Opinion

Fatima Habib (28 year old Bahraini girl) says: I first tried acupuncture to lose weight in 2005.

I heard about the process from a friend who lost weight from her thighs. My husband was very sceptical about the entire thing but I still went ahead for the treatment. I figured that if it didn’t work it certainly wouldn’t harm me because I wasn’t really pumping any chemicals in my body. After 10 sessions, I went from 64kg to 53kg. Everyday I would feel myself shrinking and the inches disappearing. Along with acupuncture I controlled my diet and was exercising also. My husband went ‘WOW’ and sure enough I was fitting into my jeans that I hadn’t worn in ages. I did not put the weight back on but I have to admit that I was careful with what I ate and of course continued with the exercise. It was only when I became pregnant that I left my diet control and the weight came as it would on any pregnant woman. I had my baby in February 2007 and I am back for my acupuncture sessions. After six sessions my weight has dropped from 69kg to 66.5kg and I have already lost three inches from my stomach. Of course the diet control and exercise sessions are going hand in hand but I am losing weight from the most stubborn area (my stomach) which is normally the last to go after the baby. I am ecstatic!
Ann Mahmoud a young expatriate sees the other side of the coin and does not believe in the effectiveness and swiftness of the entire process. “There has to be a catch somewhere!” she shakes her head sceptically.
“You mean to say that I can actually get a six pack with this,” James Mathew guffaws as he pats his pot-belly.