TWO foodies who boosted each other's confidence at Slimming World have just tied the knot.

Lily Murphy, from Colchester, used to attend sessions in Braintree but moved to Highwoods in April 2015.

During her first Slimming World session the 25-year-old, of Friday Woods, noticed super slimmer James.

James was quick to make his move, even though Lily had mistaken James' mum for his wife.

Lily, a personal banker, said: "James was already attending and has lost three-and-a-half stone.

"Two days after the first session I got a message from him, saying he had noticed me at Slimming World and asking how I was getting on.

"I thought he was just being nice, we were just so similar.

"We really clicked, we had the same humour and liked the same music. We were texting for the whole week and then met up again at the next group.

"After the group we went for a drive and a chat, I wasn't looking for a relationship but we were just so similar and there was no stopping it.

"He was with his mum at the first session, I had thought it was his wife and thought nothing of it."

James, 28, had moved into Lily's flat within a month, and nine months later told her he wanted to start a family with her.

Despite having polycystic ovarian syndrome and being told she may not be able to fall pregnant with the added weight, the couple had their first son, Leo, in November 2016.

He has been lovingly nicknamed the 'Slimming World Baby' by her diet coach.

The couple got married in July this year, at the White Hart in Great Yeldham.

Lily said: "It was stunning, when I fell pregnant I had put on weight and so had James, but we had both hit our target weights before the wedding.

"When I first joined Slimming World I was painfully shy and the most self-conscious person, but on my wedding day I felt like a princess.

"My dress was off the shoulder, Grecian style, with a tight bodice."

Memories from the day were captured by Ella Violet Photography.

Even with all the treats at the wedding and honeymoon in Crete, the couple always bounce back to their targets.

Lily added: "We are a massive support to each other. Life goes on and you need to enjoy the special events but we both know when to reign it in.

"On my honeymoon I wore a bikini for the first time in my adult life and felt amazing."

The couple are both happy with their targets and each need to lose about 4lbs following the honeymoon.

Lily said: "We have both said Slimming World is always going to be a part of our lives, we both love food and this is the only thing that has worked for us.

"We both know we can maintain it together."