“My husband and I joined a new year Weight Loss Challenge in 2011. I learnt about protein and the importance of a healthy breakfast, kept a food diary and changed my eating habits a lot. My exercise has increased and I keep to healthy active lifestyle. Most days I pack my lunch with healthier choices and it is always eaten. I loved fizzy drink but went cold turkey during the challenge. If I go to a restaurant, I often look at the menu online first and make better decisions because of that. I read ingredient labels when shopping. When a jam label has 34% fruit, what makes up the other 66% continues to be an eye opener! The weight and centimeters came off but I was amazed to win second place losing 8.8kgs and lots of inches. It has been more than two years since finishing the challenge and I have kept that weight off. I have been healthier with only one cold in that time! It is a long term change to a better and healthier lifestyle. It is worth working for – I don’t want to go back to the way I was” – Briar Douglas