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Sep 12

Longbenton grandmother drops eight dress sizes after ‘hating’ what she saw in photos – Chronicle Live

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A grandmother-of-two has shared her amazing weight loss transformation after dropping eight dress sizes.

In December 2011 Sharon Willis sadly lost her mum which caused her to hit rock bottom and turn to food for comfort.

With a sweet tooth Sharon says she has always struggled with her weight.

At only 5ft tall and weighing 12 stone at her heaviest, Sharon says her wakeup call came when she saw photographs of herself.

Hating what she saw, she decided to do something about her weight and joined Slimming World in May 2012.

Now after losing over three stone, Sharon is now proudly wearing the pair of size 10 jeans that she bought as an incentive six years earlier.

The 50-year-old, from Longbenton, said: At the time I didnt really see myself as overweight, it was when I saw myself in photographs that it hit home and I knew I had to do something.

Summer was the worst for me as I wanted to feel good wearing shorts, vest tops and summer dresses but the way my confidence was, I never felt comfortable in them and it was out of the question.

Although I always thought I ate relatively healthy food, there were times, for easiness, I would just put something in the oven.

Ive attended numerous exercise classes over the years and been on so many different diets but I just couldnt stick to them for long so the weight just crept up again and again.

When Sharon first joined Slimming World at Blue Flames, Benton, she was worried about going but she was made to feel welcome and she started to quickly shed the pounds.

By December 2014 Sharon's hard work paid off and she felt amazing as she reached her target weight of nine stone and was crowned Woman of the Year in her group.

But soon after she reached her target, Sharon stopped attending the group and her weight began to creep back up.

She added: I made the mistake of not always attending the groups once I got to target, telling myself that I could do this on my own, I was wrong.

The weight crept up and soon I found myself attending again but my heart wasnt in it and I stopped going after a very short time.

By the middle of 2019, I was very unhappy with my weight and my size. People always say, "You look fine, but its how you feel in yourself that matters.

I hated having to struggle with putting socks on, hated looking at myself in the mirror and trying to find something nice to wear that I felt comfortable in, to attend family gatherings.

I would just feel miserable and was often bad-tempered at home.

Determined to lose weight, Sharon rejoined the gym and tried to eat healthily but biscuits and chocolates were still her worst enemy.

Feeling like she needed extra support she rejoined Slimming World in October 2019 with a starting weight of over 11 stone and fitting into a size 14.

Since swapping her much-loved sugary snacks for healthy food, Sharon has lost a further two stone and is feeling great to comfortably fit into size 10-12 clothes.

Now being only four pounds off her 9 stone target and with a new burst of energy, Sharon has completed over 100 miles as part of the Great North Run Solo Challenge and has since been awarded her 'Gold Body Magic Award' from Slimming World.

She added: My starting weight the second time was still not great for my height. Some people might say size 14 is an ok size and it is, but not forgetting I am a small person and it just didnt sit right with me.

Every meal I eat now is based around a Slimming World plan. All the family eats them and we're all finding some new, tasty food thats all made from scratch and not just put in the oven.

I feel amazing and have found that I have so much more energy. I embraced the body magic and took up running.

I can honestly say that Im enjoying myself. When you try on those size 10 jeans that have been looking at you whenever you open your wardrobe and now they actually fit it is a wow moment and Ive had plenty of those.

"If it wasnt for Slimming World I know I may never have gotten into them.

To join Slimming World Benton group at Blue Flames contact Jane on 07877977851.

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