"I am a 40 year old mom from South Africa. I have 3 children, aged 11, 6 and 4. My weight before was 85kg?s my body fat was 36.5%, size 40. I was fat and miserable, and my family life and my relationship were suffering. I was not able to do anything with my kids, and I was tired and constantly irritated.

I've always counted calories, but this just wasn't working for me anymore. Someone my husband knows had done the Burn The Fat programme and it had changed his life, so I decided to do it too. I lost 15kg?s within 8 months and kept it off.

In the last 3 months, because of my training and desire to be "hot at 40," I've taken this to a new level. Tom taught me how to control my carb intake and I have lost another 8kg?s in this time and am preparing for my first competition, in the bikini or figure division. My current weight is 62.5kg?s, size 33 and my body fat is 24% (with calipers), and dropping.

My goal was to be a ?hot? 40 year old Mamma, and I think I have achieved that and I am very proud of myself, as are my family and friends. Thank you Tom, for all your dedication to helping people."

- Bonnie VanNiekerk