Me, in my size 14 dress, with two skinny friends, former CL-lhl2 (Linda), left, and  CL-bridesmom2002 (Carol), right, on the Fat Flush© Cruise, Feb. 2-9, 2003, to the Western Caribbean.

October 2004, up about 10 lbs, but still able to climb tall buildings, in extreme heat, here in Palenque, Mexico. Never could have done this pre-FF!

April 2006, in Athens, weight creeping back on, but still healthy.
Mary Dodge ... BEFORE, birdwatching in the Galapagos in '99, about 10 lbs below my top weight. Look at how swollen legs were. Two/thirds there ... down 50 lbs and in size 14 in June 2003. Best results, down 55 lbs. and 71 inches.    

Former iVillage Fat Flush© Community Leader ... 

Here are a few changes in addition to weight loss that I've noticed: 

  • Cholesterol down 42 points (18%), triglycerides down 133 points (47%), substantially improved LDL/HDL ratio. All within acceptable ranges.

  • Before Fat Flush© I frequently had minor joint and muscle pains. They occur only rarely now.

  • I had plantar fasciitis (heel pain) so severe I could hardly walk in the morning and even wore night splints to help. It has disappeared completely, almost from the beginning.

  • I was taking Prilosec for acid stomach and GERD. With doctor’s OK, I stopped and have had no problems.

  • I stopped using my hormone patch, again with doctor’s OK.

  • I can do a shoulderstand (though I have to roll up from a seated position), get up from the floor without using my hands (not gracefully yet) and put on my pants without holding on to something for balance. (Updates: 12/5/03, did shoulderstand from flat start on floor for the first time in my life! 4/23/04, actually tapped floor with each foot in Plough. Can't recall last time that happened.)

  • My hair, skin and nails all seem in better condition.

  • I weigh less than my husband for the first time in decades.

  • The first week, my badly swollen ankles receded to absolutely normal.

  • My posture is much improved.

  • Two years and a bit after starting FF my long distance and mid-range vision has improved considerably. Close-up still fine. My doctor says it may be due to change and diet and supplements as well as "keeping active."

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