A vegan who was fed up with feeling unhappy with her figure has transformed her diet in lockdown and shed 10 inches from her waist, hips and thighs.Rebecca Hanna, 28, from Meersbrook in Sheffield, started a strict 12-week regime on 12th February, which saw her do daily exercise and ditch carb-heavy meals such as chips with curry sauce.The insurance worker, who now eats healthy options such as overnight oats, protein shakes and avocados, has dropped from 11st 3lbs to 10st 7lbs.She has also lost three inches (8cm) off her hips, waist, and thighs, one inch (3cm) off her arms and two inches (6cm) from her glutes. Rebecca Hanna, 28, from Meersbrook in Sheffield, started a strict 12-week regime on February 12 that saw her do daily exercise and ditch carb-heavy meals such as chips with curried sauce. She shed 10lbs, pictured before left and right after The insurance worker, who now eats healthy options such as overnight oats, protein shakes and avocados, has dropped from 11st 3lbs to 10st 7lbs.Rebecca decided to lose weight and change her lifestyle after she had been suffering from low moods, bad sleeping patterns and eating a poor diet despite becoming vegan on January 1 this year. She would snack on vegan sausage rolls and crisps during the day before enjoying fried dinners – with double the portions she needed.She told FEMAIL: ‘My evenings consisted of lots of snacks and big takeaways every weekend. But now I stick to overnight oats, protein shakes, avocados and smaller portions.’TYPICAL DAILY FOOD BEFORE Breakfast : Beans on toast or buttery crumpetsLunch: Chips with curry sauce or a convenient supermarket lunch. Crisps, chocolate and high calorie sandwiches or vegan sausages rollsDinner: Rebecca’s evening meals were fried and double the portion she needed TYPICAL DAILY FOOD NOWBreakfast: Two slices of toast with half an avocado (instead of butter) or a bowl of overnight oats with berries and a protein shakeLunch: Seasoned vegan chicken or burger with a small sweet or normal potato and vegetables or saladDinner: Vegan mince with fresh tomatoes and seasoning with a small portion of rice followed by a bowl of Coco Pops to stops sweet cravingsEvening snack (around 7pm): Soya yoghurt and berries and a few squares of dark chocolateHowever she still has ‘off plan’ meals and drinks a can of Diet Coke per day as well as eating a daily bowl of Coco-Pops to stop her sweet cravings.She said: ‘When I started I felt very unhappy with how I looked and felt and with poor motivation all around, I had pretty low moods, I lacked self-confidence and self-esteem and had a really bad sleeping pattern.’I was snoozing my alarms and felt tired all day and was napping whenever I could – I was unhappy becau
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