29/03/2026
๐ฟ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ ๐ง๐ผ๐ผ ๐ฟ
In 2023, my world stopped.
I found myself in hospital โ frightened, exhausted, and finally facing the truth Iโd been avoiding for far too long. My weight wasnโt just affecting how I lookedโฆ it was affecting my health, my recovery, my confidence, and my everyday life. Even the simplest tasks felt heavy.
๐ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐.
Something inside me whispered, โThis canโt be it. You deserve more than this.โ
So I listened.
One early morning, before the rest of the world had really woken up, I walked into a Slimming World group in town. I was nervous. I felt vulnerable. I didnโt know if Iโd fit in or if Iโd fail again.
But that roomโฆ that room changed everything.
I discovered the power of Slimming Worldโs unique group support โ the conversations, the learning, the laughter, the honesty, the encouragement. Week by week, I felt myself coming back to life. Not just in my body, but in my spirit.
In 44 weeks, I lost ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ญ๐ฌ๐น๐ฏ๐.
I dropped ๐ณ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐.
I gained energy I thought Iโd lost forever.
I found confidence I didnโt know I had.
I was nominated for ๐ช๐ผ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ and won ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ, moments that made me realise I wasnโt just changingโฆ
๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด.
And thatโs when I knew: I wanted to help others feel this way too.
So here I am.
This week marks a ๐๐ต๐ผ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ since I opened the doors to my Slimming World groupsโฆ and what a year itโs been. Twelve months of early starts, learning, tears of pride, and the most incredible achievements.
Every week, I watch people walk in feeling unsure, overwhelmed, or a little bit lostโฆ and I watch them walk out with hope. I see confidence bloom. I see health return. I see lives change in the most beautiful, quiet, powerful ways.
๐ ๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ณ๐๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ.
๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐น๐ผ๐๐.
๐ฆ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ.
๐ง๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ.
๐๐น๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ.
๐ฆ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ.
๐ฆ๐ฒ๐น๐ณโ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ณ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ.
And every single one of those journeys began the same way mine didโฆWith one brave step through the door.
My groups are warm, friendly, supportive and ready to welcome you exactly as you are. No judgement. No pressure. Just real people cheering you on, celebrating you, and walking beside you every step of the way.
If youโre standing where I once stood: tired, unsure, or ready for change, I promise you this:
๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ.
Let this be your moment.
Let this be your turning point.
๐
Join us this week
Mondays
โฐ 9:00am & 10:30am
๐ Belmont Community Centre, HR2 7UQ
Saturdays
โฐ 7:30am or 9:00am
๐ Northolme Community Centre, Belmont HR2 7SP
Your story isnโt finished. Your next chapter could begin the moment you walk through the door and Iโd be honoured to welcome you in.