What a year my husband and I have had, and wow! do we ever feel fabulous. I am 38 and my husband is 36 and we work as a team to bring health and wellness to our family of four through the model of the Nutritarian lifestyle.

We probably both had large health issues looming, but we preferred to stay in the dark and live what we thought was a basically healthy lifestyle that lacked good portion control. Upon reading Eat For Health we had a rude awakening. Understanding the "how and why" of all the health and obesity connections really made a huge difference in my level of commitment for change. I had battled with asthma all my life and was getting rather annoyed with the rising cost of my medications. I was disgusted with my gradually expanding waistline, aching knees and back and compromised ability to be active with my two sons, 3 1/2 and 2 years old. I was ready for a change. Eat For Health was a program that made sense. We knew that we did not want our kids to grow up with the burden of being overweight. It was the time to step in and empower them with taste buds that would serve them well for years to come.

The change had far-reaching and wonderful effects for our whole family. My husband and I lost 50 and 55 lbs (22.7 and 25 kg)respectively. For the first time in either of our adult lives we are inside our weight range on the BMI. We have energy and enjoy truly active lifestyles, further setting a good example for our kids. My asthma is improving, my joints and back feel 100% better, I have gone from a size 16/18 (18/20) to an 8/10 (10/12), and my husband from a pant waist size of 38" to 32" (96.5 to 81.3 cm). Best of all, we did it eating real, healthy foods, enjoying every delicious bite of it and not feeling constantly deprived because we had found a lifestyle not a diet.

Thank you for helping us find our way! We are true believers in the value of Eat For Health.

Laura & Romney B.