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“TLC SAVED MY LIFE!I died of a heart attack on 1st April – April Fools Day 2003. Luckily, I survived and was given a second chance. And now thanks to the wonderful TLC-Wellbeing weight loss program I have been given a third chance because they saved my life by stopping me from having another heart attack because on their program I lost 27kgs/60lbs/4,2stone. When I had my heart attack in the my cholesterol level was 7,8mmol/l and my blood pressure was 217/145. I was banned from flying home to for three months.
On arrival my GP sent me to a cardiologist who immediately admitted me to hospital and inserted two stents. He said that within the next nine years that I would probably have another attack! When my wife was visiting our kids in London in September 2007 I decided to do something about my weight problem because I was doing my family tree and got a tremendous shock that I realised my paternal grandfather and my father died before they had grand children. That was not going to be me I want to see my grand kids. TLC was recommended by my sister-in-law and her future son-in-law who had both lost weight so I figured that I had nothing to lose and everything to gain and live for so I started. The guys at TLC were great. They were very friendly and helpful. The first week I was amazed when I lost 4,0kg. The next week it was 2,2kg and then on average another 2kg every week! In just under 5 months I dropped from a size 42 to size 38 and boy did I feel good.
I was even more amazed when just 80 days into the diet I had my blood tests for my six monthly check up by my cardiologist. My cholesterol had dropped from 7,8mmol/l to 6,4mmol/l with medication, a drop of only 17,9% but now it was down to 3,4mmol/l, a massive drop of 46,7%. My blood pressure before I took my daily medication was always around 140/120 but now it was 110/70. Needless to say my cardiologist was mightily impressed and almost fell off his chair when I walked in. Now that I have completed my weight loss he has taken me off half of my medication and more importantly he tells me that it is very unlikely that I will ever have another heart attack. My life has changed so drastically. I know that I will see my grand kids. I go to gym everyday and walk/run for forty minutes and I’m playing tennis again. My kids are so relieved that I’m fit and healthy.
My friends stop me in the street and can’t believe the change some don’t even recognise me! So you see TLC has saved my life and given it me back to me. I just wish I had met them earlier. "
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