- Posted by kimh on April 22, 2009
30 Years of Diet Frustration, Ends With "Liberation"
Dear Kevin,
Thank you for the opportunity to tell my story.
I am 66 years old and have always been a sugar addict. This means that
I would be unhappy if I was unable to have something sweet every day.
Most of the time I would deliberately avoid obvious sweets like deserts
and candy, not knowing that all carbohydrates becomes sugar and then
fat. I thought that whole wheat bread and root vegetables were quite
virtuous foods and the staple of good eating along with an egg, skim
milk, some meat, lots of salad and lots of fruit. I would have hunger
attacks wanting more entertaining eats like cakes, cookies, and
especially ice cream, lots of ice cream at a time. I couldn't get
enough of it. As I got older I slowly gained weight like everyone seems
to do and couldn't figure out how to get it off.
I have tried to lose weight for 30 or so years, counting calories,
counting points with Weight Watchers, eating vegetables, fruit, and
complex carbohydrates as a dedicated vegetarian, eating a balanced diet
with LA Weight Loss and being rewarded with their sugary food bars each
day--feeding my addiction. I developed thyroid and adrenal problems, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Interstitial Cystitis eating
what is popularly known as "low fat, high carbohydrate, lean meats,
diet soda, skim milk" eating. I exercised hard until it became boring,
time wasting with travel, costly for the gym and trainers, and it just didn't work! I
was discouraged mightily by long years of trying, my weight going down
a little then back up, buying clothes that were getting dowdier and
larger. Hopelessness was an undercurrent of my life. The trouble was, I
wanted to lose all the weight and be rewarded by going back to the
sweets and ice cream way of eating that had made me overweight in the
first place!
Recently my husband and I attended a Weston A. Price chapter meeting lecture by nutritionist Kevin Brown on the Liberation Diet.
I was amazed at the information I heard and determined to make a
commitment to follow through with this unique diet program that just
made so much sense.
Well, times have changed. I learned to eat real food and healthy fats,
the way traditional cultures thrived, exercising moderately, and eating
enough and then stopping. I eat twice a day with no cravings, and I'm
as amazed as you about that! Although I haven’t been able to lose weight for 30 years, I've allready lost seven pounds,
using a scale that can show me my weight by the eighth of a pound, so I
know the direction is down. My weight no longer goes up and down, just
down. I look forward to late breakfast and supper because I can eat
tasty and satisfying meals and not feel deprived. My rewards are not
sweets, but a slimmer figure, ability to move more freely, and
confidence. This time all the weight will come off, and it will stay
off because I don't need to go back to eating the old way.
I also have implemented the LiberationFitness.com
online fitness program for direction and accountability in exercise.
Liberation Fitness has a wonderful online fitness routine designed just
for me, and I exercise faithfully at home when it is convenient. I have
exclusive rights to the equipment, the music, and privacy to oomph and
puff all I want to without anyone in my way. My Locker also provides a
weekly menu that is user friendly and helpful. I actually look forward
to working out, and my two puppies admire my efforts very much.
Jane Knebel
Shady Side, MD