My story is about being a serial yo-yo dieter and emotional eater. Like many, I have tried various diets and fads in the attempt to lose weight. There was the occasional weight loss but nothing lasted, whatever I lost, I put back on more than double. This cycle continued for 20 years and was surely going to be the death of me. At my worst I was 184.3kg, very unhappy and had given up. Then when my partner of 25 years gave up on me and left, I had two choices: Get busy living or get busy dying.

With the help of some good friends and family, I was introduced to the WLSA team and I have never looked back. I was given a gastric sleeve surgical date of 12/04/17 and I chose the President’s pack and eagerly awaited its arrival. Three weeks of pre-op diet on ISAGENIX was an easy 14kg lost. Surgery day on 12th of April had no complications, no unbearable pain and no sick feeling. I was up doing laps of the nurses station to relieve some gas pain the next day and every day since I’ve been moving.

I am now 13 weeks post operation and have lost a total of 45.5kg and I honestly have never felt this good. I have heaps of energy now and the weight is still coming off steadily, average 1-2 kg a week. I am also doing cardio and weight training 4 times a week and loving it. This journey has really changed my outlook on life as well as my body and health.

Many thanks to the team at WLSA for giving me a second chance at life, there is also an added bonus, you become a member of the WLSA family which is quite possible a group of the most supportive people you will ever meet. If you have exhausted all avenues and are at your wits end with losing weight, you need to consider this journey you will not regret it.

Sincerely,

– Tim Pollard

#WeightLossWarrior