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All my life I’ve been very athletic, handball, weight, running. Injured my shoulder about five years ago and had to drop out of that. I went from 175 to 200 pounds in about three years. Decided to diet and get rid of it. At the end of two years I’m 210.

I got in the mail a card from Dr. Holloway, decide to come here and check it out. And I was very impressed, it’s elegant. Ok, people are nice, friendly.

The most important thing is diets don’t work. They sell millions and millions of copies of diet handbooks. You see programs on the air; order this food for 90 days you’ll lose weight. Oh I’m sure you will, but when you quit, when that 90 days food runs out you go right back to eating the way you were.

I went off the program for 30 days, and the first two weeks I put on seven pounds. Then I went back to about 1200 calories a day, and by the end of the second two weeks I lost the seven pounds. It’s a change of life style, you know. When you get off a diet, you can’t go back to barbeque, ribs, and donuts. You know, it just doesn’t work.

If you record everyday what you eat, and you keep it under that 1200, you’ll lose three pounds a week every time.

When you get where you want to be, then you kick it back up to 1800, 2000 and you’ll hold your weight. You won’t gain or lose anything. But it’s the life style change, it’s not a diet.

I used to work in theatre and I had a crazy schedule. You know you wake up at like noon to go to work, and you don’t get done till about two. I lived in New York City, very fast paced. Always flying from this city to that city, so I was basically on a diet of coffee and maybe eating one meal a day. And then one day, I just looked in the mirror and wow I don’t feel like that person, I don’t feel like I look like that person. And I realized that I just became really unhealthy.
So I started to make changes, and I started going to the gym, and making healthier eating choices. But it was very, it was kind of an inconsistent response. And when I have the opportunity to come and work with Dr. Holloway and Life Style Solutions I really jumped at that.

One of the best set of tools that I’ve gotten is the consistency of breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks in-between. That it is really counterproductive to just not eat, because obviously yes you’ll lose weight if you don’t eat. But you will, eventually your body is going to be like oh no. So the consistency of that and the consistency of what you’re eating. Looking at not only your calories but your fat and carb intake. So something can be very low calorie, but be extremely high carb and if you aren’t paying attention to all three of those. You’re not going to get the balance that you need to be healthy and to fuel your body but also to reach your weight loss goals.

When I was exploring options on my own, I tried some online food tracking groups, meeting that you can go to, and have a supportive mainly women with you. And I found out that those weren’t for me, it’s a very personal thing. It’s very much about you, and how you feel, and what your relationship is to yourself, and your relationship with food and exercise and all those things. So I couldn’t find a place where I felt really comfortable, and I do have to say I was nervous coming here just because I thought well I don’t want to be judged. Here you are making this great decision and it should be celebrated and a lot of times in other areas I felt I was being judged or scolded or those kinds of things. And I was pleasantly surprised it’s the complete opposite here.

I might be out of the norm, but I’m the girl who high fives you when we reach a goal, and the staff joins in on that. And were all you know, we celebrate. There’s lots of laughter and its very peaceful, its calm, and it’s great. Simply walking up to the facility, Dr. Holloway, you know before you even get in the door he’s calmed you.

I think a lot of times when young people are in the midst of building their career, and they’re really focused on achieving whatever the companies goals are, their client’s goals, or reaching those milestones in their life that they don’t invest in themselves. And so to stop and take the time to invest in yourself financially, in terms of any fees that are associated with that. In a gym, all of that stuff. Its time to really, the more that you invest in yourself the more you can give towards your goals, towards other things. I say do it, I mean it’s… I wake up every day and I think. I told Dr. Holloway this, I wake up everyday and I’m excited, because I know that I’m one step closer to where I want to be.

If your well isn’t full, and your energy level isn’t high, then your gonna go inefficiently about serving the company your work for or building your dreams, or taking care of your family. You’re not going to… it’s going to take longer and if you can just get focused and get everything on the right forward motion. The younger that you are, then the better its going to be ten years from now, the better it’s going to be fifteen years from now. So putting it off just makes it harder, and putting it off also makes, I think it takes a toll on… you know you only get to be 31, 32, 33 once in your life.

