Michelle lost 13 lbs. and her whole family, love the Thinning Thai Curry recipe!

Hi, this is Negeena, and I am here today with Michelle, a mom who lost quite a bit of weight in Spice Yourself Skinny. Michelle, please say hello. Let us know how much weight you lost. Tell us a little bit about your life, and tell us your favorite spice as well.

Of course. So my name is Michelle, and I started this program for the first time, and I lost a total of 11 pounds in eight weeks. And since then, I've been continuing the program, and I've lost two more pounds since then. I think this is three weeks later, so two more pounds. So it's amazing, and I love spicy food because coming from Malaysia, everything is just so flavorful and spicy. And so Nagina's recipes are just right up my alley, and everything is so flavorful. So my favorite spice, I would say cayenne, because it just has that little cake, and it just makes everything so much tastier. And I add that spice to everything. Chicken smoothies. I've never had anything spicy that kind of spices to my smoothie until Nagina's recipe, and it was just really good.

Amazing. Wow. And so I love it. It's like, you know what? If you like spice, it's really like, God, the typical diet foods, they just don't do it for us, you know? Like, I like spice, too, and especially when you're coming from a Malaysian background, like, I come from an Indian background, or even if you just like flavorful food, it seems almost impossible to lose weight and eat good food, but it's like, it's possible. I'm so glad you did it and showed us, too. So, Michelle, tell me about the moment when you decided to join Spice Yourself Skinny. And I know that in the beginning, you know, you didn't, like, necessarily jump right into it. You had some doubts. So tell me a little bit about that, too.

So, you know, I have three kids, and my oldest is six years old, and, you know, and the kids are two years apart, so I really never had a chance to really get into, like, a diet program or try to lose the weight because I feel like I'm always pregnant. So now after my third, I feel like I'm at my heaviest. And then I ran into a friend, actually, it's Dipshika, who's the coach in the program. She is, you know, in my town, and we have gotten really close, and we started talking, and she just started telling me about how she lost all this weight, and she showed me the before picture before her transformation picture. I was just so amazed, and I was very, very intrigued. I'M like, what did you do? And she said she just got on this program with minimal exercise, which is a big thing because I don't have time to exercise. So I'm like, you know what, let's give it a try. And also, I've never heard of a diet program that relies on the spices and, and she was telling me that all the recipes are really, really yummy and simple, which is another big thing because, you know, with kids you want everything simple and easy to make. So that was the moment that I know that I was really interested in this program. And even before I know anything about it, I was decided that, okay, you know, I think I'm gonna give it a try because I know somebody who has done it and has results, great results. So that was the first moment that I knew that I was definitely going to sign up.

Awesome. Awesome. So now you've lost. Is it £13 now or £12 now?

£13. £13. I never thought it would be possible because. And at the same time, I'm still eating all this delicious food and I mean, I'm still not really exercising as much as I would like, but I can't imagine if I were to exercise regularly, what are the results going to be, you know, but this is just like what I can achieve so far with just eating the right way, eating the, you know, spice yourself, skinny way.

Yes, yes. So, Michelle, I find it amazing that you have three kids and you lost 13 pounds. It's like, wow. And how old are they?

Six, four and two.

Oh my God. Wow. I feel like you're like a super mom. You lost that much weight and it's like still coming off. So how do you do that? Like, how are you able to have three really young kids, a mom, you know, be a mom, be doing all their drop offs and taking care of them and all of that. Like, how do you, how do you make food for you and then the family? Like, how does that work?

You know, the prep, the Sunday prep definitely is the key, like you mentioned in your program. And I really try to stick to that because it does make or break the program because, you know, during the week I really don't have time and especially during the day when everything is just crazy. So on Sunday, I really make sure I prep as much as I can and cook in batches. And when I'm hungry, I just grab and go. And, you know, because the kids eat something, you know, they eat differently than what I eat. So, you know, and I still have time to prep their stuff and I have to say with this program, there's so many positive things that come out from it. I spent a little less in the grocery for sure because I know what I'm getting and it's more organized because having a meal plan really does help. I'm actually starting to do a meal plan for my kids too, after picking up the meal plan strategy from you. So this program has just been awesome.

Oh my gosh. Okay. So it's like you plan out your foods, you do your shopping, you do some prep, and then that makes your cooking easier. So then you can like easily put some things together for the kids because they have like it 2, 4 and 6. Yeah, they have specific things, you know, and so. But then you have time to make that for them and so that's really key. I love how you're starting to think about meal planning for your kids too. It's like otherwise we just. The same thing happens for kids too. And so, you know, as they get older, sometimes it's easy to start integrating some of the foods that you're eating and maybe like adding some other pieces on them. Yeah, but I love that you've made it work and it's like you got more organized.

Organized is the key, you know, with kids, with three kids, you know, so that really helps. Just basically just prepping ahead of time. And I have to say, like, ever since the program, I've been making the dinner curry, the dining Thai curry. And it is my favorite dishes. And guess what? My little ones, my 4 year old and 2 year old love that dish because it's not spicy, but it's still so flavorful and it's so easy to make and the whole family started eating it. So, you know, so there are certain recipes where I can slowly incorporate it into the whole family, which is even better, you know, and it's just great.

