Deborah Sheds 40 Pounds at 70 Years Old With Optimal Eating

You may remember Deborah….

She shared her weight loss success from eating optimally a few months ago…

She was down 23 pounds in 2.5 months and broke a 20 year plateau! 

Now she’s been eating optimally for six months and today she’s sharing her success again!

Deborah originally came to me already having tried Weight Watchers, the Mediterranean diet, meal delivery programs. Every time, she'd lose 5 pounds and get stuck. 

Her doctor even told her that her body was "comfortable" at that weight and she couldn't lose more than 5 pounds (stay tuned for his reaction when she proved him wrong!).

Now, 6 months later, Deborah…

✨ Has lost 40 lbs!
✨ Went from size 20 pants to size 14 and from an XL shirt to a medium!
✨ No longer has acid reflux and is off her acid reflux medication!
✨ Hasn't had a heart flutter in 6 months (they went away after just 3 weeks!)
✨ Lowered her blood pressure so much her doctor cut her medication in half!
✨ Sleeps through the night and wakes up refreshed and ready to go.
✨ Goes to the gym 6 days a week now and just held a 2-minute plank!
✨ No more leg cramps (again at week 3 of eating optimally!)
✨ Eats out confidently at restaurants.

When she walked into her doctor's office again after six months of eating optimally, he had her stand up and twirl around. Twice! He wanted to know what she was doing because he was so impressed.

This was the same doctor who said she couldn't lose more than 5 pounds just months earlier.

Here's what makes her story even more powerful….

The same month Deborah started eating optimally, her mom went into hospice. Deborah kept taking care of herself through it all, and she kept losing weight, even in the last three weeks of her mom's life.

"It was hard, but I worked through it, and I know that I can do this even during the hard times."

Right before our graduation call, her grandson asked her, "Does that mean you can eat anything you want now?"

Her answer?

"I can eat anything that I want, but I just don't want to. I want to eat optimally because it works and I feel so good."

She even told her husband, "I can do this by myself now." That's the whole point. How you lose is how you maintain, and Deborah has the confidence to keep going on her own without me.

And she's not done. Her goal is to be down 50 pounds by Christmas. She only needs 11 more.

Watch Deborah's graduation interview by clicking play below.

That is Deborah at 70 years old after 6 months of eating optimally with a sustainable lifestyle change.

No injections, no pills, no special food, no counting, no weighing portions.  She didn’t think these results were possible and neither did her doctor.  But she tried anyway and look what she accomplished for herself.

She learned how to eat in a way that works for HER body, her taste buds, and her life that she loves and it works.

You can do it too. Just try, just like Deborah did. 

In Your Corner,

Trish

P.S. Ready to see if I can potentially help you shed pounds sustainably too like I did for Deborah?  Click here and schedule a time to chat before my calendar fills up.

Now I’d love to hear from you… answer today’s Take Control Now question below…

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What are the biggest challenges you’re facing with your health?  What can you take from Deborah’s story to take action for yourself?

How Diane Shed 52 Pounds at 68 Years Old and Got "the Real Me" Back

Diane came to me at 68 years old after seeing a picture of herself and thinking…

"Whoa, I need to do something." 

She was over 200 pounds, her joints ached, and for a year and a half she had been eating her way through grief. She felt like she had let herself go and to quote her… 

"I had just ballooned up so much that I just thought someday I'm going to just explode.”

Before hiring me as her Nutritionist, Diane couldn't…

• Get up off the sofa without scooting to the edge of the seat and shifting to lift herself up.

• Get out of her son's truck easily.

• Keep her balance while putting on her pants.

• Think clearly through the brain fog. It was easier to just sit.

• Go without compression socks for her swollen ankles.

• Eat without heartburn or bloating afterward.

• Leave the house without feeling "sloppy" in her clothes.

She told me…

"I had let myself go and I wasn't sure how to get the real me back."

