Dear Gillian,

I don’t know if this is the right forum (email), but I am soooooooooooo excited!

I’ve been watching You are what you eat on BBC America, and even though I was pretty good about my food intake (quality not quantity), no sodas, no fried foods, very rare occasions of red meat, lots of veggies, no fast foods, I have not been feeling at my best. Note: I’m about to turn 50 (yeeeeaaa!) I was 158 lbs overweight, now only 140 (baby steps), I am diabetic and work 1 full-time & 2 part-time jobs as well as taking care of my mom.

I’ve been trying to lose weight for 30 years, but all of a sudden what Gillian says makes sense to me & clicks because it follows my belief system, I just have never had the proper tools. I started the plan on 02/25/08, followed it religiously for 2 days & then followed it with modifications for 2 more days because, due to my schedule, I was not able to prepare the necessary foods (weekend job).

And here it is Friday, February 29, 2008, and I cantt believe the change! I have been sleeping a more restful sleep for the past two nights & this morning I woke up with such a burst of energy as I haven’t felt since before I became diabetic. My blood sugars have gone down 10 pts every day since I started and I am craving water, something which shocked everyone in my family, because I won’t go near the stuff unless it’s in ice tea.

I cant wait util tomorrow to do some exercise, prepare my food & look forward to how I’ll be feeling in 8 weeks! Thank you so much!!!!

Have a great weekend!
Karin