Dawn Burton : Lighterlife

For 20 years I have been obese and, at times, morbidly obese. I have tried several diets, but none of them have worked long term and for many years I have been unhealthy, experienced a lack confidence and had a very low self esteem. I promised myself that at the time when my son left school, it would be a time in my life that I focussed on myself and I have!

In June 2007, I joined a programme called Lighterlife. The main attraction for me was that Lighterlife not only helps you to loose weight effectively but teaches you to explore the underlying psychological issues by using two techniques – one is Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and the other is Transactional Analysis (TA). Tackling obesity for me was not an overnight event, it took time and patience and I realised it was a long term commitment that I had let myself in for.

I have been successful in loosing over 3 stone with Lighterlife and have found the programme both motivating and inspiring. It has been a programme that I have stuck to for the first time ever in my weight loss programmes and I am now a management client leading a much fuller and healthier lifestyle. My health is no longer deteriorating and long gone are the spiralling downfalls that I have experienced year after year. I feel I have finally found a solution to my weight problems that have completely dominated my life for over 20 years.

What Lighterlife has done is helped me to realise my potential and boost my confidence and, after some extensive training and an ongoing Diploma in Weight Care Management, I am now a qualified Lighterlife Counsellor working in the Nuneaton area. 

My Solicitor, who has started her own business with the help of the Women’s Business Development Agency, recommended that I should give WBDA a call and see how they can help me continue this dream. So this is what I did.
Although I have only had one Business Advice meeting with my advisor, Michelle, I have already received some great advice and some ideas to help to promote my business. I am sure that further meetings with Michelle will highlight many more areas for me to explore and work with. She has given me more confidence and I feel that in future meetings, she will be able to guide me on how to become a more successful business woman. Michelle is a real credit to WBDA!

I never dreamed I would run my own business but Lighterlife and WBDA has given my that green light and I have finally found an answer to, not only thinking about what I want to do in my life, but actually doing it and I am looking forward to helping other obese people overcoming their weight issues and living the life that they fully deserve as a human being.

 If you would like more information about the Lighterlife Programme, please call Dawn on 024 7632 2226 to arrange an appointment to attend an Information Session. I did and have never looked back!


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