“The whole 16 weeks has been a very fruitful learning and life changing experience. Very simply, I learned what and how I can eat and drink if I want to lose weight and I have regained control of my health, including my blood pressure, blood sugar and liver enzymes, which are all now normal. At age 62, my goal originally was to go from my starting weight of 274 lbs to 220 lbs and to impress my primary care doctor with my weight loss, since she had been constantly urging me to lose weight and I was actually gaining weight.
Well, at the end of he program, I got down to 229 lbs and I am certain that I will soon reach and surpass my original weight loss goal. More importantly, my primary care doctor at my September 2022 appointment, took me off of 1000 mg/day metformin for blood sugar, took me off of norvask for blood pressure and reduced my statin medication by one half for cholesterol control. My blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol are all now normal and my primary care physician was impressed with my weight loss.
Yesterday, I had a routine appointment with my GI specialist regarding my fatty liver and abnormal liver enzymes. All my liver enzyme lab results have resolved to normal and he said that the weight loss was the major factor.
At a recent visit to my dentist, my dental hygienist greeted me by saying that “I looked great.” That is something that has not happened to me for the last 15 years and that I missed, e.g. getting unsolicited complements about my appearance. I am now wearing pants and shirts that I haven’t worn for 15 years and I feel great and energized. My bathroom smart scale says that I lost 9% body fat and that my metabolic age has decreased by 4 years.
The bottom line, is that the mirror doesn’t lie, and I am now more comfortable with my appearance.
Thank you for your role as healthy living “coach” in all the above.”
