"Win an iPod" Competition WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT

Top 15 entries countdown - in 25 words or less - what is your number 1 health goal?

NUMBER 15:

To stop being a Gutless wonder and work towards being a GUT-LESS wonder, I know I'll enjoy life WAY more if I WEIGH less! 

NUMBER 14:

~W~eight has headed towards obese,
~A~ctivity needed, snacking must cease.
~L~ONG DAILY WALKS now my goal…
~K~eep fit, strengthen bones, manage weight control!

NUMBER 13:

Reduce weight Not too late?
Stroke or hearty Would spoil the party.
Nearly Sixty Still quite nifty
Want to travel Not unravel ...
Weight's the key ...Looking after me! 

NUMBER 12:

I never knew my grandmother, my daughter never knew my mother. 
My daughter is now having a baby and I want it to know me. 

NUMBER 11: 

With Kicstart Shakes
I'll lose more weight
I'll want to exercise more.
My sugar goes down
My doctor won't frown
I'll live beyond 4-score!!! 

NUMBER 10:

To get my abs back so that there is no patio over the playground any more! 

NUMBER 9:

WALK MORE DRIVE LESS:  Mark on my gut was actually an imprint of the Toyota emblem from my steering wheel...Oh what a feeling NOT! 

NUMBER 8:

To lose weight so I can stop snoring. Not only will I get a good night's sleep but so will my wife. 

NUMBER 7:

To lose the extra person I am carrying around 

NUMBER 6:

Classed as long term obese, bordering on other conditions, I want 'me' back. 

NUMBER 5:

To step out from hiding behind the pram, talking my health face on, giving my kids a healthy mum who's bum fits down the slide! 

NUMBER 4:

I want to break the mould, so my own kids don't suffer my obesity problems. 

NUMBER 3:

To lose weight so there's less hurt to my lower back, less stress on my heart, and less stress on my family... 

NUMBER 2:

To lose weight so I can reduce BGL's and be around for years to enjoy my grandchildren and grow old disgracefully with my husband. 

NUMBER 1 - THE WINNER - congratulations Joanne - Sheidow Park SA

My son recently asked me why my muscles were on the underside of my arms instead of the top, that’d be where I’d start!!! 

Here are just a few of the many happy stories people have sent to us telling us all about their success with KicStart™ and the Healthy Weight For Life Programs.

I have so much energy...

I have so much energy,  I find that I am busy doing things that I hadn't really been interested in for such a long time!!  I love the fact that even though I may not notice a weight loss - I notice the centimetres are still falling away and I love it!!     I walk everywhere, take stairs even when I don't have to, and have started volunteering at the local Vinnies shop, and I have become conscious of the content of food and mentally calculate how much extra exercise I have to do to counteract the calorie intake. .  So to you team,  I would like to say thank you for such a great program, I couldn't have done it without you

Maggie 01/07/09

My name is Julie and this is my story.

My name is Julie and this is my story. I am 63 years old and my mother died from gangrene, a complication of her insulin dependent Diabetes. Last year when my Health Fund asked me if I would like to join HWFL I had already lost 8kgs so I thought it could only help. I have now lost 21kgs and feel great. I was 97kgs and I am now 75kgs.
 
My HBA1C reading has gone from 7.2 to 5.8 and...last week my doctor told me that she no longer considers me to be diabetic. My waist measurement has decreased by 19cms and my BMI to 29 which has taken me from the obese category to the overweight category for the first time I can remember. This is the lightest I have been since 1992.

