When Karen, a 58-year-old grandmother from Crewe, first came to Bodyline, she was at rock bottom. For thirty years she had struggled with her weight, yo-yoing up and down as she grappled with a busy life of being a mother, working, and then being a grandmother too.

“I’ve dieted, lost weight, put it back on, plummeted up and down the whole time, while being a mother, juggling work and school runs, just grabbing what you can while you can. My weight became hard to manage and hard to control.”

“Then three years ago, we went to my husband’s family in London, which I didn’t do very often because I didn’t want to go. I never wanted to go anywhere. We went to the promenade, but I had really bad knees and I couldn’t walk properly. They had to push me in a wheelchair because I couldn’t walk to the end of the prom.”

This moment stuck in her mind, and Karen’s weight began impacting her ability to even leave her house.

“I didn’t want a social life at all, everything was just at home, even my grandkids would just come round to my house. I wouldn’t call myself an agoraphobic, but it was just work and school pick-ups, and the lack of social life really impacted my marriage for a while.

“I hit rock bottom, and I was ready to give up on everything. I just knew then that I had to do something and put things right for me, for my marriage and for my family.”

That was when Karen turned to Bodyline.

Taking the first step to transformation

Karen’s daughter was on our medical weight loss programme, and told her mum about how it worked. At first, both Karen and her daughter were prescribed a personalised treatment plan with oral medications.

Karen lost two and a half stone over a year on Phentermine, incorporating exercise and nutritional guidance from Bodyline’s nurses – and slowly but surely gaining back her confidence, while building healthy habits.

But she began to hit a plateau in her weight loss, which prompted her nurse prescriber to let her know about the latest medication approved to tackle obesity – Mounjaro. Eight months later, Karen is a “totally different person” …

“People say it all the time – they notice it. They notice that I don’t walk around with my head down, hiding anymore. I’m stood up straight, upright and looking at the world around me.”

Karen lost an additional three stone, making her total weight loss FIVE AND A HALF STONE DOWN, and taking her from a size 22 to a 16.

“It’s crazy but I can say that I feel happy when I get up in the morning because my life is so different. I’ve gone from considering antidepressants because I felt so low, to this – it’s totally different. Now life is what it should be. It’s for living and I am living at the minute.”

 Mounjaro the ‘King Kong’ of weight loss jabs

Mounjaro differs from the oral medications, as it comes in the form of a once-weekly injection. The medication’s active ingredient is called tirzepatide, and works by targeting two hormones produced in the stomach making us feel fuller once we’ve eaten.

It is prescribed for the treatment of obesity alongside support and weight loss guidance, with the mechanism reducing appetite, decreasing blood sugar, and helping users stick to a calorie deficit to help them drop their weight.

It’s been found to far surpass the weight loss results of any other medical weight loss jabs on the market so far, with studies showing users losing over 20% of their starting body weight.

But thanks to the support and advice that Karen received from the Bodyline team, she lost 30% of her starting weight since beginning her journey two years ago! The difference is the habits she was able to build over the programme with the help of our specialist team of weight loss experts and nurses.

Why support makes all the difference

Karen was prescribed Mounjaro by a team of experts, who knew she was eligible and the best candidate for its incredible results. She trusted Bodyline to offer her the best product, advice, and supported weight loss journey.

“I wouldn’t go buying an injection here, there and everywhere, you just can’t guarantee what you’re getting. You’ve got no support. At Bodyline you’re being monitored properly, they care about what happens to you rather than, ‘oh yeah, here’s your prescription, it’s coming through the post, just send us your money again next month’.

“They’re all so good, each one of the teams supportive, even the lady on the reception, she’s brilliant. The nurses are talking to you all the time, they’re encouraging you along, they’re giving you all these tips for success. There’s three of us that go to the clinic now. There’s me, my daughter, and my friend and it’s so uplifting when we go in and keep us on track!”

For Karen, it’s all about that peace of mind, knowing she has wrap around support no matter what. That’s what enabled her to make the changes that transformed her life, taking her from rock bottom to sky high!

A new lease of life!

Karen’s no longer stuck indoors, worried about her appearance, she’s here there and everywhere! It’s even translated to her wardrobe…

“There’s just so many shops that you can go into now and buy nice clothes, where when you’re big, you’re very restricted of where you can go shopping and you have to buy online – and nothing ever fits. But now I’m feeling the clothes, seeing them in the shops, trying them on! I’ve bought a black jumpsuit, and I would never ever have dreamed I would be wearing one of those, but here I am!”

 It’s not just her style that’s come on leaps and bounds – it’s also her marriage.

“My marriage is totally different, because now I can actually leave the house, and I’m happy to go anywhere, even if it’s just for a walk or nipping out for a bit of lunch. I would never have done that a few years ago, I couldn’t face it, but now I’ll go anywhere!”

Thanks to the medical weight loss programme, Karen learnt how to nourish her body, feeding it for a life spent exploring the world rather than hiding away in shame. Before, thanks to years of fad diets and restriction, Karen would avoid eating all day and binge in the evening.

After getting advice from our team, she learnt the best way to feed herself and move her body to work around her lifestyle.

“I’m up very early for work, but I’ll nip home at 9am to have a little bit cereal or some fruit with yogurt and muesli on the top. Then I go back to work from sort of ten till one. Then I’ll eat something to tide me over till teatime, like a cereal bar and a protein yogurt. The evening meal tends to be meat or fish with vegetables and rice.”

 Life changing proof!

Karen’s already been inviting her friends and family to join us, and attends her appointments with her loved ones for additional support and motivation – but we wondered what she’d say to someone considering starting their journey with Bodyline.

“I would say just go and do it because it will give you a whole new lease on your life. You will feel so much better in yourself, physically and mentally, no matter what it is you were struggling with. Just give it a go because I’m proof that it works, and it can completely change your life.”

Get in touch today if you want to change your life, boost your confidence, and take on the world once again. Call us on 0800 995 6036 or fill in an online contact form for a call back.