Weight Loss Success Stories - Veda

I am a 50 year old woman whom haves always been relatively slender during my teenage years. After I had my 2 children, my weight problems started. I was always on a diet forever trying to lose weight. Even wondering if there is something wrong with my thyroid?

When I was in my 20's a colleague, who also struggled with her weight, told me that it becomes more difficult as you grow older. At thirty she is struggling much more to lose weight than when she was twenty years old. I later believed that this is the truth as I tried and the weight does not stay off. I tried a variety of diets from different eating plans to popping the pills. I lost weight and then just gained it back after a while.

Last year, October, I was a very unhappy person. For the first time in my life I have gained so much weight that I could not easily reach my feet to paint my toenails. I came to work one day being so miserable. I tried so hard to lose weight with no success. To top it all, my daughter got engaged and is getting married on 5 November 2011 and I can just picture myself standing on the photos with this huge body of mine.

After one month my boss came to me and told me about this fantastic "diet" that she is on and it really works. She gave me all the details and I sent an email to Sure-Slim being very skeptical about it. Within two days I received a mail back where all my questions were answered and an appointment was made to see Mandy O'Connor at the Durbanville clinic.

I was still not sure if this is what I want to do, but so what, the advertisement on the Internet said that the assessment is free, so why not try it. What is this Mandy going to tell me that I don't already know? I arrived at the clinic after work one Thursday afternoon and saw Mandy. I immediately told her that I am already 50 years old and I am not obliged to do anything I don't want to. I told her that I will decide if I want to lose as many weight as she is going to tell me (she did not mention anything at that stage). I said that I don't want to weigh less than 66 kg. You see, at 50 nobody tells you what you have to do anymore, you tell them. Mandy was very patient. She did the assessment, let me watch the DVD and then told me that she was going to tell me that I am supposed to weigh 70 kg, but seeing that I want to go down to 66 kg, so be it. Needless to say, I felt like a fool thinking that Sure-Slim was going to try and make money out of me by suggesting a ridiculously low goal weight.

After I had my blood tested and had my eating plan (yes, not a diet) explained to me, I was so eager to shed these extra kilos from my body. I did not want to get too excited as I was still wary of this eating plan. Will I really lose up to 5 kg in one month? This is something I still want to see happening.

After the first week, I could not believe what I saw on the scale. I actually lost weight and from there onwards it was just sticking to the eating plan, shedding the kilos and fitting into my "new" old clothes again. I could still not believe that it took me 3 months to get to my (not Sure-Slim's) goal weight and feeling so good about it. Old friends and family members whom I haven't seen for some time could not believe what they are seeing. One of my friends just stared and stared and apologised for staring, but she said she could not believe what she is seeing.

Even on the lifestyle program, I am still losing weight and I have encouraged a friend, her daughter and my daughter to join as well. My daughter is not really overweight, but the healthy eating plan could only do her good and what a lovely bride she will be on her wedding day. She has also reached goal weight. My husband joined me on the eating plan although he has not joined Sure-Slim and he is doing so well.

I will now think twice before I put that piece of bread in my mouth or eat the cake presented to me. I have worked too hard to shed the kilos to just gain it back. The saying goes, "nothing tastes as good as being thin feels". This is so true. One has new self confidence and a zest for life when you feel good and content in your body.

Thank you Sure-Slim for a healthy eating plan that works! Thank you Mandy for your encouragement and all the tasty meals you suggest when we meet. I cannot say that my eating plan is ever boring as one can choose (within boundaries) what you want to eat during the next week. Thank you that I can once again, in comfort, reach my feet to paint my toenails.

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