Real Success

Melanie Ratcliffe, from Willington in Derbyshire is smiling again after losing a fantastic 3st 3lbs! Melanie tells us how Food Optimising re-educated her eating habits, despite already following (what she thought) was a healthy diet.

“I’d been overweight since my late teens; going on my first diet after being asked to be a bridesmaid. I’d been told about the Cambridge diet and it seemed like the only option in the short space of time I had to lose weight before the big day. The diet basically worked by saying no to everything apart from water! I lost weight, but only in the short term; I soon put the weight back on.

“A couple of friends had lost weight through Slimming World and they looked really good, so I figured I'd give it a go. I was a bit hesitant at first about joining; I thought that I wouldn’t learn very much. After all, my diet already included skimmed milk, the best cuts of meat, the very finest mince and burgers, nothing but wholemeal everything, the list goes on! However, my Consultant Andrea had so much faith in the power of Food Optimising she convinced me that it would work.

"I loved Food Optimising straight away - it's not a diet, it's just really healthy eating. It's totally changed my view on food."

Instead of just eating something, I think ‘if I eat you, what’s the benefit to me? Are you good value for Syns?’ I have the confidence of knowing that I’m in control.

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“It’s normal food, so no-one needs to know you're slimming. I still entertain like I always did, but now with the quiet confidence that I'm not feeding my guests lots of fat and sugar!

“Since I’ve lost weight the heart palpitations that I previously had are not an issue. I’m better able to perform at work and have a social life outside of work too! If there’s any downside at all, it's having to re-learn how to shop for clothes now that all fashions are available in my size!

“The whole experience of losing weight this time around has been so completely different to any previous attempts. I now go around with a smile on my face!”

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