What are your weight-control goals?

I felt that I needed to lose around 30 kg to feel good about myself and to get back to my smoking weight (I have given up smoking and gained 30kg!)

What is your motivation for losing weight?

I was so sick of seeing reflections of myself in windows and being shocked. I was tired of people saying that they didn't recognise me as I had put on so much weight. I also felt that being so overweight in some ways made me "invisible", that my credibility as a person and as a woman had been taken away. I wanted to buy normal clothes and know that I could look good, instead of looking for clothes to minimise my size.

What is your weight-loss method?

Slow and steady determination with a combination of exercise and reduced serving sizes and less take away foods.

What obstacles have you encountered while losing weight?

Fighting my own mind not to be overwhelmed by the task ahead of me. Also putting up with my husband's desire to eat and being strong and ordering a small pizza when previously I would have had a whole large to myself!

What tips do you have for others who are trying to lose weight?

Don't be overwhelmed, look at all the sucess stories around you and realise that you can do it too! Take each day one step at a time.

How do you feel now that you're achieving success?

I am only part of the way through and I am so pleased that this means that there are 17 kg less that I have to lose!

How have the products or services offered by CalorieKing.com.au helped you to lose weight?

I really love seeing my progress in charts and in front of me, I also like reading the sucess stories as it keeps me focusing on the fact that if someone else can do it so too can I.