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Keep It Off: Real Strategies to Maintain Your Weight Loss Transformation and Thrive
Keep It Real Strategies to Maintain Your Weight Loss Transformation and Thrive
By Susanne Bellamy
You didn’t come this far just to regain the weight.
This empowering guide is for every woman over 40 who’s tired of the yo-yo cycle and ready to sustain real transformation—long after the “before and after” photos fade.
After years of failed diets and emotional eating, Susanne Bellamy underwent gastric sleeve surgery at 45—and went on to lose over 200 pounds. But the true success wasn’t the surgery. It was learning how to keep it off. Now, 15 years later, she shares the real, raw, and relatable tools that helped her not only maintain the weight loss but build a vibrant, confident life.
Inside, you’ll
The 8 most common post-weight-loss pitfalls—and how to avoid them
How to break free from emotional eating patterns
What it really takes to build sustainable routines (that don’t suck)
The mindset shifts that make maintenance feel like freedom, not restriction
Real stories, worksheets, and strategies that fit your busy, beautiful, messy life
Whether you’ve had weight loss surgery, lost weight through other methods, or are just beginning your journey—this book is your compassionate, no-fluff roadmap to lifelong success.
If you're ready to stop starting over... and finally feel at peace in your body... this book is for you.
By Susanne Bellamy
You didn’t come this far just to regain the weight.
This empowering guide is for every woman over 40 who’s tired of the yo-yo cycle and ready to sustain real transformation—long after the “before and after” photos fade.
After years of failed diets and emotional eating, Susanne Bellamy underwent gastric sleeve surgery at 45—and went on to lose over 200 pounds. But the true success wasn’t the surgery. It was learning how to keep it off. Now, 15 years later, she shares the real, raw, and relatable tools that helped her not only maintain the weight loss but build a vibrant, confident life.
Inside, you’ll
The 8 most common post-weight-loss pitfalls—and how to avoid them
How to break free from emotional eating patterns
What it really takes to build sustainable routines (that don’t suck)
The mindset shifts that make maintenance feel like freedom, not restriction
Real stories, worksheets, and strategies that fit your busy, beautiful, messy life
Whether you’ve had weight loss surgery, lost weight through other methods, or are just beginning your journey—this book is your compassionate, no-fluff roadmap to lifelong success.
If you're ready to stop starting over... and finally feel at peace in your body... this book is for you.
112 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 18, 2025
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About the author
Susanne Bellamy
68 books75 followersBorn and raised in Toowoomba, Susanne is an Australian author of contemporary and suspense romances set in exciting and often exotic locations, and rural romance and set in Australia. She has also written several historical stories. She adores travel with her husband, both at home and overseas, and weaves stories around the settings and people she encounters. One Night in Tuscany almost wrote itself after her travels in Italy, and her rural romances were inspired by a stint teaching in far north-west Queensland.
Her heroes have to be pretty special to live up to her real life hero. He saved her life then married her. They live on the edge of bush land on a mountain in beautiful sunny Queensland, Australia, with their dog.
Susanne is a member of the RWA (Romance Writers of Australia) and is a finalist in their 2021 RuBY award for her seasoned romance, 'Home from the Hill'. She has also been a finalist in the Emerald Award and Pan Macmillan competitions.
Her heroes have to be pretty special to live up to her real life hero. He saved her life then married her. They live on the edge of bush land on a mountain in beautiful sunny Queensland, Australia, with their dog.
Susanne is a member of the RWA (Romance Writers of Australia) and is a finalist in their 2021 RuBY award for her seasoned romance, 'Home from the Hill'. She has also been a finalist in the Emerald Award and Pan Macmillan competitions.
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December 1, 2025
Wonderful book for anyone who has had significant weight loss and wants to keep the weight off.
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