Margaret sheds 11 stone for victory

A CITY slimmer has won a national dieting prize after shedding half her body weight.

By The Newsroom

Published 5th Jan 2011, 11:18 BST

Updated 5th Jan 2011, 11:20 BST

Margaret Balneaves dropped from 21 stone down to just 9st 12lb

Margaret Balneaves, 51, from Edinburgh, will be given the title of 50 plus Slimmer of the Year after she dropped her weight from 21 stone to 9st 12lb.

She is one of ten award winners for the Rosemary Conley Diet and Fitness Magazine Slimmer of the Year 2011 competition.

Glasgow slimmer Patricia Harvey scooped the Online Slimmer award after shedding 6st 6lb.

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