Super slimmers from Hamilton have raised £4000 by donating their ill-fitting clothing to charity.
The town’s Slimming World groups collected a phenomenal 160 bags which were handed over to Cancer Research UK.
They teamed up for the Big Golden Slimming World Clothes Throw because they were so confident they would never need their larger-sized items again.
Anita Kerr, the team developer for the Hamilton area, is delighted to have raised so much money for charity.
She said: “I can’t quite believe how many bags we managed to collect.
“I knew my members were amazing but I didn’t expect such an incredible level of effort –wow!
“Seeing members donate their too-big clothes is just the cherry on top for me as a consultant.
“What I find so special is seeing members transform before my eyes as they lose weight. Many go from shy, apprehensive individuals who join with their confidence at rock bottom. They don’t believe they could ever lose the weight they dream of losing. When I look them in the eye and tell them they absolutely can be the size they want to be – whatever that is – and that I truly believe in them, things start to change.
“At group, members learn to remove feelings of guilt around food, and instead feel empowered by all the free food they can enjoy on Slimming World’s healthy eating plan, Food Optimising.
“Through Food Optimising, they learn to change the way they think about food by making changes to the way they shop, cook and eat, and they lose weight without ever feeling like they have to restrict a thing or go hungry.”
The Big Golden Slimming World Clothes Throw aims to raise awareness of how keeping a healthy weight can reduce the risk of developing some types of cancer. Each of the filled bags is worth around £25 to the charity, and this year’s campaign is aiming to beat the total raised in 2018 – an incredible £3million in just two weeks.
Since 2012 the partnership has generated more than £12million worth of stock.
