Slimming World founder Margaret Miles-Bramwell who ‘changed the lives of millions’ dies in Majorca aged 76
Slimming World founder Margaret Miles-Bramwell who ‘changed the lives of millions’ dies in Majorca aged 76
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THE founder of weight loss company Slimming World Margaret Miles-Bramwell has died aged 76. Miles-Bramwell died on Sunday morning surrounded by her family in Majorca after she had "touched the hearts and changed the lives of millions of people", the company said in a statement. Slimming World managing director Lisa Salmon said: "Margaret steered her ship in the way she lived her life - with a generous spirit, passionate conviction, a wicked (and rebellious!) sense of humour and a fierce belief in doing the right thing.
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"Our job now is to continue to keep her legacy alive by doing the very same thing.". Margaret founded the company which focuses on a diet of Food Optimising in Derbyshire in 1969. The programme encourages dieters to swap high-fat foods for low-fat foods that are naturally filling. The Slimming World diet is run by a Derbyshire-based weight loss company created by Margaret Miles-Bramwell in 1969. It focuses on a diet of Food Optimising, where members are given a list of Syn Free food, that can be eaten in unlimited amounts.
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Syns are short for synergy as the Free Foods, Healthy Extras and Syns all add up to effective weight loss. You can get support from fellow slimmers at weekly group meetings and follow an exercise plan to become gradually more active through their Body Magic initiative. It's designed to help you lose about 1-2 pounds a week and currently has around 900,000 members attending each week. More to follow... For the latest news on this story keep checking back at The Sun Online.
