Celebrating YOU: This week’s spotlights [August 13, 2025]

Joyful “Highlight Day”! You’ll completely love this week’s most inspiring success tales and ideas from the CBQ neighborhood. Our members have shared some life-changing tales!

Inspiring Transformation: Breaking a 61-12 months Dependancy

This week, CBQ Stop Smoking Program member Gary Brousell from Florida, US, celebrated 2 years smoke-free, and he’s an inspiration!

Gary smoked his first cigarette when he was 13 years outdated and continued to smoke for the subsequent 61 years, with many makes an attempt to cease.

Gary mentioned, “I endure from Main despair and GAD. Being smokeless hasn’t made my situations worse, nor would smoking make me higher. Smoking must be seen as irrelevant to the human existence. Anyway, that’s how I see it now. As soon as an important and controlling a part of my life for 61 years, smoking isn’t going to assist me or negatively impact my emotional situations. DONE.”

Sensible phrases!

Two years later, Gary continues to be a contented non-smoker.

That is what he shared three days in the past with our neighborhood:

“Nasia Davos I’ve not smoked since 8/9/2023. You’re marvelous and so glad you at the moment are serving to with meals habit. Your messages assist in extra methods than habit. They’re relevant to dealing with the imperfections of our respective lives; private, household and social. Congratulations to you Nasia for all that you just do.”

That is Gary together with his CBQ Success Certificates:

Inspiring Milestone

Right this moment, CBQ Stop Smoking Program member Larry Johnson from Washington, US, is celebrating 5 years smoke-free…. after being a smoker for 50 years!

Larry mentioned, “I attempted many instances to give up. I might give up for a couple of days or per week after which again to smoking. After going by way of the CBQ program one thing in my mind switched and I merely now not wanted to smoke.”

Simply final month, Larry shared that he has saved practically $19,000, has averted 55,000 cigarettes and doesn’t miss smoking AT ALL!

That is Larry together with his CBQ Success Certificates:

Inspiring Transformation

Right this moment, CBQ Stop Smoking Program & CBQ Meals Freedom Program member Bonnie Ferguson from Ontario, Canada, is celebrating 2 years smoke-free.

After quitting smoking, and with retirement developing, Bonnie wished to double down on her well being and rework her life in each approach. She had at all times been chubby and was nervous that her weight wouldn’t enable her to reside lengthy sufficient to take pleasure in her retirement.

So when the final cohort of the CBQ Meals Freedom Program opened, she joined. And like Bonnie mentioned, it was a life-changing expertise. She misplaced 23 kilos in 4 months with out weight-reduction plan or utilizing willpower and has stored losing a few pounds since then. Her waist has shrunk 4 and a half inches, she needed to resize her rings, and the irritation in her physique has gone down.

That is what Bonnie shared:

“Hello everybody my identify is Bonnie. I completed the Meals Freedom program a few weeks in the past. My story began out this manner … I’m 63 years outdated overweight and was barely transferring with a lot irritation and ache every day. Even getting my weekly groceries was a significant chore. I knew I needed to change however had no thought the place to begin. I used to be supplied a spot in Nasia’s “CBQ Meals Freedom” program and though I used to be hesitant about investing the cash I knew the place my life was heading if I didn’t make some drastic adjustments (I actually thought I in all probability wouldn’t make it to retirement) issues have been dangerous and solely going to worsen – and I KNEW IT! I made a decision to leap in each toes all the best way and have by no means seemed again. The funding in this system was value each penny in reality understanding what I do know right now it’s value 10 x the quantity paid. I didn’t observe every thing to the letter this system could be very straightforward to change to swimsuit all life. I can’t wait to say, “I used to be overweight and barely transferring however LOOK AT ME NOW!” I do know it can occur like every thing it takes time – I’ll get there! The camaraderie in our group was superb all of us cheered when anybody had a win and felt related and will relate when somebody was coping with a wrestle, we turned a household of types. The zoom calls have been at all times informative, an excellent studying expertise and enjoyable. The adjustments have been delicate and straightforward to implement. The quantity of studying was outstanding, life altering and can final all through the rest of my life. I by no means felt disadvantaged of something throughout the complete course and even now I don’t really feel disadvantaged. I don’t really feel like I’m lacking something – 4 months in the past I wouldn’t be capable to say that. I discovered that I might handle myself eat actual meals and really feel so significantly better. I additionally understood that what I used to be studying was straightforward to do and that no matter my future I now know tips on how to enhance my wellbeing, well being, mobility, general outlook/mindset and in the long term prolong my life and be capable to as soon as once more take pleasure in myself whereas dwelling. Through the previous 4 months I’ve misplaced 23 lbs. and look ahead to dropping much more. I do know that I’ll proceed to lose and really feel higher within the course of. I’ve misplaced 1inch off my chest (didn’t have a lot to begin lol), 4 inches off my waist and 4 ½ inches off my hips. My husband mentioned right now “it seems like you could be looking for a brand new wardrobe quickly” man did that ever make me really feel like 1,000,000 bucks!That is potential for anybody keen to consider in themselves and go for it! Like Nasia says “for those who observe this system, you cannot fail” it’s the reality! Meals Freedom feels completely 100% superb!”

Learn her evaluate right here:

And as at all times, I wish to say an enormous thanks to our superb CBQ Program members who’ve given me permission to share their tales!

To your freedom,

Nasia Davos (MBPsS, IPPA, MA)
Ex-Smoker, Psychologist, Creator of the CBQ Methodology™

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