LighterLife in the news

November

I didn't want to be a fat bride!
14 November 2008
Daily Mirror
Stephany Harris-Cloake speaks out of her bullying and the reasons she chose LighterLife.

LighterLife receives best score out of 9 diet trials
11 November 2008
Best
LighterLife, along with eight other diets, were trialled for 30 days. See the article for more information on why LighterLife received 10/10.

October

Easy target for a bully
27 October 2008
Daily Mirror
Bullying survey results featured in the Daily Mirror.

Naked ladies raise £10,000 for charity

13 ladies from the Coventry area have raised over £10,000 for Breast Cancer Research UK after posing for a naked calendar.

Overweight "still called names"
13 October 2008
Nursing in Practice
Mandy Cassidy, of weight loss specialist LighterLife, which commissioned the survey, said: "It's sad that adults now find such behaviour acceptable. ...

Fat: the final frontier when it comes to insulting others
13 October 2008
The Daily Telegraph
Bullying survey results showing name calling.

Overweight people suffer abuse - and give it too
13 October 2008
The Guardian
Bullying survery results with Ian Campbell quote.

Fashion expert Gok Wan surprises Wales on Sunday winner

12 October 2008
WalesOnline - United Kingdom
The 35-year-old, who recently lost 4st on the LighterLife diet, added: “Since losing weight, I don’t really know what I should wear. ...

GILLIAN LOSES FIVE STONE IN FOUR MONTHS
11 October 2008
Lisburn Ulster Star - Lisburn,Northern Ireland,UK
Transport manager Gillian joined Lighterlife in Lisburn as a birthday treat just 12 weeks before she celebrated her 30th birthday when she weighed 16 stone. ...

Mediaedge:cia wins coveted Fresh Media award
10 October 2008
Brand Republic - London,UK
Feather Brooksbank, last year's winner of agency of the year, won the award for use of planning and research for the weightloss programme LighterLife, ...

I weighted 21st at 21!
Daily Mirror
3 October 2008
Joanne Reilly, one of our Counsellors explains how LighterLife worked for her.

September

Helping the Stroke Association to gain pounds
Stroke News
1 September 2008
Article outlining LighterLife's involvement in helping raise money for Stroke Association with BMI4Life campaign.

We lost 65st between us...then we stripped off for a calendar
Sunday Mirror - Celebs on Sunday
21 September 2008
Twelve of Jenny McDonald's clients bare all for charity.

August

How I met my future husband
Healthy - August 2008
Jenny talks of how she lost nearly seven stone with LighterLife and then met her future husband...

How I recorded an album
Healthy - August 2008
Debs talks of how losing weight on the LighterLife Programme enabled her to stop using walking sticks and her wheelchair, amongst other things.

July

Health and Beauty: The light way to lose weight
Halifax Evening Courier, UK - 28 July 2008
At the end of last year he was told about a weight loss programme called LighterLife by a male work colleague who had tried it and lost weight. ...

Mum and daugher lose 15 stone - together!
Mirror.co.uk, UK - 15 July 2008
So the pair signed up for LighterLife which replaces food with milkshakes and soups until you've hit your target weight. Both women were assigned diet ...

June

How Sian got her shine back (June 2008)
Sian lost over 3 stone in 3 months to put her health back on track. Two years later she's still in great shape and looking forward to her fabulous 50s.
Sweet magazine

A tasty challenge (22/06/08)
LighterLife takes part in Ready, Steady, Cook challenge...
this is hampshire.net, UK

Say I Do to a Lighter Life (21/06/08)
If you're looking to lose weight before the big day, LighterLife could be your answer... RedOrbit, TX

I knew I was big but it was a shock when they told me I was obese (11/06/08)
"I had tried all types of diets and they hadn't worked for me so I joined LighterLife," she says...
BirminghamMail.net, UK

A life of heartache and despair made me addicted to food (08/06/08)

Anne had been a secret comfort-eater all her life. But after a series of tragic miscarriages her bingeing went out of control...
Mirror.co.uk, UK

I lost 8st and beat my secret snack habit (06/06/08)
A friend told me LighterLife had worked for her so I made an appointment to see one of their Counsellors...
Mirror.co.uk, UK

The real 10 years younger (02/06/08)
After a lifetime of being fat and frumpy, Nadine from Lincolnshire decided to take action.
Woman's Own

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May

Weighty problem costs NHS Lothian £60000 each day (30/06/08)
42 year old Jo lost more than six stone on LighterLife and would like to see the NHS helping people who comfort eat...
Scotsman, United Kingdom

Dying for another piece of cake? (28/05/08)
Lighterlife's BMI4Life campaign helps people understand how weight can affect their health...
Nafferton Today, UK