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Judy O.
I have always had issues related to my weight. I began seeing doctors when I was 9 yrs old. As a teen I was placed on "diet pills" which worked great as long as I stayed on the pills. There was no education about eating, cooking, etc. I have spent all of my adult life seeking the answer to permanent weight loss. I have been a weight watcher, body for life, sugar blues, protein power, zone, atkins and rosedale follower. I have more books on diets than any other subject. Did they work for me? Some did, some better than others, but the piece that was missing was that I could not continue any of those diets for the rest of my life. You see, I like variety and when you tell me I can't have something, guess what? That something is the one thing I want more than anything else and I blow the whole diet. Most times I gain back even more weight than when I started.
At age 55 and a weight of over 200 pounds, I knew I was destined for bigger health issues. I work in healthcare and see the results of people not taking care of themselves every day.
I thought I knew all about nutrition, but after meeting with Debbie, I quickly realized that my knowledge was very limited. I also realized I was talking to a professional with a wealth ofinformation that could really help me find the answers to losing weight and regaining my health at the same time.
Those first three months were very interesting as I tried various recipes with foods I had never ventured to prepare let alone eat. At the end of three months, I was eating healthy foods but I had gained seven pounds doing so. I told Debbie I needed to get serious about my weight and was ready to do whatever she suggested so I began with a cleanse in March. I lost 13 pounds during those two weeks, but more importantly, I no longer was drinking caffeine or consuming sugar in any form. My energy level was consistently high, no numb and dumb periods. My mood was great, no temper tantrums or crying jags. Even my hot flashes seemed to be less frequent and I was sleeping better.
Now it is June, and I have lost a total of 35 pounds.My cholesterol is below 200 (170) and I will be coming off statins later this year as I feel confident that I can keep my numbers in the healthy range with my new way of eating. Words cannot express the appreciation I have for Debbie and her approach to nutrition. The education, recipes, cooking classes, coaching and genuine desire to help others is what I was looking for.I still have another 30 pounds to lose and I feel confident that I will reach my goal because I have the skills and knowledge to do it.
Dick K.
I’ve found that eating healthful foods has changed my body. When I try and eat something I think I’m craving, I almost immediately can feel my body letting me know that this is no longer pleasurable. I’ve given up a lot of foods and beverages that were pulling me down. I was so tired all the time. By cutting out all the processed sugars in foods, I have so much more energy.
I especially love the newfound attitude, sense of well-being and finally enjoying eating the foods I’ve known all along that I should be eating. I’ve lost 20 pounds and two inches from my waist. With the new me, I’m walking prouder and feeling so good about myself.
Amber S.
So, the major question is what did I want to accomplish when I started this whole nutrition "thing"? Well, the major answer is weight loss. And while this is happening slowly, but surely, along the road I have come up with new goals. And I think that's sort of the point of this whole nutrition bit, or at least it is with Debbie's nutrition bit. In slowly altering my eating habits and incorporating new and better foods into my diet I am also changing my life, myself. The goals have become more about "whole living" and not just eating better and losing weight.
I am thinking about all aspects of my life as being intertwined. My schedule relates to my eating, which relates to my school work, which relates to my career search, and on and on. Not a single part of my life is unaffected when I change aspects around. And through seeing that I can change my nutrition, I gain the ability to change other aspects of my life that need improving. With Debbie's help I am improving my life/myself.
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