Lorsqu'un voyage imminent à Disney a inspiré Eric à changer de vie, il a découvert que la perte de poids avait des bénéfices qui allaient bien au-delà de son aisance dans la piscine.
Eric Toczek, 37, is a self-described “husband, father, and computer nerd” who lives near Niagara Falls, NY.How did we find Eric? Well, recently, Penn Jillette asked his podcast listeners to write in to us to share how Withings products have helped them with their health. We got many amazing responses, and this is just the first of them.Read on for Eric’s story in his own words.
Comment les produits Withings m'ont aidé : l'histoire d'Eric
Four years ago, in April 2015, I was up somewhere over 250 lbs. and I didn’t know my exact weight because I avoided the scale.That August I was going on a family vacation with my three kids to Disney, and wanted to play with them in the pool or at the beach, something I avoided due to my weight.I heard Penn Jillette discussing his own weight loss, mentioning at one point a diet close to Eat to Live, so bought that book and joined in.With diet, I proceeded to lose 60+ lbs. by April, and eventually reached 80+ lbs. lost. Once I started dropping, I bought the Withings smart scale to help keep track and monitor. I quickly was stepping on the scale and tracking every day. That was a game-changer in the weight loss.I could immediately see the impact of my good or bad diet days, and see my change over time.
Le défi de ne pas reprendre le poids perdu
Even more important after the weight loss was [the need] to go into a steady maintenance state. It is now over four years since losing the weight and I’ve managed to keep it off, thanks to the Withings scale and adding the blood pressure monitor to further help track my health.The biggest challenge of maintaining the loss is the lack of a defined goal—both in terms of target weight and time. When I first started saying, “By August, I want to be in the 170s,” it gave me a clear driving goal. Everything I did was marching toward that time and weight goal.It’s difficult to then go, “I want to generally be in this range indefinitely.” You will fluctuate, obviously, and then when you get in the high range, you’re like, “Well, another pound or two really isn’t that bad,” or “I should really drop a few of the pounds I gained, but over the next couple of weeks.” The urgency and “finish line” isn’t there anymore, which makes it a little more difficult.
La tension artérielle n'est plus un sujet chez le médecin
Il y a quelques années, ma tension artérielle était élevée, solidement ancrée dans la plage de l'hypertension. Je n'étais pas sous médicaments, mais les médecins me disaient souvent que c'était quelque chose à surveiller. Depuis que j'ai perdu du poids et changé mon alimentation, ma tension artérielle est désormais bien dans la plage normale et je n'ai plus aucun problème. Les médecins ne mentionnent même plus rien concernant la tension lors de mes bilans de routine. La balance m'a permis de suivre mon poids quotidiennement, et quand il remontait trop, d'ajuster immédiatement mon alimentation. J'adore les systèmes Withings — je n'aurais jamais pu perdre plus de 36 kg et les garder perdus pendant quatre ans sans eux !
Merci à Eric pour son témoignage ! Si vous avez une histoire à partager, contactez-nous — nous serions ravis de vous lire !