Slimming World: Mum-of-four 'couldn’t have lost the weight without the weekly help'
A mother of four who has lost 4 1/2 stone and has been offered a job as a Slimming World Consultant! Using her success to shape a whole new career helping other people change their lives and achieve their dream weight losses too!
Charlotte weighed more than 15 stone when she joined Slimming World back in March of this year, with the Slimming World Brentford Group. Being a full time carer for two of her four children who have additional needs took priority and her weight piled on. Charlotte says she was eating her feelings and on her birthday this year she made the decision to change her life, with a new found motivation and commitment to herself. Not only did the wonderful Brentford group welcome her with open arms they were so impressed and inspired as they watched her weight loss journey every week, they nominated her for the group’s Woman of the Year, (which she went onto win) and voted her as one of the group’s Icon’s for 2025!
Now, Charlotte has trained as a Consultant for Slimming World, the UK and Ireland’s largest group-based weight loss organisation, at their national training academy in Derbyshire. Members at the group welcomed Charlotte as their new Consultant when she launches the group at the beginning of January.
She says: “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 reaching my target weight 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. The other amazing thing about becoming a Slimming World consultant is that the job is flexible so I can earn a living and still have time to care for my family.”
“Support is really the most important thing. It all starts with feeling that you’re not alone. I couldn’t have lost the weight 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 celebrating success is so important to a successful journey. That’s why, at my Slimming World group, there’ll be tons of support, encouragement and fun!
“Before joining Slimming World, I’d tried so many different ways to lose weight, but 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’re never hungry and so you don’t feel like you’re missing out”.
“Slimming World isn’t just about changing what you eat. Becoming more active is important too. Our physical activity support programme helps members build activity into their daily routine at their own pace. Everything counts from walking to gardening to washing the car. I personally love swimming and getting my groove on during a zumba class.”
Charlotte’s Slimming World group runs at the Inverness Lodge, 9 Boston Manor Road, in Brentford every Monday at 5.30pm & from 26th January at 7pm too due to its popularity. For more information or to join Charlotte‘s group either pop along on Mondays or call her on 07724574361.
Or: For more information visit www.slimmingworld.co.uk or call 0344 897 8000