Glamorous Ludlow gran Genevieve loses seven stone
Two years ago, grandmother Genevieve Lewis weighed more than 17 stone and suffered from a number of health problems as a result.
"My weight was killing me," said Genevieve, of Ludlow, who at her heaviest tipped the scales at 17st 8lb and had to wear a 24-26 dress size.
"I knew the fat was squashing my vital organs and was also making my asthma worse," she added.
"I could not walk very far before having to stop every few yards to catch my breath.
"I was feeling the strain on my knees and hips."
But today Genevieve, 67, has scooped a slimming prize after shedding an amazing seven stones in 20 months.
She now weighs just 10st 6lb and wears a dress size 14 after joining her local Rosemary Conley Diet & Fitness Club.
And her 7st 2lb weight loss saw her scooping a Rosemary Conley Diet & Fitness Magazine Semi-Finalist Slimmer of the Year 2013 Award.
Genevieve, an asthmatic who used to suffer from high blood pressure, said she had struggled with being overweight for all of her adult life.
She said: "This is the first time in my adult life I have weighed 10st anything.
"It's so exciting."
The grandmother said she did not want to end up in a wheelchair and when a Rosemary Conley Diet & Fitness Club opened in Ludlow, she realised that exercise in class, combined with a proven healthy eating plan, was just what she needed to help her achieve her goal of becoming a glamorous granny and improving her health.
By September, Genevieve reached her goal weight and said as a result she now has a life that she loves.
She said: "I have been taken off my medication for high blood pressure, which my GP says was down to the weight loss and the amount of exercise I do, and I'm now the person I've always wanted to be.
"I have even taken up taekwondo, which is something my son used to do and is something I have always wanted to do."
The grandmother was presented with her slimmer award by Rosemary Conley at a ceremony held at Quorn House in Leicestershire.
Altogether, 22 semi-finalist Slimmers of the Year 2013 have lost a combined weight of almost 160 stone.
Rosemary Conley said: "I am thrilled to present Genevieve with a semi-finalist Slimmer of the Year 2013 Award.
"Genevieve has achieved a superb weight loss and she is now much fitter, trimmer and healthier."
Rosemary Conley Diet and Fitness Clubs is the only national slimming organisation in the UK to offer exercise and dietary advice in the same class.
The clubs are spearheaded by Rosemary Conley, who rose to national fame as one of Britain's leading health and fitness gurus.
Among many of her TV appearances she enjoyed being a contestant on ITV's hit show Dancing on Ice.
In April 2013, her diet and fitness clubs celebrate their 20th anniversary.
For further information of Rosemary Conley Diet & Fitness Clubs in Shropshire contact Anne Bliss on (01568) 760860 or visit the website www.rosemaryconley.com
