My story by Wendy Barker
Like many of you I have known adversity and overcome it.
Also like many of you one of my dreams was to have a bach (crib) by the sea, with fabulous sea views and a huge deck that you could share with family and friends
In 1999 I got my dream (in an extremely run down condition) with a small deck and a glimpse of the sea, on Waiheke Island. I loved it and so did my children, friends and family. I worked very hard on the bach and its surroundings and made it into my dream property along with a huge deck and panoramic sea views.
In 2004 I gave up my bach, with my childrens blessing, to bring to you The Figure 8 Bodychain.
A long time ago, I had a flash of inspiration and figured out the secret to weight loss and weight management. I was an, "Oh my God", moment when I realised I would never be too big for my jeans ever again.
So, what do you do if you have a flash of inspiration and you know you are onto a winner and you are just an ordinary, everyday Jane Doe type of person, whose working background has mostly been “managing the office” ?
Having raised two (now adult) sons on my own, I was not very financial to say the least.
In 1997 I asked a lawyer what he would do if he had a really good idea and no money and straight away he said, get a good patent attorney and patent it .
So The Figure 8 Bodychain seed was planted and now I had to see if it would really work. A lot of thought (and trial and error), went into the design of the Figure 8 Bodychain because it had to meet a lot of criteria, comfort being foremost, able to be worn 24/7, and really strong just for starters.
It also had to look good because if it looks good, we will wear it and to make it work you have to wear it.
The actual figure 8 in the Figure 8 Bodychain is used as a motivational point to aim for in your weight management journey.
How many links away from the Figure 8 are you, where do you want to be, and how are you going to get there, no pressure, just one link at a time. One link represents approx 2kgs (4.4lb) a good little mini goal to strive for and achievable for most.
The Figure 8 Bodychain Is not just a chain but a specially strengthened, lifelong, weight loss, weight management support system just for you.
A secret weapon in your weight management arsenal, it is entirely personal - no one has to know you are wearing it, except yourself.
In 2001 I was really happy with the fact that my weight management tool was now really easy and carefree. I gave it many tests and found it did so much more that just tell me when my jeans were on the way to being “too” tight.
So that year I decided to take the lawyers advice and patent the Figure 8 Bodychain, then get it out there and show everyone that weight loss and weight management could be simple, easy and stress free.
To get from mind to market, the tasks ahead of me included: finding test subjects,registering a company name, sourcing a manufacturer, registering a trade mark, design registration , an investment party, party plan franchisees and to get on T,V. - get on Oprah. Well I haven’t got to Oprah yet, but I am determined.
There were many aspects of setting up a business I had to learn about as I worked full time whilst researching and developing the Figure 8 Bodychain and getting the team together to make the creation of The Figure 8 Bodychain programme possible.
I now work full time to bring the Figure 8 Bodychain programme to you and get a kick out of helping people with their weight management strategies.
It's be a hard road, with lots of lessons learned along the way. But as I say, I am determined to help as many people as I can with their weight management strategies by using the simple and easy Figure 8 Bodychain programme.
And stay turned to Oprah - I haven't given up my goal of appearing on her show with the Figure 8 Bodychain!