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This was one committed and motivated crew of employees and working with them as a team was an absolute pleasure!
| STEPHEN TARLETON | |
STEPHEN'S FOOD BLOOM:
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“Coming into the program I had some unhealthy eating habits developed throughout my childhood in the south – lots of fried food, meat and bread, and a tendency to overeat and “clean my plate”. The LoveLife method helped me and my wife change our diets. We start our days with green juices and have eliminated processed foods, meats other than fish and caffeine. Shifting to a better diet has led to many life improvements. My LDL (bad cholesterol) is the main one I had problems with. I have some coronary artery calcium build-up, so my doctor said I needed to keep my LDL under 100. The move from 124 to 76 is huge. I’m very excited!” - Stephen |
| CANDICE | |
CANDICE'S FOOD BLOOM:
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| “I decided to participate in the LoveLife Method because I wanted to learn more about food in general and particularly how my diet was eating was impacting my health. And that’s exactly what I got! For me, the power of the program is in the structure. It is very organized, which I like. They tell you exactly what to do (from shopping to cooking to snacking) and you track yourself closely so that any changes are immediately noticeable. It’s a real program. One of my most surprising discoveries was that my mind worked so much better. It was awesome! I didn’t even need to take notes in meetings because my memory was fantastic. I just felt CLEAR. I didn’t even realize that my mind had been cloudy before but after I saw the difference it was pretty dramatic. An unexpected and very pleasant side effect. I highly recommend this program to everyone." - Candice |
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STEPHANIE LEWIS
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Intolerant Foods Discovered:
Happy Foods :)
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| "Growing up in a busy single-parent home, I was raised on Steakums, grilled-cheese sandwiches and fish sticks. Vegetables were french fries and onion rings. After a move to New York City, I stopped eating beef, poultry and pork 8 years ago and haven’t looked back. It was there I learned to embrace foods unfamiliar, and it is here I’m learning to search out the beneficial qualities of the right foods (for me). Prior to the program my puffy eyes were becoming progressively worse, and a constant stomach rumble plagued me. And though I “thought” I ate pretty healthy, it wasn’t until challenged with Kim Love’s LoveLife Method that I truly unlocked some of my food mysteries. Citrus causes puffy eyes for me, puffy as if I’d cried myself to sleep. Fried foods and processed corn (I’ve yet to add anything other than corn chips) cause my stomach to turn. I’ve cut Mexican food (namely the chips) back from 4-5 times a week, to 3-4 times a month (avocado and black beans go a long way, baby). Using jicama instead of corn chips, when the restaurant can accommodate, has helped tremendously with my love of crunchy foods dipped in salsa. The calorie savings for dumping chips has been phenomenal. Most of my meals are now made at home, from scratch or whole foods. When I do treat myself to a dinner out, it’s not without challenge. Not everyone can accommodate a needy gluten-free vegetarian—who won’t eat cheese and likes beer. We’re (Kim and I) still struggling a little bit with my energy levels, but her constant feedback has proven instrumental in my success thus far. Kim has referred me on to see a doctor for my energy levels, for which I'm still waiting the results. Perhaps my energy levels are not to be related to foods (thyroid or anemia). This whole process has allowed me to hone my skills at picking foods that enrich my life, rather than just fill my insides." - Steph |
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| AL WILKES | |
AL'S FOOD BLOOM:
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“For the last few years I'd been aware that my body responded differently to different foods. However, I had a really hard time figuring out exactly what was doing what when. This caused me a lot of stress and frustration. The LoveLife Method enabled me to figure out what to eat to make my body and mind happy.” - Al |
| ERIN CUNNINGHAM | |
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Intolerant Foods Discovered:
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Happy Foods :)
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| “This program has been life altering for me. For most of my life, I've known I have food sensitivities. My father is a PA and has worked at a handful of alternative health clinics during my lifetime. One of the clinics that he worked at specialized in nutrition therapy. It was there that I was blood tested early on for food allergies. The tests there revealed that I was allergy to a small degree to wheat, yeast and milk (with a list of other much milder sensitivities). At the time, I was in high school and went on a strict diet to "lessen or eradicate" those allergies. After about a year, my food allergies were all but non-existent and I started eating like every other normal teenager. Over the next 15 years, I slowly forgot what it felt like to feel good and my allergies came back. My father continued to "preach" nutrition therapy to me but I didn't want to listen. Enter Kim Love and the LoveLife