38-year old Jayne Stone, who now lives in Weston-Super- Mare and runs the Rosemary Conley Diet and Fitness Clubs franchise in North Somerset, grew up in Sheffield but moved to London to work for Customs and Excise. As well as London, Jayne worked for Customs and Excise as a senior Investigation Officer in Manchester and then Bristol.
Jayne has always had a weight problem, yo-yo dieting like most, but by this time, Jayne found that her weight had increased to over 15½ stone! Jayne’s mum, who had lost 3 stone with the help of Rosemary Conley, inspired her daughter to also lose 5 stone. Jayne used Rosemary Conley’s bestselling Hip and Thigh Diet to help her reach her goal weight and, to maintain the weight loss, Jayne decided to change her sedentary lifestyle to one more active. Jayne qualified as an aerobics teacher in 2003, before she decided to buy a Rosemary Conley Franchise. Jayne attended a Presentation Day at the Rosemary Conley Diet and Fitness Clubs’ offices in Quorn. Leicestershire and was convinced this was the way forward. Says Jayne: “It felt like the answer to everything and luckily I was able to buy a franchise in the Bristol area.” Jayne starting running the franchise in August 2004 and has now increased the number of classes she runs each week to 11. She has over 550 members.
Reflecting on the last two years, Jayne says: “I made absolutely the right decision and I love being my own boss. “The members make the job really enjoyable and I am delighted to have helped hundreds of successful slimmers to lose weight and keep it off.”
Jayne’s husband, Barry, has seen a big change in his wife. “Jayne is much happier, she has flexibility in her hours, has much greater job satisfaction and the financial rewards are excellent,” he says.
For Barry and Jayne, taking up a Rosemary Conley Franchise has meant working closely as a team but they have found the more you put in the more you get out.
After two years Jayne is now really organised. “I have an Administrative Assistant who is an enormous help, I have a local marketing plan that is working well for me and I have an efficient computer system in place.” Because she is so organised, Jayne has time to spend with her family. She also has time to work on the house she is converting with Barry, and can enjoy the seaside she lives moments from.
Jayne has maintained her weight loss and at 10 stone 3lbs, has never felt better. “My life is completely different now and for the first time in over 30 years, I actually feel good about myself,” she says.
