Lisa ‘Overwhelmed’ With Support

A Market Harborough woman told she was “too big” to join a fitness bootcamp in town has been inundated with messages of support.

Lisa Parratt was left humiliated and upset after being told she would need to lose five stone before she could attend sessions run by personal trainer Gary Randall, who calls himself Buffmaster.

Lisa Parratt

Screenshots of messages uploaded to Facebook have gone viral and attracted more than 1,500 comments and 500 direct messages, including offers of help from other personal trainers.

Lisa, who weighs 25 stone, and has been on a weight-loss programme for the past few months, says she is overwhelmed by the support and hopes it raises awareness about the damage such comments can do.

She spoke to Hfm:

Mr Randall has not commented.