Wed 05 / 09 / 12
Another String to my Business Bow. . . .
By Christine Davey
As a freelance Marketing Consultant, I needed to be able to stand up in front of a room of people to present, but my ever-increasing size led to low energy, plummeting self-esteem and a lack of confidence.
I had spent a long time ignoring my ever-expanding waistline, but being so overweight had started to affect my life and work and 3 years ago my GP warned me that on top of high blood pressure, painful joints and dangerous cholesterol levels, I was at high risk of heart attack, stroke and developing Type2 diabetes. And yet, I still didn’t tackle my weight.
As a volunteer member of the Chamber, fellow member Trevor Smeaton took some professional photos of the team to use in our online bios and it was only when the images were uploaded it made me realize just how big I looked. I was horrified and instantly banned their use. It was humiliating but it was the push I needed to do something.
Two years ago, I joined my local Slimming World group and embarked upon a sensible, easy to follow eating plan. Within two months I was already feeling the benefits – my blood pressure and cholesterol had both dropped, I had more energy, my clothes were looser and I looked and felt so much better.
These are some of the reasons why I’ve become passionate about helping people who are overweight and get them to realize how important and easy it is to seek help.
I became increasingly aware of the soaring levels of obesity in the UK and how much this was affecting businesses and industry through weight related illness every year.
Recent figures show 1.1 million prescriptions for Diabetes were handed out in Sussex alone last year.
It is a rise of more than five per cent and yet another indicator of how obesity, which is a major cause of type 2 Diabetes, is becoming a significant problem, damaging health, affecting quality of life and even leading to early death.
On 6th September I will be embarking on a completely new journey in my career when I’ll be taking over as Consultant at the Brighton Slimming World group in Brighton.
I wanted to share my weight loss success story with others and help them achieve their goals so I decided to turn my own success of losing seven and a half stones into a new business venture to become a Slimming World consultant. I’m really passionate about helping others achieve the success I’ve had.
It wasn’t something that happened overnight for me and it took dedication and persistence to achieve, but simple changes to my diet and lifestyle have led me to be fitter, happier and healthier than I have been in years.
Slimming World’s philosophy is based on a deep understanding of how people with health & weight related problems feel. Founded over 40 years ago, Slimming World has built a network of warm and friendly groups offering a support system, which has been designed to make slimming easier and more enjoyable.
For further information call Chris on 07703 167945 or email swbrighthelm@christinedavey.com
As a freelance Marketing Consultant, I needed to be able to stand up in front of a room of people to present, but my ever-increasing size led to low energy, plummeting self-esteem and a lack of confidence.
I had spent a long time ignoring my ever-expanding waistline, but being so overweight had started to affect my life and work and 3 years ago my GP warned me that on top of high blood pressure, painful joints and dangerous cholesterol levels, I was at high risk of heart attack, stroke and developing Type2 diabetes. And yet, I still didn’t tackle my weight.
As a volunteer member of the Chamber, fellow member Trevor Smeaton took some professional photos of the team to use in our online bios and it was only when the images were uploaded it made me realize just how big I looked. I was horrified and instantly banned their use. It was humiliating but it was the push I needed to do something.
Two years ago, I joined my local Slimming World group and embarked upon a sensible, easy to follow eating plan. Within two months I was already feeling the benefits – my blood pressure and cholesterol had both dropped, I had more energy, my clothes were looser and I looked and felt so much better.
These are some of the reasons why I’ve become passionate about helping people who are overweight and get them to realize how important and easy it is to seek help.
I became increasingly aware of the soaring levels of obesity in the UK and how much this was affecting businesses and industry through weight related illness every year.
Recent figures show 1.1 million prescriptions for Diabetes were handed out in Sussex alone last year.
It is a rise of more than five per cent and yet another indicator of how obesity, which is a major cause of type 2 Diabetes, is becoming a significant problem, damaging health, affecting quality of life and even leading to early death.
On 6th September I will be embarking on a completely new journey in my career when I’ll be taking over as Consultant at the Brighton Slimming World group in Brighton.
I wanted to share my weight loss success story with others and help them achieve their goals so I decided to turn my own success of losing seven and a half stones into a new business venture to become a Slimming World consultant. I’m really passionate about helping others achieve the success I’ve had.
It wasn’t something that happened overnight for me and it took dedication and persistence to achieve, but simple changes to my diet and lifestyle have led me to be fitter, happier and healthier than I have been in years.
Slimming World’s philosophy is based on a deep understanding of how people with health & weight related problems feel. Founded over 40 years ago, Slimming World has built a network of warm and friendly groups offering a support system, which has been designed to make slimming easier and more enjoyable.
For further information call Chris on 07703 167945 or email swbrighthelm@christinedavey.com
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