Linda is a Phenotype E. She would reach for food to cope with the stress of a very hectic career. As a CPA, she works long hours, has little time off, and faces constant stress from all the tax deadlines. Her busy schedule often meant skipping meals only to be ravenous late evening and grab whatever food was in sight. Stressed and starving, Linda would frequently overeat only to feel bad about herself. She didn't make the stress-eating connection until she realized that food was the comforter in her life.

A marathon runner, Linda felt she was doing all she could to keep her weight under control. It was only when she started to keep a food journal that she had her moment of truth. She told us "Wow, there it was, right in front of me. I was reaching for food every time I felt stressed and getting bigger and bigger no matter how much I ran."

Linda has now lost 53 pounds and has kept the weight off for well over a year. "Now I eat around 6 mini meals every day. I don't crave food like I used to, and I have an amazing amount of energy. I've gone from size 16 to size 6 and I LOVE my new life."

Amy's Success Story

Amy Before:	Amy After:

Amy attended my  Fat is Not Your Fate 5-week corporate class series and then continued to move forward on her own. These updates tell of her success:

Dr. Mitchell,

I promised to keep you posted on my status, so here it is.  After 7 more weeks of finally eating right (for a change) I have lost 10% of my bodyweight which equates to 20 pounds!!  This was my first major goal met!!

There is no stopping now, I am hooked for life on how great I feel!

Thank you so much!!

4.5 months later:

Dr. Mitchell,

It is time to give you a new update.  After 6 months, I have reached another milestone . . 

40 pounds, 4 sizes and 20% body weight!

I cannot even explain to you how much this has changed my life!  For the first time in my life I have the confidence to wear a 2 piece bathing suit!  I have more confidence than I know what to do with!

I'm not sure thank you would even do the job!

Amy :)

Kara's Success Story

Kara Before:	Kara After:

Kara is a Phenotype B with a family history of diabetes (both her father and her maternal grandmother have it). Over the last 6-9 months, Kara has lost 25 pounds and has kept it off now for 6 months. She and her Mother are following the Phenotype B diet together. Her Mother has lost about 20 pounds and has been able to keep diabetes from becoming a reality in her life. Kara tells us "I love the way I look and feel."

Toni's Success Story

Toni Before:	Toni After:

It worked for me! I dodged my family's health destiny!

I'll be just like Dad. Dead by age 60, Toni thought as her doctor read off her lab results. Cholesterol: 263 (high!); triglycerides: 459 (very high!). "As a dietitian, I should have aced those tests, but I never practiced what I preached," Toni admits. With that wake-up call, however, Toni made the decision that it was time to take responsibility and do something about her health.

Although Toni suspected she was a Phenotype C, she took the 'Phenotype Assessment' quiz just to be sure. She followed the FAST TRACK two weeks and then moved into the Phenotype C diet. At the same time, Toni upped her intake of Phenotype C focus foods, including purple grapes, tea, nuts and seafood. At her next checkup she got great news: She passed her lab tests with flying colors and had dropped 22 pounds! We are so proud of her.

Jerry's Success Story

Jerry Before:	Jerry After:

"I got hepatitis when I was twenty-one and it destroyed my liver. I ended up having a liver transplant. Over the years, I allowed myself to develop some pretty lame habits. I would often go all day without eating, didn't feel like exercising; and didn't really like fruit or vegetables."

This is a common complaint among our overweight corporate clients--particularly those whose sedentary business work keeps them sitting in front of a computer for long hours. Jerry realized his poor eating and exercise habits were not only keeping him from losing weight, they could be causing severe problems with his liver and blood lipids, particularly cholesterol. "I was tired of being heavy and tired of people saying stuff to me. It’s a mental thing…how you look at yourself. What you look like is how you feel and I didn’t feel good about either.”

Jerry signed up for one of our corporate classes, knowing that he was ready to rework his lifestyle. In fact, during his first week he added bananas and other fruit to his diet and lost 10 pounds by the end of week three. We knew this guy was determined and ready to change. And change he did. By the end of the six-week corporate seminar series, he had added a few more fruits and tomatoes to his diet, he took the stairs instead of the elevator, and he was rarely seen at work without a bottle of water in his hands. Six months later, Jerry had dropped a total of 50 pounds on the Phenotype C Diet.

But it didn’t stop there. It’s been over five years and Jerry is still following the diet. He’s taken 100 pounds off, and, more importantly, he’s kept it off. “I stay between 150-160 and I walk a lot - between twenty minutes and two hours at a time - and I bike three times a week. Now I eat all kinds of fruit…mostly mixed fruit prepared in the store with pears, apples, oranges, melons and pineapple. I also eat cucumbers, lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, and sometimes peas.”

Jerry explained how he had overcome setbacks and how the Phenotype C Diet had changed his life. “Since I have lost the weight, people treat me differently. The advice I would give is to do it for yourself and no one else. You really have to want it. There will be setbacks but keep the faith in yourself and you can do it. People will say you can’t, but don’t listen. Believe in yourself and you can do it. Start slowly and enjoy the process. If you try to rush it you will get burned out. There ‘s no quick fix but give one hundred percent for only three weeks and you will feel better about yourself and feel better physically. Make sure you try some exercise after meals, like walking or biking around the block or playing with kids. Now that I have lost the weight, I feel better and can do more. It’s changed my outlook on life and people.”

Dear Dr. Mitchell,

I first read about your book in Self magazine early in the year. I ordered it from Amazon shortly thereafter and read it through. I put it away after that thinking it was just more of the same, but it really stuck in my head.

I pulled it out again at the beginning of April and committed myself to doing it. It really seemed to make sense after a month of recording my eating habits and the emotions that went along with them.

I cannot believe the difference. I am a phenotype E and the changes were almost instant. By the third day I no longer had those 4pm shakes that made me crave cookies or crackers. I no longer felt bloated and sick after a meal. I suddenly had much more energy to do my daily workout and best of all, I wasn’t hungry! I fall asleep at night and stay asleep until morning as well. I would have been happy with just these changes alone, but to top it off I’ve lost 8 pounds so far. I’m 5’8’ and at previous weight of 175 pounds, I’ve always been just over a healthy BMI level.

I just wanted to thank you for your book. It has helped me, and continues to help me, make lifestyle changes and, while I’ve always been a very active person, I now enjoy my daily workouts!

I can’t wait to see what May has in store for me! I am so happy with the results! I am telling absolutely everyone about this book. My Mum is on her way to buy it as we speak!

Regards,

FM

Ontario, Canada