A Lanarkshire man has revealed the secrets of his success after losing 19 stone.After years of feeling uncomfortable in his own body and ashamed of his size, Carluke man Paul Walker decided to join his local Slimming World group.And that decision has seen him turn his life around for the better.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.
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I was so relieved when I found out that my weight was confidential – I’d had visions of having to tell everyone how much I weighed.“Making that commitment to join the group and start my weight loss journey was a huge step for me – the group gave me the confidence and the push I needed.“Since then I’ve made so many friends at the group and I honestly don’t think I could have done it without their support each week.“They helped me with recipes and tips and if I was ever struggling they were always there to remind me why I’d wanted to lose weight in the first place and how far I’d come since first stepping through the doors.”The real difference to Paul came in the realisation that, with
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