Mary McGinty

Mary McGinty Murray

An illness scare led Mary Murray from Mayo to reclaim her health and drive her to lose 5stone 7lbs. 

Mary Murray from Mayo says that her turning point came in 2011 when she was diagnosed with high blood pressure. “That day I left the doctor’s surgery and made a decision – that was it – I  wanted to lose weight and get better the healthy way.”

She quickly joined her local Unislim class in Belmullet and hasn’t looked back. “Stepping on the scales for the first time shocked me, I couldn’t believe how overweight I had let myself become. I was expecting a telling off or a lecture, but instead my leader Maureen gave words of encouragement. She told me to take a good look at the numbers on the scale, because I would never see them again – and she was dead right – I never have.”

Shopping was always touchy subject for Mary “I just hated it – I would spend time in the dressing rooms changing outfits a thousand times because I didn’t like what I saw in the mirror”. Now, with her slim new figure, shopping for stylish outfits means Mary can look as good on the outside as she feels on the inside.

Mary says her success comes down to following the Unislim Forever Free plan and making simple changes to her lifestyle like tracking her food daily, drinking more water and making healthy food swaps. All of these little things led to positive results on the scales.

“I am now a happier, healthier and more active person, something the old me could never have said. Life is too short to sit on the side-line and watch it go by!”