My name is Charl Matthee and have always been concerned about health symptoms of Diabetes, Blood pressure, heart disease, and conditions like Stress, Low energy and fatigue. I was about 119Kg (overweight) when I was introduced to Turning Point Health Nutrition & Wellness Coaching by Dexter Jumo. At first, I was sceptical of the programme when he told me that there were no products to be used but only changing the way I eat my food while concentrated on the foods I like more! I signed up for a 12-week programme to get the maximum benefit and what do you know? I could not believe how my weight started dropping week after week by small margins while increasing my energy levels. I started including all the health recommendations like reducing carbohydrates while increasing fruits and vegetable, drinking enough water, sleeping well, and physical movements, all thinks I liked doing. At first it was a bit hard to wake up and walk in the morning but told myself that if I do not do this, no one is going to do it for me. I started waking up at 05:20 and waking around the block until 06:00, then prepare to go to wake. I also walk my dog from 18:00 to 18:30 or more on weekends besides mornings as the form of my daily exercises. I set my target to walk at least 5000 steps per day. First day I only waked about 1200 Steps. Then on second day 3000 steps. By the end of the first week, I was over 5000 steps with the highest on Saturdays at 11000 steps. I was losing 0.5Kg to 1Kg in a week. Within a few weeks, I saw this is working good for me and My wife was impressed. After seeing my energy levels improving, she replaced most of processed foods with vegies and whole grains, and nuts form my snacks and meals. I have now achieved my weight target of below 100Kg and will continue with my new lifestyle until I reach my desired health goals. Basic thing I did was to change my lifestyle! Charl . M Being a full time stay home mom, I was so sure my busy schedule counted for exercises, little did I link my exhaustion to poor my food choices. I was not eating much junk food and so I was so sure I was eating the right foods, but wrong portion sizes and unbalanced food groups. I only came to realize the importance of a balanced diet (blood sugar balance), exercise and good sleep when my blood pressure was declared chronic and muscle cramps verge of paralysis. I joined the program to learn more about balancing the three aspects of my like, i.e., food, exercises and sleep. With the guidance of my coach, I came to realize that there was more to a healthy lifestyle than just general eating, light exercise and good sleep. I needed a proper sleeping schedule rather than dozing off from fatigue. I needed to balance my wheel of life. Since joining the program, I am now enjoying purposeful sleep, intentional exercise, stress-less life, balanced meal and stable moods. I have since lost weight from 96kg to my desired target of 76kg over 18 months and have maintained my weight at 76kg since then. I have consistent energy levels and moods. My Blood pressure has stabilized at 118/76 mostly. My Muscle cramps have improved. Loving the new me and looking forward to living life without aches.