Lucy Spraggan has opened up about how she overhauled her lifestyle to achieve her new ripped physique and healthy mindset following the breakdown of her marriage.
The singer-songwriter, 28, admitted she has finally realised who she is after drinking regularly from the age of 12 and always feeling ‘lazy and fat’.
Lucy has been showcasing her incredible fitness journey on her Instagram page and routinely sharing jaw-dropping snaps of her honed new figure.
Wow! Lucy Spraggan has opened up about how she overhauled her lifestyle to achieve her new ripped physique and healthy mindset following the breakdown of her marriage
Detailing her previously ‘unhealthy’ lifestyle, Lucy said she would binge on burgers, pizzas, chips and biscuits and drink in excess.
Lucy has even surprised herself with her transformation and told Closer magazine: ‘I looked in the mirror this morning and thought “what the hell?”
‘It’s mental watching the physical changes, especially to my stomach, which id now my favourite body part. It genuinely makes me laugh. I think “Is that really me?'”
Jaw-dropping! Lucy has been showcasing her incredible fitness journey on her Instagram page and routinely sharing jaw-dropping snaps of her honed new figure
New me! Detailing her previously ‘unhealthy’ lifestyle, Lucy said she would binge on burgers, pizzas, chips and biscuits and drink in excess (pictured left in 2013)
The X Factor’s new lifestyle includes four long-distance runs a week totalling 45km as well as three 90 minute weight lifting sessions.
Her everyday diet typically consists of cereal followed by vegetarian sausages and toast, salad and protein for lunch and fish, rice and salad for dinner.
Lucy’s decision to change the way she was living was sparked following her split from wife Georgina Gordon, 31, who she married in 2016 after two years of dating.
The former couple endured several failed fertility attempts and announced their decision to separate last November.
She said: ‘It’s mental watching the physical changes, especially to my stomach, which id now my favourite body part. It genuinely makes me laugh. I think “Is that really me?'”
Working hard: The X Factor’s new lifestyle includes four long-distance runs a week totalling 45km as well as three 90 minute weight lifting sessions.
Over: Lucy’s decision to change the way she was living was sparked following her split from wife Georgina Gordon, 31, who she married in 2016 after two years of dating
Explaining how fitness has also helped her mentally, Lucy explained: ‘I needed mental clarity to deal with the preparation of divorce and fitness and feeling good has definitely helped my state of mind.’
In an exclusive interview with MailOnline in May, Lucy said she quit booze nine months ago after daily drinking left her feeling ‘horrendous.’
Lucy stunned fans in March when she revealed she’d dropped three dress sizes after overhauling her fitness regime and has gone onto openly showcase her new physique on social media.
Explaining her transformation Lucy told MailOnline: ‘It was gradual, around last May when I’ve been on some TV bits and some people said ”oh my god you’ve lost so much weight!” and I hadn’t really lost that much weight.
‘But when I stopped drinking, in January I went to Vegas with my mates, and then were hanging out their a****s and I decided to just run, and I’ve been running ever since.
‘I’ve signed up for the Brighton Marathon next year, I love running. The weight loss came when I stopped drinking as the weight just fell off. It’s like a drive to want to do something and feel successful if you do something.’
Challenging: In an exclusive interview with MailOnline in May, Lucy said she decided to quit booze nine months ago after daily drinking left her feeling ‘horrendous’
‘I’ve been drinking since I was 12/13, like a lot of people in this country, and it’s always been an integral part of my personality.
‘I went on tour, so I was on a tour for a total of 13 months and towards the end of that tour, I drank every day for six months.
‘I’d have a beer after a show, or I’d have a day off and have a bit of a boozy one, I just felt horrendous, and a lot of things are happening in my life, lots of things are changing, obviously breaking up with my ex and I wanted to make sure the decisions I made were conscious and clear.
‘I feel like it’s a real lifetime, but the positives that have come from it are so insane I can’t imagine not being sober.’
Lucy added that part of her weight loss came from developing a dairy intolerance after quitting booze, and despite being in the midst of lockdown she’s never felt better.
She added: ‘When I got sober, I also developed dairy intolerance, which is such a p**s take, get rid of booze and cream and cheese, it’s just so vile.
‘So I don’t eat dairy, I am more conscious about what I eat, not a calorie deficit as I’m not trying to lose weight anymore, but I feed my body what it needs to perform the athletic stuff that I do.
‘You have to eat to be able to do those things. I do not believe in those stupid meal shakes, meal replacement, all this stuff you see on Instagram skinny coffee and stuff it’s all just b*****s, eat the right stuff and exercise.’
Slimmed down: She said: ‘The weight loss came when I stopped drinking as the weight just fell off. It’s like a drive to want to do something and feel successful if you do something’
Lucy also admitted she’s found it ‘rough’ going through a divorce, after she split from Georgina.
The announcement came six months after Lucy revealed they had fostered 12 children while undergoing fertility treatment, announced she had gone from being a newlywed to a fully fledged carer for young people in her hometown of Stockport.
Speaking about their split she said: ‘Divorce is a bit rough! It’s ongoing now, so I don’t ever want to say too much as I don’t want to stick a spanner in the works in regards to that.
‘Me and my ex didn’t work, we did fostering for a little bit, I was the sort of breadwinner so divorce is fun yeah!’