Local Business: Slimming World Surprises!

Having read a copy of her friends Slimming World cookery book Carol wanted to find out more. The recipes were so easy to follow, the pictures bright and colourful and the results were absolutely delicious with the bonus of being healthy and low in fat.

Carol went along to the Slimming World group held on a Wednesday morning at St Johns Ambulance Hall in Shooting Field. There were lots more cookery books to choose from, ‘Curry Heaven’ immediately took her eye. What Carol was most surprised by was the warm, friendly buzzing group of people there! "I could do with losing those extra pounds that I had promised to lose every January for the past 5 years" Carol thought, and decided to join the group there and then.

During the Welcome Talk the Slimming World consultant, Jane told Carol all about the Extra Easy Food Optimising as well as discussing the Healthy Extras that were important to a healthy diet and weight loss. Carol and the consultant agreed on a target weight and then Carol joined the rest of the meeting to hear how other members where progressing with there weight losses.

During the meeting Carol was surprised to learn that a full English Breakfast cooked in a certain way was allowed! Having been careful to control portion sizes up until now Carol was amazed to find herself in the local café after the group tucking into bacon, eggs, beans, mushrooms and tomatoes.

Furthermore, during that first week Carol found herself eating much more than usual and never felt hungry. Imagine her surprise when she stood on the scales the following week to discover a 4 pound weight loss.

Over the next 10 weeks Carol had the flexibility to attend the group on a Wednesday during the morning session, 10.00am or in the evenings at either 5:30pm or 7:30. By the 10th week Carol was delighted to have lost all those podgy pounds and dropped two dress sizes which at 5ft 1inch made a real difference.

A further surprise was in store for Carol! Jane, announced her retirement and Steyning would need a new Consultant. Carol had enjoyed the Slimming World process so much; it had totally exceeded her expectations. She went ahead and applied for the role. It felt a bit like X Factor where the winner never really believes they will end up winning.

Carol attended the interview one evening and the next day flew off to Barcelona for a break with her husband, who was also delighted with his one stone loss, having enjoyed the new meals Carol had been cooking. They thoroughly enjoyed their trip eating and drinking well but used the stairs instead of the lift and asked for sauces to be served on the side.

There were more surprises when they returned home; Carol had only gained a pound. This wasn’t the only good news. There was a letter on the doormat offering Carol the role as Consultant for all 3 Steyning groups! The part-time role is flexible with full training and support from her team. Helping others to feel trimmer and healthier in themselves offers tremendous job satisfaction. The role is open to any past or present members as there are many opportunities for other groups.

Carol’s first group was held on Wednesday 26th October which was only 9 weeks to Christmas. There could be no better time to start losing pounds. You could surprise yourself when you find you are buying a smaller dress size when shopping for your Christmas outfit this year.

Contact Carol Chamberlain 07927 114258

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