Chapter 9
As the weeks and months passed, Pete began to wonder if he’d ever lose the final stone and reach his target weight. He’d received nothing but encouragement from Carol and the group, and of course Bear. But week after week, he’d either have a maintain or occasionally a half pound loss.
“You could declare your target now,” Bear had told him on more than one occasion.
Each time Pete had remained firm. He remembered what his ideal weight was, and he was bound and determined to get there.
Finally, almost two years since walking through the doors of his first Slimming World meeting, Bear announced, louder than was strictly necessary, Pete had lost a pound. This made a total loss of five stones. He’d made it. He’d reached his target weight of fourteen and a half stone. Or, as he’
