WEIGHT LOSS SUCCESS STORY
Hi, my name is Margo. 6 months ago, I was probably like you - overweight, unhappy, guilty about what I ate and sure I’d never ever be my ideal weight again.
But I developed an amazing diet to achieve my weight loss. This is my story....
- Quick weight loss - I lost 6kgs/13lbs in the first 10days
- I didn’t use a weight loss product, or willpower, or exercise
- It is an easy, safe, healthy and nutritious way to lose weight
- I have lost 16kgs/35lbs altogether, and am still losing weight
I always believed that my diet was healthy
I became a vegetarian in my early twenties, and took a few nutrition courses to make sure I would receive all the nutrients my body needed.
All was fine, so I believed. The meals I made were balanced, with all the food groups represented, that we were taught about at school. The proteins usually consisted of combining secondary sources in the one meal, like rice and nuts, to form a primary source.
And the Weight crept up....
I turned 40, and despite my 'healthy' diet, I slowly put on weight. Every now and then, I would have a Liquid Day (chocolate milk, so I wouldn't feel hungry - didn't want to go hungry now, did I) to reduce my weight a bit. It also shrunk my stomach so that I could eat less and still feel full.
I suppose it didn't help that nearly every night I had red wine and chocolate or chips, but that was my 'reward' for eating healthily during the day.
It was my metabolism's fault that I was gaining weight, I decided.
I had been my ideal weight (with the slight fluctuations) for a long time, but that now crept up slowly until I was nearly 46lbs/21kg heavier. My beautiful wardrobe was unwearable, the new clothes I bought became uncomfortably tight very soon, I was ashamed to wear a swimsuit, I stopped wearing short skirts, my face was very puffy and I didn’t look, or feel like ‘me’.
I WAS VERY UNHAPPY WITH MYSELF
BY THIS TIME, I HAD BEEN OVERWEIGHT FOR ABOUT 8 YEARS
Crunch time
I arrived at a point where I had to decide whether to accept myself as I was, or to go on a diet.
Neither choice was appealing. I don’t consider myself as having a lot of willpower over food, and I felt disgusted with myself every time I looked in a mirror. How was I going to do this?
Exercise - NOT!
Oh, a note about exercise. I was a champion swimmer in high school, but gave that up in my teens, and never did it anymore. I didn’t believe in exercise or sport (what are sport clinics for, except to treat injuries from sport? I’m not going to get injured, thanks!).
So exercise was not an option for me, when making my decision to accept myself or lose weight.
Turning Point
I did some research into weight loss and discovered that your diet can not only help to heal health problems, it can also increase your energy and vitality.
I was feeling drained and tired most of the time, but had always accepted this as normal with a busy lifestyle. I had also decided long ago that whatever health problems I had, that could not be easily fixed by the medical profession, I would learn to live with.
Now I had 3 reasons to change my diet -
- Lose weight
- Regain my health and decrease my health problems
- Increase my energy and vitality
I was a bit skeptical about the healing part, but I wanted the vitality and energy. I'd seen people like that, full of bouncing energy, never getting tired.
I was tired of feeling tired!
I MADE A DECISION to embrace this diet
So I did lots more research, to ensure my body would be receiving the nutrients it needed. I worked out how to apply this diet to my lifestyle. It was clear I needed to start with a detox, as this not only cleansed my body (or at least began the process), but it would also shrink my stomach so I wouldn’t need as much food to feel satisfied - using the same principle as my Liquid Diet days.
I STARTED my new Food System
2 days later, I did a 2 day detox, had my last glass of wine and plunged right in!
I was not well for the first 2 weeks on my new food system, with headaches and sudden drops in energy. But I already knew that these symptoms were normal during an internal cleansing - the body is ridding itself of its toxins in whichever way it can, and working extremely hard doing it. That takes a lot of energy. Years of accumulated toxins are being eliminated very quickly.
But I persisted, I WAS GOING TO BE HEALTHY again, and get my vitality back!
By the way, I did ‘slip’ on the first day - I ate three chocolate biscuits, then stopped myself. The next day, I had one, and then didn’t want any more. I’d never been able to stop at just one before.
I lost 6kgs in the first 10 days, by ‘accident’.
I have some bathroom scales in my bathroom (surprise!) that I jumped on now and then to monitor my weight. After 10 days on my new food system, I jumped on the scales just casually, and received a SHOCK. I had lost 6kgs/13lbs. I hadn’t realised, hadn’t thought about it, nothing. But I began to see the possibilities...
So Easy!
I have to tell you, this diet is EASY. The detox clears all the poisons out of the system, I ACTUALLY DON’T EVEN WANT A PIECE OF CHOCOLATE, in fact, it repulses me to think about eating it. Same goes with other unhealthy food. The 20% leeway I have given myself is made up of food like garlic prawns or pasta with a cream sauce. I tried a mince pie at Christmas and didn’t even enjoy it, let alone have another one.
I believe I was addicted to these unhealthy foods most of my life, that the toxins in them made my body want more. Once these were cleared from my system, I didn’t want them!! This is why it is an amazing diet, because you don’t even want those foods that cause you to be unhealthy and gain weight. I’ll repeat that - YOU DON’T WANT THEM !! When you don’t want them or crave for them, you don’t eat them. Simple!
5 months later..
OK, its been 5 months, I have lost 16kgs/35lbs so far, and am STILL LOSING. I have very few clothes now that fit me, as I have given most of my ‘fat’ clothes away, and don’t want to spend a lot on wearing something only temporarily while I lose more.
I only need about 5hours sleep a night, and I hardly ever get tired. I bounce out of bed in the morning when I wake up and NEVER need the snooze button - my body can’t wait to start the day.
My health improved
The other major benefit I’ve had from this food system is that I haven’t caught any of the bugs and viruses going around. My son came home with the flu, and for the first time ever, I didn’t catch it. I must be healthy! My PMS has dramatically decreased, AND amazingly, my arthritis has improved as well. After a night of dancing, I could hardly get out of bed the next morning, but now I hardly feel it.
Helps depression
This diet has also contributed to a friend’s coming out of clinical depression without drugs – ridding your body of toxins means your body can start working for you, instead of being slowed down by constantly processing unhealthy foods. Often depression arises from a bio-chemical imbalance in the body. Certain foods such as banana, figs and dates are rich in the amino acid tryptophan, which is converted by the body to seratonin, a very significant neurotransmitter (hormones in the brain that control feelings). The juice detox followed by the diet helped him immeasurably more than any drugs did, in my opinion.
This is the way a diet should be . . . . . . .
My friends are amazed at the change in me - I’m back to my old self. Lots of them have taken on this diet (mostly partly) and all have lost some weight. Embracing it wholeheartedly brought fantastic results for me. This is the way a diet should be - natural, safe, healthy, effective, easy and amazing!
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