“I began my journey with Debbie at almost 13 stone having been recommended to her by a colleague who looked amazing as a result of spending time with her. I was out of control with my eating and this was manifesting itself in equally out of control health readings. My job was extremely demanding from a time perspective and I couldn’t see how I could change things. Then I set up a meeting with Debbie. She is more than a Nutritionist, she is also a fantastic motivator and counsellor.
I suffered a Retinal Vein Occlusion, which for those of you like me who hadn’t heard of this, it is basically a clot behind the eye which causes severe loss of vision. The Doctors told me that as a Type 2 diabetic, it was extremely important for me to lose weight. With Debbie’s very skillful help I followed the plan to the letter and lost two stone in around three months. Debbie provides expert guidance on diet and exercise. Each week I gained further knowledge which increasingly enabled me to make the right food selections and one of the most incredible things was the gradual loss of cravings, which previously I wouldn’t have thought possible.
Debbie increases your knowledge of foods and their effects on your body and for the first time in my life I’m now considering what I can eat to promote good health as opposed to simply how many calories are in a certain food and how much of it I can eat! There were occasions when in the supermarket I’d think to myself, what did Debbie say I should buy for perhaps a breakfast cereal or a spread and I’d simply text her and she’d reply with a photograph of what to look for. Nothing was ever too much trouble.
I now weigh 11 stone and at 5ft 3ins I’ve obviously some more weight to lose but I’m saying confidently, ‘when’ I lose the weight as opposed to ‘if’ I lose weight. Probably the most exciting thing is that my sugar levels have fallen to pre diabetic levels and my blood pressure is well within the normal range.
My practice nurse cannot believe I’ve achieved this in such a short space of time and wondered why other patients couldn’t be motivated to do this. A simple answer to this - they haven’t yet met Debbie! I hope one day they do”