Member story
Caroline's story
Caroline shares how private, one-to-one coaching, a daily food diary, and weekly calls with her health coach kept her motivated.
About this story
Caroline had tried weight loss programs before, and they weren't for her. She didn't want to explain herself to a room full of strangers. What she wanted was support that felt private and personal.
One-to-one, every week
With Embla, Caroline speaks with her health coach every week, and she's clear that this is the part that keeps her going.
"It is one-to-one, it's personal, and I actually look forward to speaking to my health coach every week. Once I get off that phone, I'm motivated."
If something isn't going to plan, there's no embarrassment. Her coach looks at her daily food diary with her and helps her get back on track.
Small daily habits
Logging what she eats each day has become a routine she sticks to. She also uses the quick recipes in the Embla app, the kind with five minutes of prep and ten minutes of cooking, and recommends that anyone starting out use the app to get the most from the tools available.
More active, more confident
Along the way, Caroline joined a gym and started swimming, news her coach was happy to hear. Asked to sum up Embla, she lands on motivation and the personal touch.
"It's given me a lot of confidence, a lot of confidence."
What stood out
- Private, one-to-one coaching suited her better than group programs.
- A daily food diary, reviewed with her coach, kept her on track.
- Weekly calls left her motivated for the week ahead.
Transcript
Before I started the Embla weight loss program, I was pre-diabetic; brain fog, fatigue. Not confident at all.
My name's Caroline. I'm from Plymouth in Devon [?].
Weight loss programs were no good for me. I didn't like to explain myself to a lot of strangers.
On my weight loss journey with Embla, the coaching side has been second to none. The advice and support is a hundred percent. If I'm doing something wrong, you're not shouted at [?] or embarrassed in front of people. It is one-to-one, it's personal, and I actually look forward to speaking to my health coach every week. Once I get off that phone, I'm motivated. She motivates me. She puts me right on my diary, 'cause we do a daily diary log.
So I'm a hundred percent happy with the coaching with Embla. I'm determined every day to make sure I log what I'm eating. So there's a diary there, so if I'm going wrong, the Embla weight loss program can put me back on the right track.
You've also got recipes on there from Embla, like five minutes prep, 10 minutes cooking. That helps. Looking through that app, you must use that app to get all the tools that Embla are offering you.
I've now been using it since June 2023. I've got more confidence as I'm losing the weight. It's succeeding a hundred percent with me. I've not got brain fog. I've got more energy at my age now. I've joined the gym and swimming, which is great news to the coach, which helps with my program with Embla. It's helped me a hundred percent health-wise, using this medication, losing the weight for my health.
I'd explain Embla in three words: motivation, the personal touch. It's given me a lot of confidence, a lot of confidence.
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Testimonials reflect the individual experiences of Embla members, shared with their permission and edited for length. Individual results vary. Medication is prescribed only by an independent licensed clinician when determined appropriate. Not all participants will qualify.