Karien Nel lost 37 kg at 47. Ten years later, it’s still off.
Most weight-loss proof is a photo taken the week a programme ends. Karien’s proof is the ten years after. She coaches women through the same CSN diet programme she did herself, one at a time, on her own WhatsApp, until you’re done. Not until checkout.
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Karien Nel
Independent CSN consultant and coach · Moreletapark, Pretoria
Groot FM · Groot Ontbyt · Ontbytsake (kykNET)
The products are the same. What comes with them is not.
You can order CSN products on their own, from a pharmacy or online. The formulation doesn’t change, and Karien would be the first to tell you that.
What changes is whether anyone is with you when it gets hard.
- The CSN products
- A plan to follow
- You work out the phases
- You manage the hard weeks alone
- Generic guidance
- A transaction
- The same CSN products
- A plan, plus someone who has followed it herself
- Karien walks you through all six phases
- You message Karien on WhatsApp when week three hits
- A plan that survives a braai, a church function and school lunches
- A coach who is the same age, same body, same fight
Karien is an independent CSN consultant. She is not a shop. She did the programme herself at 47, and she coaches the women who do it now, one at a time, in Afrikaans or English.
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You didn’t fail. You were left alone at the hardest part.
You’ve tried so many things. The tablets off the pharmacy shelf. The diet club. The eating plan with a long list of foods you were never allowed to eat again. Some of them worked, for a while. Then you were back at the starting point, a little heavier and a little more sure that the problem is you.
It isn’t. Most programmes end on the day the weight comes off, and leave you on your own for the part that decides whether it stays off.
Maybe you’re reading this and thinking: I’ll spend the money, it’ll work for two weeks, and then I’ll fall off like I always do. That isn’t negativity. That’s experience. And it’s the exact fear the rest of this page answers, starting with the fact that you don’t have to take any of it on faith.
Karien felt the same way before she started
“I had heard many weight loss sales pitches and was not sure this one was going to be any different.”Karien Nel
It was never really about a number on the scale.
For most women who find Karien, the goal was never “37 kg” or “20 kg”. It was things like:
- Wearing the dress that’s been in the cupboard for two years with the tags still on.
- Walking into a room without first working out who is going to notice.
- Going to the reunion without dreading it for three weeks beforehand.
- Standing wherever you like in the family photo.
- Saying yes to the invitation, and wearing something other than black.
Karien knows that feeling from the inside. In her own words:
“Being overweight affected my self-esteem and led me to withdraw from social situations.”Karien Nel
She calls what came next a transformation. She doesn’t mean the number. She means getting back the space the weight had been taking up in her head for years.
Ten years later, not ten weeks later.
Most weight-loss proof is a photo taken at the end of a programme. This one was taken a decade after.
At 47, Karien had been through what she calls “numerous crash diets, only to find myself back at the starting point once those diets ended.” She started the CSN programme because, as she puts it, “I had nothing to lose.” Fifteen weeks later she was 37 kg lighter. In 2016 she was named CSN’s Ambassador and Transformation Award winner. She has kept the weight off for ten years.
She never planned to become a coach. Friends kept phoning her. “Karien, what did you do?” “Can I have your WhatsApp number?” At some point she realised she was already giving the advice away to anyone who asked, so she decided to do it properly: a real programme, not just tips at a braai. She still answers every WhatsApp herself.
That is the part nobody else can show you. Anyone can show you a before and after. The question you’re really asking is what it looks like ten years on.
Individual results vary. Karien’s result is her own.
Real names. Real numbers.
Women Karien has coached, shared with their permission. No models, no stock photos.
27 kgYolanda Joubertin 12 weeks
22 kgElraine Weitzon the CSN programme“Without Karien’s assistance my journey would not have been a success.”Jolandi Wassermann
“She explains everything step by step and makes herself part of your journey.”Elrie Strydom
Individual results vary with starting weight, how closely the plan is followed, and how your body responds. Read more client stories
Support until you’re done, not until checkout.
What you get
Karien’s own WhatsApp number. You message her directly, not a call centre and not a bot. She answers in hours, not days. She takes you through all six phases, adjusts the plan when your week falls apart, and is there for the two moments when most people quit: the week-three plateau, and the first weekend with a social event in it.
What it is not
It is not medical advice, and it does not replace your doctor, especially if you are on chronic medication. It is not a support group you have to post in. It is not automated.
How long
Through your programme, until you’re done.
