SHE'S A YUMMY 'SMOKE-FREE' MUMMY!

The only way to describe Pamela Wallace is a yummy mummy - and now this glamorous mum of two is going to be featured on trendy mums website www.yummymummybeauty.com

Pamela quit her nicotine habit last April - thanks to her young daughter Lucy who talked her into trying to stop.  And after discovering Anne Penman that's exactly what 39-year-old Pamela did.

'I had wanted to quit for years,' says health support worker Pamela, 'especially in my job when you actually see the appalling results of smoking.  But I've got to say it was actually my 11-year-old daughter Lucy who eventually made me stop.

'I think the kids get so much health education at school these days and when she found out I smoked she hated it.  Before I discovered Anne's method of laser for smoking cessation I tried patches, nicotine gum and even went to classes but none of them worked.'

Pamela smoked around 7 cigarettes a day for over 20 years.  She admits she was a secret smoker.

'I felt ashamed at smoking but could never find the will power to stop,' says Lucy who lives in Carluke, Lanarshire with her husand and two children.  'The day I had my first laser treatment was the start of a new life - and a healthy one.

'I would recommend anyone to try out laser therapy so that they can look to the future and have a long, healthy, happy life also.  At first it seemed a lot of money to book the three session course but now when I count up the money I have saved in the last year I realise it is worth every penny.'

And last word goes to Pamela's gorgeous daughter Lucy:

'I'm so glad my mum doesn't smell of cigarettes anymore.'

Yummy mummy Pamela Wallace and her 11-year-old daughter Lucy.

I ZAPPED THE FAT WITH A LASER BEAM!

Hairdresser Karen Ronald is feeling on top of the world.
After years of yo-yo dieting the 44-year-old mum of two has never felt better – after using our LASER THERAPY treatment to lose weight.
And today she shares her story with the Daily Record.
Karen, who juggles running 5 hairdressing salons with two being mum to 4-year-old Mason and 9-year old Olivia has dropped two dress sizes – and can’t believe how good she feels.
‘I’ve always been pretty active but always battled with my weight,’ says Karen who lives in Glasgow.  ‘Despite exercising I felt bloated, tired all the time.
‘I think I’ve tried every diet method that was ever invented – from meal replacements to diet pills, 3-day diets, Weight Watchers – you name it.  Then I discovered Anne Penman and the rest is history!
‘My aim was to feel healthy and fit – and that’s exactly how I feel now.  The trigger for me was a special occasion – I had one month to fit into the dress I wanted to wear – that was my goal.
‘I’d lost weight myself before but I knew I had started to eat all the wrong things again, in my head I was all over the place.  In fact if I was in the mood I’d eat everything in sight – and then some more!  I felt out of control, off the rails. 
‘I needed to find something to maintain my weight and get me back in control – laser therapy has done just that.  Before I went to Anne I was squeezing into a very very tight 14 – in fact if I really admit it I should have been buying size 16. Now I’ve lost the weight my size 12 clothes that have been at the back of the wardrobe for years are all comfortable, I feel fantastic!’
‘The whole experience of sitting in Anne’s big leather chair and getting lasered is amazing, it’s so relaxing and once your treatment is complete you feel as though you can take on the world.  For some reason it makes you feel full and you don’t want to stuff your face!’
Karen discovered us online.
‘The name sounded familiar and the minute I met Anne I realized my dad had stopped smoking with her 15 years ago – she also uses the laser for that - and he is STILL a non smoker.’
In fact Karen is such an Anne Penman convert her partner David has also been lasered for smoking cessation – and hasn’t had a cigarette for three months.
‘He was in the military for years and everyone smoked.  He was trying to cut back himself but once I had discovered Anne again I encouraged him to go too.  After two laser sessions he didn’t feel like another cigarette and has been smoke-free ever since.  He’s put himself in social situations and out with the boys and still not been tempted so he is delighted too.
‘Basically we both wanted to get healthy for our young kids – and thanks to Anne we feel as though we are now.’

Karen, her partner David and Mason - a healthy family thanks to Anne Penman!

THINK OF ALL THAT ASH CASH!

Cigarettes UP by 37p a packet after the Budget this week!
If you've thought of quitting now is the time to take ACTION.
With a packet of 20 costing the best part of £8 just think of what you could do with all that cash you would save if you QUIT.
We call it Ash Cash - and many of our successful smokers can't believe what they've managed to do with their savings.
Retired publican Betty Sweeney says: 'I just shop, shop, shop!; school janitor Marie Agnew has given her house a make-over - and been on THREE holidays; 20-year-old Gavin Somerville is saving up for a car while grandmother Anne Rouse has been smoke free for two years in April and loves spending her ash cash on her grandchildren - and on holidays.
'I used to spend over £80 a week on cigarettes - and that was two budgets ago!  Apart from feeling so much better I now enjoy spending my ash cash on treating my family.'
So what are you waiting for - start an Ash Cash fund today and just see the money mount up!

