18/08/2026
What’s your why? Why are you thinking about improving your physical health, your food knowledge, your mental health, your general mood?
For me it was to be the best Dad I could be to my 3 amazing kids, to bring my cholesterol, blood pressure, risk of diabetes down, to rediscover a fitter healthier me.
Once I joined Slimming World as a member, after staying to group for a few weeks I suddenly saw what was possible.
I’m lighter now than I was at 16 years old - I’m 50 this year and I’m celebrating by running my favourite parkrun at Cuningar Loop parkrun and the next day the Great Scottish Run half Marathon. That’s from a starting point of 26st11lb and every step hurting, with a wee run round the TCS London Marathon this year 😜
Ask yourself a simple question - how important is it to you on a scale of 1 to 10 to improve your health? What do you think might help you get started on something that, like me, once seemed impossible.
I always come back to the quote from Nelson Mandela, “It always seems impossible until it’s done”. At my Slimming World Group, let’s start getting it done ❤️