After 15 years struggling with disordered eating - and even unsuccessfully resorting to hypnotism - a Gateshead mum finally found a safe way of controlling her habits at a Slimming World group.
Now, Carly Scott, 38, has set up her own group and wants to help others to find the support they need. Carly struggled with her weight and was caught in a cycle of binges and purges. After binging she would starve herself or "punish herself" with exercise, she said.
But after her children - she is a mum-of-three - began to pick up on her struggles, she was spurred on to join a local Slimming World group where she has built a healthier relationship with food.
