Lee's Story

I have spent most of my adult life dieting, yo-yoing up and down.  I tried every program and book out there; Weight Watchers, Diet Workshop, Nutri-Systems, juice fasting, you name it I probably did it.  

In 2012 my health was starting to become a real issue for me.  The osteoarthritis in my hands, knees and left foot (originally misdiagnosed as psoriatic arthritis) was making me miserable.  I also was having psoriasis outbreaks on my feet so severe it would cause cracking and bleeding.  This made my job as a secretary very unpleasant.  I "retired" early for health reasons at the age of 56. I was hobbling around like an old woman.  Stairs were something I took slowly. I continued to gain weight after retiring.  By January of 2014 I was 222.5 pounds.  I knew I needed to do something so I started walking but it was slow and painful. I tried a juice fast and lost 19 pounds, but was so sick of juice by the end that it catapulted me back into "comfort foods."

My sister recommended Eat To Live. I wanted to just skip to the back and get to it, but I made myself read the book and began to get a real understanding of what I was doing to my body and my health.  I was responsible for my situation and I had the power to change.  I started the program in June 2014.  I lost 90 pounds. While the damage to my joints in my fingers is still visible the pain is gone. I walk four miles a day (in an hour!) and work out with weights at home to build muscle and bone mass.  At my annual health screening for my health insurance I stunned the nurse when she saw my numbers compared to just eight months ago.  Everything was better; cholesterol, glucose, triglycerides. At almost 59 I feel and look better than I ever have.  I have energy, no psoriasis, no pain and I can run up stairs.  I have learned how to feed my body what it needs and also earned some really fabulous new recipes. Dr. Fuhrman is absolutely right.  Food can heal the body.  I am proof of that!