Awesome. Awesome. It's like sometimes you just need a little help to plan things out and to get organized. It's just, I know that like we want to be get organized, but unless someone just gives it to you and says do this and this, it's just hard to like you kind of don't want to do that. It's like work that you don't want to do.

And in your program every week you list everything, all the grocery are sectioned and what to do on certain days. That is. That helps tremendously.

Oh, good. I'm so happy, Michelle. Oh my God, I'm so happy. That has helped you. So what are some of the things you can do now or Wear now. And I want to hear about your. Your kid's bus driver, too. I heard a story from Beep to come.

She still comment on me sometimes. She's like, oh, my God, you lost more. Like, I could see it, you know, so everything fits better. My pants went down one size from size 8 to size 6. Everything is just fits better, especially the pants, you know, work pants that I used to wear years ago, and I can now. I feel confident that maybe I will be able to fit back again. But so I can wear. I bought a dress when during my last pregnancy. I bought the size that I thought I would be able to fit into after giving birth. And after giving birth, you know, like, I still couldn't. You know, it was just. It was impossible. But after this program, guess what? I'm wearing it right now. It's like, crazy.

Congratulations.

Wow. And I was like, oh, my gosh. So, like, seeing results like that, it makes you want to continue. It makes you feel like this is really working and all the hard work pays off. Actually, it's hard, but not that bad because the food is so great, and it's an easy program to follow if you just follow the prep. So, yeah, it's been great.

I love that. So now you can, like, you went down a whole size. That's like, to me, that makes such a difference. Like, when you wake up in the morning, your body just feels better, less bloated. Like, it just. And then you can pull on pants and outfits.

That's like, I feel like flatter belly. My belly is flatter, so it just feels good. It really does feel good.

Oh, my gosh, I'm so happy to hear that. And like you said, you know what it does take? I mean, like, it does take effort. Like, you have to put some. Something into it to get it out, you know, to get the fat off. But it's not as much effort as, like, a lot of things out there. So. Yes. So, okay, so my last question for you, Michelle, tell me what surprised you about spice yourself skinny. Like, what was the thing that surprised you after you started doing it?

When I started doing. Okay, so what surprised me the most is how filling I was with the foods. So carbs are my enemy. I would eat bagel every morning, and I think that was the culprit of my weight gain. But so, you know, cutting out the carbs going into this program, I was skeptical again, like, I don't know how I would be able to do without any carbs because, you know, as a mom of three, you need Something quick and on the go and something filling that fills your fast. So, but, you know, the smoothies. And then at least I was happy to hear to know about Ezekiel bread, because I didn't know that that's a healthy carb that I could have. You know, not too much, but at least there's an option for me, a healthy option for me to go to.

So.

Yeah, so that was. That was really helpful. So, I'm sorry. So the carbs. So, you know, with the recipes, I, you know, it's very filling, very satisfying. So I wasn't hungry for when I thought I would be hungry, eating just like a protein and vegetables. I never had that kind of diet before. It's always with some kind of rice, some kind of bread. So that surprised me that I was actually full. I wasn't hungry. Which makes the results.

Yes. Oh, my God, I'm so glad you said that, because if we're sitting there feeling deprived and starving, it's just. You just can't feel. It's not realistic. Like, you just can't follow it. And then, you know, you think, like, you just have to do so much other things. You have to exercise so much to make up for the food that you're eating. But once you start learning the foods that you started eating and it keeps you full, you just feel satisfied. It just comes off, and it's something that you feel like you can do, you know, for the eight weeks. So I love how you have already lost two more pounds. Do you think this is something you can continue doing? Like, could it just be something natural that you continue to do?

Yes. Yes. So ever since the program ended, I've been doing. I've been alternating smoothie and, like, eggs for breakfast. So, you know, after the program ends, I know there's a framework that you can follow. So I've been following that framework, which is, you know, after doing the program for eight weeks, you kind of know, what are the stuff that you can eat? What are the good, you know, healthy. What are the. What are the list of foods that you're allowed to eat. So that really helps a lot. So, you know, now I can just whip up something really quick with a handful of key spices, and it's been pretty easy. After the eight weeks, you kind of know what works, and you kind of. Definitely. And I've been following it for the past few weeks since the program ended, and it's something that I would definitely continue.

Amazing. Oh, my gosh. Well, thanks so much, Michelle, for sharing your experience with us. You look Amazing. I'm so happy for your transformation.

I know you.

It changes. Kind of like being a mom, having the energy, feeling good about yourself. It's like what a great place you're in, and your kids are still so young. It's like you have their whole lives ahead of you to feel like this.

Yeah, it's been great. I'm so happy to know about this program. I've spread words to my friends and family, and they're really, really excited to learn more about it. Even my husband's co worker, because my husband sees a transformation, obviously, and so he would start talking to his co workers about it, and then they're very intrigued. I'm like, oh, my go. Yeah, let me know what it is. What is it like? They want to know more about it.

Oh, my God. Awesome. Awesome.

Yeah.

Once you find this, it's like, I really feel like it's like a magic solution, because that's what happened to me. I was like, what?

I can't believe. This is so easy.

I know.

Yeah. And it's so easy. It's so easy. And everything in this program is basically like, how simple it is and how delicious the foods are and make it so much easier to find follow, because when the food is bland and just boring, you just don't have the motivation to continue, you know? But this program is really something else.

Oh, my God. Well, thank you, Michelle. Thank you for being.