Bo used to be a fireman, but now works at the Swedish Rescue Services. When he changed jobs the training sessions during working hours disappeared, and Bo never thought about what he was eating. Slowly the kilos appeared around his stomach. Maria was worried about Bo’s health and the poem she sent to Xtravaganza touched the health consultants in Karlstad. Bo was accepted in the test group that started in February and in five weeks he lost 20 kilos. In that way he quickly reached his interim goal of less than 100 kgs and only has a little way to go to reach his final goal of 95 kgs. The mentor is a plus Bo points out the health consultant’s importance in losing weight more easily. Having a mentor or a coach on the journey was a big plus in his opinion. The group was also important as a spur. It was fun to see how good everyone was and how much weight they lost together. - you should also be aware of how much opposition you might come across, perhaps not consciously, but I have heard “it’s not good for you to lose weight so quickly”. Perhaps people are envious, I don’t know. But we were even helped to handle such reactions.

Careful about what he eats Now Bo lives as normal but he’s more careful about what he eats. Xtravaganza’s food circle with a handful of hot boiled vegetables, a handful of protein and a handful of cold vegetables still applies to every meal, and he enjoys sour milk and seeds. I stopped snoring Losing weight has had a tremendous effect on Bo’s health; he’s a blood donor and has been told that his blood pressure is now terrific. It’s not just the kilos that disappeared but also the snoring, and people often tell him that he looks fitter. The greatest gain to losing weight is that I’ll live longer, says Bo, although I don’t admit it. Bo’s happy and so probably is Maria!