Rave Reviews

“I lost 50 pounds.” Not only that, my heart fibrillation attacks stopped – the very first month I started eating better 8 months ago. Why hadn’t I start eating like this years ago?”
–Yvonne Harper

“I lost 17 pounds in less than 2 months! I fit into a size 8 dress and used to be a size 16 pants. 10+10 is fun and easy! No counting calories or looking through diets in magazines ever again! I’ve never lost this much weight this quickly and so easily – just filling up on good food. Before I felt old, tired, and out of shape. Now I’m happier and feel better about myself!” – Sue Michaud

“After reading your book, I lost 18 pounds in a month and a half. 10+10 for Life has simplified my shopping, cooking, and given me more time as well as a good feeling. My husband is on board, and has even helped with the shopping. I showed him I can get in and out of the store with almost a week’s worth of groceries in 20 minutes. It’s much easier when you only shop in the produce section!” – Debbie Kay

“I lost 23 pounds!” Before 10+10, I felt fat, “blah,” unhappy with my body. Now I’m perfectly happy with my weight, and I like eating like this.  All my life, I’ve had to work at weight – trying to lose weight and keeping it off. Not anymore. – Carol McDonald

“I am already down 11 pounds!! :)) and it has only been two weeks since I started your book. My big-girl pants are a little loose... I *LOVE* that.

I have to admit, the first week... I was a little skeptical I could stick to it, having to cook for the family and not be the food police, but I haven't had any trouble at all.

Everyone is asking me if I am on a diet and I keep saying NO. I have just changed my eating habits and am getting out there and exercising more!

So anyway... just wanted to update you a little bit... and check in to keep myself accountable.” 
– Tawnya Gagnon

“I know I can do this! Before 10+10, I felt fat, frustrated, and lazy. Now I have more energy and more mobility, and feel better about myself than I have in years.” – Helen Stogsdill

“I went from a size 12 to a size 2 in three months and have maintained EASILY despite the weekly wiggles. You and your book and the complete Leslie have changed my life for the better, of course. And I am 74.

Many thanks for the great newsletters, personal notes, telephone call on my birthday, chiropractic care. I could go on and on.

I put on a good 25 lbs after retiring, began going to TOPS in Sequim with a friend, heard you speak and was immediately motivated to give your life style a try.  I had yo-yo’d for years, was anorexic and bulimic in college, and obsessed with food and weight ever since. Your program is so sensible, so healthy, and so easy....not a diet but a life style.

I am no longer perpetually constipated (a lifelong problem). My medicine cabinet no longer has a row of laxatives. My VitaMix is my major kitchen appliance. My meals are mostly organic and raw and are delicious. My refrigerator is full of fruit and veggies. I carry cut up veggies wherever I go.  Philosophically I am a vegetarian and no longer worry about whether or not I should worry about my protein intake. I have plenty of energy and enthusiasm and gratefulness for each and every day. SADS did not affect me this winter....no need for antidepressants.” – Margi Gerharz 

"WOW. I loved Getting into Your Pants, Leslie.” You can really write a book that is a page turner. I read it cover to cover. I love your style. It makes me want to do this! I may wiggle a bit (of this I am sure) and I really need to make more time for exercise (and quit with the excuses) and I need to get my husband Baron into this with me (easier said than done). But having said that, I am off and running. I feel better already :-)." - Susan Newlin, Vice President for Institutional Advancement of Sherman College of Straight Chiropractic

“Your book is wonderful!!!  You did a great job and your sincerity and enthusiasm come shining through. It sounds just like you, and you are great!” - Jean Finman

“This program simplifies my life where there has always been a lot of confusion. . . . 10 + 10 is very easy to follow. After trying out about every “healthy” way of eating currently being broadcasted, your plan is much simpler. It astounds me, how much I eat though. I'm pleasantly surprised that the food does fill me up relatively quickly. It's not the same kind of “full” feeling, but it does the job just the same. I haven't felt bloated at all . . .

