How to Lose Weight Permanently - My Girlfriend's Story

Since childhood, Ciel has always struggled with her weight. Back when she was a kid, there's no such thing as weight management. Her mother would feed her spaghetti and hotdogs all the time - for packed lunch to school. And whenever she goes home from school, she would always eat snacks like potato chips, french fries, and alike.

The problem is - for teenage girls - they need to look their best to attract boys. So, thus begun her journey into weight reduction.

Ciel lost 20 pounds in a month

Diet Plans and Ways to Lose Weight

During her college days, the first thing she did was to enroll in 'Slimmer's World.' The gym was popular at that period due to the heavy TV advertising showing people who lost weight because of exercising in that gym. The gym has personal fitness trainers to guide you with every exercise routines.

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It did little to lose fat for her, because the 'diet' factor was not included. She said after an exercise session whether they were doing aerobic exercises, Tabata style high intensity interval training, or strength training, she and her fellow gym members would go out to eat and they still eat a lot of the wrong food. Eventually, she quits the gym and stop trying to lose weight.

After a few years and few more added pounds, Ciel decided to try losing weight again - this time with my help. At first, Ciel tried the Atkins Diet (a zero carbs, high protein diet). The first two weeks, she lost a few pounds but the diet made her experience headaches and feeling tired all the time. It was hard for her because she has to work eight hours a day and come home already feeling deadbeat to do some exercises.

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She also tried weight loss supplements like Lipovox and Hoodia Gordonii capsules - none of them work. And then she tried to do it scientifically by reducing and monitoring calorie intake using the zig zag method to fool her body to not lower her metabolism. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, she ate 1,000 calories while the alternate days about 900 - sometimes around 750 or 1050 - never the same. She also does this with Tabata, jogging and strength training to avoid plateauing.

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For 30 days, she lost 10 pounds with the current program. However, it was because she has no work at that time. It would be harder if she has an eight-hour job, unlike celebrities who have the time and the money to pursue a successful weight loss regiment - especially if looking better is good for their career.

Ciel also tried fruit diet, lemon water diet, and hcg drops, but lost only fewer than 10 pounds. However, the biggest weight loss she had was when we went to Yanhee Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand (we were actually looking for English-teaching jobs there) to consult a weight loss specialist. The doctor prescribed several pills (known as Bangkok pills in other regions in Asia) to take for two months. And wow, she lost 20 pounds in a month! Such a quick weight loss for her! And she finally settled on a weight of 103lbs. Update: I discovered the secret main ingredient for the Yanhee/Bangkok Pills, it's here. Now, we know why she had experienced the side effects then.

The problem here is when she stopped taking the pills. The weight slowly crept back in. She tried Reductil (sibutramine) but it only partially stop her hunger cravings. The Cyclical Ketogenic Diet somehow helped stop the weight to pile up again, but fat still came back slowly.

She needed something to stop the weight gain. So we scoured the Internet to find a solution and found secrets to permanent weight loss that not only help her maintain her present weight, but it was a solution for her busy work schedule.

Since she has the tendency to gain weight easily, hopefully, Trudy Steven's eating plan will permanently fix that.