Slimming World MayJune 2019

We both wanted

things to change and

threw ourselves into

making it happen

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cook filling Food Optimising meals from scratch.

Gillian: To satisfy Glyn’s hunger between meals, I’d

prepare lots of veg sticks and leave them in a box in

the fridge for snacks. And I’d use a potato peeler on

his Healthy Extra cheese to make thin slices he could

savour for longer. After six months, I stopped going

to group because I was finding it more and more

difficult leaving Glyn on his own. I’d been losing

weight steadily and although we had no idea how

Glyn’s weight was being affected as we couldn’t

weigh him at home, I could see a change in him. 

Glyn: I did feel a bit different, but then...well, I’d

remember we’d had good starts on diets before

and they’d failed, so I just assumed the same was

going to happen in the long run.

Gillian: Because Food Optimising at home wasn’t

as motivating for me as going to group, I decided

to join a different one closer by, led by a lovely

Consultant called Nicole. I’d told her all about Glyn,

so she spoke to him on the phone and, together, we

managed to persuade him to take his GP up on the

offer and get a referral to Nicole’s group*.

Glyn: On the day, I was terrified. It took me ages,

balanced on two walking sticks, to even get through

the side door she’d opened especially for me. We’d

arranged to go early, before the others arrived, as

I felt so ashamed. Nicole helped me see past that – she

made me feel like a human being, who had nothing to

be ashamed of. She was so enthusiastic that I could

feel a glimmer of hope inside. I stepped on the scales

and I was 31st 8lbs – I’d already lost over 3st.

Gillian: Nicole asked Glyn what his dream was

and I was surprised when he said he’d love to fly

to a sun-kissed island, and sit on the beach drinking

a cocktail and watching the sunset with me. He’d

never mentioned anything like that before.

Glyn: As soon as I said that, I felt sad, and said

I knew it would never happen. That’s when Nicole

looked me in the eye and said that it would, and that

she’d be there for us every step of the way.

Gillian: Now that we were members together, >

Meet Glyn & Gillian

Glyn Woodward, 66, and his wife, Gillian, 63,

are both retired and live in Norfolk

Glyn and Gillian lost weight at Nicole Beatty’s Slimming World

group in Stowmarket, Suffolk, and now attend Trisha

Smithe-Norman’s group in Potter Heigham, Norfolk

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Glyn

Height: 5ft 10ins

Starting weight:

31st 8lbs

Weight now:

12st

WEIGHT LOST:

19st 8lbs

Gillian

Height: 5ft 4ins

Starting weight:

12st 12½lbs

Weight now:

8st 7½lbs

WEIGHT LOST:

4st 5½lbs