The Femme Files

A Story of Phenomenal Proportions

Nicole’s Weight Loss Journey

Nicole Voorhout is not a super model, nor is she a TV soap star or socialite with a personal trainer and nutritionist on hand. However, thanks to personal dedication and visits to Hypoxi, Nicole has achieved inspirational results that we at the Femme Files would like to share with you.

At size 24 and only 35 years old, Nicole struggled with the daily tasks of carrying the shopping up a flight of stairs, was apprehensive about finding love and deeply affected by her appearance. With her health at risk, Nicole realised she needed to take back control of her life. That was only 18 months ago. Through self discipline and Hypoxi treatments, Nicole is now a fragment of her former self- a petite size 10 who despite dropping from a size 24 much has gained more and is an inspiration to others.

Nicole attended Hypoxi Studio Neutral Bay in an attempt to lose kilos from her stubborn areas and help tighten and tone her skin which had lost elasticity due to her weight loss. Although a sceptic at first she was quickly proved otherwise “Even when my weight loss should have been slowing down, I was losing 37 cm from my hips, bum and thighs in 12 sessions of Hypoxi. Hypoxi kept me motivated to reach my final goal.”

So as you start setting your 2011 New Year resolutions, perhaps keep Hypoxi in mind as a tool to help you reach your weight loss goals. If Nicole can drop from a size 24 to a toned and terrific size 10 to take back control, there is no reason you can’t achieve anything you dedicate yourself to next year.

Stand Up to the “No Bookings” Policy

Thinking about where to hold our work Christmas Party, I start ringing the restaurants in close proximity to our office located in an inner city suburb of Sydney.

Each call was met with a cheerful greeting, but the moment I requested a booking for 9, I was met with the same response: “I’m sorry, but we have a strict no bookings policy.  Your best bet to secure a table is to come at 6.00pm on the night.”

That’s all well and good in theory – but anyone who lives in inner city Sydney or Melbourne will know that despite alleged decreases in discretionary spending, the restaurants in the inner suburbs are packed 6 nights a week by the “double income no kid” couples who reside in the area. Take a walk in Surry Hills, Darlinghurst or St Kilda any night of the week and you will be undoubtedly be faced with congregations of hungry professionals clammering for the next free table. “You’re looking at a 40 to 50 minute wait”  the waiters repeat to their starving patrons.

Why would anyone abolish bookings I hear you ask?  Perhaps it comes down to the social habits of the current generation – where plans can change and cancellations are made last minute without a second thought – leaving restaurants with empty tables?  It’s a sad reflection of our inability to commit, our habitual failure to do what we say we will or respect social ettiquette. I’m sure if a meal was scarse to come by and we had saved long and hard to pay for it, we wouldn’t want to give up our respective tables.

I don’t know if it’s possible to turn back the clock – but the solution to our Christmas party dilemma is to return to the social grace of yesteryear and host a dinner.  Now if you excuse me, I have to get back to the kitchen to check on my lamb.

What are your thoughts?