Anne, I've been following your program for almost 5 months. I'm down 40 pounds
- my final target - and this morning I actually fitted into my 17-year old daughter's
jeans!! I can't begin to tell you how much I owe you or what an inspiration
your motivation articles have been to me during this time. I have printed out
several of them to give to friends and I have 2 on my refrigerator!! God bless
you for your kindness, your inspiration and your "tough love". Thanks
to you, I have climbed a huge mountain, and the view is awesome!!
(Email to Anne Collins)
Dear Anne, I signed up today and feel compelled to write to you after having
read a number of your very fine weight loss motivational articles. They run
contrary to the 'good girl/bad girl' stuff that I have been punishing myself
with all these years. They are direct and powerful in their brevity, but they
also communicate a sense of love and forgiveness. I know it may sound amazing,
but I never realized until now the huge part that 'attitude' plays in the success
or failure to lose weight.
(Email to Anne Collins)
I think that I am beginning to believe what Anne says that each time I fall
down and get back up I will get stronger with the food. This has already happened
in my life and now emotionally and spiritually I always get up, but up to now
I wasn't getting up 'foodwise'. This is the difference now, since I joined Anne
Collins program. I now shout it from the rooftops and tell everybody about it
so that some person may get from it what I am getting 'in spades'. This website
is truly blessed.
(Forum Post by IrishSusan)
Anne, You are seriously on the button! I've read thousands of tips about dieting
and stuff, and yours are so totally real. I printed some of them and read them
to some girls at work and they were blown away. Absolutely fantastic advice...
it has already stopped me from at least one binge!
(Forum PM to Anne Collins)
Anne, I am a 51 year old woman, 5 feet tall and I weigh 148 lbs... I read
about 8 of your articles so far, and what really impressed me is the thread
that runs through all of them: MENTAL work has to go on in order to succeed.
You don't pepper them with little food tips or tricks -- the most important
dieting GOES ON IN YOUR HEAD. So, as I begin to apply the principles of healthy
eating one more time, I think I see that I need to get rid of a lot of anger
as well as the excess weight. Anger that I have directed toward myself. And
they just may be synonomous. Thanks, Anne. I really feel hopeful I can lose
weight this time.
(Forum PM to Anne Collins)
Hi Anne, Thank you very much for your encouragement, for your mails and private
messages, thanks a lot for your precious thoughts and comments (in the weekly
weigh-in but also in general), thanks for your quick answers, thanks for being
there, thanks for the wonderful tips and member area and thank you for this
forum with its wonderful opportunity to link with others who're struggling with
weight issues, too!
(Forum Post by Debbie82)
My problem has always been motivation, and your motivation tips gave me a
number of "light-bulb moments". I read, I laughed, I cried! I recognised
myself in so many of your stories. I have used your Low-GI Diet for 3 weeks
and never once felt like cheating. If you knew me, Anne, you would know that
this is nothing short of a miracle. I don't know how to thank you...
(Forum PM to Anne Collins)