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Barbara Brett

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Age: 57
Civil Servant, Northampton

Barbara Brett

Before

Weight: 13st
Dress Size: 20

After

Weight: 9st 7lbs
Dress Size: 10-12

At my heaviest I weighed over 13 stone. I've always had a problem with my weight and was heavy as a child. I lost control of my weight and it crept up and up gradually over the years.

The key factors for my weight increase were giving up smoking, the pressure of a new position at work, separating from my husband and the onset of the menopause. I never felt encouraged or supported by the male figures in my life which demotivated me even more and led to me comfort eating.

Being a size 20 really affected my confidence and was the benchmark I was not willing to go over. In the past, I'd tried dieting many times but it is the easiest thing in the world to 'fall off the wagon' and go back to bad eating habits. I've tried all the fad diets, some of which worked initially but left me starving, and as soon as I started eating properly again the weight just piled back on.

This time, I wanted to lose weight for me and regain control of my life. I have lost nearly four stone through a balanced diet and with the aid of APPEsat™ which I have been trialling for the last few months. Most importantly it has helped me to get my life back and keep the weight off and maintain my size 10 figure. Now I don't ever get the urge to binge out on naughty foods, and find it much easier to keep my portion sizes down.

People say I look like a different person. My brother commented that he wouldn't recognise me in the street now that I have lost weight! Since losing the weight my personality has changed, I am much more confident and upbeat and look years younger than 57.

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