Christine M’s ReAlive! Testimonial – From Severe Joint Pain to Walking Pain Free in 3 Weeks!
I am 59 years old and as often happens with age, I’ve developed arthritis in several joints. This has caused pain and limited mobility in my right knee and my left hip. The pain and dysfunction in my knee have been intermittently occurring for several years.
Recently, however, it has worsened to the point that I was having trouble walking my dog Jasmine, because my knee buckled several times during the walk. The issue with my left hip has been occurring for at least 6 months, at times causing such severe pain that it forced me to purchase a walking cane to relieve the pressure on my hip.
Recently I decided to purchase ReAlive because I read about the huge number of scientific studies showing that collagen consumption may have a positive effect on joints, reducing inflammation and pain while improving range of motion. And studies on cacao consumption indicate that it may have an anti-aging effect. (Arthritis is a symptom of aging for many of us.)
So, I mixed 1 tablespoon of ReAlive into my coffee every morning and drank it. At first, I didn’t notice any difference. Within 3 weeks of starting ReAlive, though, I was walking Jasmine several times a day without my knee buckling even once. And no pain. My knee feels great! Meanwhile, the discomfort in my hip is barely noticeable, and I expect it to disappear soon.
I credit this positive change in my arthritis symptoms to ReAlive, and I’m signing up for autoship!!! ~Christine M.
Mez’s Success Story: 3 Kids & 20 Years Later, I’m Looking & Feeling My Best!
“After my 3rd baby I was topping 212lbs. I have lost 56.4lbs & have more energy at 41 than I did in my 20s!”
After the birth of my third baby I was overweight and very unhappy, when my son was 17 months old I was topping 212lbs (96.6kg) which was heavier than when I was pregnant at full term. I started out and did ok with just reducing my portions, but then I plateaued. I was focused on portion control and calorie counting but not on food quality.
When I “went SANE” I cut out processed foods, I stopped eating wheat products (which were causing me many stomach issues with pain and bloating) and I cut out sugar in my morning cup of coffee. I replaced them with mounds of non-starchy vegetables, healthy proteins and fats, as well as berries and citrus fruits.
My body shape changed so much! I stopped bloating and feeling “blergh!” Now, I rarely desire sweet foods anymore, which is huge as I have always had a sweet tooth!
So far through following a SANE lifestyle and just continuing to walk when I can, I have dropped 56.4lbs and have more energy at nearly 41 than I did in my 20′s & 30′s 🙂
I can’t imagine eating any other way now, so thank you SANE for making it easy for me to get into the shape I never expected to be in my 40′s.
– Mez Foz
Rita’s SANE Story – 62 Years Old….60 Pounds Gone!
I have always struggled with weight and tried many different diets and programs but nothing worked.
Rita’s SANE Story – 62 Years Old 60lbs Melted away
At 61 years of age, I started to accept that my obesity was my reality, and resolved to stop trying.
One day, as I was googling how dieting affects metabolism, I came upon some information on Jonathan Bailor and his new book, The Set Point Diet. To be honest, I still didn’t think this would work, so I borrowed the book from the library; I was not going to waste any more money on dieting, and I was intrigued by the idea of being able to lose weight without hunger.
I must admit that I was skeptical. You’re telling me that I will no longer crave pizza and pasta? I don’t believe you! But I found it to be true. After following the program for three weeks, most of my cravings disappeared. On occasion, I still crave chocolate but when I’m on outings, I can pass them up knowing that I have my SANE chocolate dessert waiting for me at home. I also love that I don’t have to count calories; I still eat until I’m full, I just eat better food.
Now, almost one year later, here I am 60 pounds less, I feel better and am enjoying life more. My knees don’t hurt as much and my cholesterol level went from 233 to 187. And I feel much younger than 62; I actually feel like I’m in my 40s!
For those of you who are just beginning their SANE journey but are worried about the cost of investing in your health, know that it is worth it. The weight loss may be slow at first but just keep going. I know that the SANE plan is the right tool for me and I am proof that it works. I’m looking forward to reaching my goal in another year! ~ Rita
Jay & Jennifer’s SANE Story: From Biggestlosers to SANEst Winners
“We knew eating less and exercising more worked short-term, but we didn’t know another option was available for the long-term. This is why understanding the science was so helpful for us. Eating more, as long as it’s SANE, is sustainable, enjoyable, and resetting our set-point. We couldn’t be happier with the results.”
