Member Success Stories

Published Saturday, 21 April, 2012

Last Saturday, I had my second weigh-in at the Eating Free office with Sarah. I lost another 4.8 lbs for a grand total of -10 lbs in about 6 weeks. I was happy but knew I could push myself even more. I knew that there may be some obstacles in the upcoming week and I…

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Published Tuesday, 3 April, 2012

Traffic is bumper to bumper and rain is beating down on San Francisco as I attempt to speed to make my appointment with Sarah at MV Nutrition. Grandma in the blue Toyota in front of me is being extra cautious, proceeding at the slowest speed possible. Every time I try to pass grandma, she speeds…

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Published Wednesday, 28 March, 2012

Last week I meet with Sarah, my MV Nutritionist Guru, to further plan my new food program and discuss calories. During that meeting she taught me how to use the food tracking tool on the MV Nutrition Eating Free website. We practiced entering information so I could utilize the tool fully.  It was awesome –…

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Published Friday, 3 February, 2012

(1) You mentioned in a recent blog that you have lost over 90 pounds and you still eat the majority of your meals at restaurants.  What are you eating when you eat out? Three weeks ago I wrote in this blog, “I eat out a lot, and simply make better choices off the menu than…

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Published Friday, 16 December, 2011

As a fat person, I have been particularly sensitive about how fat people are portrayed in media.  For example, I hated that movie “Super Size Me,” that movie about the guy who eats nothing but McDonald’s for 30 days, becomes unhealthy, and then we’re all supposed to think his research is groundbreaking and that he’s…

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Published Thursday, 27 October, 2011

Haunting season is here again. That means tons of candy, costume parties, and social events. Food, sweet, and drink temptations are everywhere. Here are some quick tips to minimize those Halloween Trick-Or-Treat Temptations: Buy Halloween candy to give out to trick-or-treaters that you don’t enjoy eating so that the temptation will be reduced during the…

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Published Friday, 7 October, 2011

Having a food plan will help you lose weight. Plain and Simple, right? Well, it’s plain, but it may not be so simple for many. Many people know what to do to lose weight, but they are just not doing it. That’s why people choose to do Coaching, so that they can have accountability, guidance,…

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Published Saturday, 28 May, 2011

My 38th birthday was yesterday.  Until about a week ago, I wasn’t planning to celebrate, but on Tuesday I got two emails from friends asking what was going on for my birthday. Feeling like I shouldn’t waste a Saturday birthday (the next one is not until 2015!), I caved in to peer pressure and invited…

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Published Wednesday, 27 April, 2011

Everything that happened this week was completely overshadowed by the fact that I lost NINE pounds since my previous weigh-in. I swear I almost passed out when I saw the scale.  I demanded a recount when I saw the number, there had to be a mistake!  So we weighed me again.  Same number.  I even…

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Published Friday, 22 April, 2011

Rough week.  I learned that I’d only lost 2 pounds in the last 2 weeks.  I’d been hoping to lose AT LEAST 4 pounds during this period.  This was a bit of a crushing blow after losing 10 pounds in 3 weeks.  I couldn’t stop thinking about what I might have done wrong.  Sarah @…

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