“I’d tried everything to lose weight over the years, including all the normal diets - nothing seemed to work. My GP told me I was sensitive to fibre and had chronic IBS. As the years rolled by I seemed to be going onto more and more tablets - my husband said it was like living in a pharmacy! Last July the arthritis in my knees took a turn for the worse after I twisted my knee at work. I was off work for weeks and watched with dismay as my weight just kept on increasing as I struggled to do any sort of exercise. I was referred to a private knee specialist who said I was too young for a knee replacement and needed to focus on losing weight to reduce the pressure on the joints. At this point I was getting really low and depressed and could see me ending up having to give up work - all before I’m 50! My husband spotted Debbie’s webpage and sent an email to see if she thought she could help. A few weeks later I was in Debbie’s consulting room pouring my heart out. I was very dubious at first especially after she told me I probably didn’t have IBS at all and to forget all the dietary advice I’d previously been given. I decided to give it a go (what did I have to lose?) and after the first week when I lost 9lb I realised this might actually work. 8 weeks later I’m down 25lb and have stopped taking more or less all the tablets I was previously on and on a reduced dose on the rest. Without Debbie I couldn’t have done this, she kept me going, so supportive and friendly. Her energy is infectious and rubs off on you. She was right about the IBS and sensitivity to fibre, I don’t have either! I’m now looking forward to heading off to Paris in a few weeks to celebrate my daughters 21st which previously would have been difficult to cope with given the level of walking involved.”
