Eight kilos gone in a month

Ideally, one should lose about three kilos in a month but Weight Management Centre — which has become popular with Nairobi women — promises more. How safe is this? ALLAN OLINGO finds out

If you want to capture the attention of a woman who has weight issues, just mention a weight loss programme with promising results. Well there is a new joint in town that promises just that.

We are inside the Weight Management Centre in Nairobi, which deals in organic health products that apparently deliver impressive weight loss within a month.

The reception is packed with eager faces of women who look like they have tried all weight loss programmes in vain. They are in dire need of something that works. Perhaps this is it.We interview some of the women who are camera-shy:

Mary Karanja (pictured) who has been on the programme for four weeks says she started using the slimming products because they are organic, which means they have are safe.

"I heard about this place from a friend and I wanted to try it. I heard that the products are organic and have no adverse side effects.

The best part is that in case the products do not work, there is 100 per cent refund. That shows that the company has confidence in their products. That is what motivated me to try them out," says Mary.

"The results have been impressive. Within the four weeks, I have lost my tummy completely. I lost eight kilos in a month, which was a big feat for me. I have now embraced a healthy lifestyle. My joy is that I can now fit in my small jeans," adds Mary.

Mary says she has tried all forms of slimming programmes — from the gym to aerobics — but none was successful even though she spent considerable amount of time and money.

Rigorous exercise

Kathra is also another beneficiary of this programme. She says she was impressed by how a friend lost weight while on same programme and decided to give it a try.

"I was too big and I needed a way to lose weight without having to do rigorous exercise. Within the first week, I lost three kilos and in the next three weeks, I lost another four," says Kathra.

Kathra elaborates: "I wanted to lose weight and at the same time adopt a healthy lifestyle. I was 75 kilos before using the products and I am now weighing 67. I have lost about eight kilos in three weeks. I am no longer uncomfortable talking about my weight."

Kathra says she is still using the products until she achieves her target weight as per her Body Mass Index.

Sounds unbelievable? Believe it or not, eight kilos gone in three weeks! What’s this magic weight loss formula and how healthy is this programme?

George Kamau, a weight management consultant at the programme takes us through the process step by step.

"When a client visits the centre for the first time, the first thing we do is to measure his or her Body Mass Index. If we discover that it is high, we take the client through the programme," he explains.

Fat burning

George says the slimming and beauty programme consists of a combination of four steps to achieve either weight loss or glowing skin through fat burning and anti-aging products respectively.

"The programme we enrol one in varies from individual to individual and depends on how much weight one wishes to shed off," says George.

He adds: "Before we start on the weight loss regimen, the first step is detoxification to cleanse the colon. We insist on this because the colon is known to store a lot of decomposed matter. So when we detox it becomes more elastic."

To cleanse the colon, George says he recommends a shake off phyto fibre, an organic blend of natural ingredients that help in removing congested waste matter in the colon, absorbing cholesterol and promoting growth of good bacteria.

"This is a great product for those who wish to have a flat tummy. You are guaranteed visible results in about seven days," says George. After detoxification, the next step is to balance one’s hormones and more importantly pH level in the body.

"The third step is where we burn fat and nourish. This step involves working actively on one’s fat deposit by introducing a low carbohydrate diet in the form of meal replacement therapy," explains George.

So are their any side effects to this weight management regimen? George says this weight management regime is safe.

"These products are organic and are made of natural ingredients. They are as natural as foods from the shamba," he says.

So what else makes the products stand out?

George says the products come with a money-back guarantee incase they do not work.