'I was so upset by those baby shower photos I lost more than four stone'

A single mum has revealed how seeing photos of herself at a baby shower motivated her to lose four and a half stone.

Joanna Wojcik, 38, says she was nearly 15 stone when she decided she needed to take action and ditch her unhealthy habits.

The mum-of-two said she was upset seeing the photos of herself at her pal's party and realised she wanted to make changes – being fed up of feeling tired, having a bad back and getting breathless easily.

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She said she turned to food when she felt fed up, tired or emotional, reaching for unhealthy snacks like crisps and sweets.

But a chance glimpse at a local slimming club's banner on her way home from her job as a healthcare assistant at a nursing home one day prompted her to embark on a new healthier lifestyle.

Joanna signed up for a Slimming World group in January 2022 and managed to achieve her target weight within a year.

And she said she loved being a part of the Slimming World group so much she has even now taken on the role of the consultant there after the previous consultant had to leave, Cheshire Live reports.

At the start of her journey, in January 2022, she was around 15 stone and a size 16, going down to 10 stone one and a size 8-10 one year on.

She said the slimming group is like family to her and she is happy to now be helping others and inspiring the members there.

Joanna, from the Alsager area of Cheshire, has been a consultant since the beginning of November, combining this with raising her two daughters Oliwia, 17, and Kornelia, 12, and her other job as a care assistant in a