She knew she had to do something. So when my information came across her Facebook feed, she booked a chat with me, and hired me, Nutritionist, Trisha Mandes, to help her shed pounds sustainably.

And within her first 7 days of eating optimally, her joint pain went from a 6 out of 10 to a 1 out of 10, her brain fog lifted, and she was getting up off the sofa without even thinking about it. She was down 8 pounds in her first 8 days!

"When you get results in one week that you can see, even though they're baby steps, you don't even have to wonder. It's like, this is working. I can do this."

And that's exactly what she did.

After one year and one month of eating optimally (a sustainable lifestyle change), Diane…

✨ Lost 52 lbs and reached her goal!
✨ Joint pain went from a 6/10 to a 1/10 in her first week, and it stayed gone.
✨ Gets up off the sofa and out of her son's truck with ease.
✨ Has better balance, and her brain fog has lifted.
✨ Her ankles are no longer swollen, and she doesn't need her compression socks anymore!
✨ No more heartburn or bloating after eating.
✨ Bought a size small top and is wearing size 14 pants!
✨ Wore a two-piece bathing suit for the first time in almost 40 years!
✨ Felt happy and proud at her 50th high school reunion.
✨ Went on a week-long vacation without gaining
✨ Is line dancing again and is now "light on her feet"

"I've never been this successful with any program in my lifetime. Not just the weight loss, but feeling better too. I was just thrilled because I thought I might get back to the real me. And I did. I did. I did."

Listen to her success story in her own words by clicking play on the video below.

That is Diane at 68 years old after one year and one month of eating optimally with a sustainable lifestyle change.

No detox, no starving, no special food, no counting points, no separate maintenance phase.

She learned how to eat optimally in a way that works for HER body, her taste buds, and her life.

If she can do it, you can do it too.

In Your Corner,

Trish

P.S. Ready to see if I can potentially help you shed pounds sustainably too like I did for Diane?  Click here and schedule a time on my calendar to chat before my calendar fills up.

Now I’d love to hear from you… answer today’s Take Control Now question below…

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What’s the hardest part about trying to improve your health and weight right now?  What’s one action step you can take for yourself inspired by Diane’s success?

How Deborah Broke a 20 Year Weight Plateau in just 7 days at 70 years old by Eating Optimally

Twenty years. That's how long Deborah was trying to lose weight for and unsuccessfully. From ages 50 to 70, Deborah had tried everything... Weight Watchers, the Mediterranean diet, and everything in between. She couldn't get past losing five pounds. Not one time in two decades.  

Until, she found me, Nutritionist, Trisha Mandes on Facebook. She watched my free training about Shedding Pounds Sustainably, booked a call, and took a leap of faith and hired me as her Nutritionist. 

In Deborah’s first week of eating Optimally, she lost 8 pounds.

In her own words... "When I stepped on those scales, I went, 'YES!' I was so excited and I’m still in disbelief!"

She had ended a 20-year problem in just 7 days.

Ten weeks later, here's what Deborah has achieved...

✨ Lost 23 lbs in just 10 weeks
✨ Lost 8 lbs in her very first week! A 20-year plateau broken in 7 days. WOW
✨ Eating until she's full at every meal. No counting, no measuring, no weighing food
✨ No longer craves sweets or Diet Pepsi
✨ Stays on track and eats optimally at parties, restaurants, and social situations
✨ Sleeping better. She used to go to bed at 1–3am and drag all day; now she’s up at 7:30 am ready to go.
✨ More energy and pep in her step
✨ Eliminated her heartburn symptoms AND the medication she had to take to help with them
✨ A shirt she couldn't button last summer now fits with room to spare!
✨ Maintaining optimal eating through a stressful season as a caregiver
✨ Her mom's nurse saw a photo of her from last summer, didn't recognize her, and started eating optimally himself!
✨ Feels happy, refreshed, and good about herself every day

No pills. No shots. No products. No counting calories. No weighing food. 

Just eating in a way that finally works for weight loss and health improvement (we want the food helping BOTH, not just weight loss!).

