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May 2012

The Chocolate Pick Me Up
Friday 11th, East London Enquirer, Essex Enquirer
Chocolate has been named the biggest ‘pick me up’ for Essex residents. Includes comment from Dr Hilary.

Slimline Bonnie now on song
Thursday 10th, South Wales Evening Post, ContactmusicOrange UK (web)
Article about Bonnie Tyler's weight loss.

Bonnie Tyler shows off her slimline figure
Wednesday 9th, Mail Online
Bonnie Tyler shows off her amazing figure after losing 1.5 stone on the LighterLife programme in 3 months.

Diabetes – a ticking time-bomb we just can’t ignore
Tuesday 8th May, Daily Mirror
Brad Yates is in the Daily Mirror’s Your Health section as part of a feature about the dangers of diabetes. A type 2 diabetic for 14 years, Brad no longer needs to take any medication for the condition after losing weight with LighterLife.

Who needs a gastric band? Not me!
Sunday 6th, Take it Easy
Sarah Morgan discusses her weight loss after dropping to a size 10.

The healthy way to lose some weight
Saturday 5th, Herts Advertiser
Nutitionist Francesca Havens discusses healthy ways to lose weight, LighterLife is mentioned as a ‘weight loss regime’ which offers lots of support and will have people eating healthier.

Vicious comments spurred policewomen to shed 14st
Saturday 5th, West Sussex County Times
Carolyn Kendall lost 14st in less than a year

We're half the women we used to be
Thursday 3rd, Good Housekeeping
Lucy Aley-Parker is featured in this weight loss piece after losing 3st.

Policewomen Carolyn sheds an amazing 14st
Thursday 3rd, West Sussex Gazette
Carolyn Kendall features in this local paper talking about her 14st weight loss.

April 2012

I was the size of a sumo
Wednesday 25th, My Weekly
Pauline Quirke discusses her huge weight loss. LighterLife is mentioned.

Strictly Inverness 2012: Meet the Friday dancers
Tuesday 24th April, Highland News
Inverness dancing competition features LighterLife client Lisa Stratford.

My rapid weight loss put me in hospital
Tuesday 24th April, Daily Mail
Letter from a woman who lost 2st on LighterLife but unfortunately became unwell with gallstones.

Why dieting makes you fat
Tuesday 24th April, Daily Mail
Article about a mother of three who has failed many diets and who continues to yo-yo in weight.

I feel as light as a feather...
Sunday 22nd April, Manchester Evening News
Pauline Quirke discusses her weight loss in conjunction with the Birds of a Feather theatre show.

Meet this year's dancing couples
Friday 20th April, Highland News
Lisa Stratford is featured and mentions losing weight on the programme.

The price of a dream body
Wednesday 18th April, Take a Break
Pauline Allen is featured after she lost 15 stone on the programme, but found it had a detrimental effect on her love life.

The Birds are back!
Wednesday 18th April, Woman's Own Magazine
Article in conjunction with the Birds of a Feather tour.

Weight is over for couple who shed 22 stone
Wednesday 18th April, Macclesfield Express
Debbie and Iain Whatmore appeared in this regional newspaper after losing a staggering 22 stone between them.

How the slimmer you can keep those pounds off forever
Monday 16th April, The Sun
Sun Woman have run an article about celebrities who have put weight on and Pauline is one of those mentioned and pictured (she actually looks fabulous in the picture).

Dramatic Weight Loss
Thursday 12th April, Newark Advertiser
Pauline Quirke discusses her weight loss in conjunction to the release of her book and the opening of her theatre show.

Action girl Kate is up to the challenge
Tuesday 10th April, Daily Record
LighterLife client Kate Colley is featured in this regional paper detailing her 9 stone weight loss on the programme.

Childhood sweethearts who shared love of food above all else shed 22 stone between them
Friday 6th April, Mail Online
LighterLife clients Debbie and Iain Whatmore share the story of their combined weight loss on the programme.

Wow look at us now
Thursday 5th April, The Sunday Post
Coverage of LighterLife client Lisa Craig

We're half the people we used to be
Thursday 5th April, Daily Star
LighterLife clients Debbie and Iain Whatmore lost a combined 22 stone on the programme.

Bride to be in weight loss success
Thursday 5th April, Arbroath Today (Web)
LighterLife client Kate Colley lost weight on the programme in time to fit in to her dream size 10 wedding dress.

Strangled in Sleep
Thursday 5th April, Times of Oman
LighterLife client Sarah Morgan’s obstructive sleep apnoea was cured when she went on the LighterLife programme.

Introducing my granddaughter Lila
Wednesday 4th April, Best
Linda Robson is featured in this week’s Bella magazine talking about her new granddaughter and the Birds Of A Feather tour. She mentions that she and Pauline have their LighterLife  soups and bars in their dressing room.

