Slim Jim
A FORKLIFT engineer who used to weigh in at just short of 26 stone has managed to shed a load.
Jim Roy, 64, took action after he became so overweight that he needed to take a colleague with him to jobs that required crawling into spaces or getting up from under machinery.
He joined a Slimming World group at Beltane Bowling Club in his home town of Wishaw, Lanarkshire.
After following their healthy eating plan, he lost 8st. His waist has shrunk from 56in to 38in and he now wears XXL T-shirts instead of XXXXXL ones.
Jim’s weight loss also means he no longer suffers from sleep apnoea.
He still attends the slimming group’s weekly meetings and makes a point of chatting to new members.
His consultant Eileen Allison said: “He is a fantastic inspiration to all who hear his story.”