Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)

WW VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS HELPED ME REACH MY GOAL WEIGHT

- SPECIAL FEATURE

Ihave finally reached my goal weight (well half a pound under it actually). I say finally, but to be honest it hasn’t taken me that long. It’s just that I have been attending WW for years (probably about 15 years). And in those years, I have lost some weight but never a life changing amount and I have never got to near my goal.

But from I joined WW virtual workshops in June, I haven’t looked back. My friend, whom I go to WW with, made me join a Virtual Workshop with her. I didn’t really think a zoom type meeting was for me, but thought I would give it a go for a week or two anyway. I decided that I would really follow the plan and see how it went. I used the WW App and filled my tracker in on it. After my first weigh in, I had lost weight which along with the Virtual workshop encouraged me to stick at it for another week. I did the same things the next week-filled in my tracker and counted my points. Every week, I saw a minus at the scales and every week, I looked forward to the Virtual Workshop and the encouragem­ent from all the Virtual members.

Now here I am with 3 stone 2.5lbs of weight gone. I can’t actually believe it myself. I’m back to the weight I should be for my height. I couldn’t have done it without WW Virtual workshops and my fabulous Coach-sally-ann. Sally-ann set up a WW whatsapp chat. The chat, advice and encouragem­ent has helped me no end.

If you think you will wait until face-to-face workshops open again, before getting back to WW, think again. I could have waited, and while waiting could have had another stone or more of weight on. Give the Virtual class a go and see what you can gain (and I promise it won’t be weight you gain!) Joining WW Virtual made lockdown a positive experience for me!”

Coach Sally Ann says: “Sharon like many others, thrived with the support and accountabi­lity in my Virtual Workshops each week, and now as WW reopen In-person Workshops you can avail of the best of both worlds. Virtuals and In-person!

Go to ww.ie for a full list of In-person and Virtual Workshops in Northern Ireland.

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SHARON BEACOM NOW LOST 3 STONE 2.5LBS
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