Wife Surprises Husband With Dramatic Weightloss As He Comes Home Six Months After Sailing

A navy commander arrived home after six months at sea to find his wife had secretly lost more than four stone in weight while he was away.

Mum-of-two Michelle Dalgleish, 31, was determined to look ship shape by the time husband Lt Cmdr Grant Dalgleish,35, returned home for Christmas.

Michelle’s weight plunged from 13st 13lbs to 9st 11lbs – taking her from dress size 16 to 10 – while Grant was on manoeuvres with warship HMS Argyll.

The happy couple were reunited at Plymoth Docks on Thursday.

Michelle said yesterday: “I was really nervous while I was waiting for him, but obviously really excited too. He had no idea what I had been up to, and he’s always said he loved me no matter what my size was. I had a skirt on so he could see my legs, but when I took my coat off he was absolutely gobsmacked. He couldn’t believe it. He kept looking at me and saying ‘I can’t believe it, I can’t believe it.”

Grant said: “Our Facetime sessions were only with the kids so I never actually saw her while I was deployed. It explains a lot. I was absolutely shocked when I first saw her as I walked off the ship. I love my wife whatever size – but to see her four stone lighter is quite remarkable. It’s a remarkable achievement. I seriously had no idea.”

Michelle, who is 5’ 6” tall, wanted to slim after putting on weight while she was pregnant with daughter Poppy, now 13 months old. The couple also have a son Harrison, four.

The mum said: “I decided to do it because with two children I wanted to be healthy and have more energy. When I was pregnant with Poppy my BMI wasn’t great so my main aim was to get to a healthy BMI. After pregnancy you have to give yourself some time before you start trying to loose weight – your body needs to be ready for it after a baby. With Harrison I did it too early, but I knew I was practically going to be a single mum for six months while Grant was away so I needed to be fit. But I had a big motivation in not telling him and for it to be a surprise. Before I didn’t want to buy clothes and didn’t want to have pictures taken. The feeling of putting on clothes and actually thinking you look okay is great. I’m so happy.”

See Michelle’s daily diet

BEFORE:

Breakfast – A bowl of Cocoa Pops followed by toast and jam

Snack – Biscuits and a cup of tea

Lunch – Soup with four rounds of toast

Dinner – Chicken nuggets and chips

AFTER:

Breakfast – Fruit and yoghurt

Snack – An apple and a banana

Lunch – Egg on toast or spaghetti on toast

Dinner – Homemade spaghetti bolognese, steak and chips or a roast dinner

Source: mirror.co.uk