A MUM-OF-FOUR who cares for her son full-time has dropped four dress sizes with a city slimming group.
Forty nine-year-old Janie Butterworth, until recently Ferrier, from Brickfields, Worcester, has lost over five stone since joining Lee's Slimming World group in Perdiswell in April last year.
Mrs Butterworth said: "I had made changes to my diet but I think the most important part was changing my mindset.
"I go to around 10 to 14 exercise classes per week and that keeps me focused, it's good for my mental health.
"What makes me happy now is that I weigh less now than I did at 16, when I had my first son, Nick."
Nick suffered a severe brain injury in March 2015 due to a quad biking accident.
Mrs Butterworth added: "I look after him full time now - I have to do everything for him, including washing him, feeding him - everything.
"So I wanted to be stronger for him, physically."
Mrs Butterworth had dropped three stone on four occasions in previous years but wasn't able to maintain it.
She said: "I had lost weight and joined slimming clubs on and off for so many years.
"I think anxiety ultimately got the best of me each time and I felt ashamed with the way I looked.
"But this time I took the leap and kept going - I got to the three stone mark and wanted to go further."
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At Lee's Slimming World group in Perdiswell, it was the first time she had worked with a male consultant.
Mrs Butterworth said: "I'm proud of myself because I haven't missed a single group session since I started last April.
"Lee is just real with it - he's the best consultant I've ever had and I message him a couple of times a week now."
Having lost over five stone, Mrs Butterworth is keen to continue on that track.
"I want to lose another stone - I'll get there.
"My confidence is through the roof now. I've never really been able to wear dresses before but now my wardrobe is full of them.
"It has changed my life."
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