A SLIMMER who transformed her life by losing over four and a half stone is using her success to shape a whole new career helping other people change their lives and achieve their weight loss dreams too.

Lynne Smith joined her local Slimming World group in Swindon after suffering with knee pain and feeling constantly tired.

With young grandsons she was finding it difficult to walk even short distances and hated looking in the mirror.

Now, she has trained as a consultant for Slimming World, the UK’s largest group-based weight loss organisation, at their national training academy in Derbyshire, and will be welcomed by members as she takes over the Park North group on August 30.

She says: “Obesity is becoming such a huge issue across the UK. When I first joined Slimming World as a member, I never dreamed that I would end up helping other people to lose weight but now I just can’t wait to get started.

“After losing 4st 11lbs and completing my training, it’s a privilege for me to be able to pass on the experience, insight and understanding that helped me, so that I can give my members the support they need to get to target.

“Like a lot of slimmers, I had tried to lose weight so many times before by following numerous diets but they were never sustainable because I’d always get tired of restricting what I ate.

“I thought I was destined to struggle with my weight for the rest of my life, but when I came to Slimming World it was different. I was able to eat all the foods that I love, like spaghetti bolognaise and a full English breakfast.

“I never felt like I was on a diet. The eating plan encourages you to eat lots of tasty, filling foods like pasta, rice, potatoes and lean meat and fish, you are never hungry and no foods are banned so I can still enjoy a KitKat in the evening.”

Like Lynne, Slimming World consultants are all former members who have lost weight at their local group themselves.

There are currently around 4,000 Slimming World consultants across the UK and Ireland running 15,000 groups.

Rebecca Martin, who runs Slimming World’s Upper Stratton group on a Tuesday and manages Ms Smith as a team developer, says: “Slimming World Consultants are chosen for their positive outlook and because they genuinely care about the health and happiness of others.

“With Lynne’s experience of being a successful Slimming World member and her kind and warm personality and great sense of humour I just know that she’ll be an amazing support to members, cheering them all the way to their target weight.”

Ms Smith’s Slimming World group will be held at Polish Community Centre, Walton Close every Thursday at 5:30pm and 7:30pm from August 30.

For more information please call her on 07760 994 834, or turn up to a group.