Weight loss success with Proactol

Laura Price (Horsham, West Sussex) was overweight for years, hiding her body behind loose clothes. She had a school mate who had a figure of a model and they both were called Large and Little. Unable to control her weight, she felt miserable and ate more and more, so by her mid-teens she gained 14 stone.

Now 22, Laura says she had low self-esteem and considered herself being a plump, but a visit to her general practitioner made her face the truth. At 5ft 3in her weight was 15 stone and GP classified her as obese.

"It was a shock," Laura says "Nobody has actually used that word before and I’d never considered myself to be obese."

Laura admits she always felt sluggish and lethargic. "It was a vicious cycle. I was bullied and felt sad, so I’d eat – mainly cheese and savory stuff. My weight crept up throughout my teens and I never dieted."

"After I left school and began hotel work. I ate food as a reward. If I’d had a bad day at work, I’d treat myself to a whole tub of ice cream or a pizza, I drank spirits containing coke or Red Bull. Eventually it got to the stage where I don’t want to be that person any more."

Year ago Laura decided to take care of her problem.

Among many weight loss drugs Xenical, Acomplia and Reductil are considered as most effective for weight loss, but they also have side effects. Laura changed her diet radically and combined it with a Proactol – natural fat blocker from Neopuntia fiber extract. Proactol is considered the only natural alternative to Orlistat (Xenical, Alli) that underwent medical studies which showed that Proactol effectively reduce around 30 % of fat before it is absorbed by the body.



"I began losing weight at the rate of 6lb a week." she says. Laura managed to lose more than five stone of excess weight; she now weights 9 stone 10lb and is a size 10, down from a size 16.

"Losing weight has given me much more confidence," she says. "For the first time in years, I’m taking interest in clothes. I can go into a shop and know that they’ll have clothes that fit me."

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Mickey Robins - weight loss success with surgery

TV and radio personality Mikey Robins came close to dying before he underwent serious weight loss surgery.

Today, after achieving his weight loss success, Robins is a shadow of his former self after lapband surgery last year.

"The happy fat guy thing's a lie. You're not happy, I was never happy," he tells ABC's Australian Story.

Robins said that his path to morbid obesity was one of self-destruction, that was result of the death of his father at aged 10.

His wife Laura described how Mikey's snoring led to a "crisis" in their marriage and she became worried about his health.

"You can't put someone you love through watching you slowly kill yourself," Mikey says.

Respiratory and sleep physician Dr. David Joffe said Robins was, indeed, killing himself.

"I suspect I was probably the first guy to actually examine him from tip to toe for a while, and to actually, you know, fairly bluntly tell him he was killing himself," Dr. Joffe says.

Dr Joffe detailed the extreme sleep apnoea Robins suffered, caused by his obesity, which meant he stopped breathing 70 times an hour.

"... There were really catastrophic drops in oxygen to levels as low as 68 per cent," Dr Joffe said.

"To put that in perspective: If I sent you to the top of (Mount) Everest your saturation would be 60 per cent, so you know, here's a guy who's climbing Everest 60 times an hour."

Vega breakfast radio co-host and friend since childhood Tony Squires said Robbins was a "new person" since he lost more than 50kg.

"Weight Loss Journey" of Jason Bliss

For the past 13 days, Jason Bliss, or "JayBo" as his friends call him, has been walking across South Carolina in a yearlong journey that will take him to San Francisco.

The 2,800-mile trek is part for weight loss, part for self-discovery to change his life.

"What this does is challenge above and beyond, and the rewards are far superior as well. I get to see wonderful things, meet new interesting people, and yes I will lose weight," Bliss, 27, wrote in his blog on day three.

Bliss began on the pier in Garden City, S.C., on June 16.

Carrying a 45-pound backpack and walking stick, Bliss averages about eight to 10 miles a day. He walks from about 6 to 11 a.m., then rests in the heat of the day. About 4 p.m. each day, he resumes his journey until 7 p.m.

From pictures of scenery to photo-documentation of foot blisters, Bliss' blog gives viewers a taste of what it has been like to walk the highways in the middle of summer: the good, the bad and the sometimes gross.

"So far, it feels like I've been walking for a month-and-a-half," he said. There is no cheering crowd and no modern amenities, save for a cell phone he uses to text and e-mail blog entries.

