A SLIMMING expert from Crediton has been recognised for the exceptional work she does in helping more than 125 people in the area to lose weight and form new habits to stay slim for life.
Angela Egmore, who runs the weekly Slimming World groups at the Boniface Centre in Crediton, was presented with a prestigious Gold Award by Slimming World founder Margaret Miles-Bramwell OBE and TV Presenter Ore Oduba at the slimming organisation’s annual national awards ceremony in Birmingham.
Achieving this award is extra-special this year, as in 2019 Slimming World is celebrating its 50th Golden Anniversary.
Angela became one of Slimming World’s high-flying Gold Consultants. The accolade is awarded in recognition of achieving the highest levels of support for slimmers, with Angela giving expert advice to help her members reach their weight-loss goals week after week.
The accolade is given to Slimming World Consultants who consistently have 100 or more members in their group over several months, and who provide such exceptional service that members come back week after week because they are losing weight beautifully and wouldn’t miss their weekly group for anything.
Angela was one of a high-flying group of around 100 of Slimming World’s 5,000 consultants to receive a prestigious Gold Award this year.
Angela said: “I’m delighted to have received this Gold Award, and it feels even more special in Slimming World’s 50th birthday year.
“I truly love my job and I feel so passionate about helping people to change their lives by losing weight.
“Seeing them achieve their dreams is so rewarding and being given this recognition really is the icing on the cake.
“It’s not just a triumph for me but also for the 125 members in my groups.
“They’re the ones who make it the success it is, with their fabulous energy, the warm welcome they give to new members and the wonderful compassionate support they show to each other every week.
“That’s as well as their impressive weight losses while following Slimming World’s Food Optimising eating plan and getting more active.”
“My members have lost an amazing 2,593 pounds (185 stone) this year, and each week as members lose weight I see them growing in confidence.
“I see them transforming their health, becoming more active, trying out new foods and recipes, and finding the courage to take on challenges that they’ve always dreamed of. “Members who arrive at group with their self-esteem at rock bottom start to hold their heads high and stand tall as they lose weight successfully and share their experiences and success with the rest of the group.”
TV Presenter and former BBC Strictly Come Dancing winner Ore Oduba, who hosted the Slimming World Oscars 2019, said: “It was a real honour to meet Angela and the other award winners.
“The stories I heard from people who had lost amazing amounts of weight and transformed themselves – and then gone on to help other people change their lives too – were so inspirational."