The vampire diet

Cathy was obsessed with the Twilight books and she came up with an ingenious way to fit in her daily exercise: read her favourite Stephanie Meyer novels, and pedal on her stationary bike.

Sometimes, hours rolled by.

By the time Cathy had finished the books, she’d lost three stone in weight. She then began watching the films while working out on the stationary bike in her lounge. Before long, her body was completely transformed and Cathy hasn’t looked back since.

In tribute to her favourite fictional vampires and teenage love interests, Cathy had spectacularly detailed tattoos of the Twilight characters Edward Cullen, Bella Swan and werewolf Jacob inked across her back in thanks for transforming her life and body.

Cathy spoke to me about her unique weight loss journey for New and Full House magazines.