Farenaaz Allie - Weigh-Less

The Weigh-Less Man and
Woman of the Year 2016
Farenaaz
Allie (Jacobs)
Facts & Figures
Age:
44
Lives in:
Cape Town
Occupation:
Social Worker
Height:
1.57m
Weight then:
96kg
Weight now:
60kg
Weight lost:
36kg
Time taken:
14 months
Farenaaz
finds her
purpose again,
losing 36kg in
the process!
Date reached Goal Weight: August 2013
Farenaaz
lost
36kg!
BEFORE
AFTER
19
Celebrating life
with food
Growing up in Manenberg on the Cape
Flats, food was always a big part of
Farenaaz’s youth. As a child, she was
constantly reminded about her ballooning weight by the people around
her. Keeping an eye on it was difficult,
as the culture Farenaaz calls her own
celebrates life with food. Much thought
and preparation goes into each and
every meal provided at family events –
of which Farenaaz attended many – and
the foods are always high in carbohydrates and predominantly deep fried.
There were always paper bags available
for attendees to take what food they
couldn’t finish back home with them,
allowing Farenaaz to indulge long after
the event had reached its completion.
This unhealthy relationship with food
continued throughout her childhood,
as binge eating became her comfort in
a world that was too quick to judge and
too slow to apologise. Exercise was a
word not found in her vocabulary, as
getting sweaty in front of her peers was
the last thing she wanted to think about.
Farenaaz’s crazy carousel sped up as her
peers would ridicule her, prompting her
to abstain from physical activity, leading
her to feel guilty and find comfort in the
foods she psychologically relied on.
Hard work
pays off
After school, Farenaaz met the man
of her dreams and married him. Over
BEFORE
20
the years her unhealthy eating habits
continued, and her weight was thrown
out of control by three pregnancies.
The turning point came one day when
Farenaaz took a long hard look at herself
in the mirror, realising that she no longer
recognised the person staring back at
her. The woman looked unhappy – almost miserable – and without a purpose
in life. Farenaaz did not remember
herself this way, and decided that a lifestyle reboot was long overdue. She was
going to find her purpose again – one
way or another. She joined a Saturday
Weigh-Less Group, and it fast became
the highlight of her week. It was the one
place where Farenaaz was not labelled;
the one place she felt like she belonged.
She needed to come into contact with
people who were going through what
she was – and the Group environment
allowed for just that. The first two days
of her Weigh-Less journey were difficult,
as she would get mild headaches owing
to the lack of refined sugars, caffeine
and copious carbohydrates in her diet.
Nevertheless, her desire to become the
woman she deserved to be overcame
the 40 year love affair with food that
she had subjected her body to, and she
gently eased herself into the healthy Eating Plan. Farenaaz didn’t find it easy, and
cheating now and then was inevitable
for a creature of habit like her, but she
never allowed those naughty nibbles to
derail all the hard work she was putting
in. She taught herself that food cannot
be allowed to dictate one’s destiny. Every
time she weighed in, she lost weight.
The amounts were often very small, but
AFTER
she never frowned upon these – she was
losing the weight and that was all that
mattered. Slowly but surely Farenaaz
transformed into a slimmer, happier, and
healthier version of her former self.
No lotions,
potions, or
shakes
For Farenaaz, reaching her Goal Weight
was a very emotional affair. Her hard
work and commitment paid off, and it
was something that nobody could take
away from her. For the first time in her
life, she was genuinely comfortable in
her own skin. She recommends WeighLess to any person looking to reboot
their lifestyle, and describes her journey
as totally LIFE-CHANGING. As a brand
ambassador, Farenaaz states that she
will devise the most simplistic way to
inform people about the Weigh-Less
Way. Too much information and jargon
thrown at a potential Member could
cause them to rethink their willingness, and Farenaaz wants to offer every
person out there the opportunity to
change their lives. The best part about
Weigh-Less, according to Farenaaz, is the
fact that there are no lotions, potions,
or shakes to take – it solely consists of
healthy foods, in the right portions, with
bucket loads of motivation and support.
Farenaaz shares her Weigh-Less story
with all who have the pleasure of meeting her, and believes that she is absolute
living proof that the Weigh-Less Way is
the ONLY way.