Slimmers lose tonnes of weight in Moira and Maghaberry

The campaign was launched in February as the club’s National Survey revealed that Northern Ireland residents shun healthy lifestyle advice from celebrities and sports stars and instead take their lead from people in their local community, like friends, family and local health professionals.

Jill Ellis the consultant at Moira and Maghaberry said: “I’m delighted that people recognise the importance of family, friends and the people around us in helping us to make healthy lifestyle changes. It’s something we know all about in my Slimming World groups as, meeting every week to share our ups and downs, our motivations and our practical tips and ideas for healthy living, we’ve all become close friends. We help each other through our most difficult times, build our confidence together and celebrate our successes together, like good friends do. Having that support from people who care about how you feel and who can truly understand what you’re going through gives you the strength to put yourself in control.”

She added: “The members are very dedicated to their weight loss and to the support of others and when we actually equate the weight loss to an object it brings it home how well we are doing and what a difference it is making to so many lives.”