Method. When I first heard Kim speak, it's like the light bulb went on. I'd been living a number of years feeling yuck most of the time. I felt like I lived on Tums and Pepcid AC. I was sluggish and unmotivated. I'd gained 50 pounds (over the 15 year period). Overall, I was sick and tired all the time. When Kim talked about her program and what it was all about, it completely resonated with me. We SHOULD be listening to our bodies. We SHOULD be fueling it with what's good for it (and what's good is different for everyone). It's like hearing it from a third party validated what my dad had been telling me for years. So, thanks to my company (which helped sponsor the fee for the program), I decided to take the leap and make the commitment to myself to get healthy. What a ride it's been. The first week felt like torture. For several years prior to the program, I ate little to no vegetables. For the first week, I had to eat nothing but fruits, vegetables and beans/lentils for protein. I'm a major texture eater and have always hated the texture of beans so choking down the lentils that I ate each day for the first week was excruciating. But I persevered and made it through and by the end of the first week, I had a new appreciation for lentils and actually even started to enjoy them. The first week, I was a little spacy and not super energetic. My body was detoxing from all the crap that I'd been shoveling into it for years. About half way through that first week, I emailed Kim one morning and copied her on an audio log that I'd been keeping of my experience. The recording was of me having a breakdown. At the time, I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to do the program. I wasn't able to eat ANY of the foods that I loved. I was convinced that in order to feel good, I was going to have to eat nothing but fruits, vegetables and beans for the rest of my life. Kim was so great, we chatted and she reassured me that the program wasn't about restricting your lifestyle - that it was about using your body as a barometer to discover what foods I could and couldn't tolerate - that I wouldn't have to eat that way forever - that once I discovered the foods that my body was ok with, that I'd have so much more freedom to make educated choices. If, after my testing, I wanted to eat poorly one day, that was more than ok but because of the education I would receive, I would know how I would feel the next day and why. I recommitted to the program and gutted through and I couldn't be happier that I did. This program introduced a whole host of life changes for me. At the beginning of week two, we were allowed to introduce fish as an animal protein. Adding the fish is what made all the difference for me and my bloom. All of a sudden, I had a TON of energy and it increased each day. I had gone most of my life not liking fish due to overexposure to very "fishy" fishes early in life. Since fish was the only animal protein I had reintegrated yet, I embraced it and tried a whole bunch of different options quickly discovering that I LOVE salmon (go figure). Another addition to my week two regimen was avocado. This was another food that I'd my whole life convinced that I didn't like it. Since my options felt so limited, I decided that I might as well give them another try. What I discovered is that I not only like avocados but now I crave them and have them almost any chance I get. These two things were only a couple of the foods that I tried and discovered a like during the program. I now have a new world of foods before me. In addition to the food changes, the program helped me discover that I enjoy cooking dinner with my husband. I've never been a cook - never enjoyed spending time in the kitchen. I always went for the easy meal. This was a hard adjustment for me but one that I now embrace. I still go for my easy meals from time to time but am now not averse to spending the time it takes to prepare a healthy meal. The list of benefits for me from this program feel like they go on and on. I'm sleeping better, I no longer need to pop Tums and Pepcid AC, my face has cleared up (chronic acne my whole adult life), I have more energy, I have more ambition, I lost 17 pounds in 6 weeks. I feel better than I have in years. I've done so well with the program that my husband, Matt, has decided to join me and is following my eating regimen as well. He's also sleeping better, chewing on less Tums and has lost almost 20 pounds. The only food to date that I've tested that I've had a discernible reaction to is citrus. I immediately deal with a runny nose and am sluggish several hours later and then the next day. There are other foods that I know I'm going to react to but to date, I've not tested them in seclusion. I'll freely admit that I've had program loyalty bumps along the way. After week 4, I had a vacation planned in Las Vegas and while there I ate wiser choices but did not adhere strictly to where I was at in the program at the time. After returning, I "reset" myself and reintegrated another food but have had other days where I ate what I wanted and paid for it. It's nice though because I always know that I can reset and get back on track and feel empowered to do so. Overall, this program was the perfect way for me to make the lifestyle change that I knew I needed to make but just wouldn't commit to. Thank you Kim for your tireless pursuit of health and the decision you made to bring your knowledge and discoveries to the masses!" -Erin |
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