Janelle Redgwell

At 53 years of age I had gained a lot of weight and was noticing that a number of friends and associates in my age group were having life changing health problems. I do not intend to go down that path if I can help it.

I had seen the results of an eight week Challenge run by Angela Zappala so decided to give it a go. With Angela’s help I set some goals, was given my personalised eating plan and joined the gym. For the first four weeks I lost only 2.5kg even though I was sticking to my eating plan and working my butt off! Angela was amazing – she supported me, made suggestions, sent me texts, called me, even gave me an award!

At the end of the 8 week challenge I had lost 9kg and felt fantastic.

I have continued to lose weight and work out regularly. I try to exercise everyday, and in fact feel deprived if I don’t. I have discovered I actually have muscles in my legs and arms. My life has changed. I now have a far more equitable balance between work and play (and surprisingly have not lost much productivity despite spending less time working).

I am not good with dieting, but am good at following a plan. The secret to success for me was to plan my meals and snacks and plan my exercise sessions. I have a weekly planner in my kitchen which I update at the start of each week.

Life is good. Angela has helped bring out the best of me. Thank you Angela!!