tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13473599.post5777187738427756263..comments2024-03-26T05:07:24.149+11:00Comments on .: Your Success StoriesGI Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07609354784645028388noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13473599.post-61562235207614214282007-06-06T18:37:00.000+10:002007-06-06T18:37:00.000+10:00Thank you very much for telling us your story. We ...Thank you very much for telling us your story. We know that stories like yours inspire other readers, so it's generous of you to share it. Congratulations on dropping that dress size. Keep it up and enjoy that occasional cafe treat. We do!Philippahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10474118512697549119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13473599.post-75526444234998975092007-06-05T22:00:00.000+10:002007-06-05T22:00:00.000+10:00I just had to let you know about myself and my fri...I just had to let you know about myself and my friend. After loosing my husband to a heart attack 3 years ago I slowly went into a state of depression. In an effort to get myself out of it I visited the doctor and was prescribed anti-depressants and told to try and get out more and socialize. The tablets did their job and I began to slowly feel able to get out and about abit more. Unfortunately this usually took the form of visiting a cafe and having a small meal but followed by a large slice of cake or something similar. <BR/><BR/>Over a period of time this obviously began to take its toll and although I managed to wean myself of the tablets and return to work, I continued to feel the need to go out to the cafes. This obviously began to show as my weight gradually increased and I went up from a UK size 14/16 to a size 20. I tried a number of diets but none worked. I eventually found one that helped me loose the weight very quickly over a short period of time but then gradually weans you back onto food but encourages you to follow a Low GI lifestyle from then on. I lost 3st 10lb and dropped to a dress size 8/10, could not believe it, 47yrs old feeling fantastic, the dress size I was at 18 yrs old and determined not to go back to my bad habits. <BR/><BR/>I bought many of Jennie Brand-Millers books and studied them and found a fantastic way to not only live but enjoy a vast variety of foods that I would not have tried before. I have also continued to control my weight and am still a size 8/10 6 months down the line and I know now that I will be like this well into the future. I still go to my slimming classes and myself and one of the other 'girls' are now looked on as shining lights and often find ourselves advising others in the group about the GI way. <BR/><BR/>Recently a friend a work was complaining that he could not loose weight as an injury was stopping him excercising. I advised him to try the GI lifestyle and spent some time explaining the basics and advising him on his shopping list. 3 weeks into the diet and he has lost 12lbs, is still not excercising but now finding himself buying shirts with a smaller collar and has become a convert to this way of life. My 70yr old mum is now joining in and also reaping the benefits. <BR/><BR/>I am still going out to the cafes everynow and again and still enjoying the odd slice of cake but now know how to control and balance the intake and that is the key to it all. I would like to say a big thank you to Jennie for explaining the system in her books in an understandable way, unlike many of the others. I love getting your newsletters and would say to anyone thinking about giving it a go, go ahead, give it a big go and you will see a big difference.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com