Mum Mary enjoys being half the woman she was
SUPER slimmer Mary Mercer is almost half the person she was and has managed to stay that way for more than three years. Mary, 33, piled on the pounds, chomping her way through a whole packet of chocolate biscuits at breakfast and a burger for lunch. Then she would have a takeaway with husband, Phil, in the evening. Her weight crept up after giv-
ing birth to her son, Drew, six years ago, until at her heaviest, she weighed a hefty 19st 8lb and wore a size 22. After persuasion from her sis-
ter Tracy, Mary, who lives in Somerset Road, Shepway, joined the Rosemary Conley Diet and Fitness Club in Maid- stone. In just 12 months, she lost an amazing 8st 7lb – the
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equivalent weight of another person - and has managed to keep it off for three years. She now weighs 11st 1lb and is a stunning size 10 to 12. As herweight soared, her con- fidence dropped and on holi- days,Mary was too embarrassed to sit by the pool, but would have to sunbathe on her balcony instead. She was once forced to get off a funfair ride because the safety bar would not close over her. “My husband had to go on the ride on his own. I was just too fat to go on.” With a healthy diet and exer-
cise, Mary, who works at Maid- stone Hospital, lost her target 4st and felt encouraged to keep going. She said: “I used to be happy
to stay in and watch TV. Now my life has changed completely
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Mary’s current slimline look (above) is a dramatic transformation from her previous figure (top right)
and the difference in me is un- believable. “We can do so much more as a
family and I am able to take Drew to the park and do activi- ties with him.”
Dormer concerns scupper conversion ANDREW Halliday’s planning application for a loft con- version at 1 Lacy Close, Allington, was refused due to the proposed rear dormer. Maidstone Council felt this window would “overwhelm
the rear roof slope and appear obtrusive, causing unac- ceptable harm to the character and appearance of the street scene”. The decision notice urged the applicant to replace the
rear dormerwith “two smaller pitched roofed dormers and a rear light”.
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