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Is it possible to lose weight without exercising? Kimberly Davis found that after a succession of tragic events her weight had ballooned, and to top it all off, she was in recovery from breaking both her ankles in 2014, so was unable to do high-impact cardio. Here she details her diet diary as she followed the Metabolic Balance programme over 12 weeks, with the guidance of nutritionist Petronella Ravenshear.
Kimberly Davis, 39
Starting measurements:
Height: 5ft 6in
Weight: 102.6 kg
Waist: 116cm
Bottom: 130cm
Upper arm: 36cm
Thigh: 68cm
WEEK 1
Weight: 100.1kg
Weight loss this week: 2.5kg
Waist: 113cm
Bottom: 128cm
Upper arm: 35cm
Thigh: 68cm
When Gwyneth Paltrow was filming Shallow Hal she put on her fat suit and walked through the lobby of the hotel to measure people's reactions. She said in an interview, "It was so sad; disturbing. No one would make eye contact with me because I was obese. I felt humiliated because people were really dismissive." Being a slim woman at the time, I remember reading this article and thinking about how sad that must be for those who suffer from obesity. Now I know first hand.
Up until 3 years ago, I could walk down the street and people would notice me: men would smile and everyone seemed helpful. But then, thanks to a long list of tragic events and stress, I gained 75 pounds in 12 months and the world became a very different place. It started with a break up and then a loss of a loved one. I laid in bed crying for months while the weight piled on. People look at me now with pity or judgment. I can feel them thinking, "she needs to stop eating so much."
The problem is I haven't been eating a lot. In fact, for the past three years I've eaten a lot less than I did before. It doesn't matter what I do, or how much I work-out, nothing is shifting the weight. I've tried dieting, calorie counting, personal trainers, blood tests. Nothing has worked.
It didn't help that every time I tried to get my exercise routine back on track I injured myself: knee injuries, foot injuries, you name it. I even broke both of my feet at the same time last April, which left me bed-bound for almost six months. I am only now just getting back on my feet. Literally.
I was scared to weigh myself after that, but when I finally did I found I had spiraled to 16st. How did that happen? I eat two meals a day with one snack. Surely that's not enough calories to make me this fat.
But within five minutes of speaking with Petronella Ravenshear (the Metabolic Balance nutritionist advising me on my #StellaShapeUp plan) she was able to assess the problem: my metabolism doesn't work. Luckily, she has a plan to "reset it". I'll save the details for next week's blog, but I can tell you that I am finally losing weight.
WEEK 2
Weight: 99.7kg
Weight loss this week: 0.4kg
Total weight loss: 2.9kg
Waist: 109.5cm
Bottom: 126cm
Upper arm: 34cm
Thigh: 68cm
Last week Petronella diagnosed that I have killed my metabolism, which means that anything I eat is going to stick to my body. On a print-out from her special machine the bar that represents metabolism on a scale from 0-100% showed that my metabolism is only at 5%. I broke down crying when I saw it.
Petronella explained the top three causes of slow metabolism are stress, antibiotics and dehydration. In 2012 I was put on strong antibiotics for a year, which apparently kills all the good bacteria in your system. I don't eat yoghurt, which is a counteractiveprobiotic , so the bad bacteria has been ruling my body for two years. Also, I am a Coca-Cola addict (Coca-Cola is caffeinated and dehydrating) and I have been drinking only one or two glasses of water a day. My body has been freaking out.
Diet Diary: My diet started in Petronella's office with a tablespoon of Epsom salt, which is a natural laxative. I'll save you the details but let's just say I felt like I had lost 10 pounds by midday. I tried to make a veggie soup this week and failed miserably: it was really watery and weirdl