So do you want to be 31 and unhappy with who you are and focused on things that don’t make you a better person or do you want to be 31 and full of energy and excited. Because your not going to get that year back. I mean that’s why I would say do it now.

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First thing that Dr. Holloway said to me, and it caught me by surprise. He said, I hope your not here for a diet plan, because this isn’t a diet. And that kind of set me at ease right off the bat.

I felt at first, I’m thinking I’m going to walk in; this gentleman is going to put me on a diet. Well I already know how to diet, I know how to cut my calories, I know how to do all that stuff, but that wasn’t what I needed. I needed someone to tell me how to live. Explain to me, this is what you’re eating, and this is what it’s doing to your body.

Everything that I eat goes into my body and it affects the way I feel, the way that I sleep. I feel a hundred percent better, I feel fantastic.  It’s changed everything about my life. I don’t snore anymore; I don’t take high blood pressure medication anymore. I’m not at the target weight that I want to be at. But soon, soon it’ll get there. I’ve another thirty pounds to go.

I’ve been on this for six weeks.  I’ve lost thirty pounds, that’s no joke – thirty pounds. I have stopped snoring, my wife had just said to me the other night, I can’t believe it but you’re not snoring anymore. Not at all. First time in ten years I haven’t been snoring. I had sleep apnea; I’m sleeping through the night. I wake up rested, I feel fantastic. It has made a huge difference.

When you come in they are almost like rooting for you. They are so happy that you’re doing well. They never make you feel like a loser, they never make you feel like you failed. They are always rooting for you; they are always on your side and I feel like they are behind me.  I feel like I have a support staff every time I come in here. I’m excited to see these guys, they’re terrific ladies, they really are all of them.

I start the day earlier, I work a little later, and at the end of the day I don’t just plop down on the couch and open up a bag of chips. I’ve got energy. I’ll find myself thinking what else can I do today; I’ve got more time in the day lets do it. And I’ve got more productive, and my sales have actually gone up. I’ve been a sales rep for many years, and I never realized the food that I was eating had an impact on my paycheck. Because I’m more efficient, I’m more alert, I’m more on time, I’m motivated. I’m more energetic, and I’m more enthusiastic. I just don’t feel tired. After you eat a big pasta meal, you just feel so blah. But not anymore.

A lot of people are kind of thinking to themselves, I want to make this particular weight, and its really not that so much for me. It’s more I want to look a particular way. I want to be able to take my shirt off at the beach, and feel good about it and not be embarrassed. I want to be able to go to a pool party with workers or friends, and be able to swim. And not have to be embarrassed or ashamed to take my shirt off. I worry about the way I look more, than what the numbers say.

Others are different, and that’s fine. If that works for them, that’s fine, stick with it. My first hesitation was it’s going to be a lot of money. And when I sat down after thirty days, I actually spent less money than just continuing on with the course I was with. When you take out all of the fast food, when you take out all of the terrible carbohydrate filled dinners, even with the cost of this program I have more money in the bank at the end of the month. It pays for itself, it truly does.

Well my insurance covered a portion of it, which was nice. I didn’t expect it, but it was a nice surprise. But more so we actually had a reduction in our insurance premium because I made a healthier life choice. And every insurance company is looking for that healthy life choice. Some force it, previous jobs I’ve had you’ve had to make life choices, or they wouldn’t cover you. Everything has worked out for the best for me.

One thing my boss has absolutely noticed is my increase in productivity. He has been thrilled that my sales numbers are going up, and I’m working later into the day. I’ve got a more positive attitude, I’m more enthusiastic, and all of this since I’ve started the program. He has noticed a difference in my performance, and had he had the opportunity I bet he would have paid for this.

My wife and I are having more fun. We’re more excited in the day; we have more energy to do the things we normally wouldn’t have done. Kayaking, going to the beach, we never did that in the past. It was too much work; I’m tired from the week I just want to take it easy. Heck, now we go to the weekends and we’re just let’s go, let’s do something, let’s go somewhere. It’s made a difference in our relationship.

Dr. Holloway kind of taught me, what choices to make. Whether I made a right one or a wrong one, at least I made an informed decision. I knew what I was eating, I know what I’m going to have for dinner, I know how that’s going to make me feel after dinner, and going right through to the next day. It makes it easier for me to make a good choice. To make a choice that’s going to make me feel better.

