Davina Geddes

Age: 41

Location: Christchurch, New Zealand

Challenges Completed: 5

Working shift as a midwife in a busy maternity hospital, and being a mother of six is an exhausting task at the best of times. Trying to manage this lifestyle while overweight only added to Davina’s fatigue as she turned to coffee for energy and would miss out on quality time with her kids by catching up on sleep.

“I was getting pins and needles in my legs because my work pants were so tight, and I’d convinced myself it was a neurological condition,” says Davina. “Then I saw myself in a shop mirror and realised I had a second chin and two spare tires around my belly.”

Now, Davina has completely transformed her health and her life, becoming a midwifery leader, learning Te Reo Māori, meeting new people and living an active life with her kids. “I absolutely love seeing the results of my consistency, and it’s made me strong and catapulted my self-esteem and confidence.”

Kaitlyn Abrahams

Age: 29

Location: Queensland, Australia

Challenges Completed: 6

Becoming frustrated and angered by trying to keep up with her son, Kaitlyn felt as if she was failing as a mother with nowhere to turn. When she came across Isagenix®, she had nothing to lose. Having little success with other weight loss systems and programs, Kaitlyn didn’t dare to dream about one day becoming the mum and wife her family deserved.

“Now I can keep up with my kids, and I can be present in everything they do,” she says. “I love playing with my kids, going out on active adventures and inspiring others to live a healthy lifestyle.”

The IsaBody Challenge® has helped Kaitlyn grow into the mum, wife, woman and person she never thought was possible. “The biggest change is my outlook on life, it isn’t selfish to put myself first.”

Kiah Mummery

Age: 21

Location: Papamoa, New Zealand

Challenges Completed: 10

Caught up in the world of fad diets, Kiah was willing to sacrifice her happiness and health to achieve the results she wanted. Trapped with a negative mindset, Kiah fell into a routine of binge eating and drinking, where she gained 20 kgs.

“I didn’t fit into any of my clothes, and I didn’t leave the house for about four months because I was so unhappy in my own skin,” says Kiah. “I remember looking in the mirror, and I just started crying, wondering how I’d let myself get to this point.”

After starting her first challenge back in 2016, Kiah established her healthy habits and immersed herself in the incredible IsaBody Challenge community to lose not only the 20 kgs she had gained but also build 8 kg of lean muscle. “I can hand on heart, say that I’m in the best shape I’ve ever been in my entire life.”

Kirstie Pike

Age: 38

Location: Queensland, Australia

Challenges Completed: 2

As a mum who travels for work, Kirstie started to notice her weight creeping up from a diet reliant on restaurant food and room service. Despite her best efforts, her diet was outweighing all the effort she’d put in at the gym. With summer around the corner, Kirstie gave Isagenix a shot to kick-start her weight loss.

“What I got was so much more than weight loss, I’d regained a love,” she says. “I lost 9.1 kgs, and I weigh less than I did before I had children and at 38, I’m in better shape than I was when I was a teenager.”

Having rediscovered her self-love and confidence, Kirstie has also regained her love for long-distance from her younger years. “I’m so grateful that I said yes. It’s been life-changing, and I’ve gained so much more than I could’ve possibly hoped for!”

Laura Drew

Age: 30

Location: Queensland, Australia

Challenges Completed: 3

In 2019, Laura didn’t only celebrate her 30th birthday. She also celebrated feeling younger, healthier and happier than she did throughout her 20s. During three years of weight gain, followed by three pregnancies, Laura created some extremely unhealthy habits that saw her reach the same weight as her third pregnancy.

“I was unrecognisably to myself, I was ashamed of the way I looked so I barely left the house depriving myself and my kids of what the world had to offer,” says Laura. “I was moody, grumpy and not the mother I’d dreamed of being.”

With her eldest son soon to start school, Laura had no idea where she would find the energy for school pick-ups and drop-offs and decided she needed to make a change.

“By day four my energy had skyrocketed!” she says. “My husband saw the massive shift and didn’t want to get left behind and joined the program too.”

Mark Greer

Age: 55

Location: Queensland, Australia

Challenge Completed: 3

To this day, Mark remembers the exact moment he decided to make a change. On 20 January 2018, Mark realised that at 53 years of age he wasn’t where he thought he’d be on so many levels.

“I was the heaviest weight I’d ever been at 104 kgs, and as an ex-professional athlete that wasn’t sitting well with me,” he says. “Not only did I feel horrible and uncomfortable, but I also resented what my spiralling physical self was doing to my mental self and my loved ones.”

Before he knew it, it wasn’t just his body that was growing stronger, but also his mindset. “I was starting to feel like my old self. I have more energy from less sleep, more focus and my drive for life are back.”

*Weight loss should not be considered typical. In a study performed in 2012 by University of Illinois at Chicago researchers, subjects lost an average of 4.1 kg with an average of 0.9 kg of the loss from visceral fat after 30 days on an Isagenix system. The subjects also had a greater level of adherence and had more consistent weight loss from week to week compared to subjects on a traditional diet.

*If you are pregnant, breastfeeding, diabetic, on medication, have a medical condition or are beginning a weight loss program, consult your GP before using Isagenix products or making any other dietary changes. Discontinue use if adverse event occurs.

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