Hello

i am on day two now and i have to trow everything away i used to eat. I eat bread in the morning or serial/milk, I eat bread in the afternoon and i eat bread in the midday. I have to trow away almost everything is eat and now i only have water, vegatables and fruits left. What should i eat to go with that ? it seems like the only thing that iss left is rice but rice takes to long to cook in the morning.

Hi!! Your Body Makeover Official Support Group is ready! Just go to Support Groups from the main menu. You'll see Kris Reid's photo and the group name under "new groups."

Kris is a top level original Body Makeover Program expert, with many many years experience, intimate knowledge of how the body, health and weight loss works, his own story to tell, and a hilarious sense of humor.

You'll like him and benefit enormously from al he has to share. 

We are incredibly excited and pleased he's going to moderate this group. 

Please go join him. Direct all your questions, comments, concerns and success stories there, as well as continue to support and encourage each other as you always do!

Or, if you have "bugs" to report or changes in the actual program you'd like to suggest, direct those to Coach Steele, or to me. 

Kris and Support Group for support, information and guidance on the diet. Coach Steele or myself for "bugs" and suggestions regarding the Toolbox itself. 

Wishing you much continued success with Body Makeover Jump Start! Thanks again for your patience and all your great comments in the Beta testing phase.

Thank you for giving us the opportunity to try Body Makeover. I have lost 7 pounds so far and am sure I will continue to lose as I keep using the program

I received an e-mail inviting me to go to the Graduate Support Group but access is denied. Is it necessary to have already graduated from Tools to Life to enter and, if so, is there a separate support group for Body Makeover?

I made a quick trip to the Catskills this weekend to ski with some friends.  I got great feedback as well as some validation on how critical it is to stick with the program.

When I walked in the door, everyone just stood there looking at me with their mouths open. For a minute I thought maybe I had food in my teeth, my blouse was unbuttoned, or maybe had used my lipstick more like a crayon and had colored way outside the line. 

Then finally my friend Deb spoke up with a smile. She said I looked great and have been loosing weight! Then she gave me a big congratulations hug.  Last time I saw her was just two weeks ago. 

It never occurred to me that other people would actually notice a change - not with single digit weight loss. It was great to hear the compliments.  I also received a bit of inquiry from a fellow skier.

I packed all the food I would need to have for the trip.  As I ate scrambled eggs with veggies, brown rice and a banana before we hit the lift, one person commented that he felt sorry for me because of what I was eating.  He had a grimace look on his face. (He was having bacon, eggs and waffles)

All I could do was look at him and smile! I told him how great I felt and that what I was eating was giving me life....and to please not waist any sorrow on me.

Later in the day as everyone else was munching on carrots and celery with dip...and chips and sandwiches, I was eating turkey meatloaf, rice and an apple.  Again - another comment from the same guy.  "You must have really great willpower."  All I could do was shake my head and reply "it is not about will power.  It is all about how I think" More looks of confusion and no time to get into it all - it was time to head back out to the slopes and I wasn't interested in a debate. 

I also managed to have a sodium free dinner at a great Japanese restaurant and take home plenty of left overs. Since I had eaten my portable protein, I didn't have the need to eat everything in front of me.  The last meal the others have was 6 hours earlier and I watched each one come very close to cleaning thier plates with some generous portion sizes.  And laced with all the high sodium sauces.

That was a valuable lesson to observe on the need to eat every few hours - no matter what. Without knowing about the sodium impact on weight loss  - I would have not hesitated to join them.

I have lost 5 pounds on this program and 4 before I startd so I am 1 pound away from my goal.  The inches are dropping and my scale measurement of percent body fat is down several units.  It is time to get some new clothes - I look like a bag lady and it feels great!

The dietary and work out info combined with the train the brain is a powerful tool for me with finally getting some results. Time to set another goal for myself.

Congrats to all the weight losers on the Body Make Over!

Thanks Tools and Alisa and Kris for bringing the community a great program that gets it done.