\n Suzanne Davies, 49, joined Slimming World in Nelson January 2025 after being diagnosed with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diverticulitis.\n<\/p>\n
\n At the time, she weighed 14st 1.5lb and knew she needed to make a change for her health.\n<\/p>\n
\n Eighteen months later, Ms Davies, from Trelewis, has lost 3st 9lb and now weighs 10st 6.5lb.\n<\/p>\n
\n Suzanne Davies, 49, has been able to come off her medication and has a “new lease of life” after shedding more than three stone with Slimming World (Image: Suzanne Davies)\n<\/p>\n
\n She said: “I eat more now than I did before.\n<\/p>\n
\n “It’s a great way to lose weight because I’ve never felt like I’m missing out.”\n<\/p>\n
\n The weight loss has had a significant impact on her health, allowing her to come off all medication and manage her diverticulitis without pain.\n<\/p>\n
\n Ms Davies said: “I’d recommend Slimming World to anyone.”\n<\/p>\n
\n Her story highlights the wider issue of obesity, which remains one of the UK\u2019s biggest public health challenges.\n<\/p>\n
\n Suzanne says she used to weigh more than 14 stone, but after joining Slimming World has never felt like she was missing out (Image: Suzanne Davies)\n<\/p>\n
\n According to the NHS, losing excess weight can reduce the risk of serious conditions such as heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and high blood pressure.\n<\/p>\n
\n Slimming World, founded in Derbyshire in 1969, is one of the UK\u2019s largest weight management organisations.\n<\/p>\n
\n The programme focuses on healthy eating, regular physical activity, and group-based support.\n<\/p>\n
\n Many members say the sense of community and encouragement found in the weekly meetings plays a vital role in their success.\n<\/p>\n
\n Ms Davies attended the Nelson Slimming World group, led by consultant AJ, and credits the group with changing her life.\n<\/p>\n
\n She said she feels healthier, more confident, and has a renewed sense of wellbeing.\n<\/p>\n
\n Her transformation began as a way to address her health problems, but has since become a complete lifestyle change.\n<\/p>\n
\n For Ms Davies, taking that first step has led to a future free from the pain and limitations that once dominated her daily life.\n<\/p>\n
\n The Nelson Slimming World group meets every Wednesday at 5.30pm.\n<\/p>\n
\n Ms Davies hopes her story will inspire others to take control of their health and wellbeing.\n<\/p>\n
\n She said that the support, encouragement, and practical advice she received through Slimming World made all the difference in her journey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Suzanne Davies, 49, joined Slimming World in Nelson January 2025 after being diagnosed with high blood pressure, high…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":754302,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[59,102,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-754301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-health","tag-gb","tag-health","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/754301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=754301"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/754301\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/754302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=754301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=754301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=754301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}