After vs Before:  

After vs Before: 

I was always chubby. Dieting over the years (off and on) left my metabolism in shreds; nothing I did seemed to affect my weight, and I tried every diet you've ever heard of. My library of diet books can rival any bookstores. Exercise only made me hungrier.

Attempting a new exercise plan would usually result in my injuring something, requiring surgery and bedrest. More pounds. Three back surgeries in 2003 and a hip replacement in 2005 (and I wasn't even 50!) clearly showed my future. Not pretty, and not healthy. Sedentary, obese, on ten prescription meds for diabetes, hypertension, depression, triglycerides, arthritis, you name it! What a sad state!

I stumbled on Plan Dee at the local Sprouts in Oro Valley. I picked it up, read the back, flipped through it, and thought, "Oh, heck, it's worth a read." It was the most fortunate impulse buy of my life! Plan Dee WORKS for me.

I now know that my body doesn't handle highly refined and processed foods like my husband's does (he can eat anything and be just fine). Discovering my biological half-siblings and learning about both my bio-parents' deaths (both from diabetes, compounded with renal failure and heart disease) was a wake-up call not to be ignored. Seeing some of my half-siblings, aunts and great-aunts struggling with weight, diabetes, gastric bypasses, and all the ailments that go with obesity was frightening. Changes were imperative.

At 195 lbs (+/-), I started going "processed-free." Between Plan Dee and hcg, I've dropped 60 lbs and plan to keep them off! I have energy, I feel and look great, and have a whole new outlook on life and my impending 'golden years.' We are planning trips that involve hiking and a lot more activity than we were able to before. (Some trips I don't remember well - was on too many pain meds for my back or hip pain.) I guess we'll have to go to the Galapagos Islands and the Antarctic again!

Thank you, Dee! You've saved my life!

Karen Brown, RN, PhD

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