The free app that helped mum shed over five stone in amazing transformation

A mum who dropped an incredible six dress sizes after shedding more than five stone has shared her weight loss secrets.

Helen Kline always knew she was “on the bigger side” and was encouraged to lose weight throughout her teenage years.

Knowing deep down she was unhappy in her appearance, the 37-year-old decided to join Slimming World in April 2023.

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Tipping the scales at 14st 11lbs, the mum-of-two was fitting into dress size 20 clothes when she joined the weight loss group.

But through following a diet plan and exercise, Helen, from Salford, now weighs in at 9st 5lbs and wears size 8 clothes – a total loss of 5st 6lbs.

“I was always on the bigger side and I knew I could do with losing some weight,” she told the Manchester Evening News. “I spent my teenage years being encouraged to do so, but I never saw myself as a ‘big’ person.

“I always said if I was going to lose weight, I would do it for me and not for anybody else. In April last year, something inside me just snapped and I told my husband I was joining Slimming World. Three days later, I joined my local group.”

Helen says she loved snacking on junk food, including chocolate, and never cooked anything from scratch. Most of her dinners always included chips and there were never any vegetables in sight.

But as soon as she began following her diet plan, the weight started “dropping off”, also seeing her enjoy new foods she had never tried before.

“I had always enjoyed cooking, but adding variety into my diet was a complete game changer,” she continued.

“Despite saying I was not a fruit person, in the new members' talk in the first week at group, I signed up for a