Weight loss expert offers flab-fighting deck of cards

• Linda Wood, a slimming coach and holistic therapist, runs her own business in Welwyn called Core Connections and practices the disciplines of reiki, reflexology, massage and hypnotherapy.
• She has appeared as an expert on ITV's The Trisha Show and is the author of A Helping Hand, a weight loss card deck.
• Oaklands resident Linda, 39, said: "I had my own weight problem 22 years ago.
• "After lots of experimenting and getting it wrong, I found a way to shift the weight without the struggle and have maintained it ever since."
• Slim for Life is a one-month intensive coaching programme for weight loss.
• It includes four coaching sessions, telephone coaching, self-hypnosis training and support materials and costs £120.
• The programme starts in Welwyn on Monday, at 7.30pm and will include a free copy of A Helping Hand when you join.
• Linda said individuals and groups will learn the most successful slimming strategies including how to tackle your own personal pitfalls.
• She said: "It's hard work and intense, but daily attention to your dream for 30 days can begin to turn things around.
• "It's not for those who want the easy route or an off-the-peg diet.
• "Slim for Life goes behind the scenes to the what, when and how of your dieting history so that it can be cleared and updated."
• The cards draw on Linda's own experience and learning, and they have coaching tasks and tips of what works and what does not.
• The deck also has 'affirmation cards' in them packed with positive messages.
• The idea is to repeat the affirmation frequently until you begin to take on that belief.