Kick-Start for life

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The Kick-Start plan is causing a weight-loss revolution. With thousands of kilos lost, it's changing lives. Now we bring you some of the many success stories and show you how to keep kicking on.

For David Provest, 40, clothes shopping was a nightmare but not any more.

Mr Provest's doctor told him he needed to make some big changes or face heart disease and diabetes.

"I was having problems with my blood pressure, massive problems with my cholesterol and triglycerides," he said.

He started with the Kick-Start soup and now he's rolling through phase two.

"Health-wise I feel a lot better," he said.

"I've got a lot more energy and I look forward to that walk every morning."

Mr Provest even says it's improved his love life.

At 120kg to start and feeling lousy, Allison Streher knew she needed a lifestyle change.

Now rocking along on stage two, Ms Streher has lost 20kg and her life is starting to bloom thanks to Kick-Start.

"My self-esteem's increased, I've got confidence back ... I feel really good about myself," she said.

Remember Jane Maysfield and her two overweight boys Brendan and Andrew?

Since our shopping trip three weeks ago she has revolutionised the way she shops, switching to those low-Glycemic-Index food products for her and the lads.

The smarter shopping has paid off for Mrs Maysfield, who has lost 10kg, and for Brendan, who has lost 5kg.

So far Andrew can't stick to the new regime but Brendan has made the switch to Kick-Start stage two and stuck with it but it hasn't been a completely painless transition.

"I am missing the hamburgers and chicken kebabs and chicken rolls," he said.

After four weeks on the program Trish Bewkers' results speak for themselves: she's lost 50 inches, or just under 10kg.

"It's becoming a lot less like a diet and more like the new way of eating for me," Ms Bewkers said.

It's a new way of eating that has changing thousands of lives and stripped even more kilos.

Dietician Geraldine Georgeou has been guiding many of our success stories through stage two of Kick-Start with her low-GI recipes and good old lean protein.

She recommends four to five serves of lean red meat per week to achieve healthy eating and fat loss.

Low-GI foods include most vegetables and fruits and wholegrain breads and cereals, while high-GI foods include white bread, sugary cereals and watermelon.

Ms Bewkers says this is the beginning of a new attitude to her life and herself; she's now living life to the fullest and reaping the rewards of her hard slog.

And both Ms Bewkers and Ms Georgeou say it's important to reward yourself when you reach your weight-loss goals, even if it's simply treating yourself to a new pair of walking shoes or a facial.

"I have a can-do attitude now, instead of 'oh it's too hard, it's too far away'," she said.

"I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. For the first time I'm investing in myself."

Click on the links below for the complete Kick-Start plan.''Disclaimer
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