A: 22
N: Australian, living in the UK
H: 5ft 7 (170cm)
W: 70kgs
Goal: to get under 60kgs.
Weight loss for me has always been a struggle. I know you probably hear it all the time, but I am a repeat offender at failed diets and fitness programs... I lose weight and feel great then get straight back into a bad routine again and the weight just piles straight back on. I've had the healthy lifestyle, being organic, being vegetarian. I've tried the Dukan, the Atkins the South Beach, the soup diet... you name it. I have to admit I'm by no means obese, however I've always been in the high end of the "healthy" BMI range. I have fat to lose and know that my body is NOT supposed to look how it looks now. What makes it worse, is that I have a fit and health concious partner, whose job revolves around physical education, personal training and professional football. He knows how to control himself and how hard he has to push himself to get the results he wants. Me, on the other hand... I give up way too easily and never seem to know when to say "no". So I started thinking. I'm a reasonably active woman, who on a good week goes to the gym 5 days. Of course I have my treats of chocolate hits and crisps, but I'm fairly good with keeping my carbs under control as I have an extremely high intolerance to gluten (it gives me really bad IBS and countless other problems).
So, with this exercise, shouldn't I be losing weight? No. I'm not. Because even though I eat good things, I eat a fair amount of them. Even my partner said to me the other day "I can't believe you eat more than me. I'm not only a man who is taller, stronger and more physically active than you, but I eat until I'm satisfied, not until there's nothing left on my plate or in the pan on the stovetop. You have to stop eating so much." That was a realisation right there. I ate more than he did and his life revolves around exercise. I definitely don't burn as many calories in one day as he does, so why do I feel the need to eat so much? I just don't feel satisfied until I've tasted and eaten everything I can. It makes me feel better for that point in time. Then the guilt sets in afterwards and I do everything in my power to not eat for the rest of that day or even the day after. It's a vicious cycle as I just get cravings again and begin to binge.
So, browsing the internet one day (well actually it was Facebook stalking, but who's keeping tabs!) and saw a friend give SensaSlim as a weight loss advice for another friend of mine posting about her struggle to lose weight. It has been about a month since I first started contemplating about this product and was a little skeptical to begin with. However, after researching the product a little further I became more and more intrigued by it's process and how it helped people to lose weight. For those of you who don't already know, the link on how SensaSlim works is https://sensslim.onthenet.com.au/howitworks.asp and on their website, they explain how the product effectively helps to suppress appetite and control hunger cravings from the brain, the nose and the taste buds.
So, after this month of contemplation, I decided today that I would buy it, and I want this blog to be a source for real women like myself to come to, to see what it is really like and to prove if this product actually does work. I'm so excited to see the results (if any) as the European Summer is coming and I have a weight loss goal of 10kgs to shift before June.
Stay tuned, I'll keep you posted on how long it takes to arrive and what my first impressions are.
J xx.
Disclaimer:
I am not affiliated in anyway with SensaSlim or their products. I am not a doctor or a medical professional. This is purely a personal trial and review of the product. For any detailed information about SensaSlim or their products, please visit their website or at www.sensaslimsolution.com
