Superstar slimmers help raise more than £18,500 at Hastings Race for Live event

Anna Brown and Amanda Ray are Slimming World consultants covering Bexhill, Hastings and Battle.

This year Anna and Amanda set up a team to participate in the Race For Life event in Hastings.

Along with their members they raised an astonishing £13,236 to support Cancer Research UK.

Other Slimming World teams “Susie’s Striders” raised a fantastic £5180, and “Hannah’s Heroes”, raised a brilliant £515. Totalling sponsors of over £18,500 by Slimming World at this years Hastings event.

Sharon attends the Blacklands Slimming World group in Hastings and has now lost over 10 stone since making healthy food swaps and introducing a new found love of getting active.

Sharon said “Starting a new job and trying to squeeze into my size 26 uniform gave me the push I needed to join my local group. I found it difficult to carry out normal daily tasks, just bending down to get something off the floor was exhausting and my joints hurt because of my excess weight.”

“I knew by joining a group I would get the help and support that I needed to make healthy habit changes and stay motivated. I was a bit nervous walking into the room for the first time but Amanda and the group were so friendly and welcoming.”

"We shared recipes, ideas and talked about what changes we wanted to put into place. When the group finished I felt so motivated and uplifted, I was already looking forward to returning the following week.”

She continued “I can now pick things up easily from floor, walk without being breathless and I have even started some exercise classes which I love! I would never have even thought about joining an exercise group before, but losing weight has given me my confidence back.”

Sharon completed the Race For Life in Hastings with her teammates this week.

Sharon commented “ If anyone told me 18 months ago I was going to complete the Race For Life I would have laughed, but I’m so proud of myself and all my teammates. We smashed it!”

Andrea Burgess from Hastings majorly struggled with her mobility meaning she would be housebound for days at a time.

Andrea decided to join her local Slimming World group and has now lost over 7 stone!

Andrea was thrilled to be able to participate in the Race For Life in Hastings. This is something she had always wanted to do in memory of her Mother-in-law, But she never thought it would be possible due to issues with her legs and knee.

A key study found that losing one pound of weight resulted in four pounds of pressure being removed from the knees.

Andrea said “ I’m so thankful to Slimming World, losing weight has changed my life. I thought losing weight would be a lot harder than it was, I was amazed with all the food I could eat! I love the new active life that losing weight has given me too!”

If you’re thinking of losing weight and making healthier lifestyle choices come and join us.

Slimming World, founded by Margaret Miles-Bramwell OBE in Derbyshire in 1969, is the UK and Ireland’s leading weight loss organisation. Each week, more people choose to attend a Slimming World group than any other weight loss programme.

Our tried, tested and trusted evidence-based approach has helped millions of people to lose weight and keep it off long-term. We support 700,000 people weekly through our community weight-loss groups, run by 3,500 highly trained self-employed Consultants.

Our founding principles make us unique:

• Our support system is built on a deep understanding of the guilt and stigma people living with overweight and obesity experience. We always treat people with genuine care, empathy, respect and understanding. When members join Slimming World, they become part of a community and each week we inspire and motivate people to make positive mindset changes and develop new, lasting healthy habits around food and activity using effective, sustainable behaviour change techniques.

• Our healthy eating plan, Food Optimising, liberates members through our concept of Free Food. Members fill up on foods that are naturally lower in energy density (calories per gram) and are highly satisfying while limiting foods that are highest in fat and sugar and are less satisfying. They can lose weight without ever feeling hungry or deprived, all without weighing, measuring or counting everything they eat.

• Our physical activity support programme, Body Magic, helps members overcome any barriers they face regarding exercise. Members choose when and how to start, setting their own pace and finding activities they enjoy until regular physical activity becomes an unmissable part of their daily routine.

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