Rhonda F.

"I DID IT! I lost 30 lbs on 'The Fat Flush Plan!' It's the day before my 51st birthday, and I am healthy, fit, looking great (I have collarbones!), and happy! First, please note that I have not been able to stay on a diet since high school—30 years ago! Today, I can say, in size 10 Ann Taylor pants, (size 10—I've never in my life been size 10!) 'I did it!' This is what happened.

When I decided to do Fat Flush I REALLY decided. That moment of 'enough!' hits everyone differently and internally. For me, it was my fiftieth birthday. I weighed 180, was sluggish, unhappy, and single. My birthday was coming and I couldn't decide what I wanted to do—driving everyone, including myself, crazy. This was unusual for me, because birthdays don't usually phase me.

I went to Paris. The trip was amazing, but the DECISION to go changed my life. As soon as I said yes, my complaining and depression stopped. At a cafe in Paris, I made a list of all the complaints in my life, and put an action next to it. Then I threw it off the Eiffel Tower at midnight, along with all I wanted to get rid of (and a bunch of rose petals). One of the most profound moments of my life was watching those bits of paper and petals in the light of the Arc de Triumph, float down to the ground. I came home and proceeded to go down my list. You can imagine, losing weight was right up there.

The most important thing for me was to fit my life into the Fat Flush Plan, and NOT try to fit the Fat Flush Plan into my life. I stopped most of my activities, and made sure I got home after work to prep, cook, and plan for the week so I wouldn't sabotage myself, run out of food, and grab the wrong things. You must understand I was a person who ate ice cream for breakfast and chips for dinner. Fat Flush takes commitment. There's no way around that.

When I started—I will be honest, here—I was motivated too, by being more attractive to men. Little did I know that I would fall in love with myself! It sounds corny, I know, but I have a new respect for myself, a new assurance that I can TRUST myself, to keep the promises I make to myself. I DO have discipline, I CAN stare down a chocolate chip cookie and WIN! The change is even more internal, than out. My relationship with men has changed completely! I'm more confident, more fun. I think of my commitment to myself when I want to reach for something non-Fat Flush.

There’s more, of course. I have learned so much on this journey! The other motivators—man, it’s so cool, when the weight comes off and you know you’re doing it right! Kind of like an ice-sculpture, my body was whittled down. It's so cool when you can see the results! Finally, the big motivation—SHOPPING!! I can wear things I never dreamed I could before! My style is changing, and at work they tell me that I’m dressing more youthful and colorful. They told me that I used to tend to wear nice clothes, but dark and frumpy (I thought I was very well dressed…goes to show ya, huh?).

So, my life hasn’t changed, but I have changed in it. My cravings have stopped—a miracle! I have always been a cravings-driven eater. My depression has stopped. I no longer fear that I can’t walk into a place with desserts and lose to an Éclair. I have won! A year after Paris, I am 51. A co-worker asked me today, ‘Did you ever imagine you would look this good at 51? You’re an ad for the old saying: ‘she doesn’t get older, she just gets better.’' YEAH! Thank you Fat Flush!”

Rhonda F., Burlington, VT