Women’s stories
“The Program changed my life!”
Theresa, a 34-year-old wife and mother of two, knew that her hysterectomy might not be a walk in the park, but she had no idea how tough life would be after losing her uterus. Fortunately, she was able to keep one ovary, but it wasn’t enough to keep her hormones in balance.
She described her symptoms two years after surgery: “Hot flashes, weight gain, breast pain, leg pains, sleeplessness, and my mind couldn’t even function!” And the demands of day-to-day life were piling up on top of her hormone imbalance. “I have a diabetic husband, an epileptic dog, and two special-needs children. I was just worn out!”
Theresa tried speaking with her doctor about her symptoms and weight gain, but was given little help except the offer of a prescription. Theresa told us she resists medication whenever possible. Her doctor was even less helpful about her weight concerns, telling her bluntly that anyone can lose weight if they just eat less and exercise — as if she hadn’t already been doing that!
Theresa felt so desperate that she even tried a highly-promoted weight loss product called Estrin D™ for a few weeks. She told us: “That stuff wasn’t cheap and it only made me feel wired — that was it, just junk.”
Then she found our website and read everything on it. It took her three weeks to decide whether she could afford the financial risk. “Finally I realized I had nothing to lose by doing it, and I told my husband I just had to try it!”
Theresa told us, “After two weeks on the Personal Program, I noticed big changes — mostly I think from the diet.” She read the book that comes with the Program and learned about nutritious ingredients and how to read food labels properly. She was surprised to find that her old diet wasn’t as healthy as she thought it was: "Most of the weight-loss foods I’d been eating contain horrible ingredients — now I know where and what to look for!”
After six weeks on her Program, Theresa was proud to report that she had lost 23 pounds and all of her symptoms were gone! She’s sleeping again 8-9 hours each night and her energy is back — in fact, she’s so reinvigorated she’s working out at the gym almost every day!
“I can’t believe how good I feel!” Theresa happily told us. “I’ve always been one who loved dessert, but now I have almost no desire for them! I even skip Dairy Queen when the kids go for a treat. I just don’t really want it — the cravings for sweets are just gone!”
She went on, “The Program is just wonderful — it has changed my life!” Theresa’s husband is so thrilled with her turnaround that he’s on board too. They plan to continue this new approach of living and eating for their family’s long-term health.
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Last Modified: 02/19/2008