16/11/2025
This is one of my amazing members who reaches her Personal Achievement Target this week in group... I'm so incredibly proud of this lady! Nicola is an essential part of our group..
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Read about Nicola, in her own words..
āBig Bonedā Thatās the phase I always used to describe myself - never being the skinny one or the one that looked effortlessly pretty. My relationship with my weight and food has been a long one and being a picky eater, itās never been easy. That was, until I started Slimming World.
This was my 2nd journey with Slimming World. I lost 3 stone 18 years ago in preparation for my wedding, but fast forward 18 years with 2 kids, lockdown and working from home, the weight sadly creep back on.
By summer 2024, I decided enough was enough. With menopause on the horizon, I decided to take the bull by horns and sort myself out. That when I found Vikki and the Burleigh Hill Slimming World group in St.Ives and thank god I did! Fourteen months later and I feel AMAZING!!! I canāt say itās always been easy, Iāve had my ups and downs. Getting started is tough, but those early weigh losses really kept me motivated to keep going, then a few months in I started to āseeā the difference. Not just going down a dress size, but the way I carried myself - I was happier and more confident.
Iāve learnt more about nutrition than I ever have before. Protein-rich foods, speed fruit have become my best friend - along with mini flumps as my low syn treat! Iāve learnt to mixed it up and not eat the same every week, included SP days and have really embraced Body Magic. Iāve always said my legs werenāt made for running, but thanks to SW Iāve lost the weight and doubled my fitness level. For those people out there, that say ā I canāt do thatā, Iām telling you, YOU CAN! I promise you. Start small and build up your body magic alongside your evolving your eating habits and you WILL get fitter, heathier and you too will feel amazing.
I love coming to group every week, Vikki is my teacher, my coach and my biggest cheer leader! Sheās helped me when Iāve struggled and has supported me every step of the way. Our group isnāt just a group - weāre a family; itās my protected time to focus on me! Mums and dads this is your sign to stop and make you the priority. For me, staying to group is my time away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life where I have permission to prioritise me. As a group everyone, listens, understands, support and inspires each other ā countless time Iāve left the group with a new idea to try in the week ahead. I know, without the groups support I wouldnāt be where I am today.
Today, I begin a new journey - to maintain my loss and to continue in feeling fabulous! (honestly, I still get surprised when I look in the mirror each day!). Itās a different journey but I know I will keep focused, my mindset has changed, and I know Vikki and group will keep me on track.
So, hereās to the rest of my life with SW ā and feeling Faaabuuullous!
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