Myra is a gorgeous 18 year old girl who wants to lose 65 kilos and felt that doing at home wasn't going to work. Myra's Mum called the editor of That's Life Magazine Eva who then contacted me based on what Eva knew about Dr Damian Kristof and myself ability to help people lose weight. The short story is that Myra Mum Jena drove Myra through to Hamilton to meet both Damia and myself at a weight loss seminar we were running. After meeting Myra and realising she was looking for a complete life change, I offered for her to come board with my family for 7 months until the 8th December to make some really good life style changes and also to get as much of her 65 kilos off as she could in that time. We are going to do video blogs as they are easier for Myra to do and more interesting to watch. So come back here often or subscribe to the feed to get updates

Myra's First Week!

Myra's first week has been full on! This was filmed at the end of her first week and she already looking healthier. Myra has an awesome bubbly personality that is still hidden from the camera –  as you can imagine, it's not the most natural thing to do, talk away to invisible people! Myra's first week has been awesome, this girl has found an inner resolve by changing her environment and fully embracing everything new by coming to Christchurch with a deadline date of the 8th December to make as much change in her life as she can. I know confidently she will lose 35 to 40 kilos in the 7 months she is with me and doing the 112 day Challenge Programme , however Myra is aiming for 65 kilos. As I said to her it's what she puts in that will make the difference. Every day is going to have to count! New Research has been released that people who lose weight quicker have more chance of staying focused and keeping it off! Hallelujah! to that one!! It's something that Damian and I have known for awhile. You must do it with proper nutrition and health monitoring, blood tests etc to support that fact that you are getting healthier!

I will do a video about this with Dr Damian Kristof and post the actual research shortly.

Phyllis:

Watch Myra's confidence soar in this video from the last one. Myra has worked her butt off the last two weeks and she is reaping the rewards. Myra has showed me she has what it takes and is determined to stay focused on her target. She is enjoying the food and although not in love with the early mornings, she is always  in the lounge at 5.45am with her gear on ready to go!

Myra's first walk was 6.3 kms. On the way we set a goal for her to walk a 10 km race in June but reaching the clock tower on her first day meant we had to step that up to the half marathon! Myra already in her first day could see what was possible! By the 6th day she had clocked up a 15 km walk! The blisters on the first day however were going to present a huge issue and having given up work to come down and with a limited budget, good quality shoes seemed so far out of reach.

Myra could wait until she got a job which could be weeks away or I could try to get her a pair. I hate asking for free things as it's not in my nature and my belief to take, but I knew it was very important for Myra's joints and success to get this one thing correct. I jumped onto the computer and emailed Laurie from Front Runner in Colombo Street and gave him just a few lines about Myra and what we were doing and asked for his help for a pair of shoes. Laurie has a business to run too and it's  not his reasonability to give away stuff, it  all comes out of someone's pocket at the end of the day. I also emailed the womans Nike shop. Within an hour an email came back from Laurie from Front Runner with a big yes!! I was quite overwhelmed to be honest! THANK YOU SOOO MUCH LAURIE! If you need shoes, please please go to Laurie and his team, they genuinely care! Myra walked out with a fantastic pair of shoes and two very expensive pairs of socks to ensure no more blisters or problems.

Then it was off to Contours Gym who have ended up helping Myra as well by giving her a month free then half price for 6 months to help her along the way. This is a case of a Hand up not a hand out and both Myra and I are so greatful!

Watch how much more of Myra we see in this Video as we start to see less of her! Go Girl xx