Meet Nikita Maguire from Larne. At the start of 2024, Nikita set her New year goals to lose weight and get fit.
Like so many people in January, the Co Antrim mum just didn’t feel great about herself and decided that this was going to be her time.
Nikita said: "I knew I needed to make changes and decided to start with small things to get going and the biggest of these was coming along to my local Slimming World group. Now I know it was definitely the best thing I've done as in just under a year, I've lost 8 stone."
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Nikita attends her local group every single week where she shares tips and inspires her fellow members each week: "Not only am I a busy young mum, I've made the most of my spare time when the kids are at school with batch cooking their favourite family friendly meals, I also love the Slimming World Iceland frozen meals as a lifesaver when I'm really busy!
As Nikita's weight started to drop it was time to build up the body magic and wow did she: "I love going along to my friend's exercise classes from Zumba to Boxersize. Each week I would encourage people to come along to the exercise group with me.
"From day one I did not give up on the things in life I loved to do as having a social life and living my life is key, like going along on a Tuesday to darts and nights out etc. These are now even better when I'm feeling so much better and 8st lighter!"
For anyone thinking of taking that next step, Nikita says: "Don’t give up, even if you tried before and you didn’t succeed… this time is going to be different!"
To find your nearest group just log on to www.slimmingworld.co.uk.
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