The Shift by Gary Foster

White Dove
on 7/20/23 9:13 am - Warren, OH

For about 5 years, I would go on a 800 calorie plan from January to April and lose about 10 pounds. Then on 1400 calories until Halloween. Then I would stop counting and eat anything until New Years. I was always up 10 pounds again on January 1 and went back the 800 calorie plan again. Total insanity when I look back on that. When I commited to finally getting back to my goal weight, I did 1000 calories a day and did not do the holiday binge.

During the pandemic I started eating way too much again and joined Weigh****chers online program. I attended online meetings every day and sometimes two or three meetings a day. I was bored, could not go out and do things with people, and got really committed to getting the weight back to goal and staying there. I did 20 WW points a day which is roughly 1000 calories a day.

It took a long time, but one day it dawned on me that I was at my goal of 136 and had stayed there for three months. I quit paying for Weigh****chers but decided I would go back if needed. That was last summer and I have kept the weight of and lost another 4 or 5 pounds effortlessly.

Their plan includes any food you want as long as you count their points. Since I can have anything, I do not crave anything now. Their program completely reconditioned how I eat and how I feel about food. I needed the meetings because people inspired me. But their complete new program is written up in a book, The Shift, by Gary Foster.

The book goes into all of the myths and misconceptions about food that in case made me gain weight. Here is what their advertisement says:

The Shift is not about what to eat or not eat. It's not about when to eat. It's about building thinking habits, proven through science, that help you lose weight.

I have a hard copy and on audible. Highly recommend his program, especially if you do not want to incur the time and expense of Weigh****chers. For me, it was as life changing as weight loss surgery.