Anne Rouse and her husband are enjoying their Ash Cash savings!

HAPPY NO SMOKING DAY 2012

Is it time for YOU to quit?
We'd like to thank lots of our success stories who are celebrating their first No Smoking Day smoke-free - I bet they feel fantastic.
Congratulations to yummy mummy Pamela Wallace; joiner John Smith; Jean Grieve; Jim Sharp; mum and daughter Isabel and Kirsty Brogan who stopped exactly a year ago today and David O'Neil to name just a few.
The last year has been busy as ever as we spread the no smoking word.
And new to our team at Anne Penman Laser Therapy are Laura Curtis and Gillean McNeill - doing a first class job getting our unique laser therapy treatment out to new clients wanting to give up - but until now haven't succeeded.
And finally on No Smoking Day 2012 I would like to congratulate Janett Tomasso, from East Kilbride,  who celebrates 20 YEARS smoke free this year.  Janett was one of my first clients and has always promoted us and told everyone how successful laser is.
We thank you Janett from the bottom of our hearts.

Janett Tomasso celebrates 20 years smoke free thanks to Anne Penman Laser Therapy!

NO SMOKING DAY 2012 - What Kind of Smoker Are You?

From serial smokers to sneaky smokers; from the die hard to the light smoker March is the month that focuses the mind on your addiction.
No Smoking Day is tomorrow, Wednesday 14^th March.  Is this the year you plan to do something about it?

'I know what it's like,' says Anne Penman,  'I was a 60-a-day smoker for over 19 years – a woman with a passion to smoke.  I quit my nicotine habit in 1991 after discovering laser therapy and since then I have made it my goal to help as many people as possible make long-term lifestyle changes.

 ‘At this time of year most smokers are beating themselves up about failing to stop after New Year and with No Smoking Day looming that adds to the pressure.   We are here to help, not lecture.’

Smokers have all kinds of excuses and reasons to smoke: they enjoy smoking, smoking helps with stress, smoking keeps their weight down, they can smoke and skip a meal, all their friends smoke and they don’t want to be the odd one out – and so it goes on.

But just think of experiencing your first evening; first morning; first day and first weekend as a non-smoker able to relax, enjoy socialising and having fun.  That's what No Smoking Day is all about - you can do it and we're here to help!

WHERE HAS JANUARY GONE?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow, what a busy month January has been for the Anne Penman team.  We kicked off with an article in the Daily Record - Doing It for the Kids - featuring Danielle Hewitt and her two lovely children Courtney, 10 and Scott, 6 and dad of three Steve Watson telling their stories of how they stopped smoking with us.  We were inundated with enquiries after their inspirational stories.  Next reporter Tracey Bryce from the Sunday Post tried out our laser therapy for weight loss - and voted us top!  While the Scottish Daily Mail ran a competition with us about our Stop Smoking Weekend Retreats which we are planning again for this spring.  It's now countdown to No Smoking Day in March - watch this space!

Danielle with Courtney & Scott outside Anne Penman Laser Therapy Glasgow

                                       

ONE YEAR ON!

Happy New Year to Stella Hoey in Liverpool.
A year ago this month Stella drove from Liverpool to Bridge of Allan to attend our first ever Stop Smoking Weekend Retreat - and hasn't had a cigarette since!
Stella has also become our biggest fan south of the border and has now set up her own Anne Penman Laser Therapy business in the Wirrel.
'As a lifelong smoker I had tried everything to stop but had never managed to quit - until I met Anne,' says mum of 3 Stella.
'I put my meeting with Anne down to fate.  I was sitting in my local doctor's surgery last January and read about her Stop Smoking weekends.  I phoned the number at the end of the article, there was one on the next day so I jumped in my car and drove to Scotland.  It's the best thing I've ever done!'
Now Stella is proud to be a year long non-smoker and have her own business spreading the word.
'Although I have a full time job I felt more people should know about this amazing treatment and be benefiting from it,' says Stella, who runs a William Hill betting shop in Chester.
Her new business is up and running now and she already has one success story, dad of two Chris Parker, who is smoke-free and has never felt better.
'Since giving up smoking my lifestyle has totally changed.  I can play with my kids now without getting out of breath, I go to the gym, I eat better and can actually taste the food, my teeth always feel clean and best of all I don't smell like an ashtray!'
Last word goes to Stella, pictured below with Chris:
'I'm so passionate about this therapy.  Every smoker should have the chance to try this amazing treatment.......it changes lives, it certainly did mine!'