Couple who lived on takeaways shed more than 13st between them after discovering how to make kebabs at home

Katie and Roy Marks shed 13st between them after learning to cook The couple, from Milton Keynes, now hope to start a family Previously lived on unhealthy diet of greasy takeaways and ready meals Now cook their own low-fat roast dinners and English breakfasts Unhealthy snacks such as crisps swapped for fruit and cereal bars

By Ruth Styles for MailOnline

Published: 05:13 EST, 21 September 2014 | Updated: 09:23 EST, 21 September 2014

Most of us enjoy a takeaway every now and again but a couple who ate them every day and piled on the pounds as a result have shed more than 13st by learning how to cook them at home.

Katie and Roy Marks, from Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire, embarked on their bid to lose weight after being told they were too fat to have IVF.

Now, Mrs Marks, 30, who once weighed 22st, is now a slimline size 12, while her XXXL husband has also slimmed down with the couple losing an impressive 13st combined.

All change: At her heaviest, Mrs Marks was a size 26 (left) but is now a slimline size 12 (right)

As a result of their impressive weight loss, the pair will now start IVF treatment in a bid to finally have the family they have always longed for.

'When we wanted to lose weight, we realised that we didn't know how to cook which was really embarrassing,' explained Mrs Marks, a children's nanny.

'We used to eat take-aways at least twice a week and the other days were microwave meals so it was really hard to learn.

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Couple who lived on takeaways shed more than 13st between them after discovering how to make kebabs at home