‘Weight Loss Success Stories’
This is my story of how I found SureSlim and the benefits I now experience as a result of following a healthy well-balanced diet. I had tried every diet going and was struggling to lose weight, even though I thought I was eating a healthy diet....
Every week I would attend a local slimming class and be told “sorry but you haven’t lost any weight this week”. I was at the point of despair! I would go home knowing I had been good as I always kept a food diary, my husband would greet me at the door and ask “how have you got on this week darling?” My despondent response would be,” I haven’t lost an ounce, she says I need to try again this next week”, many times this would lead to me shedding a few tears, thinking what do I need to do, and also feeling frustrated. Read More »
I’ve always been “a big girl” I can’t ever remember being a size 12, I think I must have been about 10! My wedding dress was a size 18 as was everything I owned. I didn’t think it bothered me. I was married, I had 3 kids in 5 years and suddenly my weight just got heavier and heavier. I felt like I was always at the Doctors for some sort of condition. My husband bought me a pair of size 22 jeans for Christmas, they were tight, I just cried. My mum saw the advert for SureSlim in a magazine and cut it out for me, she showed me the advert (treading water carefully as my weight was never a good discussion point!). I was turning 30 and planning a big party so I decided that I had to do something. After meeting the SureSlim consultant at the Ilkley clinic I felt relieved. She was so positive and I believed that I would be able to lose all the weight, and it wouldn’t take forever. She sent me for some blood tests and a week later I was in to receive my personalised plan. The food I was to eat was normal food, it was enough food to keep me from feeling hungry and all my ‘low blood sugar’ moments disappeared. From my initial consultation to my first official weigh in (about 10 days) I had already lost 1 stone and 6 inches. I felt fantastic and the weight just kept coming off. I went on to lose 29 inches and over 5 stone. I cannot believe that I had done it. It’s a wonderful feeling. I am now lucky enough to be running the clinic at Ilkley and I can’t stress to people how much this has changed my life. The energy I have is never ending and I haven’t been to the Doctors for ages!
Wow, I am so impressed at how easy it really was to lose my weight with SureSlim. I started at 16st 13lb – I had reached crisis point. The size 22/24 clothes were starting to get tight and this wasn’t good news. Having medical problems including Multiple Sclerosis and IBS meant losing weight was previously a battle. I had tried most things but never found something I could stick to. I had seen with my own eyes other people that had joined SureSlim and achieved great things. I knew this was the path I was going to have to take. I was scared and worried at how things would have to change but after my initial visit I felt confident that with the support of my consultant I would give it my best shot. My plan arrived and with trepidation I embarked on my new quest. My new life! Within a few months my cholesterol was completely normal but the benefit was really to the IBS. I no longer need to take the medication for this as the plan seems to have sorted it out – telling me that it’s the right food now going in my body. It didn’t take long for people to start noticing that I was losing weight and this of course made me feel fantastic. My willpower was definitely encouraged by the fact people were commenting but also that the weight was coming off at a super but sensible rate. I reached goal after 9 ½ months on SureSlim meaning I had lost 7 ½ stone. It’s truly amazing. I am a size 10 now which I didn’t even think was possible. I know that when I go into a shop I can try clothes on confidently. No need to hide the tag anymore! I’ve been able to keep the weight off with the help of my lifestyle plan and I plan on keeping it that way – I feel so comfortable with the new me. My life has changed for the better. My family are proud of me and my achievements. Most importantly I love the fact I feel better about myself. I now have the key to manage my weight for the rest of my life.
I used to teach “special” teenagers in a large secondary school. I was good at my job because I am a very caring person. When my mother got cancer I moved her in with me and took care of her 24 hours a day. Five years and four operations later we beat the cancer. Meanwhile my weight yo-yoed by trying every diet that existed (points & red/green days) following diet books or the gym. Free vegetables like cabbage did not work for me I put on extra weight after a week of cabbage soup. Nobody believed me and I was told I must be cheating or sleep-eating! I went up four dress sizes, my knees were killing me walking up the stairs. The nurse at the surgery checked my thyroid levels and told me it was OK, I was border line. Everything changed when I met a friend, who used to be quite large, at a New Year’s Eve party. She didn’t just look thinner, she looked radiant. When she told me all about it I decided it was worth travelling forty minutes to get to the nearest SureSlim.
In 2000 I was diagnosed with Poly-cystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). During my consultations with various doctors I was told that the side effects of PCOS included weight fluctuations and that it could only be managed - there was nothing they could do. I have tried numerous diet plans and though I lost some weight, it was not significant weight loss or a constant thing so I would become frustrated and would comfort eat; therefore, as a consequence, I would put the weight back on. In 2005 my friend and I joined a gym and through watching our eating habits and toning up at the gym I lost weight. Again, it never seemed to be a constant and encouraging weight loss so I became despondent and began to eat unhealthily again. Though I tried these diets and they worked to a degree, the process was slow and arduous. I felt that due to the PCOS I was fighting a losing battle and due to the imbalance of my hormones I would never be thin.
When I got married 12 years ago I weighed 10st 4lb. After 3 years and having my son I discovered that I had put on about 3 stone, so for the last 9 years I have been trying various diets, all which had some effect for a little while, but I never lost more than half a stone. I joined an exercise class with my friend, and later the gym for a couple of years but never achieved any significant results long term.
Six months ago I was fat and unhappy. Now I am slim and over the moon! It feels like a miracle!
I have battled with my weight all my life, managing to keep just below ‘obese’ by lots of exercise and trying to eat sensibly. However, it had begun to feel like a losing battle. I was 60 last year and during my fifties I had gone through the menopause, given up smoking (after 40 years!) and been diagnosed with an under-active thyroid for which I will have to take daily thyroxine for life. Added to that deadly trio of fat-makers, I was carrying my fat round my middle – the classic ‘apple’ and the worst place to carry weight for health reasons.
I have tried many other diets over the years, but I have never managed to stick to them due to the lack of willpower and persistently feeling hungry! As a final straw I decided to try the SureSlim eating plan and I'm so glad I did! I started SureSlim weighing 12stone 5lbs and wanted to shed at least 2stone 5lbs, the blood tests discovered that I had high cholesterol and high carbohydrate sensitivity, so the SureSlim team designed an eating plan for me to combat these issues, increase my weight loss and reduce my cravings in between meals! Whilst the first week was the hardest I was determined to stick rigidly to the plan, so when I got weighed and had lost a massive 7lbs in 1 week it fuelled my motivation and encouraged me to continue. Whilst I obviously had to make some sacrifices and cut back on some foods and drinks, I can still have them, just in smaller quantities and this makes them all the more enjoyable when I do treat myself. The plan made me aware of portion control and helped me realise some things I was putting into my body were not healthy for it. The re-education of my eating habits is what will ensure I continue to eat and live the SureSlim way. Go on try it - it is so easy to follow and to stick to!
I suffer with Irritable Bowel Syndrome and a few years ago I gained a lot of weight through not eating the right foods and not being able to control my IBS. This resulted in me not only gaining weight but I also started to have breathing problems and stuggled to exercise. I was recommended SureSlim by a family friend after seeing the results it had with her and joined straight away! I found it hard to adjust at first but I had been so ill with IBS over the years my determination helped me through the hard times, and once I started to see the weight drop off I finally started to feel myself again. Six months after starting SureSlim I have lost 20 inches and 3 stone in weight and I feel amazing again, my strength and fitness is back. I feel so happy thanks to SureSlim, it is the only diet that has helped me to understand and control my IBS and learn to live with it!