14/01/2026
🚗 **Weight loss: the M6 or the scenic route?**
Most of us dream of the fast lane… smooth roads, no delays, everything going exactly to plan. But real life? It’s usually the scenic route, beautiful at times, challenging at others, and full of unexpected twists.
On this journey we hit:
• bumps in the road
• traffic jams that slow us down
• detours we didn’t plan
• the odd breakdown where we feel stuck
But when the destination matters, when it’s about our health, confidence, happiness and future, we don’t abandon the journey. We adjust the route. We reset the sat‑nav. We keep going.
And the thing that makes the biggest difference?
**Not travelling alone.**
That’s exactly what Slimming World gives us.
A community that walks beside us, celebrates the wins, steadies us through the wobbles, and reminds us why we started. Week in, week out, you’ve got people who *get it* , because they’re on the same road too.
Getting to target and staying there isn’t about perfection.
It’s about support, consistency, kindness and connection.
It’s about knowing you’ve always got someone in the passenger seat.
If you’re ready to start your journey or restart it you’re so welcome in my groups:
📍 **All Saints Church, Thornton**
⏰ **Thursdays: 8am, 9.30am & 11am**
📍 **St Hilda’s & St Martin’s Church Hall, Carleton**
⏰ **Saturdays: 7am, 8.30am & 10am**
Let’s travel this road together, bumps, detours, victories and all.