Jonathan Bailor
I’m delighted to be collaborating with Jay and Jennifer Jacobs, two past contestants from NBC’s Biggest Loser, to help them eat SANEly and exercise eccentrically.
If you are familiar with Jay and Jennifer, you know they achieved wonderful success dropping a lot of weight quickly during their time on The Biggest Loser. Now interested in practical and lasting health and fat-loss—which is much different than short-term weight loss…and therefore requires a much different approach—Jay and Jennifer are beginning to live SANE, and I hope our experiences together will help you eat smarter, exercise smarter, and live better.
Jay and Jennifer…over to you.
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Jay and Jennifer
Thanks Jonathan! Derek Johnson, the founder and creator of New Metabolism and the Executive Nutrition Director for The Biggest Loser Resorts, highly recommended SANE to us a couple of months ago as we were both looking for ways to live the rest of our lives at our personal best. For us our personal best is more than just losing weight, keeping it off and being physically active. It’s about living our best lives mentally and physically so that all of the areas of our lives become “well” too. And we’ve found that the mental journey is more often than not the toughest part of the journey.
That’s one of the reasons we really like what you’re sharing in SANE. Yes the book is based on “science”, but for us it’s also about the way you make it easy for us to start a new way of “thinking” about the why’s and what’s are bodies are doing vs. the usual weight loss/wellness formulas that are presented where you “do this” or “do that” without any real factual rhyme or reason to why we should. And based on the results of where our collective waist lines have been headed, eating and exercising without any real factual rhyme or reason isn’t working too well.
To us SANE for the first time gives all of us non-scientific people the “back story” to what our body understands, while we’re still grasping at straws trying to keep our wits about us as our minds, scales, and waists are on a wild roller coaster ride!
We were blessed with the rare opportunity to have been chosen to be contestants on NBC’s hit show Biggest Loser, and what we thought was going to be a weight loss journey really evolved into a mental and spiritual journey not only on the show, but especially after the show.
Yes it was truly life changing for us (Jennifr lost114lbs., and Jay lost 181 lbs.) and not taking anything away from our accomplishments, but when your full time job is eating the highest quality foods ever, exercising/moving 6-8 hours a day, and being trained with some of the world’s best trainers, that’s an amazing gift, but not a “weigh” you can live the rest of your life.
It’s not a secret that when most people lose a lot of weight at a pretty rapid pace it doesn’t take much for the weight to start creeping back on. And sure enough, that’s happening to us as well.
We were told that most likely we’d all put on about 20 lbs. after the show because our bodies would start to settle into their “new normal”, but when Jennifer and I started seeing the scale slide upwards 20, 30 and 40 pounds, we knew we needed to better understand how our new bodies were dealing with all this change, and although we had a pretty good handle on our new mindset, our bodies seemed to have minds of their own.
You already know from our frequent phone conversations, we love SANE’s position of “doing what works for you” and “sustainable results are all that matter,” and are therefore putting our own spin on some of the smarter science. We’ll of course see how that goes and are eager to find a sustainable and enjoyable eating and exercising plan that we can thrive on. We also come to the table thinking we’ve been metabolically-challenged our entire lives, have tried it all, and our questions and feedback are not only going to be coming to you from our experience and mindset, but also from the thousands of people we hear from online and offline as we travel the country who are tired, frustrated and disillusioned as to what to do next. I’m hopeful that our experience of “going SANE” and “getting eccentric” will benefit many lives beyond our own.
So… having test driven SANE over the past 30 + days, and even only following it SANEly 80% of the time, we wanted to tell you how pleased we are with the results. So if you’re game, we’re game to openly and honestly share with all who are interested in what we together can discover “mentally +physically” by applying what you’ve uncovered as we continue to live our “personal best!”
Back to you Jonathan!
