I want to share Marina's story with you. She is one of those women who was doing everything right and still could not shift the weight. Active lifestyle, personal trainer twice a week, healthy eating, three young kids keeping her on her feet all day. And the scale would not budge.
Marina is 42, lives in Queensland, and has coeliac disease, which already limits what she can eat. She was not eating takeaway. She was not sitting on the couch. She was genuinely active and eating well. But she knew her portion sizes had crept up over the years, and the snacking while cooking dinner had become a habit she could not break.
She found us through Instagram. Saw some before and after photos and thought the results looked too good to be true. But what convinced her to try was that our program still involves real food. "You're still eating your veggies, your proteins, your fruits," she said. That mattered to her because she had tried fasting before and it did not suit her lifestyle with three kids to feed.
The program
Marina chose the 43-Day Body Slimming Detox. Her starting weight was 68.9kg and her goal was 62kg.
The first few days were an adjustment. She said it was a bit of a roller coaster. But she kept reminding herself why she was doing it. "I wanted to be a better version of myself," she told us. And once she got through that first week, she was amazed at how quickly the results came.
She found that the simple meals worked perfectly with her coeliac restrictions. Grilled chicken with steamed vegetables. Fresh fish with a big salad. Nothing complicated, nothing with hidden gluten. She stopped finishing off her kids' plates and replaced the dinnertime snacking with a cup of herbal tea.
The results
By the end of the 43-day detox, Marina was down to 60.1kg. Nearly two kilos under her goal weight. Then something unexpected happened. During her three weeks of Phase 3 maintenance, she lost another couple of kilos. Her final weight: 58.9kg.
That is a 10kg loss in total. She told us she does not think she has ever been under 60kg in her adult life.
What she said
"I ummed and ahed about starting. I thought, is it worth the money? But once I did it, it was done. And once you start, you'll be amazed at how much you lose just in that first week. Do it. That's all I can say. Thank you Slim By Nature and the SBN community. It is the best thing I have done."
Marina's advice
Remember why you are doing it. It can be difficult at times, but it is not forever. It is for that set amount of time and you are doing it for a reason. Marina did it to be a better version of herself. And at 58.9kg, she is exactly that.
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