Slimmer

“Shed 14lbs in 6 weeks and STILL have it all!” “ What’s the secret? Four readers lost 19st 6lbs.... Find out how!” “No place like home for a total workout!” “Exclusive... I dropped four stone - GMTVs Andrea McLean shares her story!” So scream out the headlines on the latest copy of Slimmer. Enough to make me root around in the depths of my bag for £2.10 and shuffle up to the newsagents counter past all those size 8 women leafing through their Vogue and Glamour. The bathroom scales had not been particularly kind to me that morning, despite moving around on it to see if I could make the dial go ...

Slimmer is one of the 4 or 5 slimming titles which grace our national news stands. Whilst all of these publications are good in their own way this magazine is a little different in the fact that it relies more heavily on celebrity slimmers than any of the others. While some people might not want to read about celebrities in this type of publication, I think it is good because it shows that although someone is famous they have the same battles with the bulge as the rest of us do and have the same frailties as you or I when it comes to putting on weight. The issue which came out quite a while ago which featured Lorraine Kelly, when she lost all her weight was ...