Some words from those in a love affair with their rediscovered health…

Also known as our satisfied customers. Verbatim.

 

 

Debi Piccus –
Duramax, LLC

Hello, my name is Debi Piccus. I am 47 years old, am married with 2 teenage children. I have been dieting for the past 18 years. I must have joined Weight Watchers at least a dozen times. In between I have tried the Atkins, 5-day Miracle, Susan Powter, South Beach and many other diets. Every time I begin a diet I have gusto. I cannot begin unless I have the mindset and time to obsess over food. Every Saturday morning I would ask my husband where we were going to go for dinner because I needed to plan everything else I was going to eat that day. I would end up starving myself all day and then inhaling the meal I had for dinner – all 2 ½ portions of it. Then I would plateau because I would be good all week, but blow it every weekend. I would hit a wall. I could not go any further. I could not put another bite-ful of “that food” into my mouth because I was eating food I did not like – salads, yogurt and frozen dinners. Then I would go on vacation for a week. I would decide to allow myself to eat whatever I wanted and then go back on the diet afterwards. During the vacation I would eat every single thing that satisfied me. I would only gain a few pounds. But then, I would not be able to get back on the diet. I had satisfied myself so much during that time that I could not get myself to begin depriving myself again. I had lost the gusto I began with and could not expend the mind power to begin again. So then I would gain all the weight back -- yo-yo-ing and destroying my metabolism. I knew I was doing it, but could not stop myself.

Then my employer, Duramax Marine, LLC, through ERC Health, decided to have Dee Wolk come into our lives. Her No Diet Weight Loss Solution is just that -- A solution. A solution that taught me how to satisfy myself every single time I put food into my mouth. What a change! No more anxiety about where I will go out to eat. In fact, I’m excited because I know that a restaurant meal will satisfy me and continue to satisfy me for 1 or 2 more meals. No more anxiety going grocery store shopping. Dee showed me how to listen to my body and respond accordingly. What I’ve found is that my body asks for good foods. When I crave something sweet it is my body telling me to have some mango, banana or strawberries. Not candy, donuts or cookies. I don’t have to try to control my cravings – it just happens. I have also taught my brain to understand when my stomach is at a neutral position – not too full and not too hungry. And so I no longer eat for any other reason but to satisfy my stomach. But what I eat every single time is satisfying. What a life!

Everyone gets stressed and feels emotional sometimes. Before Dee’s program I used to eat for every other reason in the book EXCEPT for when I was hungry. I now understand that my body isn’t ready to burn food until it is hungry and therefore I will wear everything I eat for every other reason. I also know now that food doesn’t solve any problem except my stomach being hungry and that is ALL it should be used for. So now I work on trying to find a solution to my problem or a reward for doing something good that does not involve food. Using the techniques that Dee has taught me, I now reward myself with self-absorbed behaviors that really do make me feel good. Not guilty or mad about doing something bad for my body.

So in the first 5 weeks of the program I have melted off 15 pounds and I know that this is what will solve my eating problems. I hope one day to become a facilitator for Dee’s program so that I can help people just like me turn their lives around – just like me.

Quintene Wolfe-Graham –
Executive Assistant, Cleveland Clinic Foundation

“Dee Wolk’s No Diet Weight Solution™ is the key to successful weight loss that can be maintained for a lifetime. After participating in Dee Wolk’s 6-week program I have lost a total of 7 pounds and one dress size. Not only have I lost pounds, I have lost the weight of dieting – gone are the stress, anxiety, and pressures of trying to maintain a diet and worry about what I can and cannot eat. Through Dee’s program I have been encouraged and inspired to desire a healthier way of eating and have developed that “thin mentality” and “positive relationship” with food. I had the gastro lap band procedure two years ago and had reached a plateau and still struggled with emotional eating. The surgery reduced the size of my stomach minimizing the amount of food intake, but did not deal with the emotional aspects of eating. Dee’s No Diet Weight Solution™ program has taught me how to eat to live and not live to eat. I have been empowered for life!”

Donna Nowak –
CEO American Holistic Medical Association

“I am convinced that your non-diet approach to weight loss is the best concept on the market for lifelong, healthy weight management results. Your No Diet Weight Solution™ offers a common-sense approach for creating a healthy lifestyle, and you personally, are making a great contribution on the planet. That’s why it is such a pleasure to continue making referrals, both personally and through my role as CEO of the American Holistic Association.”

