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Carol Murray before her weight loss journey which transformed her life<\/p>\nFinding our happy place is always a joy to behold, and on the sunny Sunday morning I visited, everybody was in a happy place at The Happy Body Club in Wilton.<\/p>\n
Carol Murray is leading the group with her business partner Naima Bouncir.<\/p>\n
Little wonder Carol is in a happy place. She has shed a remarkable 23-stone in weight.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat journey has completely changed my life,\u201d says Carol, \u201cand inspired me to open The Happy Body Club on Sarsfield Road.\u201d<\/p>\n
What is the club about?<\/p>\n
\u201cThe club isn\u2019t about quick fixes or fad diets,\u201d says Carol, who is from Midleton.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a supportive wellness community where people can come for body composition scans, personalised nutrition coaching, accountability, and education – whether their goal is weight loss, weight gain, better health, more energy, or simply feeling happier in themselves.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am turning my personal journey into something that\u2019s helping others transform their own lives.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur aim is to provide guidance, accountability, and encouragement that people need to succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n
How was Carol\u2019s life transformed?<\/p>\n
\u201cWhenever I fostered children, I\u2019d dream of joining in with them at the playground, climbing up the climbing frame, pushing them on the swings and roundabouts,\u201d she recalls. \u201cI was too heavy to do any of that. Physically, I couldn\u2019t do it.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had no energy. I was tired all the time, suffered terrible headaches, poor sleep, weak hair, and nails, and I was just miserable. I often thought, what\u2019s the point? I\u2019m always going to be overweight.\u201d<\/p>\n
Carol Murray before her weight loss journey which transformed her life<\/p>\n
Something else made her miserable.<\/p>\n
\u201cSeeing others play with the children I was caring for broke my heart,\u201d says Carol. \u201cI was always at the side of the pool when they went swimming.<\/p>\n
\u201cSomebody else was always in the water with them. It was never me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Now it is all different.<\/p>\n
Her happiness is infectious.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy husband, Don, has lost four and a half stone now too,\u201d says Carol. \u201cIt is a new lease of life for us.\u201d<\/p>\n
Don is in his happy place.<\/p>\n
\u201cCarol is just amazing with what\u2019s she\u2019s achieved and how she is helping others to improve their lives by sound, solid health and nutrition advice,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
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Carol Murray, of The Happy Body Club, after her weight loss<\/p>\n
\u201cCarol always battled with her weight even when we first met. Now there is a crazy difference.\u201d<\/p>\n
So Don is married to a new woman?<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, I am!\u201d says Don. \u201cAnd she is a wonderful woman.\u201d<\/p>\n
At her heaviest, Carol was between 36 and 38 stone<\/p>\n
\u201cOver the years I tried everything to lose the surplus stones,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n
\u201cSlimming World in Midleton was a great find and I had great success with the club. I joined weighing 20 stone and I lost 11 stone with them. Slimming World provides a healthy do-able plan for the members.\u201d<\/p>\n
However, Carol\u2019s battle with weight wasn\u2019t all one-way.<\/p>\n
\u201cDuring covid, I put on three-and-a-half stone, and I heard about Deansrock Nutrition by word of mouth. I wanted to know more. I signed up as a member, had a 10-day induction and I lost one and a half stone.\u201d<\/p>\n
Carol also met Naima, who was buzzing with energy and joie de vivre.<\/p>\n
\u201cI said to myself, I wonder what she is doing? She\u2019s bouncing around the place. I asked her and she told me the nutrition plan worked very well for her when she couldn\u2019t shed the weight after two pregnancies.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe became good friends who understood what it takes to change the habits of a lifetime and practice good nutrition and discipline in order to live our best lives.\u201d<\/p>\n
Now Carol and Naima are the leaders of The Happy Body Club.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy mum and my sister always struggled with their weight too,\u201d says Naima.<\/p>\n
\u201cI brought them along to Deanrock Nutrition when I had my last baby. The nutrition plan is very good, and we learned how to understand our bodies more. Our eating plans were tailored to us individually.<\/p>\n
\n \u201cI came up with the idea of starting The Happy Body Club with Carol. We had both been on our own personal weight-loss journeys. Now we had the knowledge and the know-how to help others achieve their goals.\n <\/p>\n
