New Year New You 2020

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NEWBURY NEWS ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE West Berks Slimming World members shed almost 3,000 stone in 2019 OBESITY in West Berkshire is on the increase.

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thought possible. Instead of telling you what you can and can’t eat, Food Optimising puts you in control. You don’t need to worry about weighing all your food, counting points or monitoring every mouthful. Slimming World’s highly- effective approach to weight loss is empowering and enabling. Our support – online and in group – is based on a deep understanding of how you feel and a passionate desire to help you achieve your personal weight loss goals – and maintain them for life. Success isn’t achieved by setting impossible standards, or through humiliation. It’s achieved through caring, compassion and respect. You decide what size you want to be and we’ll help you get there. At Slimming World we work together to help you look and feel great – body, mind and soul. Taste the difference… n Never go hungry again. Our Free Food list includes masses of food that you can eat in unlimited amounts, such as pototoes, rice, pasta, meat, chicken, fruit and vegetable – all in unlimited amounts n Eat as much as you want, when you want. n No food is banned. Enjoy your favourite treats every day and still lose weight.

n We’ll support you every step of the way – in group and online where our consultants and your fellow members want you to succeed just as much as you do. n You set your own target. You choose the weight you want to be and together we'll achieve it. n We are so confident in the effectiveness of our weight loss programme that we offer a money back guarantee. What you’ll get with Slimming World n An amazing no-hunger eating plan that you’ll love. n Recipe and menu ideas for every occasion. n Family friendly eating in and eating out ideas. n Our fabulous lifestyle activity programme, Body Magic. n Awards and celebrations for every achievement. n Loads of help, encouragement and motivation when you need it most. n Slimming strategies that will help you lose weight beautifully and keep slim for life. All consultants have been members themselves and have successfully lost weight, so they understand and can empathise with the experience of members who struggle with their weight. They receive advanced training and diplomas in the nutrition and psychology of weight loss. Joining one group gives you access to the nationwide

Slimming World membership so that you can attend any group and know that you will be welcomed and supported, keeping you on track while travelling for business or pleasure around the UK. In 2006, Slimming World launched Family Affair, a unique programme for 11- to 15-year- olds. Young people between these ages attend Slimming World free of charge when accompanied by a fee-paying parent/guardian and with the support of their GP. They follow a special healthy eating plan called Free2Go which is based on everyday healthy foods for all the family and which encourages them to make ‘cool swaps’, replacing high-fat foods such as pizzas or milkshakes with healthier yet practical alternatives. Around 21,000 young people attend group each year. Slimming World is the only national weight loss organisation which supports women to manage their weight through every stage of their pregnancy, from preconception to post-natally. Developed in partnership with the Royal College of Midwives, our pregnancy policy ensures that mums-to-be and breast- feeding mothers can continue to manage their weight in a healthy way. For details of your local group, check out www.slimmingworld.co.uk

Jo Wright’s has been a consult for six-and-a-half years, running one group which lost 1,401lbs – or 100 stone – last year. While proud of all her members, one in particular, Jo Thomas, achieve her 10.5 stone award in 2019 and was in the top eight of the district’s ‘Woman of the Year Competition’. Mariana Simpson has been a consultant for more than 12 years and loves how much Slimming World transforms her members, seeing them become more confident, happy and enjoying life to the full and that no matter how much some of us struggle, the group is always there to support everyone. Her her members lost 7,012lb, or 500 stone. Em Watson Stubbs is a new consultant in 2019 and opened up a brand new group on Thursday evenings in Bucklebury. She loves the community spirit in her group and the warm and cosy feeling her members have that makes Thursday evenings great fun for all. The fabulous members in Bucklebury have lost 70 stone since opening in June. The newest consultant on the team, Davina Gale, opened her first group in September 2019 and her group have already lost a staggering 877lbs, or 62 stone, and achieved their first target member. Our generous eating plan makes slimming easier than you ever

Nearly two out of three (61 per cent) adults under the age of 65 in the West Berkshire region are overweight or obese. But there is support out there. The demand for a healthy weight loss programme that offers real solutions to individuals, families and whole communities through a supportive approach based on sound principles has never been greater. There are seven Slimming World groups in Newbury, Hungerford, Thatcham, Bucklebury and Curridge run by a team of six consultants, helped members shed an amazing 2954.5 stone. enable the provision of a warm friendly Slimming World Group being open six days a week for 52 weeks of the year. Karen Cutler has been a consultant for three-and-a-half years and over her three groups in 2019 her lovely members have lost a total of 18,488lbs, which is a staggering 1,320 stone. She also had 159 target members in 2019. Everyone’s target is set individually by themselves and is completely their choice and their own dream weight. Richard Woodall has been a consultant for more than six years and he runs four groups. His members lost a total of 12,635lbs, or 902.5 stone, in the first 50 weeks of 2019. A further group opened on December 27, 2019, and will

Above; Davina Gale, Karen Cutler and Em Watson Stubbs. Clockwise, from right; Karen Cutler, Davina Gale, Mariana Simpson, Richard Woodall and Em Watson Stubbs

MONDAY Thatcham Newbury & Thatcham Hockey Club 3:30, 5:30 and 7:30pm Tel: Mariana on 07765400369 Newbury Speenhamland Primary School 7:00pm Tel: Davina on 07711041136 TUESDAY Thatcham Thatcham Town Football Club 9:30am, 11:30am, 3:30, 5:30 and 7:30pm Tel: Karen on 07483951851 Newbury Newbury College 7:30 pm Tel: Richard on 07412033302

WEDNESDAY Thatcham Thatcham Catholic Hall 9:30am Tel: Jo on 07765275671

FRIDAY Newbury - New Group Sea Cadets 9:30am starting on 27 December Tel: Davina on 07711041136 SATURDAY Curridge Curridge WI Hall 9:30am Tel: Jo Ellis on 07754150789

THURSDAY Newbury Greenham Community Centre 9:30am Tel: Richard on 07412033302 Newbury College 3:30, 5:30 and 7:30pm Tel: Richard on 07412033302 Bucklebury The Victory Room 7:30pm Tel: Emily on 07793 813509

Hungerford Herongate Leisure 3:30, 5:30 and 7:30pm Tel: Richard on 07412033302 Newbury Newbury Rugby Club 5:30 and 7:30pm Tel: Karen on 07483951851