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 "Your grasp of the material is superb
. . . I definitely learned from BodyFueling . . .You have an extraordinary
ability to illustrate complex concepts without being either condescending
or confusing. Astoundingly well-produced, professional written materials
. . . Above all, what you delivered was freedom and choice; I could feel
myself relaxing about the whole thing. I've never seen nutrition presented
in such an original way . . . The interaction between you and participants
is powerful. It's the right combination of everything; your work's potential
is immense. I'm fueling my body!" -Dr. Kaaren Nichols, M.D., founder
of the Seattle Medical and Wellness Clinic
 " I never heard a lay person so knowledgeable
and clear about fats, food and the way the body works . . . I can't believe
she learned all of that in just one four-hour workshop. I had assumed
she received months of training . . . I'm very impressed [with what she
got out of BodyFueling]." -Carol Cottet, Nurse Practitioner (A.R.N.P.),
Portland, regarding her patient, a BodyFueling® participant
"I'm a total champion. Nothing else has
worked for me like this. I'm wearing clothes I've never worn before, my
face has rosy color, I'm never hungry, and cravings for sugar and fat
are minimal to non-existent. Most important, I am aware at all times that
fueling my body is a choice that I have, moment to moment-there's nothing
to 'go on' or 'go off'. I'm referring all of my patients. I can turn people
over to you and know that their basic eating concerns will be handled."
-Dr. Ann McCombs, D.O., Seattle, WA
"Great job . . . I'm definitely recommending
it to my patients. I've made some big changes myself-I always eat breakfast
now and have much more energy throughout the day . . . I see I wasn't
eating enough. Now I'll have a snack no matter what, even if a patient
is waiting! It only takes a minute. It really has made a big difference."
-Dr. Jim Bentz, D.C., Bellevue, WA
"I feel really great! I'm eating so much
it's amazing-and my energy level after workouts is radically different.
Before, it would go way down during and after . . . Oh, thank you so much.
Please use me as a reference!" -Pam L., Seattle, WA
". . . A small investment that will make
a huge difference for the rest of my life. I saw that a shift in my eating
could be easy, and now it's becoming fun. I am shocked at the number of
grams of fat per serving in the things I was eating before. I don't even
put cream in my coffee any more--that's a big deal for me. I can tell
I'm losing fat, and that's not even what I intended. I used to always
be hungry, and I'm not any more. It's the best." - Dawn N., Therapist,
Sequim, WA
"Not overwhelming . . . not judgemental
. . . very good. One of the biggest impacts it had was when you talked
about having food with you all the time. I feel a lot better eating more
frequently. I bring my own food now, instead of calling the kitchen and
having them fix me a tray of whatever. I've taken charge. It helps that
now I know where to find the good food, too . . . I'm a lot more aware
of how others eat now. An overweight colleague came in at 5 p.m. and hadn't
eaten all day; she was famished. Now it makes sense why she doesn't lose
fat." - Dr. Julia Tyson, Physician, Seattle, WA
"It's great to be listening to my body.
I absolutely won't go three hours without eating any more. I actually
got off the freeway halfway to a meeting and bought juice and rolls because
it was time for my snack. I keep a bagel by the bed so I'll eat before
I run in the morning. So I don't have those big dips anymore where I feel
absolutely awful. And even though I came to the course resistant to giving
up fat and sugar, I've stopped eating refined sugar. I was seriously addicted
to sugar, so breaking that is a real accomplishment. And I've cut way
back on fat--when I do eat it, I choose it and I enjoy it. Josh [husband,
a professional chef and course participant] is taking it much more seriously
than I thought he would. He's cooking and baking with fruit juice and
less fat, and he's been great about buying food; there's a lot of new
food in the house. It's pretty much a part of the way we eat now. You
should teach this to athletes--I never learned all this stuff. It used
to be pretty hit or miss." -Ginny Gilder, nonprofit founder,
mother and former U.S. Olympic rowing team member, Seattle, WA
"I used to leave breakfast to the unknown.
Now I make breakfast happen, no matter what. I've lost several dress sizes,
I'm working out more . . . I can't help noticing all the people at the
clubs working their butts off and getting nowhere. One club had nuts and
candy out for snacks. I was appalled. The next day, after I talked to
them, they had fruit, juice and rolls. -Linda T., Massage Therapist,
Seattle, WA
"I have been eating burgers all my life,
yet now they disgust me. They make me shudder. Not because I can't have
them--I know I could once in a while and it would be okay. It's because
they seem gross now. No more butter, no more mayo. I am eating in a way
that's consistent with my long-term health and well-being. Tremendously
valuable." -David H., Acton, Massachusetts
"Excellent, great, I love it! This is for
me. I'm finding all sorts of wonderful alternatives and choices. It feels
like the most natural thing in the world to eat this way. In the past,
I would have said "I ate too much, now I've got to cut back"
and gone on the diet seesaw. Now I saw that the one day wasn't significant
and kept right on fueling. I just can't believe how great it is! I'm walking
every day now and have bountiful energy." -Patt D., Olympia,
WA
"I am absolutely wild about all this eating--knowing
that eating is a normal, healthy, necessary activity! I carry big bags
of food with me everywhere. I just feel so much better doing it--more
energy, and I don't have cravings anymore, even chocolate. I feel better
in the morning. I didn't realize that I didn't feel well before . . .
