"I had covid in October 2020 which affected my stomach and I was really struggling to eat food other than bread and cheese. I was really fit before getting ill and could walk for miles but now I was exhausted all the time and was struggling with long covid. It got to May 2021 and I thought enough was enough, I needed to do something, I had put on nearly a stone with my poor diet and had no energy at all, a short walk really took it out of me. I tried everything I could to change my diet but it was exhausting just trying to think about what to eat. I decided to try the 1:1 diet mainly because it appealed to me that they offered meal replacements so I didn’t have to cook from scratch. I have problems with a sensitive bladder and I have tried other meal replacement shakes in the past which made it worse so I was a bit worried this new diet might trigger more problems, but it didn’t. I met with Karen the consultant I had chosen and I was relieved she wasn’t pushy and really listened to what I wanted to achieve with the diet. She explained that the meal replacements have all the right vitamins in that you need which made me feel mentally better because I knew I was doing something good for my body rather than filling it with rubbish. The first three days were hard, I felt so hungry, but it was also a relief having a plan to follow. But then I consistently began to lose weight and within a month I was back to my pre-covid weight, I started to sleep a lot better as well. I started finding walking easier and by the end of June I managed an eight-mile walk which just left me with achy legs and no tiredness. I can’t believe what a difference a month has made. For me personally I believe the 1:1 diet has helped me beat long covid. Karen J."

Karen J