“I am married and mum to three boys. I have never had a big weight problem until about two and a half years ago when my weight steadily crept up to thirteen and a half stone. I felt too ashamed to tell my husband how much I weighed and found myself having to wear non flattering, baggy clothes to cover my increasing size. It was when it got to this stage that I decided I needed to do something about it, not only for appearances sake but for my health, my future, and so I can be around for my children and their children.

Last May I came across Darren’s services in St Albans and I realised that it was just what I needed. I gave Darren a call and arranged a visit, this is when I met Darren and everything changed. We discussed my situation and my goals and he put together a programme and arranged a trial session. I felt so inspired to lose weight and get fit that I signed up there and then. After a couple of weeks we discussed food and I changed my eating habits.

By the summer holiday I had gone from a size 16 to a size 12 and was buying summer clothes that I never thought I would be able to wear. Since then I have lost another stone and now weigh 10 and a half stone. My husband, Andrew, now finds me irresistible and is so proud of what I have achieved, as are my friends and family who think I have done brilliantly and look great. I can now wear any clothes I like. I never thought when I contacted Darren that I would lose the weight so quickly and feel so fantastic.

All I can say is a big thank you to Darren.

Ann Gibbons

Hertfordshire