I walk 3 kms most mornings, all on hills and it takes me 35minutes, but I still think it is a necessity rather than a pleasure. I can feel huge differences since I started the programme as I am much fitter and can now walk easily without puffing like a steam train. Last year we spent 3 months overseas and the comfort on planes and the constant travelling were much easier.
Julie 29/03/09

This has truly changed my life

"When I hit the scales at 90kgs I realised that things needed to change. I had known for quite some time that I was in the high risk category for type 2 diabetes with my mother and grandfather both suffering from it. I just kept thinking, one day I would get there. I kept watching the ads on television about healthy waistline measurements and knew that my waist line was out of control as was my eating. I now look back and see that I had begun to prefer to stay at home rather than enjoy social situations because of my weight and how I looked. I realised that I had lost interest in clothes, going out and socialising simply because it had become too hard. I came across the Healthy Weight for Life offer and thought I'd give it a go. To my absolute amazement I lost 18 kgs in 18 weeks and an additional 6 kgs since the end of the program.

I had tried shakes before but they just didn't seem to be satisfying but these shakes were fantastic, I didn't need to add the flavour sachets at all and I found that I wasn't getting hungry. I discovered that the feelings that I thought were hunger before were not. I have taught myself to eat smaller quantities and not eat until I'm full, which I used to do all the time. I have a renewed energy and motivation for life in general and of course am enjoying a new wardrobe of clothes. I am so much happier in myself and can honestly say that I have seen many improvements to my health.

I believe this has truly changed my life and I feel very confident that I can keep the weight off. My goal has always been to reach the healthy weight area for my height and to reduce my waistline below 80cm and I am very close to doing that."
Tracey 20/01/09

 A group of motivated and inspired friends

"What started as a light hearted conversation with friends over a beer, that perhaps it was time to get back into an exercise routine, quickly gathered memontum and the Leichhardt Wanderers mixed touch football team was born. Having been on the KicStart programme since May 2008 and with the weight I had lost and the over all feeling of wellbeing, confidence and motivation I had attained, I felt that there was no reason not to get out there and give it a go. Thanks to KicStart, I am motivated and energetic and very excited about our progress this season. We still haven't won a game, but we don't care. There are now 3 of us on the team using KicStart, seeing results and being buoyed along by the team and our training regime. With your help we have gone from a group of '30-40 something' parents struggling to keep up with our kids, to a group of motivated and inspired friends."
Noella 04/02/09

I am delighted and have found the programme excellent

“I am 69 and have been following the programme and am now in my 14th week. So far I have lost 16.7 kg and 19.5 cm from my waist. My BMI has gone from 34.8 to 29.0. Naturally, I am delighted and have found the programme excellent. My blood pressure, sugar reading (type 2 diabetic), cholesterol are all vastly improved.”
Lorna* 20/06/08 

My doctor is very pleased and has taken me off one of the diabetes medications and is looking at reducing my cholesterol and blood pressure medications. 

“I am delighted with the results of the Healthy Weight For Life programme. During the 18 weeks I lost 22 kgs and 26 cms round my waist. My BMI is now 27 and I am still losing very slowly (which is good as it is giving my body time to adjust) on the maintenance programme. My blood pressure is now 120/60, cholesterol is 3.2 and blood sugar is now usually around 5.2. My doctor is very pleased and has taken me off one of the diabetes medications and is looking at reducing my cholesterol and blood pressure medications. I now walk briskly about 45 minutes every day. For the first time in our 48 years of marriage, I now weigh less than my husband.”
Cheryl* 20/06/08

I now weigh in at 75kgs after originally being a massive 113kgs

“I would like just to comment how much KicStart™ has helped me in my weight loss and I'm glad to say I now weigh in at 75kgs after originally being a massive 113kgs. If it was not for your product I am sure I could not of done it.”
David* 26/12/06

My snoring has reduced 

“My wife has commented my snoring has reduced. I have more flexibility for exercise and my sense of satisfaction & well-being has improved.”
Gary* 22/11/06

Nightly indigestion for about 40 years and now it’s almost completely cured 

“I’ve had nightly indigestion for about 40 years and now it’s almost completely cured, I’m now able to walk longer distances without resting to catch my breath. I’ve drilled an extra hole in my belt as my smaller trousers now fit me!”
Alan* 08/08/06

*Name changed