugar free.

After her partner voiced concerns about her health, Sandi decided it was time to make a change.

The 61-year-old mother of three, was frightened for her life when she sought help from the figure magician, trainer and weight loss expert Louise Parker.

“I had tried every diet out there – I would lose weight for a bit, then put it back on again. Then, by chance, my partner, Debbie, and I saw an advert for Louise Parker in an airline magazine.

“I liked what she had to say – she didn’t make ridiculous promises.”

With the new found strength and boost of encouragement, Sandi got in touch with Louise Parker.

Sandi revealed: “I was never interested in how I look. The number one thing in my whole life is my children and I want to be there for them,” she added.

“My dad died of a massive heart attack when he was 59, as he didn’t look after himself. My brother had a heart attack [a few years] ago … and you start thinking.”

In an interview with Good House Keeping Sandi reflected on her first encounter with Louise Parker: “I sat on Louise’s sofa and told her: ‘I’m going to die.’ And she said to me: “Not on my watch, Sandi’.”

The Louise Parker diet plan encourages followers to go sugar-free, exercise every day and cut out complex carbs. As a result, by following the diet plan Sandi was able change her life for good and managed to lose four stone in 12 months and go from a size 22 to a size 10.

Speaking in her column for Good Housekeeping, she said:”I’m not quite as thin as I was, but I certainly haven’t put it back on again.”

Although Sandi did not keep off her initial weight loss, Sandi has still managed to maintain a trim figure and has stuck to her healthy eating habits.

“The wonderful thing is I now have the tools to deal with it. Mostly now I don’t eat carbs – actually I’m not attracted to them any more.”

She revealed that: “At my worst I was a size 22. When I first started I couldn’t touch my knees. Now I can run 5K no problem.”

The comedian and TV presenter looks better than ever and has managed to maintain her slimmed-down figure, but will no doubt find avoiding sugar quite difficult as one of the presenters on The Great British Bake Off.

Fellow TV presenter Paul Hollywood has also undergone a transformation. The Great British Bake Off judge has lost a stone by following a diet rule.

Paul managed to lose the weight by making one change in his diet and revealed cutting out alcohol helped him start his weight loss journey.

Paul told the Sun: “I don’t have to go out now, I just drink water all day. I promise. It’s helped shift a few pounds too.”

As well as ditching the booze, he made sure to incorporate other healthy habits into his lifestyle.

source: express.co.uk