I’m off blood pressure tablets
JACKIE FRITH, 52, is a life coach from Sheffield. She says: I have been able to come off the blood pressure tablets I’d been on for years. and I have started visiting a personal trainer once a week and exercising more. Until my weight loss, both of these things would have been unthinkable.
I was a stone overweight at the start of 2020 and, during the first lockdown, I put on another stone. at 5 ft 5 in and weighing over 12 st [ BMI 28.8, ‘ overweight’], I felt bloated and lacking in energy.
It was in July that I found out about The Fast 800. after 12 weeks, I had lost more than 2 st (12.7 kg). My blood pressure had risen with my weight and, at one point, had been 160/100, but before christmas it was down to a normal 127/80. It has made me fitter, too.
I’ve got fibromyalgia, which causes chronic pain and stiffness all over my body, and I’m often in agony. But now, with my increased activity, I’m not as stiff as I was. My thinking is also clearer.
I started going through the menopause a year or so ago. One of my symptoms was brain fog but I’ve recently been training for a new job and I’ve noticed that I’m picking things up far more quickly than I would have done a year ago.
One of the things I love most about The Fast 800 is that all the meal planning is done for you, which is helpful as a busy working woman. The first couple of weeks were really difficult. I craved treats such as chocolate and pizza. But those cravings have reduced over time. I’ve now got dark chocolate in my cupboard and, if I fancy it, I’ll have one square.
I put on a few pounds over christmas but I’m not worried. I know that I won’t let myself get back up to 12 st again.