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THEA Atkinson thanks her grandchildren for spurring her in to the light to lose weight.

"The pivotal moment for me personally was watching my grandchildren play and realising I needed to maintain," Ms Atkinson said.

Now, with the aid of social networking and a personal trainer that has walked an identical path, Ms Atkinson, 50, is landing public punches for her own

health.

Ms Atkinson did not wish to imelda perfect slim diet pills reveal how much weight she had lost, but bravely agreed to share her story to inspire others.

"I found Jessica (Vickers) on Facebook and she has been encouraging me ever since," Ms Atkinson said.

Ms Vickers had herself lost 70kg and knew there were no quick fixes.

"Jessica posted her before-and-after photos and that i felt the for the first time there is somebody available who was ready to walk this journey with me,"

Ms Atkinson said.

The sun's rays Bay resident now attends workout sessions in a park.

"You usually go into a gym and they are all size 10," she said.

"They have no idea where you have been or where you want to get to.

"Jessica knows the obstacles we face and she talks me through bad days without any judgement."

Ms Vickers said her program was for individuals who felt uncomfortable going to the gym, which social media was really a great tool.

"When you're bigger, it's difficult to go to a fitness center," Ms Vickers said.

"The group has a closed Facebook site to encourage one another and discuss bad days.

"It's about learning and doing better next time."

Ms Vickers said social media played a huge role in their weight reduction journey, helping her produce a goal and stick to it.

"I've been overweight my life," she said.

"Morbid obesity runs in my family.

"I joined a nearby gym plus they gave me all of the encouragement and tools I desired to lose the load, but Facebook was a fundamental part of my weight

reduction.

"I created my very own page and will make goals and put them out there.

"It enables you to accountable to any or all your family and friends.

"When I reached my goals, I acquired the encouragement and I think this is an important tool for that program."

The first group of 10 have together imelda perfect slim 5x lost 45 kilos and are continuing to drop weight and alter their lives.

"We do three sessions a week, that is much more about changing your lifestyle than about weigh-ins," Ms Vickers said.