Charlotte Sturbaum –
Benefits Administrator

“During the seven weeks I learned how to restructure my eating habits and still being able to eat the food I enjoy. For me the results far surpassed my initial expectations. By the end of the seven weeks I gained a positive self-image, got control of when and what to eat and have much more energy. Yes, I did lose 10 pounds and today, six weeks after the last class, I am 15 pounds lighter and still losing. Besides the significant weight loss, what was even more exciting was that I no longer have to take blood pressure medication and my cholesterol medication was cut in half.”

David Page –
Vice President Engineering

“Starting in September 2008, I followed Dee’s program quite rigorously and I immediately experienced a vast improvement in the way I felt. My energy level increased almost immediately upon starting the program. I had high blood pressure and borderline high cholesterol. Now, several months into the program, my blood pressure has dropped to about 100 over 60 and I am considering going off my blood pressure medication. My cholesterol has dropped from the low 200’s to about 150-160. I initially lost about 3-4 pounds per week, and then I was losing 1-3 pounds per week very steadily for the 4 months. Previously, I was experiencing persistent and strong abdominal pains, which are now almost non-existent.

I had not thought that I could fit healthy eating into my busy schedule, but Dee was very effective in teach methods of eating correctly even under conditions of high stress and very busy schedules. I am now weighing around 190 which represents a 37 pound loss over 4 months. My goal is to get down to 175 and while I am continuing to lose weight, the rate is more like half pound per week now. I have formed stable habits around Dee’s principles of healthy eating and I believe that I will be able to eventually get down to 175 pounds and maintain that weight for the rest of my life.”

Devin Dodson –
Assistant Horticulturist

“I would like to thank Dee for changing my life and the way I now approach food. I was 232 pounds with a 41 inch waist when I began her program. In a little more that 3 months I was 180 pounds with at 36 inch waist. Math was never my favorite subject but I can even figure out that is over 50 pounds!! If you listen to Dee and follow her instructions, she will help you melt away those excess pounds. I truly believe that if I can do it, anyone can do it!! Of course I was skeptical at first, but I told myself it was only a 6 week course and I would go ahead and listen to and follow everything Dee said, everything!! That is the key. You have to do what she tells you to do. Like the old Nike commercials, JUST DO IT!!! And guess what? It works!! And it is so simple!! I had people ask me if I was losing weight just after 2 weeks of Dee’s Program!! I even just had someone ask me if I recently had gastric bypass surgery to lose the weight that I Did!! Again, I would like to give a big Thank You to Dee and Marti for helping me become a new, thinner and happier me!! Thank you!”

JoAnna Clark

“I just want to give you a big hug and a huge thank you. Your No Diet Weight Solution™ program has taught me and continues to teach me how to live healthier and enjoy doing it each and every day. When I started the program on August 20, 2008 my weight was 217 lbs. As of December 4, 2008 I weigh 196 lbs. That is a total of 21 lbs. of unhealthy fat stress that is gone from my life. I struggled for a long time to get rid of 10 lbs. Now that I have the golden tool (A Room Full of Gold) on how to get the weight off and keep it off. I feel special and privileged that I chose to join your program and I have the pictures to prove that the program worked for me.”

Sharyn Heil –
Realtor

“This program has been a life changing God-send! It’s a straight forward, common sense, thorough and easy to follow approach to a life long challenge. Dee’s class instruction, CD’s. group support, phone coaching, and tools allowed me to overcome my distorted relationship with food. We’re happy together now, rather than being in a constant battle. There’s such freedom in what I’ve learned and I feel wonderful watching my excess “baggage” melt away, as I become healthier on all levels… physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.

Dee’s genuine, sincere warmth, encouragement and positive reinforcement sustained me through the “learning curve” changes that I was implementing after years of robot behavior. Change is never easy, but oh so worth it! Giving up wasn’t an option and she always has words of wisdom to overcome my rationalizations and excuses.

Most importantly, I feel confident that because there is no deprivation, this is a lifestyle change that I will keep forever, as I become and maintain the thinner me I was created to be.”

 

Veronica Woodard

“Dee was recommended to me by my physician at the Cleveland Clinic, namely Dr. Holly Thacker, Director of the Women’s Health Center. I called Dee for a consultation and within minutes realized this program was very special, eating only when physically hungry. I spent most of my life being an emotional eater, never knowing physical hunger, but Dee sounded so sincere and caring on the phone, I knew her program was for me.

Dee never judged any statements I made regarding my life, or myself, but instead always encouraged and sincerely cared about my success, always being so encouraging and compassionate.

Her program has changed my life, my relationship with my family and friends, but most importantly, myself. Through her wonderful guidance and knowledge, I have learned to respect myself and truly understand the phrase “food is no reward”. I have now lost 17.5 pounds in 7 weeks without dieting and I am still losing, and exercising daily (lovingly!). Dee is a wonderful mentor and great inspiration. Here’s to melting!”