I've eliminated a lot of fats. I'm just not willing to pay the price."
-Kathy D., Nurse, Portland, OR
"I always eat breakfast now, and my energy
level is way up. When I don't snack, I notice the difference. I tried
butter last night for the first time since the workshop and it tasted
awful--I was amazed. . . . This has been incredibly valuable, especially
the inspiration." - Meagan W., TV News Producer, Chicago,
IL
"We've cut out cheese and peanut butter,
and I don't have cravings any more. We do have whatever we want on holidays
. . . My tummy is gone. I wear a size 6 now . . . Cooking has been the
most amazing thing. I come home and it's 'oh, goody'-I can't wait to see
what I'm going to put together tonight. I think differently. The guidelines
are helpful, but I really ad lib. It was never that way before . . . We
really appreciate your concern and diligence. I've never seen this presented
without glitz and hype." - Sue M. Bellevue, WA
"I don't seem to crave things anymore. I
still had Christmas cookies all over the place a month after the holidays--I
don't think I've finished a single cookie. I guess I should throw them
away . . . I used to use diet pop as a crutch every time I got hungry,
because I thought I shouldn't be eating. Now I have a juice or bagel instead.
It's no wonder I used to be so hungry all the time. I'm off the 'yo-yo
system.'" -Carole K., Seattle, WA
"You're inspiring. I have a stronger commitment
to the sanity of healthy fueling. I suggest a version for the junior generation,
too!" Trudy B., TV Producer, Seattle, WA
"I am very familiar with the diabetic exchange
diet and this workshop addresses food labeling and integration into daily
life in a way that the exchange diet does not. The personal commitment
work put it all in a positive light and the biology was put very succinctly."
- Theresa B., Fitness Trainer, Seattle, WA
"This is exciting. I can barely keep up
with the eating! I never knew eating enough could make such a difference.
My waist is smaller. I wish everyone would do it. It drives me crazy now
when I see people starving themselves." -Sandra M., Tacoma,
WA
"I was eating just apples and kept getting
fatter. Now I eat a lot and I'm getting smaller! I wore the dress I wanted
to the prom . . . I was runner-up for homecoming queen. I'm so happy."
-Cam Ferree, Federal Way, WA
"I love it! I love eating real food. It's
great having lots of good food in the house and getting off those little
tiny frozen meals. The grocery store is fun now-I like reading labels.
I'm neither full nor hungry. I wake up awake at 5 a.m.; before, I used
to lay there. I'm not as tired any more." - Sheila N., Seattle,
WA
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"I'm a very happy camper. My eating habits
have changed dramatically, and although I've stayed the same weight, I've
dropped two dress sizes, down to an 8. My skin has never been so clear.
And I don't have to do any weird shopping. I can have everything I like."
-Alice G., Seattle, WA
"I've been going to the grocery store
regularly and cooking wonderful new things. This is a miracle. I used
to eat out three meals a day because I couldn't confront the whole thing.
I'm saving a ton of money this way. Not only that, but my energy level
is amazing--no more naps--and I think more clearly." -Peg H.,
Seattle, WA
"All the diets say don't snack, so it's
really refreshing to be able to enjoy breakfast and lunch and my bagel
in between with no guilt. And clearly it works, because I lost inches
pretty steadily even though I wasn't even trying for that. I've cut back
on sugar a lot. I used to be a chocoholic, but I had a candy bar at work
one day and it left the most awful taste. I had to chase it with a bagel
to get rid of it. It was like my body was saying 'Hey, you don't need
this anymore.'" -Rena S., Seattle, WA
"There's so much more thought going into
the way I'm eating. I've tried a lot of new things. I didn't realize how
much junk was in the brand of yogurt I'd been buying, so I experimented
with others and switched . . . I've stopped starving to 'feel' thinner.
My pants are all too big. Even better is the tremendous clarity I have
and the definite absence of a lag late in the day. That fuzziness is just
gone." - Michael G., Seattle, WA
"I don't crave sugar at all anymore. I tried
a chocolate chip cookie and it was awful--butter, too--it's just irritating,
totally lost its appeal. Yuck! . . . When you fuel yourself, you notice
a lot of things . . . I have way more energy. I've never had color in
my face, and now I have rosy, natural color. I figure I'll just keep eating
this way--I really prefer it, and it doesn't seem like a lot of work."
- Judy D., Bellevue, WA
"Am I getting leaner? Yes. Do I feel better?
You bet. But this is the best part: an old friend called me a few weeks
after the course. We've always had this running dialogue about our bodies.