Jonathan Bailor
Jay and Jennifer, I couldn’t agree with you more on the importance of the mental piece of the puzzle especially since what we’ve all been taught over the past forty years regarding “weight loss” has been proven to harm our health and lead to fat gain 95.4% of the time. We’ll cover the scientific “why” in the future, but from a common sense perspective, starvation and stress are not healthy. Eating less of our existing diet is simply starving ourselves and leads to terrible mental and physical stress. Exercising for hours per day is the other side of the same stressful-starvation coin. But sadly, all we ever hear is “eat less, exercise more” despite the proven fact that we’re more likely to quit smoking cold turkey than we are to achieve our long-term health and fitness goals with this approach.
We need a smarter approach. We need a less stressful goal. Fortunately, that smarter approach has been uncovered by more than 1,100 international research studies, and here’s a stress-free goal that is surprisingly simple once we have the right information: practical and lasting health and fat-loss.
As you stated so well, Jay and Jen, before any smarter science will stick, we have to shift the way we think about health and fitness. In my experience, the three most common mental challenges here are:
- Avoiding the trap of trying the same thing over and over and expecting different results
- Freeing yourself from disproven, but pervasive weight loss and health theories
- Internalizing the difference between “short-term weight loss” and “long-term fat loss and robust health”
Avoid the Trap of Trying the Same Thing Over and Over and Expecting Different Results
We’ve all experience this, but we’re not to blame. We eat less. We exercise more. It doesn’t work long-term. Then we do it again. Maybe it’s a different DVD workout program or a different diet, but at the end of the day we’re still starving and stressing ourselves.
But what else are we supposed to do when this is all we hear about day in and day out? We’re doing the best we can with the information we’ve been given.
Exactly! The issue is the information. The issue isn’t us. We’re doing our best with bad information…and the results speak for themselves. And sadly, they’re not good.
However, once we get access to the proven science of eating smarter and exercising smarter, long-term health and fat-loss is surprisingly simple. And as a bonus, we’ll never be hungry again.
Freeing Yourself from Disproven But Pervasive Weight Loss and Health Theories
Escaping the trap of trying the same thing over and over and expecting different results is easier said than done because we’re constantly bombarded with marketing messages from those who profit off of our health and fitness struggles.
I find keeping three things in mind very helpful here:
- Remember that the perception that health and fitness is hard is profitable. Think about how much money we spend trying to make it easier to eat less and exercise more.
- Hundreds of billions of dollars of business depend on the continuation of chronic illness and weight gain. If we were all healthy and fit tomorrow, a lot of businesses would lose a lot of money.
- Staying health and fit cannot be complicated. It’s the most basic ability any organism can ever have.
Tying these three points together, the complexity and confusion comes from marketing and myths. The good news is that we can crowd those out by using proven science.
Internalizing the Difference Between “Short-Term Weight Loss” And “Long-Term Fat Loss And Robust Health”
I’ll go out on a limb and say that nobody wants to lose weight this month only to gain more back and get sick for the next six months. It’s critical to keep this in mind because things that DO help us lose weight short term often DO NOT help us stay healthy and slim long term.
I’ll take this one step further. If someone hopes to lose ten pounds in two weeks with no concern for what that does to their health or if it predisposes them to gain twenty pounds of fat back in the next two years, what we’ll cover here is not for them. I would, however, urge them to consider what they really want to accomplish. If they look deeper, they will likely see their goals are actually tied to looking and feeling a certain way and staying that way for the rest of their life.
I like to illustrate this with a little experiment: If you could wave a magic wand and look radiant and feel dramatically better while lowering your risk of diabetes, heart disease, and cancer but would weigh no more or less, would you be happy? On the other hand, if could wave that same magic wand and instantly weigh twenty pounds less but look and feel drained and deprived while increasing your risk of diabetes, heart disease, and cancer, would you consider that a wish well used?
In Sum
I’m so excited for our journey, Jay and Jennifer. Over the coming months we’ll simplify and apply a surprising and scientifically proven body of knowledge that enables you to trigger a fundamental metabolic change that enables you to look and feel better for the rest of your life while lowering your risk of diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.
