Amy Beaumont

"The Slimming Clinic have been fab. The staff at the Middlesbrough branch I attend have given me so much encouragement and advice and I am so grateful to them for being there for me through my weight loss journey."

I've struggled with my weight since my teenage years. I was always looking at my friends who had typical “perfect” teenager figures and felt ashamed of mine. I find that I am an emotional eater so the more I compared myself to others, or if I was upset, angry or ashamed of my body, the more I would eat! The weight had crept on over the years, however, it was only after the birth of my son, when I had gained four stone and had my photo taken at a family do that I realised just how big I had got! I've tried so many fad diets, juice plus, the military diet, weight loss groups and nothing seemed to suppress my appetite or give me the willpower to carry it through and I would give up after being on each diet for no longer than a week! Convenience food became my diet, quickly grabbing anything I could through the day – pasties, takeaways, breakfast buns, crisps, I literally ate everything that was bad for me and my health really suffered. It affected me as a mother which devastated me. I was always so tired, I would get out of breath over the simplest tasks such as taking my son for a walk to feed the ducks! My weight didn’t just affect me physically, I was emotionally low, I was depressed, embarrassed and ashamed of myself and before I knew it, I had turned into a hermit not wanting to socialise with anyone!

My mum had also struggled with her weight most of her adult life. She joined The Slimming Clinic and after attending for just one week I saw an amazing change in her. I decided enough was enough and that it was time to stop making excuses, to stop feeling ashamed about myself and do something about it! The Slimming Clinic have been fab. The staff at the Middlesbrough branch I attend have given me so much encouragement and advice and I am so grateful to them for being there for me through my weight loss journey. I've found losing weight with the help of The Slimming Clinic relatively easy, considering the many years of struggles. My energy was through the roof on the first day, which instantly lifted my mood and made me feel positive! Losing weight became my life in a good way! Portion control was key for me, instead of starving myself like I used to on past diets I ate exactly the same as my family but I would just eat littler portions.