He asked, 'How's that 15 pounds?' And I said 'what 15 pounds'?. He said,
'You know, your 15 pounds you always struggle with.' I didn't know what
he was talking about for a minute. I started laughing. I realized what
this really is about. I've won the game. I don't have to get somewhere
anymore." - Dixon D., Bellevue, WA
"Your workshop has changed my energy and
my life. It was brilliant and fascinating--made it all so clear, answered
all my questions. I didn't really know what eating well meant. I was starving
myself and had no idea. I was totally unconscious. I don't hold back any
more. I don't even think about my weight, and I no longer assume that
as I get older, I must get fatter. At the holidays, there was a lot more
freedom to eat whatever. The result was I didn't eat much junk. Before,
I'd eat one and say 'I shouldn't' and then eat 10 more . . . And when
I don't eat great, I don't agonize. I just do it till I'm done. And I
love my body. I love to take care of it." -Peg M., Physical
Therapist, CA
"I never knew I could view my body and health
this way, as something to be nurtured and taken care of. I've been cooking
great meals. We switched to skim milk. Butter is so overrated. My wife
and I have both greatly reduced the fat in our cooking. We've also begun
walking regularly." - TK P., Bellevue, WA
"It's hard to get past the weight loss
mentality, but I think I'm over the hump. I think the context you gave
us is one reason I've kept going. I was out walking tonight and it hit
me--this is really about a whole life, not just a diet. It's about my
future, traveling. . . so I'm not fixated on instant results so much anymore.
I had a cookie and it didn't feel like cheating. Even more remarkable
is it wasn't even that great." -Brenda Berg, Seattle, WA
"I don't know what I weigh because I don't
have a scale anymore, but I'm in some clothes I couldn't even zip a few
months ago. I like knowing what, when and how much to eat. I never thought
to research the whole darn thing--I love it that you did it for me! I
have more energy than before, but best of all is knowing what to do for
Chuck that will be healthy." - Melanie H., Sales Rep and mother,
Seattle, WA
"I haven't had any added fat since the
workshop--pretty remarkable. I had a cookie the other day and it didn't
do a thing for me. I really can't imagine eating heavy, fatty things any
more . . . My husband says how weird it is to see me cooking. I really
enjoy being more creative. I'm very gung-ho on this concept."
- Claire F., Psychotherapist, Seattle, WA
"It's almost like a few hours with you shouldn't
have made such a big difference, but it did . . . Really incredible, just
miraculous . . . I used to not admit when I was hungry. Now that I know
I'm supposed to eat, I have total freedom. I eat all day. I realize
I don't even know what my 'ideal weight' is any more and it doesn't matter
. . . It wasn't like you said "don't eat this" or "don't
eat out"-it's just self-reinforcing to eat what works. When you eat
something that fuels you and feel great, next time you choose what worked.
These are basic distinctions that are common sense, but somehow we never
got them. If someone had told me this stuff when I was 10, in the way
you did, it would've saved me a lot of trouble. If you could guarantee
this kind of delivery in schools, it's exactly what's needed." -Georgia
Se., Irvine, California
"I am absolutely amazed at my energy level
since we started eating this way. I'm having as full a day as I can ever
remember--getting up earlier, going to sleep later and feeling fantastic.
I could never have taken on a consulting business in the evening in addition
to a full-time day job. Now I can enjoy both . . . I'm really impressed.
It's so straightforward; it was a surprise to me how simple and easy it
was to make a few key adjustments that make such a difference. I have
a much better sense of when I'm hungry and need 'fuel.' I've been talking
about this . . . it's shocking how little people actually know."
-Pat M., Irvine, California
"You did a great job--all the elements of
good teaching were present. It was good to ground it all in the "why
should I" question. I need to take all my pants in--I've got suspenders
holding them up right now. Not only am I fueling most of the time, but
if I forget the snacks, everyone around me wants to know where they are.
I've got everyone in the office trained to eat every three hours, and
things go a lot better! I love looking at [cooking] as 'assembling' rather
than cooking--I'm doing it, and it tastes great to me. I can feel it for
days when I have Thai coconut milk dishes. I really want to feel good,
so I don't do it much anymore." -Robb B., Teacher, Seattle,
WA
"It's probably the best course I ever took.
I know in my heart that taking care of eating is one of the most important
things I've ever done for myself. It's incredible how fun and simple it
is. And it's amazing how many other peoples' eating--my family and friends--I
impact for the better. It's loosened up my cooking creativity immensely
and created new standards for taking care of ourselves. I just can't let
our eating go by the wayside anymore. It's a breach of integrity."
-Michelle R., Seattle, WA
"Participating in BodyFueling is one of
the greatest things I've ever done for myself." -Sue U., Golf
Professional, Bellevue, WA
"Just exchanging the trail mix, cheese and
beef jerky for raisins, rolls and fat-free granola has made a world of
difference in my hiking and climbing. I have a real sense of well-being."
-Marty J., Seattle, WA
"I'm really surprised to find that when
I use lots of spices, I don't miss the fat at all. I don't even notice
the substitution of nonfat yogurt for lots of things. I eat out lots less,
because it's more fun to cook and eat at home. I know what to buy and
I know what to do. When I do eat out, I always make sure they leave off
the butter and mayo. I keep fruit and bagels in my desk drawer. My energy
level is much higher, and although I haven't had time to work out lately,
I haven't noticed the usual muscle tone deterioration. That's a big benefit."
-Don McD., Seattle, WA
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