Cheryl Strikes a Balance

Successful Gold Coast businesswoman Cheryl King is proof that a hectic career is no barrier to losing weight and keeping it off. Cheryl lost 25 kilos and dropped four dress sizes in six months while running her own property development business.

Ms King, who dropped from a size 20 to a size 12 with the help of Wesley Weight Management's Gold Coast Clinic, said she was typical of many businesswomen who put their health last.

"I would get so caught up in the business that it would often be four o'clock in the afternoon before I would eat my first meal," Ms King said.

"By then I was ravenous and would eat the wrong things while on the run, like takeaway food," she said.

"I felt I didn't have time to exercise and by the end of the day I was so exhausted I would just collapse on the couch."

Today, Ms King is the picture of health, walking every morning along the beachfront and eating five healthy meals a day.

She said she feels ten years younger and the key to turning her life around was finding help to change her mindset.

"Like so many people in our society, I was caught in the frantic unhealthy lifestyle trap, and just didn't know what I needed to do to get back on track," Ms King said.

Cheryl said she owes her new lease on life to Wesley Weight Management Clinic's team of Doctors, Psychologists, Dietitians and Exercise Physiologists who empowered her to permanently change her life. She said getting the Dietitians' help to change her eating habits had a big impact on her dramatic weight loss; and it wasn't as difficult as she had imagined.

She says the Clinic's Dietitians helped her create a list of healthy food options to eat while 'on the run' or dining out to keep her from getting hungry.

"Instead of a creamy pasta at a restaurant, I would choose fish and vegetables and skip the pavlova."

Cheryl said that her weight loss program gave her the tools to maintain her new weight for life,

"I didn't make radical changes that I wouldn't be able to continue after my weight loss program. The Clinic gave me a set of achievable guidelines to live by that I can follow for years to come," she said.

Cheryl said it's also a great feeling knowing that she's inspiring others to take charge of their weight and their lifestyles,

"So many friends just don't recognise me when they see me, because I have lost so much weight," she said.

For more information about the Wesley Weight Management Clinic's medically supervised weight loss programs or to book your obligation-free initial assessment with one of our Dietitians, call 1800 567 348 or complete our online enquiry form.