Mum's incredible five-stone weight loss transformation after being told she needed surgery

A mum who lost nearly five stone after being told she needed surgery inspired her own daughters to do the same. Kim Rowarth, 54, kickstarted the family's incredible weight loss journey when she found out she needed a knee operation at the end of last year, pushing her to urgently change her lifestyle.

The primary school teacher from Glossop had tried almost every diet from Atkins, raspberry ketones and extreme "detoxes" that involved eating just eggs and walnuts - but nothing seemed to work.

Desperate for change, Kim was recommended a weight-loss clinic in Stockport which offered her a tailored weight loss programme and weekly clinics to support her. In her first month at Bodyline, she had already lost a stone and now has shed an incredible four and a half stone.

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"I just feel totally different. People have walked past me in the street and not noticed it’s me, which just means you obviously look that different don’t you," she said.

"I work in reception in a primary school so I’m up and down running after the children. It’s made me more confident and it’s just amazing. My knee is better since I’ve been going to the gym, I’ve been walking every day now I’ve lost all the weight."

Seeing her mum's transformation, Kim's daughter Aimee, 31, decided to follow suit after struggling with her own body weight for years. "I’ve always been to various random diet groups and never got anywhere with it. I was sick of the way that I was," she said.

"When I used to go out anywhere and catch a glimpse of myself, I used to pull my t-shirt away from my stomach constantly out of habit. That was until I saw how well my mum had done and I thought I’d try it.