Caroline & SkinnyJab
How One Woman Created A Global Phenomenon That Changed The Diet Industry Forever!
My Story
It all started on a cold miserable morning back in February 2017. I was stuck at my desk in a Manchester GP surgery, feeling very fed- up, fat and disillusioned with life.
A couple of weeks back I had just been dumped by my long term boyfriend, for another woman. I was truly heartbroken.
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So not feeling great, I decided to walk along to the next room and have a catch up with my colleague and friend, the in- house pharmacist, Sarah.
I casually mentioned that I wished there was a magic cure to lose weight. Sick of being frumpy, ugly & finding the battling of the bulge with the added bonus of impending menopause, an impossible situation to be in.
It was at that moment the universe opened up and gave me some answers.
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The pharmacist then pointed me in the direction of a new diabetes drug that had just been licensed for weightloss- ironically on the same day of me being dumped, it was a sign!
I didn’t realise it then, but my life was about to change at a phenomenal rate. I also didn’t realise that my discovery would be the catalyst that turned a multi billion pound slimming industry on head forever.
I remember the pharmacist write down ‘Liraglutide’ and she said - look that up. I had never heard of it, but I was going to find everything out about it.
My first stop was to get hold of the drug. Thinking this would be an impossible task as no one knew of Saxenda at this stage.
I nipped across the road to a tiny pharmacy, a minute from the surgery. They knew me well as had close links with the medical centre. The pharmacist confirmed that he could get me this prescription and it would arrive the very next day.
The next day I nipped out again in my lunch hour and collected my first Saxenda pen
I do believe that I was the first person in the UK to try this as the new licensed product for weightloss.
Six weeks later and 2 stone down- I knew that I had discovered something quite amazing.
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Not only were the results evident for all to see, but it was the easiest way to lose weight. No stress, no pain, no suffering, it was a breeze to do and I felt amazing!!
Friends and colleagues wanted to know what I was doing and before I knew several people were using it and also getting amazing results.
At the time I had a private aesthetics clinic in Cheshire, so I started promoting it.
The response was amazing, everyone was loving it! I then stated little clinics around the north west.
Word was getting out that this stuff was fantastic
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SkinnyJab Is Born
Next thing I know, around July 2017, I get a call out of the blue. It’s a journalist from The Daily Mail who writes for the Femail section of the paper.
She goes on to tell me that she’s heard about this amazing weight loss drug and wants to write my story and how I discovered it.
So I told her everything I knew. A week or so later, I have a photographer turn up with a wardrobe of clothes, a dresser and make up artist.
We did a full photo shoot with 2 other patients of mine who had been very successful with the drug.
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Now I had a problem, this article was about to be published and it didn’t have a name and without thinking of the repercussions- I just said very flippantly- call it ‘SkinnyJab’.
So on the 31st August 2017, the Daily Mail published the article and the brand ‘SkinnyJab’ was born.
On the night before, I was out with a friend having a quiet drink and chat. I had no idea that the piece had been published - in fact didn’t believe for a moment that anyone would , let alone a massive newspaper. They would never put my little story out there.
How wrong was l!
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At about 11.50pm, my phone started vibrating with loads of alerts. My email that was linked to my website and started going crazy. The traffic to the website was like a tsunami - it crashed at one point!
So Whats Next?
Well that was the start of a very turbulent 5 years. I had created a monster, that as I found out, got very difficult to control.
My instant success and wealth were of what dreams are made. I wasn’t prepared for it, nor the many nightmares that I also experienced.
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4 years later I ended up withdrawing from it all and as a result lost everything, but I didn't care about that, I had my dogs and my sanity still intact and that was all that mattered.
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I moved to a pretty little cottage in Wales, surrounded by nature and the tranquility of it all really has been an absolute therapy. Its given me time to re-address my priorities and think about what is really important in life.
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I loved helping people and I did help 1000´s of my patients. But when you are up against some big players in the pharmaceutical industry, it’s really hard to stay strong. You can't beat them, you can't join them, so best to leave them too it, no matter how heartbreaking the decision to do that was.
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I’ve taken time out to let everything settle down and decide how I want to move forward with this.
I’m not going to give up on a blueprint that I created and a cause that I truly love and believe in.
I love helping people lose weight and improve their life.
I was given a gift that I’m now ready to use to start again.
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I will bring back all my ideas and inspiration in a slightly different format.
This time I am going to be dealing directly with my patients, no more hiding behind a corporate institution. I'm the only one who can help people, this is my talent and handing it to others, like I did in the past, just never worked.
Many have you have tried these medications including Saxenda,. You know they work, but like everything, the right management is crucial for ultimate success.
Also soon to launch is Wygovy and I will be on hand to help new and repeat patients with this new drug.
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These drugs are tools, they help, but are not the full picture.
Weight management is a very complex issue without the right guidance or instructions, no matter how great the tool is it won’t work properly
This is where I can help you get the best out of it.
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I've recently launched 'The SkinnyJab' this is the medical site and is where you can start your consultation for weight-loss products. Any patient has full access to both sites
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With my knowledge, experience and expertise - together we can get results like never before
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