During his down time, he finds a patch of shade, reads a book or a pocket-sized New Testament and writes in a notebook.

His trek is occasionally eased with one-night hotel stays, but mostly it is just Bliss, his tent, his pack and the occasional breeze as the cars rush by.
After his divorce in 2004, Bliss said he began to self-destruct.

"Alcohol, as a problem, came after the divorce," he said. With the over-imbibing came the weight gain. The final straw, Bliss said, was being forced to file bankruptcy. "I fell to the bottom rung of the ladder," he would later write in his blog.

While hanging out with two friends in Boston, the three discussed Bliss moving there so he could walk everywhere and lose weight. His friend, Chris Hartz, came up with the idea that he should walk across America.

It took the unemployed Bliss a couple of days to mull over the idea and decide to go through with their plans. "I wanted to do something phenomenal."

His friends help Bliss maintain a Web site and keep him stocked with the basic necessities.

He doesn't say how much he weighed when the journey began, only that his goal is to drop to 250 pounds. But he hopes the experience will result in more than weight loss; he hopes it will branch into a new life.

The trip comes with more than a few obstacles. Bliss has battled bugs, blisters and beeping motorists. He relies on kind strangers to replenish his water. Temperatures reach near 100 degrees on the asphalt, and his feet and ankles once swelled so much he walked barefoot.

But there has been extraordinary sweetness, too. He won't take money, but he gratefully accepted healthy-food "care packages" from a motorist or two.

His motivation is not letting down family and friends who support him. "I think about giving up each day. If the walk was just for me, I would give up."

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Jason Bliss blog

Overcome your weight loss excuses

Australian TV Star Cat White weight loss success

ZESTY reality TV star Cat White visited Burnie recently full of advice on how to achieve one of life's toughest goals - losing weight.

The bubbly Melbourne woman who appeared in The Biggest Loser last year has dropped an astonishing 72kg over 14 months, and now tips the scales at 89kg.

She was in Burnie in Tasmania recently promoting a diet shake.

At first, losing the weight was tough for Mrs White, who had developed bad habits to cope with her busy lifestyle as a chef.

"When I left high school is when I started to pack on the weight. I went into cheffing and worked 16 to 18 hours a day ... I'd only eat two times a day. It was all crap because I was starving by that stage."

She entered The Biggest Loser as the heaviest girl on the program and got voted out after only three weeks - but she's since become that season's most successful slimmer.

"Having that stigma as the largest girl, I thought `I'll show Australia what the fattest girl can do'," she said.

"I definitely hit some setbacks in my time but overall it's been a fairly easy process. For me it's a lifestyle now," she said.

Mrs White now eats seven to eight small meals a day, including several meal replacement protein shakes.

She suggested people lose weight slowly - no more than 1kg a week - and exercise regularly.

"A bit of muscle mass helps fill your skin and accelerates weight loss."
She now exercises between four to six hours per week, and believes she'll be able to keep the pounds off for good.

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Weight loss success story - Michelle Draper

In a world of diet pills, exercise equipment and books claiming to know how to lose those pounds that have taken residence where they are unwanted, Silverdale native Michelle Draper knows the secret.

Through the Million Dollar Body Game program and the at-home fitness boot camp with P90X, Draper lost 56 pounds and 10-inches from her waistline. Because of her success, Draper entered her personal success story and won $10,000 from the Million Dollar Body program and is now entered into the $250,000 drawing with the other winners from across the nation.

Michelle started at 186 pounds and lost 56 pounds already.

Here's her story in her own words:

My Beach Body story began Oct 2002. I went to the doctor for a check up. It was that dreaded time to get weighed. I got on the scale and really couldn't believe what the numbers on the scale said. I got off (thinking this thing must be broken) and back on. OMG! I was 196 pounds. At 5'6" 1/2 I was overweight. I had always been average weighing about 150. My poor eating habits and sweet tooth addiction had caught up with me. A typical days menu for me included a soda or two for breakfast, a soda or two and a mini bag of chips for lunch, a soda or two and whatever I made for dinner. If I bought a bag of candy I would eat the whole thing myself. I had managed to put on 46 pounds without even realizing it. The doctor told me I needed to loose weight especially since I carried the majority of my weight in my belly. I had an increased risk for diabetes, which runs in both sides of my family, and heart disease. Shortly after this insightful visit I went to the dentist as I had a tooth that was bothering me. The dentist asked me if I ate a lot of sweets and drank a lot of soda? I said yes, he told me that all the sugar was rotting my teeth and I really need to change my bad habits. I had 8 cavities. Ouch!

