Inspirational slimmers

Be inspired by the stories of our super slimmers, who tell us how reaching their goal weight has changed their lives. Women and men of all shapes and sizes have slimmed down and this is your chance to read their amazing stories.

There’s nothing more inspiring than reading how a real person, just like you, has slimmed down, shaped up and transformed their life. By making healthy lifestyle changes, they’ve managed to shed their excess pounds and made our diet and exercises work for them. Whether they’ve lost 2st or 10st, they’ve improved their lives so much!

Read the amazing stories of just some of our amazing slimmers from our latest magazine...

Rebecca Smith

“Losing weight has been a life changing experience”

When trainee teacher Rebecca Smith was pushing 14st, she used to hide her body in baggy size 20 outfits. After losing 3 st she’s undergone a total transformation and looks years younger in slinky size 10s

SUPER-SLIM AND SASSY mum of three Rebecca Smith is hardly recognisable from the dumpy, frumpy woman she was a year ago. Having lost 3½st in just seven months, she’s gone down from almost 14st to weigh less than 10½st and has swapped her massive size 20s for slinky size 10s. And she says it’s all down to her Rosemary Conley class.

“I can’t believe that by joining a diet and fitness class I have totally transformed myself,” says the 26-year-old trainee teacher. “There was nothing faddy about Rosemary’s lifestyle plan. It was a simple combination of sensible, healthy eating and exercise, and it worked wonders for me.

“Being so overweight was affecting my confidence and making me feel unhappy and tired. I have three lovely children, Chantel, 9, Cole, 6, and 2-year-old Alexia, but I was always exhausted and I covered myself up in horrible baggy outfits that made me look old and frumpy. Now I can dress my age and I look and feel better than ever before.”

Statistics

Name Rebecca Smith
Age 26
Height 5’ 5” (1.65m)
Was 13st 12.5lb (88.2kg)
Now 10st 5.5lb (66kg)
Lost 3st 7lb (22.2kg)
Dress size was 18/20 now 10/12
BMI was 32.4 now 24.2

For details of the Rosemary Conley Diet and Fitness Club in Bolton call franchisee Anna Wong (07511 218441)

Interview Linda Udall
Photographs Alan Olley

Hayley Houilbecq

My story

Hairdresser and busy mum of four Hayley Houilbecq always put her family first and her diet suffered – until the prospect of fitting into her dream dress spurred her on to lose more than 4½st

“I STARTED TO GAIN a lot of weight about five years ago. Working as a hairdresser and bringing up four boys aged 22, 16, 13 and 8 meant my days were very busy and, like lots of mums, I’d make sure everybody else was looked after and then not have time for myself.

As I rarely had breakfast and, if I did, I’d grab a slice of toast and a cup of coffee and by mid-morning I’d be starving. There were always sweets or biscuits being passed around at work so I’d nibble on them all morning and then at lunchtime grab something quick like a packet of crisps and a couple of pasties.”

Name Hayley Houilbecq
Age 51
Height 5’ 5” (1.65m)
Was 14st 2lb (89.8kg)
Now 9st 8lb (60.8kg)
Lost 4st 8lb (29kg)
BMI was 32.9 now 22.3
Dress size was 22 now 10/12

For details of the Rosemary Conley Diet and Fitness Club in Bolton call franchisee Anna Wong (07511 218441)

Interview Linda Udall
Photographs Alan Olley