Bride to be in weight loss success
Wednesday 4th April, Arbroath Herald
Coverage of LighterLife client Kate Colley

Overweight since her teens Claire tried endless diets
Tuesday 3rd April, Belfast Telegraph
A feature covering 3 case studies including LighterLife client Barbara Mladek

New-look Kate an inspiration
Monday 2nd April, Dundee Courier
Feature on LighterLife client Kate Colley

Birds of a Feather Linda on joy of being a granney...and getting to a size 12
Sunday 1st April, Sunday Mirror, Mirror Online
Interview with Linda Robson mention of her weight loss with LighterLife

March 2012

Southport slimmer loses 8 stone
Friday 30th March, Southport Visitor
Feature on LighterLife client Caroline Pearson

An engagement ring helped me lose 11 stone!
Tuesday 27th March, Bella
LighterLife client Michelle Arthur appears in today's issue of Bella magazine

New-Look Amanda takes centre stage
Monday 26th March, Solihull Observer
Feature on LighterLife client Amanda Dodd

The Super Slimmers
Sunday 25th March, Stella (The Sunday telegraph)
LighterLife client Gemma Todd features in this 'Super Slimmers' feature.

Pole-dancing is a real killer...
Sunday 25th March, The Independent on Sunday
Crime writer Elizabeth Haynes mentions she is on the LighterLife programme in an interview.

An Arresting Success Story
Friday 23rd March, HemelHempstead Herald Express
LighterLife Lite client Janine Stevenson, a police woman who lost 3 stone on the programme front page feature.

New Look Amanda Takes Centre Stage
Thursday 22nd March, Solihull Observer
LighterLife client Amanda Dodd features in the Solihull Observer, in an article about her 7st weight loss

I stopped breathing every time I slept
Wednesday 21st March, Scottish Daily Express (web)
LighterLife client Sarah Morgan diagnosed with OSA due to being overweight.

We're all tee totally happy
Wednesday 21st March, Scottish Sun (web)
LighterLife client Lisa Obena speaks about becoming tee-total after becoming fed up with her unhealthy lifestyle.

The advice I had to give to Linda
Wednesday 21st March, Yours
Feature on Pauline and Linda’s weight loss in conjunction with the release of their new theatre show.

I stopped breathing every time I slept
Tuesday 20th March, Daily Express, Daily Express web
LighterLife client Sarah Morgan diagnosed with OSA due to being overweight.

Why we are all tee totally happy
Tuesday 20th March, The Sun, The Sun (web)
LighterLife client Lisa Obena speaks about becoming tee-total after becoming fed up with her unhealthy lifestyle.

I spent most of my professional life being terrified
Tuesday 20th March, Express & Star (Walsall, Stafford, Wolverhampton, Shorposhire & Sandwell)
Feature on Pauline Quirke's weight loss in conjunction with the release of their new stage show.

Life's Little Quirkes
Tuesday 20th March, South London Press
Feature on Pauline Quirke's weight loss in conjunction with the release of their new stage show.

There is a lot less of Birds of a Feather Star Pauline Quirke
Saturday 17th March, Basildon Evening Echo
Feature on Pauline's weight loss in conjunction with release of her new book.

Where did Pauline go?
Friday 16th, Irish News (Belfast)
Feature on Pauline Quirke’s weight loss in conjunction with the release of her new book.

I'm not the woman I used to be
Friday 16th, Liverpool Post
Feature on Pauline Quirke’s weight loss in conjunction with the release of her new book.

Losing weight is no joke for Owen
Wednesday 14th, Rhymney Valley Express
Article on LighterLife client Owen Money.

I got stuck in the bath
Wednesday 14th, New!
Article on Pauline Quirkes weight loss

Pauline's new Quirky show
Wednesday 14th, Express and Star (Dudley)
Article on the opening of the new Birds of a Feather Show.

The Incredible Slimming Mums
Tuesday 13th, Bella
Case study Jenny Van Der Westhuizen.

What made me change? The shame of not being able to do up a plane seatbelt
Tuesday 13th, Colchester Gazette & Basildon Echo
In conjunction with the release of her new book Pauline Quirke talks about her weight loss.

Pauline’s quirky new show
Tuesday 13th, Shropshire Star
Article on the new Birds of a Feather stage show. LighterLife mentioned

How Pauline gave us Food for Thought
Tuesday 13th, Belfast Telegraph Morning
Article on Northern Ireland facing a ‘tsunami’ of obesity. Based around Pauline Quirke’s weight loss.

 

Quirke: Ive lost enough weight
Tuesday 13th, MSN UK
Pauline Quirke on her weight loss.

