Your Journey

What major changes did you make to your food, exercise and thinking?

Food: I have more fresh fruit and vegetables in the house and eat more fresh fruit and vegetables.  I have less junk food in the house so I am not tempted.  I have the right size portions and now eat breakfast.

Exercise: I started going to physio, going to the pool twice a week, going to the gym and going walking.  I still go to the pool and gym.

Thinking: My choices for food are different I make healthier choices and I am think more positive.

Your Achievements and Rewards

What goals did you set yourself and how did you achieve them? What rewards and incentives did you give yourself?

To lose 5,10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40kgs and10% of my total body weight. I achieved my goals by walking, going to physio, going to the pool, going to the gym and making good food choices, my incentive was to help my back heal, lower cholesterol, to stop using asthma inhaler heaps and to get my Weight Watchers awards for my achievements.

What is the most important thing or experience your new lifestyle has given you?

Longer life span, cholestrol being back to normal and not being on pills for it, having a good health. More engergy to do the things I want to do.

Your advice to others?

Not to give up because there is light at the end of the tunnel and you'll feel heaps better.

A humorous moment during your weight loss

The amount of people who don't recognise me now that I have lost so much weight.