PEERtrainer Diet

Radical Change In A Short Amount Of Time, After A Brief Period Of Frustration

This is a really important email from someone I made very happy. What is important is not that I am great or amazing- I simply pointed this person in a certain direction and had then answered some key questions and frustrations this person had.

This person had purchased Eat For Health and had been frustrated with Dr. Fuhrmans "all in" mentality. The ideas and logic were sound as a drum, but for her, there was no way she could adhere to that diet 100%. I shared with her my reasoning behind a "watered down" version of his diet, as well as some tips I used with my own kids. I really walked her through how I personally use his approach in combination with other ideas and tools.

I am sharing this because at PEERtrainer we do a lot of work to promote Dr. Fuhrman (and others). I share emails like this mostly to show people that this stuff is real and that it can dramatically alter the way people approach food. Through the Tip Of The Day program we also help to provide a framework around which these really important ideas become manageable and not overwhelming. We work very hard to suggest combined approaches, and I think this is where our added value comes in. 

Frankly, Weight Watchers has not yet understod our approach to this subject or indicate any comfort level with it. Neither does Dr. Fuhrman. He has been very frank and pointed with us that he does not like that we suggest counting calories or points in the context of his diet. Yet, at every chance we get, we sing the praises of the Weight Watchers points system and Dr. Fuhrman.

Because if you really dig in and learn both approaches and then combine them, you are going to lose a ton of weight, you are going to feel better, you are going to have more energy, you are going to look better, it is going to be easier than it ever has been. 

This does not mean it is going to be easy, but if you read the following email you can see the dramatic changes that can occur in a short amount of time. I cannot tell you how cool and wonderful it is to see this stuff. 

Here is the email:

Jackie-

I somehow didn't see your reply to my last e-mail, but I found it today. I just want to say again, THANK YOU for PT and all of your advice and time.  I can't believe you personally reply to e-mails.  You are amazing.

On my own, I have started to incorporate your ideas about getting more veggies into children, but I can't tell you how much it helps to hear you say it too.  My 9-year-old daughter has started drinking smoothies (spinach, banana, mango, water and ice) with me in the morning and she loves it.  She talked out loud to me this morning about all of the fruits and veggies she planned on eating today. 

I actually gave her Book I of Eat for Health to read (she's a very mature 9-year-old) and she is half-way through it.  I can see my 4-year-old tasting the new things that

her big sister is eating, but she has a harder time liking them.  And it's too early to tell yet with my 1 1/2 year old son, but he does sit on my lap and eat my salad!!!

Again, I cannot express to you enough my appreciation of your work.  I have felt for a long time that I am successful in every way a person could be in life (happy marriage, great kids, great career, wonderful spiritual life) EXCEPT for my weight issues.  Well, with your help, I can now say that I feel completely happy. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We sent out an offer last month where you can get basically all Dr. Fuhrman has to teach you on a trial basis for a month. We got some very upset letters from people in different countries because his company does not yet ship there. (They are working on a fully digital offering that will be available world-wide). But for people in the US and Canada you can get the entire thing shipped for a month for $5. You don't like it, you don't pay for it. You get CD's, DVD's and books which allows you to absorb the information in different formats. We all learn differently, and this multi-pronged approach combined with the Nutrition Prescription program is highly effective. And you have to really want to make some big changes.

But it is so amazing, in the time that we told people about this offer last month and now, people have made changes like this. And yes, we know people have questions about why we do this. The answer is that it is great stuff, and we work in partnership with certain companies we strongly believe in to promote their products. We put our hard earned credibility on the line.  It may take a little work to make it fit for your life, but I tell people that after you learn Dr. Fuhrman's ideas and you only apply them a little, you are making a radical change in your life.

Here is the offer in case you missed it last month, it is a bundle that they made for PEERtrainer. 

http://www.eatrightamerica.com/PEERtrainer/offer.html

Again, I read all your emails and make every attempt to reply to as many as I can. Sometimes doing a "reply all" to the people in the program and on PEERtrainer I can answer questions that many of you have. Please keep them coming!

Weight Watchers Points Calculator

If you look all over the internet you will see all these free Weight Watchers points calculators. The problem with those is that you can't take them with you, and the points system has undergone some changes with the introduction of their new Momentum Program that you can read about. Weight Watchers has improved their program in our view, but they were smart enough to make it difficult to do it on your own.

If you want to calculate Points, you will now need to join Weight Watchers and purchase a calculator when you join, or get it from Amazon, this is the link you need below. If you are looking for a free way of getting weight loss support, you might want to check out the PEERtrainer Tip Of The Day weight loss coaching program.

How To Do Weight Watchers On Your Own

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There are four very fundamental areas you need to focus on to successfully do Weight Watchers on your own. The company also sells a Weight Watchers Momentum Starter Kit that includes a calculator that has the latest updates to the points system, dvd guides to the program and a series of guide books and recipe books for the program.

(1) The company sells a line of electronic trackers that you take with you to calculate points and keep you on track. This is really an excellent accountability tool. You can get them right on Amazon, and there are a couple different versions:

New 2009 Weight Watchers Electronic Tracker & Points Calculator
Weight Watchers 2009 Deluxe Starter Kit & Calculator

(2) You will need a scale, and if you don't have one get one:

Weight Watchers WW43/WW43D Memory Glass Electronic Scale

(3) Part of the power of Weight Watchers are their tips and recipes that you get in meetings and online. This very practical advice helps you make changes in your real life. The company has some books and publications that can help you follow the program on your own:

Best of Weight Watchers Magazine : Over 145 Tasty Favorites--All 9 POINTS or Less
Simple Goodness: More Than 100 Quick & Easy Recipes
Weight Watchers Magazine

(4) You also need to focus on the mental aspect of weight loss which for many people is the most difficult. And you will want to get some help:

The Point Of No Return Mindset Program

Of course, the best way of doing Weight Watchers on your own is doing the program online, at least for one month where you can learn everything you need and then go from there. It may be the best $50 you ever spend- click here to sign up.