My Weight Loss Journey
Hi There, I’m Justine. And I understand your struggle.
At 45, I was a peri-meniopausal, single parent with four dependent children. I was under incredible stress, working shift work as a Registered Nurse, studying Naturopathy full time & my self care was zero. After I came out of the seven year haze of a messy, protracted divorce to rediscover myself…..the self I discovered was 20kg heavier, inflamed, unwell, and my this self was sporting a set of armpit boobs and a muffin top that had grown into something more like a three tier divorce cake.
To add insult to injury, I had a completely different body hormonally and metabolically. My old ‘dieting’ favourites no longer worked. Exercise was painful, thanks to joint pain & actually seemed to make my weight issues worse. My hormones were all over the place, my periods were erratic, heavy and often catastrophic if I happened to be at work when “Aunt Flo” visited. I was completely at my wit’s end. I didn’t even recognise myself in the mirror anymore. Who was this bloated, unwell looking woman looking back at me? Clothes - frumpy & with elastic waists were my new friend. Swimsuits - disastrous. Bra’s - unable to contain the burgeoning back & side boob action.
What did you do Justine? Well I’m glad you asked.
I decided to focus on my health rather than my weight. I knew from being a Naturopath & an RN that stress causes weight gain through the release of cortisol (an adrenal hormone) and that when cortisol is chronically high this signals to the liver to release stored sugar. I also knew that when there’s sugar in the blood, the pancreas has to release INSULIN and that this bad boy is a FAT STORAGE hormone. But how to get that under control and turn the weight gain bus around with my unpredictable peri-menopausal hormones running the show?
Metabolic Balance. That’s how.
So far I’ve liberated 19kg and have people commenting all the time about how vibrant, alive and energetic I look. My skin has improved, my eyes are sparkling and I feel confident that I can maintain a healthy weight now and into the future.
Metabolic Balance has been around for more than 20 years and was first launched in Germany. It offers you a personalised nutrition plan, based on blood tests and your unique body measurements and health history….and together with powerful coaching, support and accountability it is proven to get results that last!
Metabolic Balance works to reset your body so that fat is burned, hormones balance & your overall health improves. Metabolic Balance helps create healthy habits through sensible eating patterns and is focused on clean nutrient rich whole foods (no diet foods or shakes). The program works at a fundamental level to help rebalance your biochemistry and your overall health improves. Its is a long term lifestyle change, not a diet.
Some of the happy side effects my clients & I have experienced include:
Increases fat burning: switches on fat burning. You literally burn fat while your sleep.
Reduces hunger & cravings: rebalances hormones that control how hungry or full you feel.
Reduces inflammation: Many people find that inflammatory conditions such as joint pain & skin problems subside.
Improves blood cholesterol: Significant improvements in triglyceride & cholesterol levels have been recorded for people following this program.
Improves blood glucose levels: Research has showed reduced risk of metabolic syndrome (pre-diabetic state).
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