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Meet Shaun

LOST 22Kg

Starting at 101Kg, in the first cycle I lost 13kgs and after numerous compliments I decided I wanted to reach my goal weight of 80kgs where I would be considered "normal" according to my BMI. I completed another two cycles and today I weigh 79kgs and wearing a size 34. Am I happier? Well I am happier with compliments I'm receiving which are so much better than being called “telly tubby” or worse. I can now enjoy my daughters fully and my wife thinks she is having “an affair with another man”.

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Shaun

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As the owner of an architectural practice my working hours and activities on site led to some very bad habits. I did not exercise with much of my day either in front of a computer or in meetings. Rushing between these meetings and site I would often skip meals and then stop at my favourite drive through - KFC - for a snack.

I did very little exercise and used both my work and my studies as an excuse not to exercise. In January 2016 I weighed 101kgs and was a size 40 waist. Although I was happy with myself and my body shape I knew that I needed to lose weight for a number of reasons. I have a family history of cardio vascular disease and although my cholesterol was within the norm there was always an underlying fear of my lifestyle and food changing this. The biggest reasons however was the fact that I would get out of breathe playing my little girls and when we went to buy a mattress for our guest room the mattresses were certified to 110 kgs which meant I only had 9 kgs to go before I was considered too heavy for a normal mattress.

In February 2016 my wife volunteered me as a guinea pig for the new Health Pointe that was being launched in March. I thought it was very rude that I was classified as obese. I knew “obese people” and I was not “one of them” ...however the figures don’t lie. The day before I started the programme I secretly drove all the way out to Stellenbosch to the drive through KFC so nobody would see me and said goodbye to my old friend “The Colonel”.

Commencing on the programme I immediately lost 3kgs in three days on the protein cycle which was really encouraging. I thought doing the 10,000 steps a day would be challenging but there was no way I was going to go to a gym, run or do any other form of strenuous exercise. By simply changing some of my daily habits ie taking the stairs rather than the lift, parking at the far end of the parking lot and walking to the shopping centre, doing each aisle in Pick n Pay etc – the steps were easily accomplished. Drinking 2.5 litres of water was also going to be a challenge as I wasn’t a big water drinker. Again I solved this by buying myself a soda stream machine and gassing the water. I felt like I was now drinking sparkling water at a restaurant which phycologically worked. Giving up sugar was also going to be tough. Previously I would have on average 10 cups of tea or coffee a day with 2 teaspoons of sugar in each mug, a bowl of icecream (or two) for desert and a few snacks in between. I was using the sugar to keep me on a permanent high so that I didn’t feel drained or tired. The first couple of days were quite hard but it got easier as time went on and today a block of chocolate is more than enough rather than the whole slab. The portion size looked incredibly small in the beginning but by the end of the programme the same plate looked enormous and I was never hungry or lacking.

In the first cycle I lost 13kgs and after numerous compliments I decided I wanted to reach my goal weight of 80kgs ( or below) where I would be considered normal according to my BMI. I completed another two cycles and today I weigh 79kgs and wearing a size 34. Am I happier? Well I am happier with compliments Im receiving which are so much better than being called “telly tubby” or worse. I can now enjoy my daughters fully and my wife thinks she is having “an affair with another man”.

I would recommend the programme to anyone.

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Meet Krystal

LOST 12,8Kg

I started my weight loss in June 2016, and finished my first cycle on August 2nd. I lost a total of 12.8Kgs and I cheated at least once a week, except on the two weeks of metabolism adjustment. I am not proud of my cheat days, but I am thankful for the protein days. Let's be honest, in a lot of diets you cheat for a day and you are paying for it the entire week. The fact that the weight gain on a single "cheat day" wears off after a protein day is PRICELESS!

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Krystal

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As a former beauty pageant contestant I always felt the obligation to keep myself in shape, for myself and others (especially my husband, who loves telling people the story about me in beauty pageants). I used to do all sorts of crazy diets, you name it... I certainly did it! Unfortunately, as usual, the results did not last long.

I am a 1.8mt tall girl, and my default weight is 76Kgs. However, I like to keep myself between 69 -74kgs and when I am on diets I usually aim for 64Kgs.

Last year, I moved countries, started a new job and also had some issues that led me to depression. From 76Kgs (which is when I usually say "time to go on a diet") I went up to 84Kgs in a period of 6 months. I had never been so big in my entire life. My partner was not happy, my friends could tell the difference, but more importantly, I was not happy.

I wanted to start one of my "crash diets" again but my partner advised me against it. You see, I would always go for the "magic pill" rather than the healthy choice.

Fortunately for me, I have an amazing partner who loves me no matter what, and always looks out for me. He told me about "Health pointe" and convinced me to do it.

To be honest, I was very reluctant to do the diet. Where is the magic pill? Where are the reduced portion meals? Where are all the banned products? I could not understand what the diet was all about, but hey, I still went for it, and I cannot tell you how amazing I feel. I literally eat all the time, I have not felt hungry once, I eat all food groups and more importantly I feel more energetic.

After I finished my last beauty pageant back in 2005, I became "allergic" to water and the gym. Believe me when I tell you that if I ever went to a gym it was to use their toilets. I was not very sporty and I am still finding the love for fitness. However, I am back in the gym "by choice", and I cannot tell you how amazing it makes me feel to go for walks on the mountain, go on the running machine and do Zumba classes twice a week! Also, I can now drink 3lts of water without hesitation.

At the beginning of the program, I lost 3kg during the first week. I thought that it would be difficult to reach 10,000 extra steps a day, but in all honesty, it is not! I thought i was going have a hard time measuring my food and writing down my fat and carb intake. To be honest, what I found very difficult was to reach the amount of fat and carbs required for the day.

I like to take things the extra mile, so rather than doing the normal weight loss program, I did the "fast weight loss program" which is basically less fat intake.

I am thankful for the program and also for my amazing coach. The support and love received by her over the past weeks was truly amazing. She definitely made me work harder and appreciate myself for the commitment and effort I was putting in to reach my goal!

I love going on the scale these days and I always make a big deal for every gram I loose. I feel more energetic and happier than ever before.

I will start cycle 2 very soon and will aim for my weight goal, which is 64Kgs. I am sure I will reach it and when I do, you will be the first one to know!

I definitely recommend this diet to everyone, no matter how much or how little weight you want to lose, you will not regret it.

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