Debra also achieved these life-changing results for herself during one of the toughest seasons of her life. She was caregiving for her mama and shortly after filming this success video, Deborah’s mom transitioned over. Life hasn’t been easy. But Deborah showed up for herself anyway, and took care of herself while caring for her mother at the same time.

Watch Deborah’s Full Story by clicking play below...

One Week. That’s All It Takes to Believe. Deborah spent 20 years not believing it was possible. Then she gave it one week. And everything changed.

"This is something I've always wanted to do for the last 20 years and couldn't. And this is so simple I do not believe I will ever go back to the other way that I was eating 10 weeks ago."

You are not stuck forever. I help women prove that every single day.

In Your Corner,

Trish

P.S. Ready to end your own plateau? Click here to schedule a time to chat with me and let’s find out what’s possible for you, just like Deborah did! 

Now I’d love to hear from you… answer today’s Take Control Now question below…

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What are the biggest challenges you’re facing with your health?  What can you take from Deborah’s story to take action for yourself?

How Rosie Lost 21 Pounds And Decreased Arthritis Pain At 71 Years Old With Optimal Eating

Rosie was nearly 230 pounds at 5 feet, 2 inches tall. She made the difficult decision to have gastric sleeve surgery in 2018. She lost weight, but then over time, the weight crept back on.

Then last year, tragically, Rosie lost her daughter Mandy to cancer.

Amongst Rosie’s grief, her arthritis pain was also flaring constantly. Her feet hurt so bad she couldn’t walk a quarter mile without stopping. Her energy was so low she was sitting all day in a recliner. She was eating emotionally and her weight kept climbing.

Then, nine weeks ago, Rosie was scrolling through Facebook and saw an ad for a webinar of mine.  It was on Shedding Pounds Sustainably in your 60s and 70s with Optimal Eating. Rosie is 71 years old herself.  

So she watched it, then scheduled a call to chat with me, Nutritionist Trisha Mandes, and then hired me to personally help her reduce pain and shed pounds sustainably.  

Now looking back, Rosie calls that ad and webinar a "God wink."

Because, WOW, you should see the weight loss and health improvements Rosie achieved in just 9 weeks! And she’s sharing them with you today in our interview.  

Here’s where Rosie is today, from just 9 weeks of eating optimally.  She...

✨ Is down 21 lbs! She's over halfway to her goal already!

✨ Reduced her arthritis hand-pain from constant and daily to only occasional.

✨ Dramatically reduced her plantar fasciitis foot pain. She can go all day now without having to stop from the pain vs not being able to walk a quarter mile before she started!

✨ Increased her energy. She's her "busy donkey" self again (her late daughter Mandy's nickname for her 💛).

✨ No longer emotionally eats. She redirects energy into cleaning, organizing, and living.

✨ Feels full and satisfied when she does eat. She doesn't think about food throughout the day anymore. Bye bye food noise!

✨ No longer spends all day in her recliner. She’s moving and active again.

✨ Looks leaner in her face. No more turkey wattle! (to use her own words!)

✨ Eats 5-6 satisfying meals a day without counting, measuring, or weighing a single thing! Love this. 

Inspiring, right!? 

Rosie accomplished all of this ^^ all with Optimal Eating.  NO pills, NO products, NO shots, NO counting, NO measuring and NO weighing!

Click to listen to her share her story in our video interview…

Rosie almost didn't reach out to schedule a chat with me. She had tried everything already… every diet and even gastric sleeve surgery.  She was scared of feeling like a failure again. She took the next step anyway and hired me as her Nutritionist.  I’m SO glad she did because Rosie has significantly improved her life for years to come.

Perhaps most beautifully of all, Rosie said this...

"After 71 years of my life, I am eating to live. Not living to eat and it’s easy and fun!"

She also said this about her daughter Mandy, who was training to become a holistic nurse before she passed…

"I know she would be so proud of me right now."

