Dedicated grandparents from Spalding, lose weight to be an ’active part’ of grandchildren’s lives

A couple who wanted to be an ‘active part’ in their grandchildren's lives lost more than four stone between them in seven months.

Kevin and Sharen Scott, of Spalding, decided to make the change after feeling unhealthy and uncomfortable in their clothes.

The couple used their love of grandchildren Logan, 7, and Clayton, 5, to motivate them to reach their goals and joined a Slimming World group in Spalding, at the beginning of February this year.

Sharen who works at a doctors surgery in the area, said: “By making small healthy changes, it doesn't really feel like you’re on a diet.

“We follow an optimising plan which means we are in complete control of what we eat at home, in our caravan or on holiday.

“I loved bread and cheese for lunch, but now I have swapped this for fruit salad and I do make a great paella at home and on the barbeque. I recently hit a goal I set for myself and now I feel healthier and better about myself.”

Kevin had to adapt his diet to suit his long distance lorry driving job – which requires him to wake up at 1am.

He said: “I have more energy and love getting out on my bike to ride eight miles around Spalding – I have even thought about biking to work on good weather days.

“I thoroughly enjoy the fruit salads I take for lunch at work and even supported a friend to join the group.”

Charlotte, the consultant of the Slimming World group said: “I am incredibly proud of how far Kevin and Sharen have come. They are such a support for each other as well as the rest of the group and have made some amazing changes around the ways they eat and drink.

“They are always really positive about where they would like their journey to go next, setting short term goals each week to work up to the overall target weight. I can’t wait to see what the next year holds for them both.”