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Thank you for your referrals
I'd like to say THANK YOU to all of you who have told family, friends, patients and colleagues about my book The Don't Go Hungry Diet, my website or this newsletter.Now that my first book has been out for almost two years, I'm pleased to receive increasing numbers of e-mails from people telling me how surprised and happy they are to have lost weight simply by connecting with their body.
When I ask these people how they first found out about my book, they often tell me it was through a relative, friend, health-professional or patient.
If you've ever referred someone to my book or my website, please know that your referral may well have made a noticeable difference to that person's life.
If you know someone struggling with their weight who could benefit from my voice of science and understanding, please may I ask you to suggest they visit my website www.DrAmandaOnline.com or read my book The Don't Go Hungry Diet.
Thank you once again for your invaluable referrals; they are helping me to get my message from science to the people who need it.
What our readers say...
"Dear Amanda, Just wanted to say Hi before Christmas and let you know how I’ve been getting on. I am pleased to say that since I was at your workshop in May and started e-mail coaching with you I have lost 5 kilos. I know it may not seem like a huge amount in 6 months but don’t forget I hadn’t been able to lose 2 kilos and keep it off in about 7 years of dieting. The six months has also been quite a learning journey for me. I did take quite some time to really change old habits and adjust to a new way of eating and thinking. After some rigorous diary keeping I soon came to realize that I was still managing to squeeze into my diet quite a few foods that were not “real” foods. Crackers here and a couple of biscuits there when I wasn’t hungry. As I used the diary to really look at what I was eating, I also noticed that over the course of a week I might of only had 5-6 pieces of fruit, or gone a few days where my main meal had only a side serve of veggies/salad. And I noticed toast and crackers popping up everywhere in my diary. Now I feel I have a working understanding of “real” foods in my diet. I notice days when I don’t eat 2-3 pieces of fruit and a large salad/veggies. When I am ready to eat a snack I plan to have some lovely fresh fruit or yogurt, or a little cheese with celery/carrot. I’m not keeping the diary any longer in terms of satiety, but I still write down what I eat during the day and check every few days to ensure bad habits are not coming back. So thanks for the journey this year. I feel I am well on my way and will let you know when I lose the next 5 kilos! Hope you and the family have a great Christmas."