Success stories

3 stone 4 lbs loss for Catherine!

Catherine Matthews

In a desperate bid to lose weight, Catherine decided her only option was to trawl the internet for a quick fix solution. Who knows what she expected to find, perhaps she didn’t even know herself.

“I felt totally out of control. My last resort was the internet, I wanted a miracle fix that would stop me eating and lose weight within 24 hours. Of course common sense prevailed and I knew that no such solution would be forthcoming. However lo and behold I found the online weight loss website and thought I would have to give it a go since really all I had to lose was ‘fat’.”

There was no escaping her scepticism when she came across the website but Catherine took a chance on the authenticity of the website. Less than 10 months later and she is 3 stone 4 lbs lighter. Now she is in the best shape of her life and this is obvious for all to see. She has reduced her dress size from a size 18 to a ravishing size 12. Her gut reaction to trust the weight loss programme certainly paid off!

Not only has Catherine lost weight but she has reduced her cholesterol from a previous high reading of 7.5 to 5.

Catherine has tried a few diets over the years but the results were never long lasting or maintainable. She finally discovered the importance of taking a balanced, healthy approach to dieting through following the online plan.

“I have dieted before and yes they were successful up to a point. I think you have to be realistic, so diets that exclude food groups or offer a no limits style of eating are never really going to be sustainable. This diet has given me a real view of what a well balanced diet should be. I feel confident that with the help the experts of the plans provide I will be able to keep the weight off.”

Catherine had allowed herself get stuck in a rut, she was a stay at home mum who was constantly putting her family’s needs before her own. Understandably her weight and health were jeopardised as a result. Now she realises that it should be possible to achieve a good balance of care for both yourself and the family's.

Escaping into the sanctuary of the website for a short period every day gave Catherine the opportunity to take a break from the kids as well as giving her a virtual leg up the weight loss ladder. It helped to educate her about the importance of making nutritious choices when planning her meals.

Even though she has achieved great results since registering she is determined to remain motivated and keep up the eating habits she developed while following the meal plan.

“I can’t remember how I managed without the meal plans. When you are home all day with the wee ones you stop thinking about your own needs. Everyone else needs your attention and you stop even thinking about yourself. The meal plans gave me the incentive to plan the meals and the recipes are so straight forward, quick and extremely tasty.”

The small changes the plan encouraged, made all the difference to Catherine.

“One thing I started to do was sit down and enjoy my food. Having planned and cooked from scratch I wanted to savour my food. Before registering it had become quite usual for me to eat on the move, quite literally stuffing food down in gulps between getting the childrens, fetching there shoes, changing the TV channel, picking up toys etc. So my best ever new rule became, “while I am eating my meal don’t ask me for anything, wait until I am finished eating’.”

You are never too old to take up a sport! As her kids looked on in envy Mammy jumped up and down on her mini trampoline. To them it was a fun game but for Catherine this was more about improving her health and weight loss than fooling around.

“I bounced three times per week, gradually I built up to half an hour at a time. Then I began walking, now I walk 5km three times a week and sometimes I do a 10km cycle. It really has made a big difference.”

'Never say never', over the past year this has become a resounding motto for Catherine.

“There was a time last year when I thought, this is it! I will always be fat, I will never be able to wear pretty clothes, I am just a fat person and there is nothing that can be done.”

But just ‘listen’ to the newly positive Catherine now!

“When people I hardly know comment on my weight loss and congratulate me I feel fantastic, it really does boost my ego. What makes me so proud of myself is breaking all my bad food habits.”

“I never want to return to being the fat dowdy and frankly sad person I was before losing the weight."