A MOTHER and daughter have shed a total of 15 stone 6lbs between them.

Mum of three Lorraine Harrison of Poole, dropped 5 stone 10 pounds after seeking help from The Slimming Clinic in Bournemouth.

She said: “My weight loss started when I realised after my difficulty of conceiving and needing fertility treatment, needing to go into hospital for surgery and that my weight wasn’t healthy, it was time that I changed my lifestyle and made some changes. What made me put on weight even more was going through the menopause and being on different medications.

“I’m finally happy with my weight and I’m so please that I can finally fit into size 10 and 12 clothes. I’m a lot more confident an I’m no longer finding difficulty breathing when I’m walking long distances and up hills.

Her daughter Amanda Buckett, a mother of seven, who tipped the scales at 20 stone 10lbs decided to follow in her mum’s footsteps by joining the clinic and and dropped 9 stone 10 pounds. She said: “I made the decision to lose weight not just for my children but I knew my weight was taking a toll on my health.

“I had pains in my knees all the time and I struggled to breathe when laying down or walking upstairs. One of the best things about losing the weight is being able to sleep without feeling like I am being suffocated by the extra fat around my neck.

“It did what no other weight loss programme could do for me. The staff were amazing and helped keep me on track. I now don’t have to struggle to find shops that stock a size 26 – I can finally wear fashionable clothes."

For more information see theslimmingclinic.com.