After those two wake up calls I knew I needed to make some changes in my life. I started walking 3 miles a day and lost 10 pounds. I got stuck at 186. I was really frustrated that the scale wouldn't budge and was about ready to give up. Then one late night when I was flipping through channels, I saw a Beach Body infomercial for Power 90. I saw it a few more times and was intrigued by what the program had to offer. I decided I would order it and try it out. I started my first round of Power 90 Feb of 2003. The first 30 days were very hard. Tony's jokes made it more enjoyable. I was able to lose 10 pounds in that first 30 days. When I saw the difference in the pictures from day 1 to day 30 it inspired me to keep going. By day 90 I lost 30 pounds, 13 inches off my body and I went from 31% body fat to 25% body fat. I was amazed at the before and after pictures.

I unfortunately did not adopt good eating habits and gained 20 pounds back. At this point I realized that this was going to have to be a lifestyle change for me. I switched from regular soda to drinking diet soda, convinced myself that candy was not a food group, and began eating three meals a day. I also started writing down what I ate in a food journal. It was and eye opener having to be accountable to myself for what I ate. I tried to stay in the top 2 tiers of Michi's ladder. I did a second round of Power 90 in Nov of 2004 and lost the 20 pounds I had gained plus I lost 6 additional pounds. I was now back to 150 pounds. I used the Power Half Hour, a mix of Power 90, some cardio and of course good eating habits to maintain my weight. I was able to keep the weight off this time! I finally learned the only magic pill for weight loss is a good diet and exercise.


I still had some more weight to lose to get to my goal of 130 pounds. I also wanted to tone my muscles. I saw P90X on the Beachbody websight, at first I was intimidated by the weights, pull ups, and push ups. I went to the message boards to see what other members were saying about it. After reading good reviews, I went ahead and ordered it. March of 2006 I started the P90X program. I was able to lose that last stubborn 20 pounds. The mix of weights and cardio helped me not only lose weight but change the shape of my body. The program was challenging. Tony made the weight lifting easy to understand, and I love the variety of the workouts. Using WOWY helped me to stay on track doing my workouts. The eating and workout books that came with the P90X were very informative and helped guide me through the program. I used the P90X recovery formula, it is wonderful after a hard work out and it tastes great. I also used the protein bars. They are convenient to take with you and make a nice meal replacement.

I went from being out of shape at 186 pounds wearing a tight size 16, to 130 pounds and a size 4. My body fat went from 31% to 16%. I lost 56 pounds and a total of 26 inches off my hips, chest, and waist. I'm in the best shape of my life. When I get tempted by food I remind myself nothing tastes as good as being healthy and in shape feels! Working out and getting in shape has empowered me to take my life back! Thank you Million Dollar Body!

1/2007 I have started a 2nd round of P90X. My goal this round is to increase my upper body strength and get more tone in my abs. 5/2007 I was honored to be chosen the May 10,000 winner. I have decided to do round 3 of P90X. The first 2 rounds I used the resistance bands to do the pull ups. This round my goal is to be able to do real pull ups and chin ups.

Most recently I have had several people come up to me and ask me how I stay in such great shape or tell me how lucky I am to not have a weight problem. When I tell them I used to be heavy they don't believe me until I show them my dreaded before pictures. Then I tell them how lucky I am that I found Million Dollar Body. It gave me the tools I needed to change my life and they should try it out.

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Extraordinary weight loss success story! From 630 to 223 pounds

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that
something else is more important than fear. "

These are motto words from MySpace page of David, the man who won probably the main battle in his life and found his new self. He lost over 400 pounds of weight without pills or surgery. That's his story in his own words:

I used to weigh 630 pounds. I have been overweight all my life. I was close
to death. I was written off by everyone, even myself. All of a sudden I woke up
it seemed from my dispair and I relized feeling sorry about my life wasn't going
to solve my problems.

