Looking back, I would say I started to have an issue with my weight once my daughter, who’s now 14, was born. It began to ­ fluctuate and I found that my normal size 12 was slowly creeping up to a 14. My addiction to chocolate and portion sizes (they were the same as my husband’s) didn’t help.  So, slowly but surely, I started to put on weight. Of course I was in complete denial, and continued to wear size 12 clothes which normally resulted in the dreaded mu‑ n top.  It’s little wonder I wasn’t confident dent in my clothes, hated shopping, I constantly sat with my arms across my body to hide it, and didn’t even like…

SHEILA LYTTLE JOINING WEIGHT: 12ST 8LBCURRENT WEIGHT: 11ST 2LBTOTAL WEIGHT LOSS: 1ST 6LBCLASS: NEWTOWNARDS, WEDNESDAY, 6.30pmCLASS LEADER: SANDRA LEMON THE PAST “I had put on a bit of weight over the last couple of years and had tried somewhat unsuccessfully to lose it. When Susannah asked if I’d go with her to a Unislim class I thought it sounded like a great opportunity, not only to get healthier, but also a lovely way to spend some time with my daughter. And it didn’t disappoint at all. THE MOMENT OF TRUTH I didn’t have so much a ‘moment of truth’ as I did a goal. My husband and I were celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary with a Mediterranean cruise so I…

TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS: 5st 1lb From as far back as I can remember I was always a big girl. Being overweight was part of who I was. Even though I was extremely overweight I never let my weight bother me. I enjoyed socialising with friends and always kept up to date with the latest style and trend, even though I was buying clothes in ‘bigger sizes’. I always made an effort to look my best going out and hid my weight problem behind my bubbly personality. When I met my fiancé seven years ago my weight was never an issue. He saw beyond my size and saw me for who I am not what I looked like. I was very…

  My name is Danielle Hull. From the birth of my child Jessica who is 7, the weight piled on and stayed. I lost my confidence in looks and style. It was only when my two friends joined Lurgan Unislim with Paula in 2009 that I began to take part in the class. My brother was getting married in April 2009 so I decided I would take part in the challenge to lose 10 pounds in 10 weeks, which happened successfully. I continued going to Unislim only to find out that after having lost all the weight, I was pregnant again. While this was going on I decided to still attend my class with Paula. I put on 3 and…

  My name is Cathal Thompson. My cousin Michelle told me about Deaf Unislim with a Deaf leader Marie Currage. I thought it was for women only . Michelle told me no it’s not, it’s for both men and women because men were there at information night. I thought O.K. I’ll go with Michelle to try it. On 10th March when I arrived at Unislim Class I was shocked because I was the only man and Michelle encouraged me to stay and maybe more men would join soon. Michelle said she would help me if I was stuck. I was shocked at my weight. I thought right – I need to lose weight. On 17th March my 1st weigh loss…

  I realised that I had to do something about my weight following a chain of embarrassing events! First I had to find a formal dress for a charity ball and found that the size 14 to 16 dress I thought I needed was probably going to be more like size 18+. Then I thought I looked fab going to a friend’s Christmas party (wearing two pairs of control pants and a size 16 dress) when a friend casually mentioned how slim I used to be and then the final humiliation – for Christmas I received a Wii Fit from my husband and a Slender tone exercise belt from my Mum – my family were all trying to tell me…

Amazing! Worthwhile! Helpful! Joining Unislim was one of the best decisions of my life. Before Unislim I was lazy, overweight and depressed so at first I was wary of joining but I am so glad I did! Unislim was brilliant as I surpassed my target weight losing over 3 stone! I was constantly encouraged by our fantastic leader Marie who taught us all about the different foods. I was also encouraged by the idea of there being a deaf Unislim class as many people there were in the same position as me and that idea comforted me. Joining Unislim felt less like a gruelling task and instead was fun as I learnt how to earn YUMZ and do more exercise.…

Life took the usual course, went to University lived the student life of beer and fast food but still maintained a level of fitness and weight thanks to football training. I then graduated, got married and the weight started gradually increasing though being comfortable in lifestyle and of course marrying a fantastic cook. It wasn’t until a photograph was taken of me when I won a prize at Presidents Night at the golf club when I realised that things were a little worse than I imagined and my size was possibly greater than expected. At this point I knew I should lose weight but there was no motivation and no knowledge of how to change. I didn’t eat during the…