Claire Kane was the 2025 Slimming World Woman of the Year. The investment analyst, 41, lives with husband Aaron, and children, Olivia, nine, and Sophie, six, in Plains, Scotland. A year on, she tells of her weight loss journey...
"I squeezed my daughter Olivia’s hand as we reached the front of the queue for the Tron ride at Walt Disney World in Florida. ‘You ready baby?’ I said. She gave me a nod, beaming with excitement. My heart was full. I’d made it, finally, I was the mum I’d always wanted to be.
"It was a million miles from our last family holiday in Blackpool two years earlier. I’d pictured myself, my husband Aaron and our girls Olivia and Sophie, making memories together. But at that time I weighed over 29st, and things were difficult.
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"At Sea Life, I had to keep sitting down while Aaron and the kids explored. And I didn’t even attempt Blackpool Pleasure Beach, despite desperately wanting to go. I felt like I was slowing my family down.