I decided to change my existance. I weigh 229 now, I lost 401 pounds but I
have excess skin. I wear a Large shirt and I can fit in a 34 waist. WEIGHTLOSS
IS DONE!

When I first started loseing it was hard, I could only walk 500ft. I can now
walk for days. I had problems doing everything, but I percievered over every
obsticale. People used to laugh in my face, take pictures, and other degrading
stuff. Now its another story getting buff, and so on. All within 3 years of
starting.

Crazy part is that Im only half done! I want to be around 230 solid cut up
when done. I need surgery to remove excess skin, all my surgeries have been
recorded for TV and will probally air next year.

I have had 2 surgeries so far. One on Dec 7th and one on Feb 28th. These two
surgeries removed 22.5 pounds of skin. The average person has 7 to 8 pounds of
skin. My upper body is almost done I just need one more surgery. My lower body
needs a inner thigh lift as well. If anyone wants to know how I did it check out
Staxsystem.com

With the main goal of transorming his body along with many other goals, David says:

I just want to motivate people into a lifestyle that is reachable. I am proof
of that. I want to be a rolemodel not only for weightloss but for fitness as
a whole. DETERMINATION to change, DETERMINATION to live!

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View David's BodySpace profile (all photos were taken from here)

Best weight loss method - diet or exercise?

The well known truth about making weight loss success is maintaining the difference between calories consumed and calories burnt through metabolism and physical activity.

You can hear everywhere that the best way to lose weight naturally is through diet and exercises.

The group of doctors from the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana held a study that showed no difference between losing weight through diet plus exercises and dieting alone.

What we found was that it did not matter whether a reduction in calories was achieved through diet or burned everyday through exercise.

- Dr. Leanne Redman said.

Thirty-five overweight but otherwise healthy adults — 16 men and 19 women — completed the 6-month study. Twelve were assigned to a diet-only group; they reduced their calorie intake by 25 percent. Twelve were assigned to diet plus exercise; they reduced their calorie intake by 12.5 percent and increased their exercise by 12.5 percent. The remaining 11 subjects made no significant diet or exercise changes.

Redman and colleagues found that the diet-only group and the diet plus exercise group lost roughly the same amount of weight, albeit by different means. They lost about 10 percent of their body weight, 24 percent of their fat mass and 27 percent of their abdominal “visceral” fat — the deep internal fat linked to heart disease risk.

The sudy showed that both of the methods worked and people shed their pounds.

Of course you may think that physical activity is not necesaary anymore - if so, that's vary bad thought.

As the researchers point out, regular exercise can improve aerobic fitness and lower the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and certain types of cancer. This is your overall health enhancer.

The study also found that exercise did little to tone specific areas of the body. Fat was reduced consistently across the whole body and not more in any one trouble spot. The specialists concluded that every person has an individual way to store fat that cannot be overrided by weight loss. So we need specific exercises to work upon our problem zones.

Can we lose weight without exercising? Here are opinions from a message board:

I recently underwent a pretty major weight loss - I lost 50 lbs. in a year and 4 months. And I will honestly say that I lost the first 35 of them with no exercise whatsoever. I was lucky enough to stumble upon LA Weight Loss which taught me to eat right, in the right proportions - and never to feel hungry. I really do beleive that you need both, to maintain the weight loss and for heart health, etc. - but based on my own experience I can't help but agree that the weight loss part can certainly be done without exercising - it's all about what you eat.

I HAVE DONE DOZENS OF DIETS, AND IM NO SPORT OR EXERCISE FAN,AND I'VE LOST A LOT OF WEIGHTS ON THESE DIETS ESPECIALLY ATKINS. MY ONLY CONCERN IS THE HEALTH ISSUES DISCUSSED SO MUCH ABOUT TAKING ATKINS OVER A LONG PERIOD...AND THEN THEY SAY ITS FOR LIFE! AS I SAID I'VE LOST THE POUNDS WITHOUT THE EXERCISE, BUT WHEN I HAVE VENTURED INTO A ROUTINE OF BRISK WALKING EVERYDAY, I FELT MUCH MUCH BETTER AND LIGHTER TOO !

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