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Kevin: For me it’s a lot easier than I thought it would be. I tried losing a little weight on my own I took off a few pounds at work, it was hard to maintain it and I was getting the hunger cravings and it just wasn’t quite working well until I met Dr Holloway and his staff. They came up with a complete custom program for me did a complete medical profile and explained precisely what I needed to do.

From the very beginning they coached me and encouraged me and made me feel really at home every time I came in. Sometimes at a medical office you may see it being a little bit sterile but here at lifestyle solutions the staff is warm and friendly –  it’s a spa environment.

Every week they are glad to see you when you come in and it is just very comfortable and relaxing from the lobby to the exam rooms it’s just a very nice place. I really thought that I hid the pounds easily till I started losing the weight then people were saying well you were a little overweight.

You see it in the face and you start dealing with some potential risk of diabetes when you get to be 40 years old or older so you really want to take care of yourself and have a sensible healthy lifestyle. It’ll effect your risk for diabetes and even your cholesterol will come down too if you start doing the right things and eating the right things. There is a lot of fads out there right now and some will help you lose weight really fast but if you’re really looking for something that is going to have some long term success and you’re looking at the whole package like body fat, statistics, water weight, the whole complete package that’s the way to go where you really get a healthier lifestyle.

I lost 45 pounds in 4 months so far. Energy level is more consistent throughout the day. I don’t have cravings and I don’t get hunger pains in the afternoon. I know when to eat, and what to eat and it just all evens out its all smooth throughout the day from morning to night. And like I said you start seeing results and you get motivated and just want to keep dialed into the program.

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Melanie: I was looking for a weight loss clinic that could also look at my medical history. I called around and asked different questions to the spas and doctors that I had talked to and I wasn’t quite satisfied with what I was seeing. Then I heard about Lifestyle and I called.

They were very nice and they told me what I had to do on the first visit and we went through my medical history. Dr. Holloway also wanted my medications and wanted to know what I had done in the past and it was very personal and he cared.

So I started with them and I am very pleased the staff is wonderful. He looked how  my job,  what I did on my job,  what type of activities I was involved in, if I was sedentary at my job, if I moved around  at my job, what I did on my weekends, and what my hobbies were. He really went into depth and I like that because it showed that he understood the whole mechanism of the body. It’s one on one and all the girls are very nice.

Dr. Holloway is excellent and I really enjoy it, he’ll talk about his history and what he has done in the past. It’s always nice to feel like your friends as well as your doctor.

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BJ: We’ve been doing this for 3 months now, in the program and when we started I weighed as much as I’d ever weighed in my entire life.

Terry: Me too

BJ: He has taught us a complete lifestyle and we have learned how to eat, how to exercise and how to care for ourselves and the word diet has never entered into the program.

Terry: Right. Were learning better habits.

BJ: Were learning better habits of how to eat again and how to take care of ourselves. We actually look forward to working out every morning and right now I am within 10 pounds of my goal weight. My goal weight is to be back at my high school weight again.

Terry: I am getting close to mine also I am a little bit farther to go than he does.

BJ: We’ve done the off the shelf type of programs we’ve never gone through a program like this before. We’ve tried slim fast, getting skinny quick, it’s not your fault that you’re fat pills, and the things that you buy from TV commercials. But this is the first dedicated program that we have ever really tried.

Terry: And although were both treated individually were also treated as a couple and were taught what can help each other. So were able to work together and I think that really has contributed to our success. The staff has been wonderful since day 1 they never made us feel uncomfortable about the fact that we were way overweight. They have always worked with us in a positive manner. Friends ask us if it’s hard, its work and its commitment but with the service that’s provided here and the guidance it’s not hard. It’s almost easy.

BJ: It’ s been one of the easiest things that I’ve ever really done. The help that they give us with being that we travel a lot and being able to eat out we know what we can eat and we know the portion sizes that we should have and what things equate to. They really make us feel like family here. What a remarkable difference there is in both of us. I look and feel 20 years younger.

Terry: I can only say if you’re ready, Dr. Holloway and his staff will get you there.