IMPROVING THE WORLD'S HEALTH IN A TASTY WAY - EAT HEALTHILY, EAT NATURALLY - CONTAINS HIGH PERCENTAGE OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES

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Lucy Giaquinto

It was in April 2006 when I had the opportunity of a health check at work. At first I put off this check as I didn’t want to face the facts as I knew that my weight had steadily been increasing over the years. I finally decided that at least if I knew the truth I could face it and start to deal with the outcomes.

The health check was a shock to say the least. I was my heaviest ever at nearly 19 stones. I hadn’t realised how bad it was. For someone aged 30 at the time, my body mass index should have been under 25 and mine was closer to 40 which gives you greater risk of developing additional health problems. The health check was thorough measuring body fat, hydration levels, urinalysis, cholesterol and blood pressure all of which were fine except my body fat and blood pressure which were both on the high side and my doctor had to be notified.

Initially I was upset I had just come back from a holiday where my boyfriend had proposed and I was on a complete high to suddenly be brought straight back down to earth with a thump. I decided that I would give myself 18 months before I got married so that I would have a chance to lose the weight and drop several dress sizes.

I started watching what I ate and making all my food from scratch. No more Indian takeaways which were my downfall. Myself and my partner would have a curry which was our treat at the end of the working week but when I started to count the calories, I was shocked to find out that one takeaway curry would be nearly 2 days’ worth of weight watcher points so this had to stop.

I thought I would have to give up eating curries forever. I had also started to take up exercise and was attending classes 4 times a week and the weight was starting to shift. However it was early on when I went to a local food festival and came across Curryslim. When I started chatting to the gentleman he explained to me that one jar contained 1 point on the weight watcher diet. It was very low in calories and saturated fat and a nutritionist had created the sauces. You simply added chicken or whatever meat or veg you prefer. We instantly bought 10 jars ranging in flavour from Korma to Vindaloo so that we could vary what we fancied.

We started immediately incorporating this into our diets and every week we would have a curry and I never felt that I was craving or missing out on our weekly treat as we both enjoyed all the flavours. It was not like other low fat sauces that usually mean no flavour, that’s why they are low fat. Curryslim is bursting with flavour and if you didn’t know any better you would think you were eating a full fat curry. As we started to get low on stocks I went on the internet and saw that they delivered so I ordered another batch to get us through. The delivery came virtually the next day and was so easy to use. We still eat a Curryslim curry every week and I have dropped 6 dress sizes and have lost over seven and a half stones in around 18 months.

I have since got married and recently I had another health check. My weight is significantly reduced and my blood pressure, body mass index and body fat are now in the ideal range. I would recommend Curryslim to anyone as I still use it today as part of my lifestyle change as it is a tasty guilt free meal that you can enjoy. It is also great value for money to boot!

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