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Last year, Jane, who works as an equine physio, suffered a hip injury and was sedentary for some time.

Slimming World is looking to recruit more people with a passion for helping others, with a special careers opportunity event planned for The Athlone Springs Hotel on Friday, March 9, at 7pm.

This time last year, local woman Sabrina Brett visited her mother and had a chat about losing weight.

“Losing 12 stone, 9lbs has changed my life,” says the Athlone Springs group’s Deirdre Sheerin, who was named Slimming World’s ‘Woman of the Year’ 2017 for the group.

Deirdre Sheerin worked as a young Garda stationed in Longford, Moate, and Mullingar. Tragedy struck in 2009 when she was involved in a car accident, sustaining serious injuries which severely damaged her back. After the incident her mobility was greatly reduced and she has lived with severe pain every day since. She also had to use a wheelchair to get about, meaning she led a more sedentary lifestyle; she can walk, but very slowly. Much to Deirdre’s dismay, her weight began to pile on and eventually she went up to a size 26.

New research by Slimming World suggests that many men don’t like to ask for help to manage their weight. Yet local man Richard Hackett had the strength to look past that and has lost an amazing five stone in eight months since joining the Shamrock Lodge Slimming World group last October. Not only that, he was recently named their Man of the Year for 2016.

New research by Slimming World suggests that many men don’t like to ask for help to manage their weight. Yet local man Richard Hackett had the strength to look past that and has lost an amazing five stone in eight months since joining the Shamrock Lodge Slimming World group last October. Not only that, he was recently named their Man of the Year for 2016.

Local man Thomas Carroll moved to the UK when he was young and lived and worked there as a painter and decorator, though he and his wife always planned to move back to his beloved Ireland. In his later years, Thomas gained weight and was around two stone overweight. This affected his health and he was in great pain with his knees, having to have cortisone injections to help alleviate his pain. Due to these health problems, he retired two years earlier than planned.

Local Athlone woman, Carol Sylvester from Arcadia, has been given a new lease of life after losing weight and winning back her health.