 

Losing weight is no joke for Owen
Tuesday 13th, Merthyr Express
Article on LighterLife client Owen Money

The hip was the beginning of it
Sunday 11th March, Yorkshire Evening Post
In conjunction with the release of her new book Pauline talks about her weight loss.

One of Life’s Little Quirkes
Sunday 11th March, Belfast Evening Telegraph
In conjunction with the release of her new book Pauline talks about her weight loss.

Kindest Cut for Fatties
Sunday 11th March, Sunday Mirror
Fiona McIntosh talks about Pauline Quirke's and her own weight loss, obesity and how the overweight shouldn't be given handouts.

Now fats how to do it
Sunday 11th March, Sunday Mercury

Kat Keogh discusses Pauline Quirke’s weight loss and how she didn’t make excuses as to why she was overweight.

Little Quirkes
Saturday 10th March, Belfast Telegraph
In conjunction with the release of her new book Pauline Quirke talks about her weight loss.

Pauline's Lighter Side
Saturday 10th March, East Anglian Daily Times
In conjunction with the release of her new book Pauline Quirke talks about her weight loss.

Pauline's Light as a Feather
Saturday 10th March, Eastern Daily Press
In conjunction with the release of her new book Pauline Quirke talks about her weight loss.

Humiliation and ill health forced me to lose weight
Saturday 10th March, Western Daily Press
In conjunction with the release of her new book Pauline Quirke talks about her weight loss.

Don't mind your P's and Q's
Saturday 10th March, Western Mail
Interview with Pauline.

We are still the same birds (give or take a stone or two)
Saturday 10th March, Daily Mail
Pauline Quirke, Linda Robson and Lesley Joseph discuss their new stage show and their weight loss.

Comedian loses four stone after 'eating dust' for three months
Friday 9th March, Wales Online
Owen Money features in this article with a mention about how he is maintaining his weight loss.

LighterLife
Friday 9th March, Waterford Today
Irish client tells her weight loss story.

Slimline Sally's cabaret debt
Friday 9th March, Solihull News
Amanda Dodd is featured in this regional paper for losing 7 stone.

Peaks and leeks in charity challenge
Thursday 8th March, Luton News
LighterLife client Simon Humphrey is part of a party planning to reach the summit of 15 mountains for charity.

Why big is no longer beautiful
Thursday 8th March, The Daily Telegraph
Judith Woods has written a piece on how celebrities once celebrated their curves but are now slimming down.

Lighter than Life
Wednesday 7th March, Daily Mirror Irish addition
LighterLife client Sylvia Heffernan feature.

Pauline's fall from the diet wagon
Wednesday 7th March, Bella
Pauline Quirke admits she has done the LighterLife diet before - and failed.

Fast Vs Slow - which way should you go
Saturday 3rd March, Woman Feel Good Series
Feature on celebrities weight loss including Linda Robson mention. 

The Star Diets That Worked For Us
Thursday 1st March, Womans Diet Special
Explanation into how the weekly counselling sessions helped change Pardip's relationship with food.

February 2012

Achieve sustainable weight loss and a healthier lifestyle
Wednesday 29th February, FemaleFirst
Interview with Dr Hilary Jones about how to achieve sustainable weight loss and a healthier lifestyle

Light as a Feather
Wednesday 29th February, Best
Feature on Pauline Quirke, Linda Robson and Lesley Josephs weight loss.

I wanted to die...
Wednesday 29th February, Bella
Reveals the reasons behind Pauline Quirke's dramatic weight loss.

I'm going deaf
Wednesday 29th February, Woman's Own Magazine
Mention of Pauline Quirke's weight loss.

Goodbye to my comedy fat suit dresses and two million oversized black tops
Sunday 26th February, The Mail On Sunday/Mail Online
Pauline Quirke discusses her weight loss

Get a boyfriend, put on weight
Saturday 25th February, IOL (web)
A story based on the 'Love Stone' survey release.

Star slimmer Pauline gives everyone hope
Saturday 25th February, Bolton News
Article on the release of Pauline Quirke's new book.

I lost over half my body weight - in a year
Thursday 23rd February, Best Diet Special
LighterLife client Terry-Ann Hall featured in a double page spread.

Star Slimmer Pauline gives everyone hope
Thursday 23rd February, Bolton News
Pauline Quirke article on the release of her book.

Shape Up!
Wednesday 22nd February, Closer
How Pauline inspired Linda's weight loss

We fell in love and into the fat trap
Tuesday 21st February, Bella
Bella meets two couples who battle the dreaded marital bliss bulge.

I had lost track of how fat I'd become
Tuesday 21st February, Mail Online
The humiliating moments actress Pauline Quirke knew she had to lose weight.

