Structure Leads to Success

Jodi Bemrose was convinced she'd be overweight forever,

"I'd tried so many diets and watched my weight go up and down for so long. I hated exercising and felt trapped in cycles of emotional eating."

Fortunately Jodi was open to trying something different,

"I heard about the Wesley Weight Management Clinic's weight loss program. The structure of weekly one-on-one sessions with health professionals appealed, as did the idea of having a meal plan designed by a Dietitian."

Jodi lost 36kgs at the Wesley Weight Management Clinic, and nobody is more surprised at her success than Jodi herself,

"It felt like my time at the Clinic went so quickly, but in those nine months so much changed.

"I don't stay at home all the time anymore: I get out and about with my kids and plan activities that involve exercise like day trips to the beach. We are all so much happier for it.

"Instead of dreading exercise I look forward to my daily walks for 'time out', and the kids enjoy walking to kindergarten instead of taking the car.

"Plus it's great not having to experience the mood swings of emotional eating anymore."

Jodi says that her weekly appointments at the Clinic and structure of her meal plan were what kept her on track,

"I enjoyed selecting healthy food options from the five food groups; and I liked the structure of knowing what I should eat and how much I should eat.

"And when I treated myself with a 'sometimes' food I knew how to portion it, and then how to compensate for the extra calories."

While she was losing weight at the Clinic, Jodi also benefitted from the structure of using a nutritionally balanced meal replacement supplement,

"At first I worried about using a meal replacement because I didn't want to eat differently to the rest of my family. But I enjoyed using Optifast 800: it was filling, tasty and easy to use so I didn't feel deprived."

The Dietitians gradually transitioned Jodi back to normal food over six months,

"My Dietitians taught me practical tips for grocery shopping, cooking and portioning my meals at the same time that they re-introduced all of the food groups into my diet.

"And my questions never went unanswered because I had weekly one-on-one appointments."

Jodi is now maintaining her weight loss with a structured daily meal plan that she can keep for life,

"I like following my meal plan: it keeps me on track. In just 12 months it has become second nature to know what I should eat, and when I should eat to maintain my healthy new weight."

For more information about the Wesley Weight Management Clinic's weight loss program, call 1800 567 348 or contact us online.