Jen Atkin - Fat Model Weight Loss To Win Great Britain 2020

Jen Atkin - Fat Model Weight Loss To Win Great Britain 2020 | Woman Who Lost Eight Stone Has Been Crowned Miss Great Britain | Woman Goes From 108 Kgs To 50 Kgs To Won Crown | Plus-Sized Woman Loses Weight | Weight Loss Transformation Female | Inspiring Women 

A model who shed eight stone to be crowned Miss GB says 'fat-shaming' inspired her to lose weight and criticised people for being 'way too easily offended.' Jen Atkin used to weigh 18 stone before she decided to heed messages such as 'burn those calories.' But the 26-year-old has revealed her horror that the very language which spurred her on was being advised against by the British Psychological Society which argued that we ought to say that someone is 'living with obesity,' rather than that they are obese.

Ms Atkin said that 'hiding terms' such as 'burn off last night's pizza' would only exacerbate Britain's fat crisis – with almost two thirds of UK adults now classed as obese. The model from Grimsby told the BBC: 'I think it's going to encourage people to eat more calories and not keep track of what they're eating and therefore end up overweight or obese. It's just avoiding the issue completely.

'Trust me. I have been fat shamed in the past and this is not fat shaming.' She added. 'Calories are in food and we need calories to survive ... we need to educate people on healthy living.' But Belinda Barnett of the Anorexia and Bulimia Care charity disagreed and said that terms such as 'burn those calories' are 'triggering' to those with eating disorders.

'Language like "burn those calories" suggests that we have to do some type of compensation for the calories we eat and I think that can feed into feelings of guilt and shame around eating,' she said. Ms Atkin, an aviation administrator, has been keen to promote a healthy lifestyle after her remarkable weight loss, which came over a two-year period and also included regular visits to the gym.

After her weight loss, Ms Atkin was named Miss Scunthorpe before going on to compete for the title of Miss England in 2018, where she finished as first runner-up. She then briefly retired from competing in pageants after getting married but decided to give it one more shot after having her name put forward to represent Great Britain.

She was named the 75th Miss Great Britain in March following a whirlwind couple of years. The 26-year-old was originally inspired to lose weight after the breakdown of her first serious relationship, fearing that she wouldn't meet someone else. Struggling to fit into her clothes, Ms Atkin began walking regularly and spending hours in the gym.

As she embraced the single life, while her friends were busy with their own relationships and children, she would spend time studying food packaging to make healthier choices. She is also a country singer and released her first single in 2018 through the record label MHMG, reaching number two in the ReverbNation national charts.

Her twin brother, Sam Atkin, is an international athlete who competed for Great Britain at last year's European Indoor Championships over the 3,000m distance.