Gavin Williamson, MP for South Staffordshire, presented John with the Man of the Year Award and the 15 Stone Award from Slimming World.
Gavin visited the Slimming World Group at Great Wyrley to congratulate John and his fiancée Sharon on John’s accomplishment of losing 15 stone to win the organisation’s ‘Greatest Loser’ Competition.
John joined Slimming World in November 2014 and has since become an ambassador for the group, promoting a healthy way of life and motivating his fellow Slimming World members. His 15 stone weight loss has earned him the title of Slimming World’s ‘Greatest Loser’ 2016 at Great Wyrley, which is awarded to the Slimming World member who has lost the most weight in the previous twelve months.
Slimming World is an organisation dedicated to encouraging a healthy lifestyle and offering its members advice on nutrition and support during the weight loss journey. As well as running a national Greatest Loser competition, Slimming World is also part of a new NHS incentive called ‘One You’, which is a programme designed to help people make changes to their lifestyle and diet.
After crowning John Slimming World’s Greatest Loser, Gavin said: “It was a real pleasure to be able to visit Slimming World and to learn about the work that they are doing to help people lead fitter and more active lives. I was also delighted to have the opportunity to meet John and to present him with his awards, and I would like to congratulate him once again on such a fantastic achievement.”