Aoife Muphy

Mars 2010

« Motivation helped me to
change my life. »

"I was overweight for all of my teenage years. It was something I became used to. I accepted that i was fat and after trying numerous diet plans, thought I couldn't do anything to change it. I had no confidence in myself and even little things like walking down a corridor in school seemed daunting. I think being a teenager is hard enough without being overweight on top of it. In school i felt like I had to try fit in, yet stay in the background too.

Attending an all girls school meant that every day you were judged on your appearance, something I hated and it made me feel really down in myself. Late teens arrived and everybody started going out to nightclubs and parties, I pretended like I wasn't interested but I simply hadn't got the confidence and I couldn't fit into the latest fashion trends that I longed to wear.

I always enjoyed shopping, but as i was so restricted in the clothes shops for larger people (which are usually more suited to older women), shopping trips always ended in tears. I had heard about the Motivation programme through an Aunt of mine, who also reached her target weight, and after my debs ball I called them myself. I was a little nervous but i was determined. After my first consultation, I knew that I was about to change my life.

I found the programme excellent, with a variety of foods to choose from and the protein supplements I was never hungry. Another big help to me on my weight loss journey was my consultant Deborah, she made me feel so comfortable and at ease and she was really supportive and understanding I really felt like I could open up to her and share all of my experiences both past and present. She, along with my family, were with me every step of the way.

It became a way of life and as the pounds dropped off, the compliments coming in fast and my confidence and my energy levels were rising.

Now that I’m at my target I really enjoy shopping, clubbing and doing the things I missed out on throughout my teenage years.

Motivation helped me to change my life.
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