Sammie's success with the Low Fat plan
Catherine Matthews
Nutritionist
It’s much easier to achieve a goal when you set yourself a timeline to stick to. Sammie was all too aware that her birthday was approaching, yet she felt as though she was stuck in a rut and not moving forward. These feelings of frustration were just reinforced by her inability to shift the extra 2 stone that plagued her. She decided to pinpoint the upcoming birthday as the deadline for reaching her ideal weight and this time excuses were not allowed.
“I’d been saying for 3 years that I would lose weight and this time I was determined to succeed.”
After several failed weight loss attempts Sammie set herself a slightly different challenge. She would forget the group weigh-ins and try to achieve a new healthier lifestyle with the help of an online weight loss plan. She was pleasantly surprised by the results of this gamble.
“I weighed 11 stone 12 lbs. My top was size 18 and my waist was 16. My current weight is 9 stone 4 lbs and I am a size 10-12 waist and 12-14 top.” She exceeded her expectations and achieved a 2 1/2 stone loss.
Sammie has replaced her drab old clothes with sassy, figure hugging jeans and tops. This wardrobe revamp has helped to diminish the many insecurities she felt about her body. “I was not confident I hated my size and didn’t like my boring old clothes which were frumpy.”
One of the biggest confidence boosting moments for Sammie was purchasing a cute pair of size 12 jeans without having the gnawing fear that they wouldn't fit.
“I can wear size 12 jeans! That was something I didn’t believed possible. I feel so much better about myself.”
Sammie decided the Low Fat plan would be the most suitable choice for her. She was also able to tailor her plan so that it met her vegetarian requirements. The diet gave her an opportunity to change those bad habits that had led to her weight gain in the past.
The foods she started eating were in stark contrast to her previous diet, she replaced fat and stodge with high fibre and low sugar foods, benefitting her heart and general health.
“Before I joined the online weight loss programme I had gone off the track. I kept putting weight on but now I eat healthily and feel wonderful!”
