A SLIMMING club is celebrating after members lost nearly 700 stone in a year.
Hoole-based LighterLife Weight Management Consultancy on Charles Street celebrated at the Chester Grosvenor Hotel.
In the last 12 months Marie Yarrow, who established the business in April 2005, has helped over 250 people to lose nearly 700 stone, which is approximately 4.5 tonnes - the same weight as a Mercedes van.
Marie said: 'This is a massive total weight loss and shows just how effective the LighterLife programme is.
'The programme works so well because we encourage members to examine their relationship with food and offer them counselling and education alongside a complete meal replacement programme.'
These benefits have been experienced first-hand by Sue Cable, a 42-year-old mother of two from Upton, who lost four stone in three months.
'It was tough for the first few weeks, but it did get easier,' said Sue.
The programme includes a weekly consultation session in small groups to help participants to understand and control their eating habits.
Marie, a former procurement professional from Lache Lane, Chester, understands too well the difficulties associated with weight loss.
After shedding four stone in 12 weeks using the LighterLife programme, she gave up her high-profile corporate position to offer help to hundreds of Cheshire residents through this unique and proven programme.
'I tried every diet around and nothing worked for me,' she said. 'People think losing weight is easy - you just eat less and magically it all falls off !! The reality of trying to lose weight is much more complicated than this and it wasn't until I tried the LighterLife programme that I fully understood both why I had gained weight and what I needed to do to lose it.'
