Forres slimmer goes from a size 20 to a size 10
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A SLIMMER from Forres halved her size from 20 to 10 in a year and eight months.
Rachel Wilson has just been voted Miss Slinky 2019 by her fellow members, putting her success down to sticking to the 'Food Optimising' eating plan and attending the group meetings for motivation.
She said: "The plan allows me to eat a wide variety of foods and doesn't rule anything out. It's given me control over my meals and made me think about everything I eat, rather than just eating for the sake of it.
"It took a while to accept that I really can do it but I love seeing the change in myself. The other day I tried on a pair of size 10 jeans - and they fitted! That's something I could never have imagined a couple of years ago."
When Rachel walked into Forres Slimming World for the first time in April 2018 she knew her weight was increasing and that she needed to do something to feel happy with herself again.
She said: "The numbers on the scales just kept going up and I decided there was no way I was going to let them go up again. The final straw was the fact that I was struggling to buy clothes on the high street as I had grown to a size 20 plus and my favourite stores didn't stock those larger sizes."
Rachel and four like-minded friends agreed to take advantage of the offer 'five friends join for £5 each' and went along to their local group where the consultant talked them through the plan.
Rachel was sceptical at first but when she went back the following week she was astounded to find that she had lost 71⁄2 lbs and achieved her half stone award in her first weigh-in.
She stuck to the plan and delighted everyone with her progress, achieving her one stone award by the end of her first month.
Twenty months on from first walking into group, Rachel has just received her six stone award and her consultant Kay Ford could not be prouder.
She said: "It takes commitment and determination and there will always be those rocky times when you feel like giving up but Rachel has been a shining example to all of us, myself included.
"It's members like Rachel who remind me why I took on this role in the first place."
Check the Slimming World website to find a group near you.