\u201cWe concentrate on overall wellness, offering one-to-one coaching, and individual meal plans as well as nutrition advice.<\/p>\n
\u201cHaving structure in your day is so important. Often, I would have had five coffees before lunchtime!\u201d<\/p>\n
What does she have now before lunchtime?<\/p>\n
\u201cA herbal tea and a delicious smoothie,\u201d says Naima. \u201cI am no longer lethargic, and I feel good waking up every morning ready for the day ahead. The discipline comes naturally now.\u201d<\/p>\n
The food cravings come naturally too. Like craving for chocolate.<\/p>\n
\u201cSorted!\u201d says Naima, whose background is in social care. \u201cYou can always drizzle some chocolate sauce over a protein bar.\u201d<\/p>\n
That would make a lot of people happy.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt does!\u201d says Naima. \u201cGive it a try.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lots of enthusiastic men and women are here to give The Happy Body Club a try.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was on a list for a knee replacement,\u201d says Mags O\u2019Donoghue. \u201cI joined The Happy Body Club online and it is working a dream for me.\u201d<\/p>\n
How?<\/p>\n
\u201cI got to like the herbal tea, and I still have my roast chicken dinner. I had more mind to do things and I started walking. Now I am off the list for a knee replacement.\u201d<\/p>\n
For teacher Sarah Browne, life is beginning at 30.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy sister was going to be 40 and I was going to be 30. I have two kids and I had a lot of baby weight when I joined The Happy Body Club a year ago. Our \u20180\u2019 birthdays prompted us to join.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was dress size 18 to 20 when I joined. Now I am size 12 to 14. I am getting married next year, and my wedding dress will be a size 12.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy break-time snacks are planned now,\u201d says Sarah, \u201cI keep my carbs allowance for dinner, and it works very well.<\/p>\n
\u201cBefore, I\u2019d be eating away while I was cooking dinner. Not anymore!\u201d<\/p>\n
Why has The Happy Body Club worked for Sarah and her sister?<\/p>\n
\u201cI think I came here without any expectations,\u201d says Sarah.<\/p>\n
\n \u201cOver a short period of time, my mindset changed with my attitude to food. I have two dogs who I walk in the evenings. I used to be panting when I\u2019d get home. Now I am not walking, I am jogging!\u201d\n <\/p>\n
Is Gavin, her fianc\u00e9, happy?<\/p>\n
\u201cI have to get a whole new wardrobe,\u201d says Sarah. \u201cSo I\u2019m not too sure about that!\u201d<\/p>\n
Orli Follman is on board as a leader of The Happy Body Club. She is married to a triathlete.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe came to the club for advice regarding muscle mass and he needed an evaluation on his overall wellness\/ nutrition programme,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n
Now he\u2019s good to go.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is for sure!\u201d says Orli.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor me, joining The Happy Body Club was all about gaining confidence. For us, it is a way of life.\u201d<\/p>\n
Now she has loads of confidence to instil in others.<\/p>\n
Every new member begins with a complimentary wellness evaluation, including a body composition scan that measures body fat, muscle mass, hydration levels, and other key health markers.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis gives us a starting point to create personalised nutrition and wellness goals,\u201d says Carol.<\/p>\n
\u201cMembers receive ongoing one-to-one coaching, regular progress, reviews, education around healthy habits, and the encouragement of a friendly, supportive community.<\/p>\n
\n \u201cWe believe that lasting results come from small sustainable changes rather than quick fixes.\n <\/p>\n
\u201cOur club is open Monday to Friday from 6.30am to 12.30am and Saturdays from 7.30am to 10.30am, making it easy for people to fit their health journey around work and family life.\u201d<\/p>\n
They are all in it together.<\/p>\n
What happens when you come through the door on the first morning on the way to a better health journey?<\/p>\n
\u201cWe all have breakfast together!\u201d says Carol.<\/p>\n
Now that will make a lot of people happy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Finding our happy place is always a joy to behold, and on the sunny Sunday morning I visited,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":583681,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[499,103,61,60,80],"class_list":["post-583680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-fitness","tag-health","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/583680","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=583680"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/583680\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/583681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=583680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=583680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=583680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}