A mum says her life has completely changed since losing weight and dropping from a size 20 to an eight.
Barbara Annells, from Willingham, says she has more confidence and feels much healthier since losing more than five-and-a-half stone in just under 18 months.
Before, she would never have her photograph taken.
After her incredible weight loss, she stood proudly next to her loved ones for the family photographs at her son’s wedding.
She even found it within her to switch careers and now books in patients for their surgeries at Hinchingbrooke Hospital, in Huntingdon.
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Barbara said: “My life is completely different since losing weight.
“My confidence has returned, I would never have applied for a job so far out of my comfort zone in my ‘previous life’!”
She initially joined Slimming World because she wanted to look good for the wedding.
The first group she attended was St Ives, and then she switched to an evening session in Fenstanton when she started working at Hinchingbrooke.
Barbara said: “There is always someone at the group who can advise or suggest ideas when I’m struggling or need support.
“Often you will pick up a top to try and it will be something you would never have thought of.
“An example of this is putting a handful of grapes in a sandwich bag, sprinkling with sugar free jelly crystals, and freezing. Without a doubt my favourite snack.”
As her journey progressed, she started to feel better both physically and mentally.
She has also vowed to never go back to the unhealthy eating habits that piled on the weight.
Barbara has been getting lots of compliments from her husband of 37 years.
She said: “He said the other day ‘you look as lovely today as the day I married you’.”
- Barbara attends Slimming World’s Fenstanton group on Tuesday evenings. Contact Lorraine for further information on 07568 444 140.
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