So enough with being told to do the same thing over and over and to expect different results. Enough with theories that have been disproven but live on because the more we struggle the more money big food, pharmaceutical, and fitness corporations make. Enough with focusing on the short-term at the expense of the long-term. And on to practical and lasting fat-loss and health supported by the largest scientific analysis of wellness ever conducted, a program endorsed by the world-wide scientific community including top doctors at The Harvard Medical School, Johns Hopkins, and UCLA, and a lifestyle approved curriculum for RDs by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. On to SANEity!
Kathy’s In Progress SANE Story – 45 Pounds Gone in 3 months
I’ve been on diets literally since I was ten years old, and that’s not counting the doctors telling my Mom to watch my food intake at six years old. Then last December, I turned 56 and realized I was heavier than ever. I retired at 55 rather than take permanent disability because I couldn’t stand for ten minutes or walk more than a block without extreme pain. That was when I realized that I needed to make a major change in my life.
My life is better since discovering SANE in that I am much stronger and have cut my insulin by more than half. I was even able to mow the yard this year. I have more confidence than I’ve had in years!
SANE is different than anything else that I have tried in the past because it works. I have lost 45 lbs in three months and have 55 more to go. Also, nobody makes you feel guilty or like a failure if you slip up, but I don’t even want to “cheat” because I feel so much better.
he number one piece of advice that I would offer someone who is just starting out on their SANE journey is to be patient with yourself. You didn’t gain the weight overnight and it won’t come off that fast, but YOU ARE WORTH THE TIME ANND EFFORT! ~ Kathy P.
Sandy’s In Progress SANE Story – Kicked Cravings and Deprivation Dieting
I realized that I needed to make a change at the end of 2018 when I started looking more intently at making health changes and I wanted something with practical and long term results.
Three significant ways that my life is better since discovering SANE is that I have lost 6.5 pounds making my clothes fit better, I feel better about eating healthy with fewer cravings and I feel that I am successfully moving in the right direction.
SANE is different from anything else that I have tried in the past in that I can get full on veggies and I no longer feel deprived or guilty, nor do I have strong cravings.
The number one piece of advice that I would give someone who is just starting out on their SANE journey is to stick with it because it works, especially when you work it. Trust the process. ~ Sandy H.
From Sick of Dieting to SANE Certified Coach
SANE changed my life because I am not wasting my time, money, and energy looking for a way to lose weight.
I have always been chubby. I often heard that I needed to lose weight because I was too heavy for my age. Once I was old enough to control my diet I started watching what I was eating in order to lose weight. I did not really know what to do at that time, but I decided to only eat a bowl of cereal with a salad for dinner after seeing the commercial for the brand of cereal claiming we could lose weight by doing that. I had to skip dinner with my friends, and I was eating all by myself in my room instead of sharing a good meal with my family.
Learn the exact foods you must eat if you want to finally lose weight permanently. Click here to download your free Weight Loss Food List, the “Eat More, Lose More” Weight Loss Plan, and the “Slim in 6” Cheat Sheet…CLICK HERE FOR FREE “HOW TO” WEIGHT LOSS GUIDES
I went to the United States in 2010, so I started eating more junk food, partying every weekend, and eating out with my friends. I gained about 20lbs, so I decided to count calories and go for a 30-60 minute run every day since I heard that it was the secret to losing weight. I started losing weight at first, but it stopped, and instead, I lost my energy, my sex drive, and my good mood. I was only 23 years old.
I kept trying even though I could see that it was not working, but I thought I was not trying hard enough, or maybe the daily 1,200 calories I was eating were too much. Unfortunately, it is only when I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis that I had my “a-ah” moment because it made me realize that my lifestyle needed to change. I found the paleo diet while looking for alternatives to medicine to reduce my symptoms. I still was not losing weight, so I tried several diets that were aligned with the paleo diet, but I always ended up putting the weight back on. I thought I had health issues that could explain why I was not losing weight, and I was frustrated to not figure out what was wrong. I would read all the books, magazines, articles etc. that was mentioning the word “diet”.
I found SANESolution by coincidence when I was invited to the masterclass. I was skeptical at first because of everything I tried in the past that did not work, but I thought I could give it a try. I am no longer buying every new diet books that come out, I am no longer wasting my time reading tips on how to lose 10 lbs in 10 days in magazines, and I am saving money by not buying all those things that were supposed to help me lose weight. I am eating, and most importantly I am nourishing my body. I don’t have to starve or run every day (which I hated by the way). I am looking better than I ever did, and I do that effortlessly.
