Donna is set to share her slimming secrets after losing nearly four stone

A slimmer who transformed her life by losing 3 stone 11lb is using her success to shape a whole new career helping other people change their lives and achieve their weight loss dreams too.

Donna Heath, pictured above before and after her weight loss, joined her local Slimming World group in Bury St Edmunds two years ago and dropped from 13st 5lb to 9 stone 9lb.

Now, she has trained as a consultant for Slimming World and is getting ready to welcome her members when she takes over a group on Thursday, October 31, at the town’s Westbury Centre.

Donna said: “Obesity is becoming such a huge issue across the UK. When I first joined Slimming World as a member, I never dreamed that I would end up helping other people to lose weight but now I just can’t wait to get started. After losing 3st 11 lb and completing my training, it’s a privilege for me to be able to pass on the experience, insight and understanding that helped me, so that I can give my members the support they need to get to target.

“Support is really the most important thing. It all starts with feeling that you’re not alone. I couldn’t have lost 3 stone 11 lb without the weekly help, encouragement and understanding of my own consultant and group. As someone who has lost weight myself I know the challenges people can face, which is why, along with the group, I will be there to support every one of my members all the way to their chosen target weight. Setting targets, sharing recipes and other ideas, and working together as a group to overcome challenges and celebrate success is so important to a successful journey.

“Like a lot of slimmers, I had tried to lose weight so many times before by following numerous diets but they were never sustainable because I’d always get tired of restricting what I ate. I thought I was destined to struggle with my weight for the rest of my life, but when I came to Slimming World it was different. I never felt like I was on a diet. The eating plan encourages you to eat lots of tasty, filling foods like pasta, rice, potatoes and lean meat and fish, you are never hungry and no foods are banned so there’s no deprivation. I couldn’t believe I’d found a way to lose weight without starving myself.

Like Donna, Slimming World Consultants are all former members who have lost weight at their local group themselves and groups are set up as micro businesses in the heart of local communities. There are currently around 4,000 Slimming World Consultants across the UK and Ireland running 15,000 groups.

Kelly-Joanne Cooper, who runs Slimming World’s Sybil Andrews group and manages Donna as a team developer, says: “Slimming World consultants are chosen for their positive outlook and because they genuinely care about the health and happiness of others. With Donna’s experience of being a successful Slimming World member and her kind and warm personality and great sense of humour I just know that she’ll be an amazing support to members, cheering them all the way to their target weight.”

Donna’s Slimming World group will be held at the Westbury Centre every Thursday at 6pm from October 31. For more information or to join Donna’s group either pop along or call her on 07939 025661.

For more information visit www.slimmingworld.co.uk or call 0344 897 8000.