The Peterborough Evening Telegraph
Super slimmers shed 18stone
Two Peterborough slimmers shed nearly 18 stone between them to reach the semi-finals of a UK and Ireland competition.
Lucie Hadley (21) and Sammie Todd (51) were two of just 44 women to win a place at the semi-finals of Slimming World’s Woman of the Year 2018 competition after losing an impressive 17st 12.5lbs between them.
They were congratulated for their achievements by Jamie Lomas from Hollyoaks, who is also known for his roles in EastEnders and Coronation Street.
Lucie, who slimmed from 19st 3lbs to 9st 1.5lbs, made it to the semi-finals after members of her Paston & Gunthorpe group voted for her to be their representative.
She said: “Before I found Slimming World everything just felt like such a struggle. Simple tasks would become massive chores because I’d get out of breath so easily, and having so much weight to lose just felt like a huge battle.
“After I joined Slimming World it was as though my eyes were completely opened and I found a new way of eating that easily fit around my life. ”
Sammie, who slimmed from 18st 11lbs to 11st at the Bretton group, said: “I picked up loads of tips in my Slimming World group too. Everyone is full of ideas and advice, and their support really helped me to believe in myself and my ability to make a change. I honestly don’t think I could have done it without them!
“Losing weight has encouraged me to think about how active I am too, so I’ve taken up walking. I walk 3km every day now and I always take the stairs instead of the lift.
“Slimming World has completely changed my life.”