Thoughts from some of the women I’ve worked with and crushed on…
“Karen’s work with Effindiets gets my highest recommendation. In all the years on the dieting roller-coaster, nothing has made as much difference as my conversations with Karen. She will make a difference like nothing else you’ve ever tried. ” (Sandi Faviell Amorim)
“The first time I went to the supermarket without rules, I was stunned. I’m just like everybody else, I think I’ve tried every diet out there. I was on the points for a while, I tried to do the Weight Watchers thing, I read The End of Overeating, I’ve got a drawer full of diet books, this is the only thing that has made me feel ok about food.
I don’t have some secret sauce that makes diet crushing work for me. I don’t crave celery when I want a crunchy snack. I want chips and dip, just like you. Since I started diet crushing? These days I eat burgers, fried, chicken wings, McDonald’s, mac and cheese, candy, pizza, cup cakes, donuts. You name it. I’m not talking about oven fries, sweet potato fries or any other lame substitute. I am talking about hot, salty white potatoes deep fried in fat. I eat exactly what I want. I don’t stop at 1500 calories or 27 points. I stop when I’m satisfied. I eat salads because I want them, not because lettuce is a free food. I enjoy sweet potatoes for their own merit, not as weak substitutes for white potatoes. I stop eating candy before the bag is empty, because I can have more later. Knowing I can eat as much as I want, whenever I want, makes it easy to stop when I have had enough. Diet crushing is fun. Dieting is the opposite of fun.” (Deanna Lohnes)
“I wish there was a way for every single human (especially women) on earth to learn what I have learned from you. I had always heard that I “had everything that I needed” and that “true power comes from within” but I never really got it, and I certainly didn’t see it in myself. You bring that to light in a way that is glaringly obvious and no way to deny. Previous to working with you I would consider myself a chronic self-hater and professional self-sabotager, now I can actually see that I am a chronic self-lover. The years of therapy, coaching and even various psychiatric medications did not provide the true healing and power and clarity that a few minutes of time with you have offered me. This is TRUTH in it’s purest and most potent form. This is true and lasting transformation.” (Ashley Inzer)
“Karen – Seriously, this is really working. I can have anything I want. It’s very weird (empowering) to be picky & not settle for just anything. I am eating less and enjoying what food I do decide to eat, much MORE.” (Linda Eaves)
‘I’m ““getting my head to a place where today, for the first time in 32 years and 363 days, I feel thin in my head!” (El Edwards) You can read about more about El’s journey from Weight Watcher to Diet Crusher; she’s “destroying the diet box, one bite at a time” and chronicling it here.
“I would encourage anyone struggling to let go of the diet monkey to join the diet crushing team. Karen is hilarious, caring, and more attentive than most leaders I’ve encountered. She has a knack for articulating shifts in perspective with humor and clarity. The conversations in the “office” were consistently supportive, validating and helped me see myself more clearly. This is not a quick fix. It is a major shift toward trusting myself and my motivations. Thank you so much, Karen, for the time and energy put into this experience.” (Christi Jarland)
“What’s hard to believe is how satisfied I can be with so much less food. It was like I was watching a stranger at the Chinese buffet we always go to. I still can’t believe that was me with only one plate of food, I never do that. And that I didn’t feel deprived is a strange but wonderful feeling. I’m so grateful that you knew this about me even when I didn’t!” (T.S. Mansfield, MA)
“If you are really ready to give up dieting and the vicious cycle of dieting, bingeing, eating, not eating… then having a coach like Karen is the right choice for you. Before I met Karen, I knew deep inside there was more to my life than counting calories, grams and carbohydrates. I wanted to be at peace with food. I wanted to be able to eat anything I wanted. I hated hearing the words that this food or beverage “isn’t on the program.” Now I am in a place where it is OK to eat whatever I want. I eat when I am hungry and I stop when I am full. I don’t have any anxiety about holidays, parties, or gatherings. I participate in each event and recognize when I am hungry and I eat. That’s it! I have lost weight and I know I will continue to lose until my body finds its ideal weight. I don’t worry about scales or measuring tapes. This is the only way for me to live my life!” (A.D. Plainsboro, NJ)
” You know from birth how to eat, and then as we go through life, food becomes a reward, a social occasion, or a diversion from day to day stress, rather than sustenance. A pattern is formed in our minds of what we think our needs are to help us feel better. Then day after day you become locked into this pattern of eating or bingeing, not even thinking and enjoying as we put bite after bite into our mouths. Then the guilt sets in and you feel so disappointed in yourself. Take it from me, I have done this many times in my life. Karen has helped me rediscover my inner self and see my “healthy me” right in front of me, still enjoying all of my favorite foods, not depriving myself in any way. We all know what to do, but it sure helps to have a coach like Karen standing by me.” (C.G. Mansfield, MA)
“Yesterday, my husband came home and said ‘you look really vibrant, strong and happy tonight.’ I attributed it to our session yesterday morning. Once again, you really help me see myself from a place of strength and help me reclaim all of the possibilities and choices I have in my life.” (I.A. Princeton, NJ)
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