Red-faced wife sheds 4st after she flattens a massage table

Catherine Martin lost 4st after having her fill of embarrassing mishaps

A MOTHER was finally motivated to lose weight after she became so heavy she crashed through a massage table.

 

Catherine Martin, 35, suffered a string of embarrassing mishaps when her weight soared to 17st.

She also split her trousers in a supermarket and was constantly congratulated on being pregnant.

 

Catherine, who works in human resources, said: “I’ve had enough embarrassment to last a lifetime. Splitting my trousers was mortifying enough.

"I went on to break a massage table, though the masseuse kindly tried to pretend it wasn’t my fault.”

Splitting my trousers was mortifying enough

Catherine Martin



The shame of being a 'fat wife and fat mum' make Catherine change



 



Catherine was constantly congratulated on being pregnant



When she could no longer bear the shame of being a “fat wife and fat mum” she joined a boot camp and went on to lose 4st.

Catherine, who has two daughters Eve, 11, and Daisy, nine, was embarrassed about her size in front of husband Andrew, 35.

The mum, of Belper, Derbys, was left red-faced when people continued to ask her if she was expecting another child.

 

'Losing weight has had a positive effect on my whole family'

But despite her ordeals, she believes they were the inspiration she needed to reach a healthier weight.

 She added: “I'm just so glad that I was eventually spurred into action. Losing weight has had a positive effect on my whole family.”