How the CSN diet works with Karien
A six-phase programme of natural supplements and real food. Formulated by Christo Strydom and backed by an 8-year clinical study at the University of the Free State.
Talk to Karien first
Send her a WhatsApp. She’ll ask about your health, your medication and what you’ve tried before, and tell you honestly which package fits you, or whether CSN is right for you at all.
Your products arrive
Delivered in 2 to 3 business days, or same-day pickup in Pretoria. Karien sends your phase guide, and from day one she’s on WhatsApp.
Work through the phases with her
That includes the final maintenance phase. It’s the phase most people skip, and the one that decides whether the weight stays off.
Six phases, ten days each. It starts with the 10-Day Detox and ends with a maintenance phase, where the result is made to last.
No calorie countingNo injectionsNo gym requiredReal food the rest of the family can eat too
“Expensive” compared to what?
R2,699 is real money, and nobody should pretend otherwise. So here’s the honest comparison.
What the cheap attempts have already cost
Add up the slimming tablets, the diet-club fees, the shakes and the plans over the years. Then ask what they left you with.
Monthly injection programmes
They work for many people, and you probably know someone they worked for. But one month on an injection programme costs more than the whole 30-Day Programme, and the injections have no end date. When they stop, nothing about how you eat has changed. And if you’re tired of needles, needles and more needles, this programme has none.
Doctor-supervised programmes
Consultations, injections and follow-up visits, month after month.
CSN is one payment. No subscription, no auto-renew. And the coach comes with it.
Don’t take it on faith. Test it for ten days.
You’ve been asked to believe before. This time you don’t have to. The 10-Day Detox is the first phase of the programme, with Karien coaching you from day one. On average, women lose 3 to 6 kg in those ten days. You find out whether it works for your body before you decide on the full programme.
Proof, not hope.
10-Day Detox
R1,149
The place to start if you’ve been let down before. Phase 1 of the programme, with Karien on WhatsApp from day one. Women lose 3 to 6 kg on average.
Start the 10-Day Detox30-Day Programme
R2,699
The first month of the programme, with Karien’s coaching and phase guides throughout. Women lose 10 to 12 kg on average in the first 30 days.
Order the 30-Day ProgrammeAverages are Karien’s own benchmarks. Individual results vary.
- Nationwide delivery, 2 to 3 business days. Same-day pickup in Pretoria.
- One payment. Not a subscription, no auto-renew, no monthly billing.
- A real person. WhatsApp Karien on 076 978 7766.
- Backed by an 8-year clinical study at the University of the Free State.
- Not sure which one? WhatsApp Karien and she’ll help you choose. No obligation.
Questions worth asking before you decide
Is this the same as buying CSN at Dischem?
The products are the same official CSN products, with the same formulation. What’s different is what comes with them. When you order from Karien, you get her personal WhatsApp coaching through every phase. She tells you which package suits you, walks you through the eating plan, and is there when questions come up. A pharmacy counter can’t do that.
I’ve tried everything. Why would this be different?
The honest answer is that you’ll only know by trying, which is why we suggest starting with the 10-Day Detox rather than the full programme. What is different about the approach: a structured plan with a maintenance phase built in, real food instead of shakes, and a coach who did it herself and has kept it off for ten years. Most programmes stop when the weight comes off. This one doesn’t, and neither does Karien’s support.
I’m on chronic medication. Is it safe for me?
Karien asks about your medication and health history before she recommends anything, and she’ll tell you honestly if she doesn’t think CSN is right for you. Please also speak to your doctor, especially if you’re on chronic medication. Karien’s coaching doesn’t replace medical advice.
How quickly will I see results?
On average, women lose 3 to 6 kg in the first 10 days and 10 to 12 kg in the first 30 days. For men it’s 5 to 7 kg and 12 to 15 kg. Your result depends on your starting weight, how closely you follow the plan, and how your body responds. Karien will give you a realistic expectation for your situation when you talk to her.
Is it a subscription?
No. You pay once for the package you choose. There’s no auto-renew and no monthly billing.
Why Karien, and not another CSN consultant?
Three reasons. She did it herself: 37 kg at 47, kept off for ten years. CSN named her its 2016 Ambassador and Transformation Award winner. And you get her own WhatsApp number, not a call centre.
Still not sure? That’s the most honest place to be.
Karien wasn’t sure either. Send her a WhatsApp before you order. She’ll ask what you’ve tried, tell you what to realistically expect, and tell you if she thinks CSN isn’t right for you. The conversation costs nothing.
Independent CSN consultant. Same official products. Personal coaching included, one payment.