I really appreciate your willingness to stay in touch. I'm sure you're very busy. It does help to check in and know that someone who understands what I am trying to do (without question or sabotage involved) is available for help! My friends and family do not eat like this. I do intend to pass the book on, when I can part with it, to a few of my trusted friends who are also struggling. For now, I'll keep at it and not sweat the small slip ups.” - Stephanie Fosdeck  

“Thank you so much for your book.  I love the title, the cover and the easy clear way it is written! You make reading it fun and also very clear what to do. And you certainly make clear what is healthy and why. The question and answer statement type format is helpful. You know a lot and pass it on in such an easy way to understand. Your advice is good.”
– Ann Esselstyn, wife of Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn, Jr., M.D., heart specialist, and author of Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease

“Before starting 10+10, I felt really discouraged and deflated, and bad about myself. I have been on lots of diets, but this is the first eating plan that makes perfect sense to me. I am now hopeful and encouraged. This is the path I was meant to take. I’ve already lost 8.5 pounds, and it’s only been a month. I have no doubt that this is the right way of eating. And I like eating like this.”
 – Nancy Downey, B.S., M.A. in biology, R.N., UCLA Masters in Public Health

“I have lost 41 pounds in 8 months. I have eaten more fruit and vegetables in the last 8 months then I did in the last 8 years. The first three months I had to convince myself every day that my new diet was worth it. Now it is just the way I eat. I am not on a diet anymore, I just changed my habits. Although it is hard to believe, if given the choice between a cheeseburger, or a red bell pepper, I will take the bell pepper every time. Rather then eating three meals a day, I now eat about eight times a day. Just better things. It is not hard at all, and I never feel deprived. In fact most of the people in my office have joined in to certain extents.  My closet in my office has turned into a health food bar, and my only issue is every time my back is turned someone is in there sneaking my almonds or bananas, etc.

We actually bought a deep freeze for the office and take turns making fruit smoothies every morning. I keep a large bowl of fruit and avocados on my desk, and everyone knows they are welcome to come in and eat what they want at anytime.

Thank you so much for your concern and support. Any help is appreciated…my biggest motivating factors are my eleven-year-old daughter and my six-year-old son (who hit a home run this afternoon in tee ball), who have to deal with a 52-year-old Daddy.” – Chuck Schumacher

“As you know, my journey the past 4 years has been in making decisions to change my eating habits has been long, but, not without victory!  There were many times I wondered why I was not losing weight, even though I was making changes in my diet to one of vegetables, fruits and whole grains and exercising 5-6 days a week!

I must admit, though, I was allowing too many "wiggle" moments.  Then, after several months of observation on what I was doing to "sabotage" myself (besides some family members), I came to the conclusion that all the so-called excuses I had been using over the years to justify these "deserved" treats, were just that:  EXCUSES!!  I have been studying nutrition for over 20 years, educating myself, applying many techniques, yet, only half-heartedly.  It was time to soul-search as to the "whys" now:  Why, I know the information, what to do, how to do it, yet stopped in mid-stream and reverted BACK to my old eating habits, why I felt like a failure. 

When I felt I was letting myself down, I started "beating myself up" every time. This had to stop.  It wasn't until I made my decision to be totally committed to myself in my personal eating plan that things turned around, and I mean FAST!  Everything began to "click" with me.  I sat down with my husband Del and asked him if he would support me in this experiment with our eating plan for only 12 days.  I told him that we could do anything together for 12 days!!  He agreed and I went into action:  cleaned out the kitchen and pantry of ALL foods that had Sugar, White flour, Fats and Oils of all kinds, All meats, poultry, fish and All dairy. 

