Catherine Marker, 38 year old mum, chauffeur(!) and part-time Administration Assistant from Leeds wrote this letter a few days before her follow up session* in May 2006 – 6 weeks after having three, weekly sessions with Julie.

Dear Julie,

Looking forward to seeing you again on Wednesday to "top up".

I’m coping fine, just about done the stone now, so am pleased with the steady progress. I’ve never lost that sort of weight without being ill before! And it’s never stayed off before! More importantly to me, though, is the fact that I’m sat wearing a pair of jeans that have been sat in the wardrobe since I don’t know when. I nearly put them in a charity bag last year as I could barely get them over my hips, and the chances of ever doing them up again seemed – well – slim!! Now they not only do up, but they stay done up after my dinner, and are 2 sizes smaller than a pair I bought just before Christmas!!

I feel so much more in control. I hardly drink in comparison to before we met – I no longer need it to help me relax. I exercise more – little and often, which fits in with the family routine of three young children. And I don’t permanently think about food. Quite often at work these days I realise it’s 3 or 4 o’clock and I haven’t stopped for lunch yet.

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