I wish I could go back 4 years, and tell myself that I needed to stop starving myself because I knew it was not working, but instead, I should focus on eating whole foods and learn to love myself. I would have saved time, money, my relationship, and my health.
SANE changed my life because I am not wasting my time, money, and energy looking for a way to lose weight. I also found the confidence to get my health coach certification, so I can help others change their lifestyle, and save their lives. I am grateful that I found SANE, that I got the help of the SANE Certified coaches, and that I was given the opportunity to change other people’s lives the way SANE changed mine.
A typical SANE day for me: I drink water as soon as I wake up, I drink a cup of coffee with stevia and almond milk. I drink a protein shake after my workout on my training days, and I drink a smoothie with a source of protein when I get hungry. I eat as many non-starchy vegetables as I want, with protein and fat for lunch and dinner. I also enjoy SANE pancakes, and 85% dark chocolate whenever I crave it.
Andrea’s Story: Being the best version of me for my family and my life!
It’s never too late to make the choice to be healthy, and I will forever be grateful that SANE is committed to long-term health so I can be the best version of myself.
When I first heard the SANE term, “nutritional serenity,” I thought, “that’s what I want!” I didn’t want a supermodel body. I really just wanted to be the best version of me. I wanted to spend my time on earth living out my personal mission: to use my gifts of compassion and service and my love of learning and teaching, to help my family and those around me to feel loved and empowered to use their talents and abilities to become their best selves. I didn’t want to spend two hours at the gym every day when I needed to devote that time and energy to my own passions and to help those around me.
I have five children, and with each pregnancy and birth came unique challenges. Most of the time they were common issues that occur with pregnancy, but during the birth of my last two children, I had some pelvic and hip complications. This meant I could no longer “run the post-baby weight off.”
Not long after the birth of my fifth child, a trusted friend recommended the book, The Calorie Myth. The science and explanations made sense to me, but having never done any kind of “diet” I didn’t want to start down that path, so I was hesitant. However, something told me that SANE was different. I sat on the information I had read for about six months, and then I had my “ah-ha” moment. I realized that what I read was still coming back to me months later. I couldn’t forget about it and my health hadn’t changed by doing what I had always done before. This is what prompted me to change my eating habits. I realized that if I wanted to get down on the floor and play with my favorite little people, I needed to be in great shape! Yet again, I wasn’t going to spend hours and hours away from them at a gym and it was this process of prioritization that helped me to realize I needed to change my eating habits. This is when SANE delivered exactly what I needed. A scientifically-proven method for establishing healthy eating habits and not just to lose weight—to become healthy!
One night my husband and I went on a bike ride for date night down the trail near our home and I mentioned the ideas I’d read in The Calorie Myth and how it just made sense to me. I told him I wanted to make a change in my life because I wanted to live a long life and be able to actively play with our kids. I knew if I didn’t make a change now, it would be that much harder down the road. My husband was a bit skeptical, but he told me he would support me in giving SANE a try.
Learn the exact foods you must eat if you want to finally lose weight permanently. Click here to download your free Weight Loss Food List, the “Eat More, Lose More” Weight Loss Plan, and the “Slim in 6” Cheat Sheet…CLICK HERE FOR FREE “HOW TO” WEIGHT LOSS GUIDES
A few months later we went to The City Museum in St. Louis and I was thrilled that I could easily crawl through of the ground tunnels with my kids. When we were leaving I told my husband, “I want to be able to do that with my grandkids!” He was amazed at how much more energy I had and kept commenting on the fact that I was getting my shape back. He was 100% SANE-supportive once he saw how happy I was and has since learned how to make green smoothies and make a mean veggie omelet.
We have so many choices to make in life, but taking charge of our health is one of the most important. With a healthy and happy body, we have the energy and ability to go to work each day, to play with our family, and to live out our own personal mission. It’s never too late to make the choice to be healthy, and I will forever be grateful that SANE is committed to long-term health so I can be the best version of myself.