I then made a list of all foods that did not have any of those ingredients...no more "deplete me" foods in this home!  For the first few days it was a little time consuming to get set up and begin.  I did do a few recipes of cooked or steamed vegetable dishes that we could rotate each week.  But, mostly we stuck to fresh vegetables, fruits and grains. Within 5 days, my husband told me he was feeling so good and felt like he was losing weight too.  At first I was afraid to get on the scale, because I had been so disappointed so many times in the past.  But, I got on the scale the 6th day and to my surprise I was down 4 pounds!  We were enjoying each day and each day brought a new adventure in eating!  By the end of the 12 days, I had lost a total of 8 1/2 lbs… 2 inches off my waist and dropped 1 dress size.  WOW! 

It all began with a decision.  A decision that I did NOT want to be apart of the SAD masses, declining in health as I age, and ending up in a nursing home and not having the quality of life that I know I can have.  I decided to love myself and strive to be all I could be in the healthiest state I could possibly achieve!  Everything after this decision was easy.  I love the way I (we) are eating and we don't "miss" anything.  In fact, yesterday my husband told me that he loves eating this way so much that he never, ever wants to return back to our old way of eating.  Isn't that a great statement!! 

Making the decision to change completely was the hard part.  Every day is easy now and I am still getting results.  But, this time it is different.  I don't see this change as a "diet", a short term plan, but, as a lifestyle to be lived each day the rest of my life.  And, that's exciting to me!  Motivation, conviction and determination are high for the first time.  I've come a "long way Baby"!  Thank you Dr. Leslie for all your love and encouragement. 

You NEVER gave up on me and I thank you from the bottom of my heart.  You are a true blessing to me and to many!  I pray that you will continue to do your passion and help more people become all they can be!  And, thank Katy, Kerry and all your staff who do so much to support you!

Your loyal supporter and friend forever,
– Carol Yada” 

"I lost 15 pounds in 3 weeks and 25 pounds in 3 months.”

“I stepped on the scale, and I just cried. I had hit my all-time high. I was depressed and ashamed. I hated my weight and my body. My clothes were too tight. I was tired most of the time, got sick a lot, and am only 24-years-old.

“I just felt fat.

“The most frustrating part—I exercised hard every day, and I still couldn’t lose weight. I just didn’t get it.

“Now my clothes are loose. I am full of energy and feel better than I have in years.

“I don’t feel deprived at all. I eat just like you told me—until I am full and satisfied.

“Before I thought that the only way I could lose weight was to starve myself or get sick.

“But I found out for myself that losing weight is not about eating or not eating—it’s about what you eat. And the best part, because I love food—I can eat as much as I want.

“Before I wanted compliments from people about how I looked. But now I feel so good about myself that I don’t care anymore what other people think or say.

“For the first time in my life, I feel like I’m in control of my body, and I feel wonderful."

– Nika Greenleaf, Delta Junction, AK
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"I lost 65 pounds in a year, and a total of 75 pounds, and have kept it off for 2-1/2 years.”

"The last dress I bought was a size 6. I used to be a size 16. Shopping is now fun.

“I was plump since I was a teenager and thought I was just like that - I had no choice. I never thought I could be thin.

“I now have more self-confidence and better self-esteem. I used to have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and constipation. I have none of that now.

“I feel great.

“And I don’t get bored with the way I eat now.”

– Barb Blum, Sequim, WA
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“I lost close to 60 pounds in a year and have kept it off for 2 ½ years.”

 “I had been overweight since the birth of my daughter—thirty-something years ago.

 “I was tired of being tired and just wanted to feel better.  I knew I was getting older, and I wanted a better life for myself.

 “To my thrill and relief, my husband also lost weight—close to 40 pounds—and kept it off and completely got off his high blood pressure medication.

 “I have lots more energy, feel better, and the best part—I feel better about myself.  Recently, I had a rather serious health problem, and I know it would have been catastrophic if I had been carrying around 60 extra pounds.

 “I never get bored eating this way, and there’s less fuss, less mess.

 “I’m full and satisfied.

 “I don’t feel deprived in the least.”

– Linda Ramsey, Sequim, WA
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