Writer and star of Gavin and Stacey Ruth Jones has opened up about her weight loss journey. Many have noticed Jones' slimmed down figure, with fans being eager to find out how she did it. Jones explained that her weight loss journey began in January 2010 after indulgence on holiday.
She explained previously: "I came back from holiday — January 2010 — and we all overdo it on holiday, don't we? "Something just clicked. I felt this is now or never, I wanted to make a positive change for me and I haven't looked back," the Express reports. READ MORE: Carry-On's Sofia Carson's life off screen from real name to sweet family gesture With months of working on Stella ahead of her, Ruth realised that this was a chance to start making some changes.
And rather than go for a strict diet, she instead made incremental changes including focussing on portion control. This meant that she looked at her calorie intake, and created a deficit. She said: "It's taken me 22 months to lose 4.
5 stone. Although I have done loads of diets in my time I have never done it the old-fashioned way: taking in less calories than I was using." Jones said that she aimed for a daily calorie intake of 1,250 to 1,500 calories.
This is below the advised 2,000 daily calories recommended for women. Ruth Jones opened up about her weigh loss journey (Image: GETTY) Over time this strategy meant that she had significant weight loss. This saw her drop down to a size 12.
"Some days are better than others," she said. "But, .
