Kathy lost 15 pounds!

"I highly recommend Ellie's program to anyone who wants to lose weight in a healthy, real-world way."

At age 49, I had been 15 to 20 pounds overweight for years. And I'm short, so that much weight really affects my appearance. I'm a freelance journalist, and when Woman's Day magazine asked me to write a 3-month, daily weight-loss blog for womansday.com, I thought "This is exactly what I need: public pressure!" So I took the job. I suggested to my editor that I follow Ellie's plan because I'd always enjoyed her show on the Food Network. She seemed to make weight loss seem very do-able with just a few small changes.

I followed Ellie's suggestions for stocking a healthy pantry. I added more fruits, veggies and whole grains but didn't skimp on the protein. I cut a lot of the fats and junk per the great suggestions in her book...

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Jackie was motivated to get healthy!

"It's still a journey and probably always will be, but at least I'm not alone in it."

During my first bout of chemotherapy I gained weight. I hadn't been watching what I ate, not realizing that I was jump-starting my body into menopause and it would be that much harder to lose weight afterwards. This is why it is so important for me to stay on a healthy path now as my chances of cancer reoccurring is higher if I am overweight. I've already had a second cancer diagnosis and can't afford to have another occurrence at my young age; I just turned 40...

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John lost 14 pounds!

"It's not a diet, it's a way of life"

I've been struggling with my weight for a long time. I lost 50 pounds a few years back only to gain it back after a year or so. I decided to get serious about losing weight because my quality of life was beginning to suffer. I was really having trouble sleeping and when my family went on vacation I thought I was going to die while playing football on the beach with my buddies and our kids...

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