When physiotherapist Andy Mayo, 27, and fiancée Dr Emily Neville-Smith, 28, were refused life insurance, they knew it was time to change their unhealthy ways. Here, they tell us how thanks to LighterLife they lost an amazing 19st between them*.
“I do often wonder what my patients must have been thinking,” says Andy. “I was a physiotherapist struggling to move myself, yet I was telling them to lose weight. I could barely walk around my examination table without getting out of breath.”
Andy once led a very active lifestyle, where sport was a weekly activity. But in his teens, he suffered a serious injury to his knee and needed two operations. He couldn’t keep fit and the weight just crept on.
We got too comfortable
When Andy met his fiancée Emily, they bonded instantly and soon became nestled in a very happy relationship.
“I think we both got a bit too relaxed,” says Andy.”‘I’d cook delicious meals for us both and our portions would always be huge, we soon piled on the pounds. I’d be tired after a day of work, I’d get very sweaty, which wasn’t very professional. Emily felt the same way, as she was working as a junior doctor. We felt lethargic and never really wanted to do anything.”
Finding LighterLife
The turning point for Andy and Emily came when buying their first house.
“We were refused life insurance,” explains Emily. “Both our BMIs were too high – it scared us! We knew that if we didn’t do something about our weight soon, then we would probably pay with our lives. After that, we both decided to join LighterLife.”
The best decision we ever made
Andy and Emily went to LighterLife Counsellor Rosemary Anstey’s separate women’s and men’s groups. They both found the programme easy to follow.
Andy explains: “I met some great guys in my group and we spurred each other on. Without the counselling, I’m sure I would have caved. The group work helped me develop strategies to prevent myself from eating for the sake of it.
“I’d go for walks or drink water when I felt the need to reach for the cupboard. Both Emily and I reached our LighterLife goal weight together – it felt like an amazing achievement.”
Our lives have just begun
“These days, we enjoy running and cycling together, which we would never have done before,” says Andy. “We both feel like a role model for our patients who need to lose weight themselves, and we always recommend LighterLife to them.”
Emily and Andy’s future is looking bright, and they are currently planning their wedding.
“I’m so excited,” says Emily. “If I was still the size I was, I’d be dreading walking down the aisle. Andy can’t wait to choose a suit without worrying about it not fitting. I’m so happy we did the programme together. LighterLife changed our path in life and we have never been happier.”
*Each of our client’s results and stories are unique to them and their experience of LighterLife. Your own results will be personal to you and may vary.
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