Showbiz reporter Angela Bishop looks and feels a million bucks and she’s done it all without even trying!
When Angela realised her daily coffee hit was adding 1255 kilojoules to her daily intake, she went cold turkey.
The Channel Ten presenter cut out caffeine and other “junk” food, including her beloved bread. Now, just over a year since her diet overhaul, Angela is glowing after shedding a whopping 20 kilos.
“This is the best I’ve felt since being pregnant,” beams the entertainment reporter who, in her mid-40s, is a picture of health and happiness.
“I felt amazing when I was pregnant, but this is right up there – a close second I’d say!”
Angela of course has 7-year-old daughter Amelia with husband Peter Baikie.
Angela didn’t embark on the latest fad diet or spend hours working up a sweat in the gym to shift the weight. She just became more conscious of the food she was eating.
“I just wanted to be a bit healthier,” she says. “I was drinking two skim cappuccinos a day, each with two sugars, and I thought, ‘How silly am I? Having skim milk to try and be healthy but adding extra sugar’. I realised that if I could try to give up, it would save a lot of kilojoules.”
The first few days without coffee were tough. “I was violently ill,” she says. But soon enough, she started to reap the benefits, including looser jeans.
“I actually felt really great,” Angela smiles. “I thought, ‘OK, what else can I cut?’ So I got rid of pasta and bread and replaced them with lots of vegetables like broccoli and mushrooms, which hardly have any kilojoules in them. You can have a mountain of mushrooms and feel full. Plus, they’re good for you!”
Ange’s willpower has obviously paid off. For the first time in “a very long time”, Angela can comfortably fit into a size 10 dress.
“I was so happy I wanted to wear it with the tag hanging out!” she laughs. “How daggy is that?”
Read all about how Angela did it and see all her amazing transformation photos only in Woman’s Day, on sale January 12th.