Rosie needed a way of eating that was sustainable, satisfying, and built around her whole life, including her grief, her pain, and her diagnoses. That's exactly what Optimal Eating gave her.

In her own words… 

"I’m eating foods I love and I’m eating as much as I want without having to weigh or measure anything.  I have tons of energy. And… I deserve credit for making the decision to change my life for the better! 🥰"

Remember:

You’re not a failure. Having already tried tons of different diets means you cared enough about your health goals to try and help yourself! That’s admirable.  It’s more courageous than having done nothing!  How else are you to be successful at a goal if you don’t try and go after it!?  Just learn from those past attempts that didn’t work (and that’s okay that they didn’t!).  

I want you to promise me this – that you won’t dare give up on yourself and your health goals.  Okay!?  You and your life are too important.  I’m so glad Rosie tried again, and I hope you do too 🩷 

In Your Corner,

Trish

P.S. Click here to schedule a call with me to see if/how I can help you Shed Pounds Sustainably like I did with Rosie.

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How Judy Lost 55 Pounds Without GLP-1s at 69 Years Old

Judy is a retired nurse.  She came to me at 69 years old with severe low back pain and an obese amount of weight she wanted to lose.  She had degenerative disc disease and her low pack pain stopped her from being able to stand for more than 15 minutes.  It severely limited her ability to do things and live her life…

Before hiring me as her Nutritionist, Judy couldn’t…

❌ Shower for more than 15 minutes. 
❌ Do laundry without stopping. 
❌ Shop without breaking into a sweat and rushing back to her car. 
❌ Complete more than one errand a day.
❌ Get up off the floor or
❌ Lift the toddlers she babysat.

Judy was short of breath all the time and her mother, who was 85, was in better health than she was.

She told me… 

“I fear I have maybe 5-10 years left.  If I don’t do something I’m going to end up in a wheelchair.”   

She knew she had to do something, but as a retired nurse, Judy didn’t want to take weight loss shots…

 She knew the harmful history of the weight loss drug Fen-Phen; the digestive issues women were reporting from weight loss injections and that all pills have side effects.  Judy said…

“Injections are only a short-lived fix for weight loss.”

When her doctor pushed the injections on her, she said “no” and she hired me, Nutritionist, Trisha Mandes, to help her shed pounds sustainably instead.

"If you're going to come off of the GLP-1s, you've got to do a lifestyle change. So why go on it? Just do a lifestyle change."

And that's exactly what she did.

After one year of eating optimally (a sustainable lifestyle change), Judy… 

✨ Lost 55 lbs in one year
✨ Has zero back pain from the degenerative disc disease. The pain is gone from the therapeutic effects of eating optimally!
✨ Eliminated her blood pressure medication!
✨ Is no longer short of breath
✨ Workouts at the gym 5 days a week now!
✨ Walks freely around Walmart without timing herself or needing to stop.
✨ No longer uses her handicap parking sticker!
✨ Can pick-up the toddlers, put them in their car seats and push them on swings again.
✨ Can run multiple errands in a day again, not just one.

"I don't know if I felt this good in my 30s or 40s. I haven't felt this good in 40 years!”

Listen to her success story in her own words here…

 That is Judy at 70 years old after one year of eating optimally with a sustainable lifestyle change.   

No injections, no surgery, no special food, no counting points, no weighing portions. 

She learned how to eat in a way that works for HER body, her taste buds, and her life.

And her advice to you?

"Don't hesitate to do this. Your health is priceless. There's no price to put on health."

You don’t have to choose between living and being in pain.  Judy’s story is proof that no matter how stuck you feel with weight loss and no matter how many programs you’ve tried, shedding pounds sustainably is possible. Not through injections or surgery or willpower alone. But through food. Specifically, Optimal Eating when it’s tailored to your goals, diagnosis and tastebuds.

If Judy lost 55 pounds at 69 years old with high blood pressure and severe pain from degenerative disc disease, then so can you!

In Your Corner, 

Trish 

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