Why do so many of the rich and famous destroy their bodies
Tuesday 21st February, The Daily Telegraph Online

A Stone's throw away...
Monday 20th February, Bucks Free Press
The regional paper for Amersham have published an article following the opening of the new LighterLife business.

Fat Cheque from Slim Mum
Monday 20th February, West Briton
LighterLife client Dani Yeats lost 3 stone in 3 months to raise money for Shelterbox.

Amazing Shrinking Celebrities
Sunday 19th February, The Mail on Sunday (You)
Pauline Quirke has been featured amongst other celebrities who have lost weight.

I was carrying another whole person's weight of fat. All all because the lady loves milk tray
Sunday 19th February, The Mail on Sunday
Pauline Quirke on her weight loss.

A year on 23 stone off
Sunday 19th February, You Magazine
LighterLife clients Ane-Marie Wallace-Greening and Emma Hogg featured in this article on weightloss.

Does falling in love mid-life contribute to mid-life weight gain
Friday 17th February, Fab After Fifty (blog)
Generated from the 'Love Stone' press release.

Linda Robson and Pauline Quirke's weight loss
Friday 17th February, Dewsbury Weekly Press

Is Love Making Us Fat?
Thursday 16th February, More Magazine
The 'Love Stone' survey is on More Magazine's website.

Love is in the air, and in the belly
Thursday 16th February, Female First (website)
The 'Love Stone' survey is on the popular women's website.

Soup-er Slimmer
Thursday 16th February, Nuneaton Telegraph
Tory Counsellor Heather Johnson's weight loss story.

Britain's fattest woman
The Sun

40 stone Brenda is Britain's fattest woman
The Sun

The truth about our weight loss
Closer

I didn't want to be the fat friend
Best

Does gaining a partner mean gaining weight
AOL UK

Soup - er slimmer
Coventry Telegraph

We lost 12 stone between us
Mail Online

A healthier new year as Romford loses 396 stone!
Romford and Havering Post

Fundraiser goes to great lengths.
Helston Packet

Pauline swamped by her man sized jacket at broadcast awards.
Mail Online

LighterLife and it's unique Counselling element (including a link to our website).
Healthy Soul

Hertford one of 2011's top towns for weight loss.
Hertfordshire Mercury

Members of town diet group are huge losers!
Buntington and Royston Mercury

Exclusive pictures of Linda's weight loss!
Bella

Pauline's full of her night out
Best

Linda Robson loses weight after co-stars dramatic slimming.
Evening Express

I'm half the mum I used to be
The Echo

Linda Robson showed she has still go willpower
The Sun (Betty Brisk column)


January 2012


I didn't want to be Pauline's fat friend - Linda Robson.
Women

Linda Robson loses 3 stone thanks to Pauline Quirke
AOL Lifestyle

Birds of a feather slim together
Express.co.uk

I used to be a 20 but now Pauline and I are size 12s
Mail Online

Linda Robsons dramatic weight loss
Mirror.co.uk

Linda Robson's as light as a feather
Sun Online

How we totally lost it’ A feature on celebrity weightloss including Pauline Quirke a LighterLife
Daily Star on Sunday

Suddenly I was the fat one… and I wasn’t standing for it!
Daily Mail (Weekend)

Linda Robson loses weight after seeing Birds of a Feather co-star Pauline Quirke shed 8st
Mail Online

Which diet plan will work for you?
Evening News

What is Lighterlife?
Around Town

Dr Hilary Jones on loosing weight and maintaining a healthly lifestyle
Zimbio (web)

Local slimmers shed 544 stone
Wales Online/Glamorgan Gazette

Fab after Fifty
Blog

Recipe for promoting a healthy reaction
The Herald  

Loose weight to change your life
Shropshire Star, North and South

Covert Lobby groups for business to be exposed
The independent

Between us we've lost 28st!
Woman's Own Diet Special

Shedding for the wedding!
Absolute Bridal

It's time to live my life
Woman

Diet Dilemmas - Dr Hilary Jones answers your diet questions
Now Magazine

New Television advert with Pauline feature
Best (17th January)

Client Devinya Leader speaks about her phenomenal 10 stone weight loss
Yahoo UK (10th January)

Minister sheds 11 stones in 11 months
Spalding Guardian

Why are we seeing less of our favourite celebrities?
Daily Express

Pauline Quirke features in Woman & Home.
Woman & Home

LighterLife client loses weight and generates money for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Andover Advertiser

The right diet for you
Good Housekeeping

Celebrity Slimmers and Sinners
Bella

How we totally lost it!
OK! Magazine

Shrinking Stars of 2011
Now Magazine

Pauline explains her weight loss
Best