A CHESTER slimming club leader has returned to doing what she does best.

Eleanor Brook has been running the Blacon Slimming World group at St Teresa’s Social Club for since 2019 and - after a difficult 2020 and having to take some time away from her beloved role as a Slimming World Consultant - has now come back to help inspire dozens of people in the local community to start losing weight and improve their health.

She said: “There are more than 30 million overweight people in the UK - and that means Blacon too. In fact, in around Chester 64 per cent of adults are so overweight that they’re putting their health at risk and sadly so are children.

“Lots of people want to lose weight but they don’t know how or where to turn for help.

"Often people have tried losing weight before, either on their own or by following other diets, and failed. But it isn’t them who failed, it's the programme that failed them, either because the diet was too strict and impossible to sustain for more than a few days or because the support just wasn’t there.

Eleanor says that this leaves people thinking that they can’t do it – that they’ll never succeed with any diet – but adds that at Slimming World they really can take control of their weight once and for all.

She continued: "Slimming World’s Food Optimising plan isn’t a diet, it’s too generous to be called a diet.

"It helps people make small, easy changes to the way they shop, cook and eat so they make healthier choices and lose weight without ever going hungry or ever feeling like they’re missing out.

"And each week in the group we make sure everyone’s motivated for the week ahead. We share new recipes, advice and ideas for coping with challenges – and we have loads of fun!

"I know from my own experience that it can be nerve-wracking to walk into a group for the first time but I can assure people that there’s no judgment, just respect and care. Every single person in the room has been there themselves, everyone understands exactly how it feels and everyone’s welcome at our group.

“I truly believe I have the best, most rewarding job in the world – there’s no better feeling than helping someone to achieve their dream weight and feel good about themselves – so coming back to doing what i love really is the best decision I’ve made”

If you’d like to slim down with Eleanor and her Slimming World members visit the Blacon group, which meets every Tuesday St Teresa’s but due to current Government guidelines all groups are being run virtually from the safety of your own home.

To find out more, call Eleanor on 07596 562272 or email her - eleanorswbrook@outlook.com.