New slimline look a tonic for Angela
ASOUTHPORT slimmer is celebrating after transforming her life and losing over four stone.
Angela Mckenna, 52, decided enough was enough in Christmas 2014 and vowed to lose weight, after being inspired by a friend who had lost over two stone with Slimming World (SW).
Angela said: “I was fed up feeling fat, I hated the way my clothes felt and how I looked in them. I didn’t want to go out or do anything because of how I felt and looked.
“I was unhealthy and unfit, lacking in energy or motivation. I was also dreading Christmas because of all the socialising I knew it would entail. I knew that I didn’t want to continue feeling like this. Kew was the group that fitted in with my life best and so on January 5 I took the plunge.
“The consultant welcomed me with a big smile and took me to the new member area where I sat and listened to the welcome talk. It sounded OK, but then came the dreaded weigh-in.”
Angela hadn’t weighed herself for a long time and was devastated to find out she was 14 stone 8lb, but after reassurance from the consultant she went home and read all aboutabo t her AngelaA l was f feelingli lik like a new eating plan. new woman.
Angela added: “After my She said: “I had bought first week I had lost 6lb, I a black and sparkly silver was so happy and it was sequinned jumpsuit for just the start I needed! my works Christmas
“I recorded all my food, party, I felt great, so differkeeping it simple, such as ent from last year. People hotpots and fabulous SW kept saying how good I roast dinners. I love fruit looked. After Christmas I and vegetables, so it was was 51lb lighter and feelsimple to get in my speed ing amazing. foods. I didn’t feel hungry “At the end of January I or deprived.” was offered a place to run
By mid-February The London Marathon for Angela had lost a stone Queenscourt Hospice, I and decided to join an was delighted but worearly morning bootcamp ried, with a training plan and by April she had lost in place I upped my run24lb, and went on a hill ning. walking holiday to the “But my weight was not Lake District – something altering and I kept mainthat was unthinkable just taining, however after months before. persevering and going
Angela said: “It may back to basics on 28 sound like little steps but March I hit my target of not for me, I was getting four stone weight loss. my health back to how I “My Slimming World wanted it and group cellooking better ebrated as well. I was with me living my life, with a I had found meal out, out this was this meant not a diet but so much to a way of life, I me as I was going out knew more and wi t h o u t socialising the group’s but I was still support in control. my weight
“By the end loss would of May I had have been lost 33lb! We much went on holiharder. day to Devon, “On had a great April 24 I week, but I was ran the Lonworried about falling off don Marathon in four track so I went to a group hours and 26 minutes in Devon, I had mainwhich is something I am tained (weight), which I proud of. My weight has was happy with. stayed below my target so
“I took part in the CanI decided to reduce it after cer Research UK Pretty a few months to 10 st 4lb, Muddy 5K in Liverpool which feels right for me. with the bootcamp girls And I have now mainand it made me want to tained my target weight start running again. for nearly five months.”
“By the end of August Because of the impact my weight loss was 45lb, I Slimming World has was running 3-5 miles made on Angela’s life she once or twice a week, I has now decided to was feeling great, and become a consultant and looking good.” run her own group.
Angela had done so well On September 6 she her group voted her will be opening a new Woman of the Year in group at Russell Road August and Miss Slinky in Methodist Church. November, as the weight She said: “It’s very excitcontinued to drop off. ing and scary, but I know
By Christmas 2015 if I can do it, you can too!”