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Wanting to keep up with his young children is what inspired Simon Smith to lose almost five stone. Here he speaks to LEAH CASSADY about his success

SImon Smith didn't think about portion sizes and often finished his children's left overs. He struggled to sleep and found it difficult doing physical activities with his children, aged five and nine.

The 40-year-old said: I ate without monitoring my portion sizes, sometimes late at night, and also ignored the fact that I had eaten too much. Mopping up what the kids left at meal times was also a terrible habit and I could feel myself having mood swings more often, I became quite miserable."

Read more: Slimmer: 'My sister's wedding helped me lose nearly six stone' Simon, who lives in Hartshill with his wife Joanne and their two children, decided to join Slimming World after speaking to some of the ladies who attended his local group. He weighed 19st 5lb.

He said: They were telling me how the plan focused on food optimisation and how it's not a diet as such. Cutting out the large amounts of junk food I ate was hard, but the plan makes you fill up with goodness, and the treat allowance is manageable, preventing me from craving chocolate.

Before it was the other way around, I would start with crisps and eat chocolate bars in between meals and then think about a meal after. Slimming World allows you to moderate everything in proportion and I now eat a lot of salads and vegetables."

When Simon first joined Slimming World, he lost a lot of weight and when he felt happy to do so, he also started going to a gym. He now weighs 14st 7lb - a total of 4st 12lb lost.

He said: When I felt the time was right, about six months in and three stone lighter, I went the gym with a fellow Slimming World friend. I felt more confident and fitter inside, once I started the gym I started losing the weight quickly again and I just felt so good again, the same as I did 15 years ago."

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Simon, a business partnerships manager at PM Training, also goes running every other night and other Slimming World members have started to join him as they all train to take part in the London Marathon Walk in September.

He said: Now I have gained the confidence to run on the streets, whereas before I played cricket and golf for exercise but they are sports you can get away with being a big lad. Before I wore XXL in all shirts with an 18 inch collar and size 40 waist, but now I wear a 16 inch collar and am a size 34 waist.

I used to buy clothes that were unbranded just because they fitted me but now I love shopping, I'm back on designer labels with no intention of returning to the big clothes."

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Simon says his wife has encouraged him throughout his weight loss, helping a lot with the food preparation.

My wife encourages me and helps a lot, she has lost a couple of pounds herself, but was slim to start with. The women at the group have taken me under their wing too, and put me on the right track with menu changes and general encouragement.

My friends and work colleagues say I look a lot better as a result of my weight loss. Everyone thinks I'm a changed man, before I would be reluctant to do anything, from days out to general walks around Trentham, but now weekends are very enjoyable with long walks and various other activities such as taking the children out on their bikes."

Simon's Slimming World group meet on a Tuesday at 7pm at The Minton Centre behind Holy Trinity Church in Hartshill. For more information or to join, contact Slimming World consultant Angela Bell on 07894 834679.

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