Real Success

Campbell Lawley from Newtonabbey, Belfast has lost a fabulous 5st 3lbs with Slimming World. With energetic new hobbies on the horizon, and smaller-sized clothes, we’re really seeing the cream of Campbell these days!

“I’ve been overweight, or obese, for many years. I’ve tried various diets but I found them hard to stick to and they never lasted more than a couple of weeks. I used to go to a gym three times a week but I lost very little weight through this. To be truthful I’d given up hope on ever seeing a smaller me.

“I decided to join Slimming World as a support to my wife Carol. She needs both hips replacing and was told by her doctor that she had to lose a lot of weight before he'd do the operation. Although I said I’d join to give her some moral support I honestly thought, like the previous diets, I wouldn’t be able to stick to the plan, let alone lose weight. I had really big reservations about joining a slimming club (I think it’s a guy thing), but I was soon put at ease by the Consultant Sharon and the rest of the St Gerard’s group.

“After listening to the new members talk from Sharon my first though was "yeah, right!" I couldn’t believe that I could eat the things she said and still lose weight. But she was right! I lost 8lbs during my first week and received my first half stone award. I was just gob smacked; I couldn’t believe it as I’d been eating more food that week than normal I was over the moon and felt so great about myself.

“Nowadays I’ll tuck into beans on toast or pizza toast for breakfast, a grapefruit mid-morning, soup or a sandwich followed by a yogurt for lunch, then a huge chicken curry or something else delicious for dinner. Carol and I have regularly had people over for dinner and we cook our Food Optimising meals - our guests can't believe we’re losing weight eating such
lovely food.

“As I began to lose weight I realised I’d have to invest in some new clothes. One night after group I brought some things in from the car. As I stepped into the doorway with my hands full, my trousers fell down! I had to call Carol for help as I couldn't move! I have now taken all my ‘big clothes’ to charity shops as I’ll never need them again.

“We really look forward to group every week, Sharon is very motivational and the

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group are so supportive and friendly. It’s great hearing the stories from other members and we enjoy swapping recipes.

“Four months on we’re still
Food Optimising and loving it, with fantastic results. My blood pressure used to be a little high and now it’s normal. I have a lot more energy and I’m looking forward to getting a bicycle for the summer; I’m going to try horse riding and sailing this year too! (I’d always classed myself as being too heavy to try them before). Carol has now lost 3st 1½lbs and hopes to get her operation this year as well.

“My 28-year-old wedding ring now needs to be downsized as it’s too big for my finger. We’re sleeping a lot better and Carol says it great as my snoring has completely stopped! I’ve started to cook a lot more and love trying out new recipes from LifelineOnline’s recipe archive, Slimming World magazines and books and last but not least, our fantastic group.

"Both my son and daughter got married last year and I had tried to lose weight for the weddings without success. If only I’d joined Slimming World a year earlier! One thing I have learned, it’s never too late in life to start”.

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