Lose weight with PHYSIOMINS
Making the move to another country means a complete change in lifestyle for many, and not always for the best. A cold beer on a hot day, nightly nibbles on the patio, more meals out (you just HAVE to eat all three courses when they are included in the price),......
PHYSIOMINS, on the new complex at Pollestres, promise to help you to loose your target amount of kilos and regain the shape that you have wistfully abandoned ever seeing again!! They achieve this by a combination of treatments and dietry advice. I embarked on one of their ’cures’ last month and have lost 5 kilos in 4 weeks without any great hardship. I have always had difficulty dieting as I have no will power whatsoever and am a bit of a ’bon viveur’ in that if I see it and like it, I want it! However, this particular diet has suited me very well (Atkins type of idea but more well balanced) and the backup of the accompanying treatments which redefine muscles, break up fat etc are an excellent motivation to keep it up. I also feel less tired, never get indigestion, a regular feature for the old, fatter me, and can see my feet!!
In this article, I will follow my ’cure’ at PHYSIOMINS over the three month period that I have ’signed up’ for, in order to reach my target weight. I am not being paid for this so have no axe to grind and will be totally truthful about the diet and treatments, as I see them. and as they effect me. Only ’after’ photos will be shown!!!
So Meet Véronique and Mallory.
Véronique bought her little piece of PHYSIOMINS, a large national slimming company, as a franchise earlier this year (2007) She comes from a medical background and has always enjoyed looking after both the physical and mental health of others. She left the medical side because she was fed up with admin, admin and more admin. PHYSIOMINS retrained her and she set up shop in Pollestres! Mallory, her only employee at present, is absolutely lovely and claims that she has at last found her ideal job (she is actually in her late 20’s but looks 10 years younger - lucky thing!)
PHYSIOMINS also offer treatments for getting rid of cellulite and ’orange skin’, and reshaping and redefining the face, which I shall look into later in this article.
It is not cheap! At a little over a thousand euros for a fourteen week course, some might feel that it is over the top. However, this does include three treatments per week (similar treatments around £45 - 60 per treatment in the UK), you can choose to take a shorter course, therefore cheaper, and for me there is also the motivation that if I have paid for it, I’m going to stick to it!
I started my ’cure’ at the end of May with a diet sheet and my first set of treatments (soins) which were intended to eliminate any water retention, aid blood circulation and start off the slimming process. For this, I was wrapped up in cling film and boiled in a type of sunbed machine for 45 mins. In actual fact it wasn’t unpleasant, I didn’t feel too hot at all, and felt good afterwards. (Photos to follow of each treatment)
Since then, I have had another six treatments, each one different, and have now lost 5 kilos SO IT WORKS! From next week, I will follow each treatment in detail, with photos, and give more information on the actual diet.
I have now finished my three month course and lost 8 kilos. I feel much more in control of my eating habits (’tho I still haven’t managed to give up the vino!!) and much happier about my physical self in general. Following is a rundown of the treatments, their objective and how I felt about them. I must add that I am quite a cynical person when it comes to this kind of thing but there is no doubt that it has worked for me.
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The sessions begin with a free consultation, during which you may ask any questions and after which you have the time to decide whether you wish to commit yourself financially. There is no pressure, and it is suggested that you think about it and come back if you are sure.
My first session was the Bilan minceur during which I was weighed, measured and assessed. After this, I received my ’personalised’ diet sheet adapted to me according to the answers to questions.
Alphamins
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Alphamins
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The first ’soin’ is called the Alphamins . Alpha is to relax the body, and start off the slimming process by eliminating toxins. Basically, they are ’sweated’ out of you.
I was covered in a PHYSIOMINS slimming cream, (which I am told penetrates the layers of fat more efficiently than an ordinary cream) wrapped up in cling film, and the machine top was pulled down - very similar to a sun bed. It is not claustrophobic as your head sticks out of the end and you can easily lift the lid yourself if you need to get out. (I felt a little panicky for the first couple of minutes, until I realised that I could do this). For the 45 minutes that this session lasts, there was cool air blowing on my face, soft music piped into the room, and I was never too hot - although aware that I was sweating.
After the session, I felt relaxed, and psychologically ready to start my diet.
The second ’soin’ for me was the Presso Ventre. This is to help to encourage the stomach muscles to work at creating a flat tummy! It is similar to a weightlifter belt, but much thicker, and inflates and deflates in sections. This lasts for 20 minutes and can be applied to either the trunk or the legs, as it is also supposed to reduce cellulite. The whole process once again is quite relaxing, doesn’t hurt at all, and is psychologically very motivating at the beginning of a diet.
Next came the Ionophorese or ’sponges’ to the linguistically challenged like me! (Don’t I look good? Not only have I lost 8 kilos, but I suddenly have a waist, have grown eight inches, lost about thirty years and turned blond!!) Anyway, back to the ’soin’. The sponges are linked up to electrodes which encourage the creme to penetrate underneath the surface skin layers to disolve fatty clusters. This is recommended for centimetre loss. The electrodes make the skin tingle a little but no more - not unpleasant and quite relaxing once again.
Le Power is one of those ’maximum exercize with minimum effort’ type of machine where you just sit or lie on in in various positions and it does all the work for you. It uses the principles of Acceleration Training™ to stimulate the body’s natural response to vibration. These vibrations transmit waves of energy throughout the body, activating muscle contractions between 25 and 50 times per second. It definitely tightened up my tummy and sessions are no more than 10 minutes so no time to get too bored!
There are several more machines for every part of the body and another course of treatment for the face, to tighten the muscles and reduce lines and wrink. They really do work - or certainly they have for me! I admit that I am still not the tall, willowy slick chick of my dreams but I am a big improvement on this time last year. Give it a try - it’s a great morale boost if nothing else!
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