Tyne and Wear woman who lost 10 STONE can now fit back into her wedding dress

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Alison Berry, from Tyne and Wear, was 22 stone after yo-yo dieting
Alison slimmed down to 12 stone and is now a size 16
She fits in her wedding dress from 1978 when she married husband David

By Phoebe Jackson-edwards For Mail Online

Published: 10:06 EST, 14 January 2016 | Updated: 10:40 EST, 14 January 2016

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A woman who lost 10 stone can now fit back into the wedding dress she donned as a teenager in 1978.

Alison Berry, 56, weighed 22 stone and one and a half pounds after years of yo-yo dieting, leaving her wearing a dress size 30 to 32.

But Alison, from Hebburn, Tyne and Wear, slimmed down to 12st 1lb and is now able to slip into the wedding dress she wore to marry husband David in June 1978 and wears a size 16.

Alison Berry, 56, weighed 22st 1.5lbs after years of yo-yo dieting, leaving her wearing a dress size 30 to 32, pictured before her dieting

Alison has now slimmed down to 12st 1lb and is now able to slip into the wedding dress she wore to marry husband David in June 1978 and wears a size 16

The mum-of-three said: 'I found my dress in a box the other day and just thought I would try it on and I just couldn't believe it when it fit.

'I was quite emotional about it. It was a week before my 19th birthday when I got married so to think I'm back to the size I was then is amazing.

'My health is so much better now as well. I used to have extremely high blood pressure and take quite a lot of tablets but it's much better now and I don't take anything.'

Alison joined Slimming World in October 2014, after the birth of her grandson Joseph gave her the push she needed to ditch the excess pounds.

She said: 'After Joseph came along and I was looking after him and he started to toddle about, I thought to myself that if I don't lose weight, I'm going to miss out on doing so much with him like running around the park and playing with him.

'I also thought that if I didn't do something, I might not get to see him grow up.

Alison said: 'I found my dress in a box the other day and just thought I would try it on and I just couldn't believe it when it fit.' The dress, left on her wedding day in 1978, showed how far she's come and Alison is now much slimmer, right

Alison said her weight gain was down to getting married and having children. She tried to diet but would slip up and end up back at square one

Alison says that losing weight has given her a new lease of life and spurred her on to do things she never had the confidence to do before

'I think I started putting weight on after I got married and had the kids and I've yo-yo dieted for years.

'I'd lose a few stone and think it was going well and then I'd slip and put the weight and even more back on.

'Joseph gave me that shove that I needed and my daughter-in-law, Abby, said she wanted to go to Slimming World and asked me to go with her, and I figured I didn't have anything to lose.'

Alison, who shed 5.5lb in her first week, has earned the title Woman of the Year and Miss Slinky thanks to her dedication to dieting.

She says that losing weight has given her a new lease of life and spurred her on to do things she never had the confidence to do before.

Before Alison lost the weight she was scared to get on a plane or go to theme parks like Alton Towers as she was concerned about fitting into the seats

Alison lost 5.5lb in her first week at Slimming World and went on to be crowned Woman of the Year and Miss Slinky thanks to her dedication to dieting

Alison now feels 'amazing' and wants to share her story to help others to lose weight and feel better about themselves, pictured in her skirt which fitted previously

Alison said: 'I was scared to get on a plane in case I couldn't get the seatbelt fastened and had to ask for an extender, but now the last time I was on a plane was in October and I actually had to tighten the seat belt.

'Whenever we'd go somewhere like Alton Towers, I was scared to go on any of the rides, even though I love them, in case I got turned away because I was too big or the safety rails on the seats wouldn't come down over me, but I can go on all the rides now.

'I was even sat with Joseph in his little wigwam the other day and I probably could have worn that as a dress before.

'If by reading this, one person is spurred on to lose weight then I've done my job. I feel amazing and I'm loving life and if I can help one more person feel like that then I'll be happy.'