Like many people, I have battled with my weight all my life. I was the 'fat kid' at school and like any badge you learn to wear it. Maybe that was my downfall. I accepted that I was a 'fat' person so if kilos came and went (mostly came) I didn't really notice.  I have tried every diet under the sun and admittedly I had some success with a lot of them but nothing that has brought me back to the weight I was when I was 15 as SureSlim has.

I have always found it hard to buy clothes – I want to look young and 'up with the play' but buying fashionable clothes for larger sizes is not easy unless they come with a large price tag to match. My self-esteem had reached an all time low by the end of 2004. I didn't want our little girl to ever have to say, 'that's my mum, the fat one.' I wanted to be able to race around after her and with her. We also want to extend our family and I know to improve my chances of a better pregnancy and delivery I need to be at my peak.

I discovered Sureslim! The first time I heard about it was an ad on TV. I looked it up on the Internet. I went along to the free seminar and decided it sounded like me. I liked that the program was designed for me after a blood test revealed my particular needs and the success stories were real and inspiring.

The programme worked so well for me. There are no secret potions or pills which means when you reach your goal your body doesn't have to adapt to eating 'normal' food, because you already are. You choose your goal weight with the help and guidance of SureSlim. I also love the fact that the mentors at SureSlim are either doing or have done the program too. They are credible, encouraging and really supportive.

Your sessions are one on one so you don't feel shamed or embarrassed; you're not being compared to anyone else.

I thought at the start that the weight I had to lose was a huge amount – would I ever get there? But I was motivated and the weeks have flown by and the weight kept dropping off (by an average of around about 1 kilogram a week). I feel so much better both physically and emotionally. My wedding ring fell off about a month ago- when I went to get it resized it went from an R to an M. I was wearing size 22+ clothing and now I'm a 12!

Now when I go shopping I am not looking for the clothing that is long and loose and hides what's underneath. I am shopping in shops that I have NEVER bought clothes from before. I can walk into a mainstream shop and know that the clothes will fit me. Shopping is such a pleasure now and is quite possibly going to become my new obsession. My husband may need to hide the credit card!

I have lost over 40 kilos and I FEEL GREAT!!! I can shop in mainstream shops and I can scale any slide or crawl through any tunnel in pursuit of our active toddler.

Sarah R.

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