Real Weight Loss by Real Women
Healthy Inspirations is filled with success stories of women who have not only dramatically reduced their weight, but have succeeded in other facets of their lives as well.
Here's where you can be inspired by some of our success stories, through the words of the women who have been there, done that!
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After 20 yrs of yo-yo dieting and then having 2 children, it was time to get ‘Mel back’! My biggest fear was being the fat mum at the school gate when my eldest son started school in January 2008.
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OMG…….Who are you and what have you done with my body? I was looking at the photo taken at my friend’s wedding. The girl standing next to me, who had always been much bigger than me, was now smaller. That’s when I became serious about regaining control of my life. |
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A year ago, I was overweight, had no energy for my two girls and I was a very unfit size 16. Healthy Inspirations had recently opened near home and the school run. Perfect I thought, time to do something! My whole family loves the new ME. I have so much more self esteem, confidence and energy. |
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‘Mum, you’re fat!’ The innocently brash words of my five year old son got through to me like nobody else before him. My husband’s pleading had finally stopped, not through his acceptance of my weight problem, but rather through the disappointment of seeing no change. A relative had labelled me ‘disabled’ because I required the use of an extender belt on airplanes – my 138 kg belly just didn’t fit the standard belts. |
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It was January 2004.I stood in front of the mirror aghast at what was reflected back at me. I was getting dressed in our recently renovated dressing room, well-lite & with full-length mirrors. I was literally seeing my body in a new light. A stranger was looking back at me. |
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I have lost almost 15kgs and my blood pressure has dropped from "needing medication imminently" to "healthy". |
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My journey started last August when I was looking for a new outfit to wear for my 44th birthday. I was cruising the shops trying to find a suitable tent and getting more and more depressed... So far I have lost 36.4 kg and 123cm and I can comfortably fit in a size 12, with the help of my friends at Healthy Inspirations Joondalup. |
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I was overweight and had aches and pains because of my unfit body... In the past I have lost weight only to put it back on. I soon realised that by following the Healthy Inspirations plan I was losing the cravings that had been my downfall... My weight when I joined was 71kg and I am now 55kg and considerably fitter... |
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I feel fantastic. I'm fit and healthy. I'm more confident and bursting with energy.
I lost 11 kg and 48 cm off of my body frame in the first 8 months of joining the program... |
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"I thought other people must be looking at me and thinking how fat I was. I just wanted to hide away at home. My self esteem was at an all time low and often I wondered whether my children's friends were making jokes about their fat mother..." Weighing in now at 50 kilograms, Kay's physical health is no longer on the decline and her mental and emotional health has improved dramatically. |
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"After having two children I was always running around looking after them and not taking proper care of myself. One day I looked in the mirror and decided it was about time that I did something for myself." Monique C has lost 41.1kg and 122cm. |
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"I thought I was going to have a heart attack and being 150kg I was more scared of not fitting into the coffin than dying, so I lay with my arms and legs close together just in case." Sharon lost 67kg and 161cm, and found her dream job in the process. |
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"It was my nephew's wedding in November that was the motivation for me joining Healthy Inspirations. I knew that there would be family photos taken and I knew that I didn't want to look like I did anymore." Lesley lost 14kg, and is still going strong. |
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Donna was Bunbury's first member to reach her goal weight and enter the 100% club. "Before joining Healthy Inspirations I felt out of control and frumpy, wearing clothes that were bought for comfort rather than clothes that looked good. Now I love buying clothes and I feel more alive and healthy with more energy to enjoy life." |
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"Being grossly overweight I suffered from knee and ankle problems. At first I was a bit worried about how I would cope with exercise (I'll admit it, I was a couch potato). I would use every excuse not to exercise and it only made matters worse. I was depressed with how I looked and what I was becoming, then I realised it was up to me to change that." Jo lost 50kgs before her 20th wedding anniversary! |
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Rachel has lost 44kgs since joining Healthy Inspirations. "Now I understand what foods and portion sizes to eat and my whole taste has changed. I no longer crave the foods I used to be obsessed with. My confidence has absolutely soared and I will give anything a go now!" |
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In a recent nationwide search of weight loss successfuls, 45-year old Sandra was crowned one of five winners, for having made the most dramatic improvements in her health and wellbeing. This is her tale of weight loss success. Sandra went from a size 26 to a size 12. |
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"I really felt out of control, physically and psychologically. The more I ate the worse I felt - it was a vicious circle" In just 6 month Patricia has lost 19kg, and feels on top of the world! |
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Simone has lost 30kg by exercising 30 minutes three times a week, and following her presonalised healthy eating plan. "I had always focused on eating low-fat foods, not realising they could be high in sugar and kilojoules. So it’s educational to learn what to eat, what amounts to eat and when" |