 

Marty Mandel

I am a married 45 year old father of two who has been battling with obesity and yo-yo dieting for most of my life.  After years of attempting, losing, and ultimately gaining more weight than when I started the latest diet of the day, I decided to give up dieting and suffer with the consequences that accompany obesity.  This choice happened to come at a time when other people in my life were taking drastic and intrusive steps to lose excess weight.  I was so desperate, in fact, that I came to the defeatist conclusion that I would inevitably gain enough weight to be a candidate for the surgical procedure which would result in what seemed to be the answer to my prayers; forced dieting.   However, when one of my relatives nearly died after a gastric surgery, I began to have second thoughts about a haste resolution.  In addition, I noticed that many of those people,  who chose surgery and had effortlessly lost massive amounts of weight, were rapidly finding those lost pounds.  Once again, I lost hope.

While vanity had obviously played a large role in my desire to become thin, my health was also becoming a growing concern.  Years of poor life choices resulted in my weight to steadily creep up to nearly 300 pounds.  Now those choices were beginning to catch up with me. I had been diagnosed with depression, sleep apnea, high blood pressure, hypo-glycemia, and acid reflux.  Besides the illnesses, I suffered from an extremely low self-esteem and self-confidence.  With a family history of diabetes, I was desperate to make changes but lacked the necessary tools.  The more I despaired, the more I turned toward food for comfort.

Early in 2008, I came across an article about a weight loss program created by a woman named Dee Wolk.  Without feeling much hope, I habitually read the article, but this time what  I was reading was different.  It wasn’t about which foods I would be allowed to eat and which foods I would be forced to eliminate from my diet, it focused on the root of all weight problems; the mind.  After spending a few months pondering this program and its unfamiliar concept, I reluctantly decided to try and lose weight one more time.

Making that initial phone call to Dee was the smartest weight loss decision I ever made.  I had finally acquired the realistic tools that allowed me to make the changes that I could manage day to day.  No more food restrictions or deprivation.  I was given access to a room full of gold that I could go in to at any time. 

Thanks to The No Diet Weight Solution®, during the past six months, my weight has dropped from a dangerous 271 pounds, to a much healthier 216 pounds.  That is a total loss, thus far, of 55 pounds. I no longer require blood pressure medication or endure long restless nights trying to sleep with a device attached to my face or a machine noisily forcing air down my throat.

While I continue melting, it is now my passion to share my life experiences with others and to be a source of inspiration, knowledge, and support while they make a change for the better.  I want people to learn that diets don’t work because it is not food that causes weight gain, it is the mind.

 

Sandra Lee –
Publisher, Summit County Women’s Journal

“I want you to know what I have been telling everyone about your program. When they ask me about Dee’s Weight Solution, I all but shout “Free at last! Free at last!” I tell them that Dee Wolk’s program is the “It” program for weight loss. In the last 2 months, I have lost weight while vacationing twice, attending many functions where opulent food was served and eating things I have always loved. I have learned, thanks to Dee, how to eat exactly what I crave and how to know exactly when I am truly satisfied. This is power! This is an answered prayer! This is emancipation! No more dieting, weighing, measuring, guilt, or deprivation. This is the gateway to a kind of self-knowledge that slims you down gracefully and fills your heart with a new joy for eating which is beyond just healthy; it is a sensuous, delicious, dignified, exquisite experience. Thank you Dee!”

Robin Busby –
Team Leader Web Operations, NCB

“I was intrigued by the notion of “Successful Weight Loss Without Dieting” since I have spent the greater part of my adult life yo-yoing from diet to diet, obviously experiencing very little success…Dee was the wake-up call I needed …We literally got to the heart and soul of my weight problem…I lost 19 pounds during her class, and have since lost another 11 pounds and over 7 percent in body fat …You have truly made a difference in my life.”

Matt -
Architect

“It made so much sense. I never thought I could eat what I wanted and still lose weight…I learned that being overweight was a result of my thinking and was deeply connected to how I led my life. I now understand that it was not discipline that was missing, but it was the lack of commitment and a plan…Simply put, you buy the program once, but you get it for a lifetime…Dee thank you for helping me to see a better way to approach my weight, and even better, my life.”

 

Phillip J. Skerry, PhD –
Professor of English

“Dee Wolk has changed my life. In all the diets I have tried, not one comes close to the approach that Dee takes to solving weight problems. She deals with underlying causes of overeating and the profound effects of obesity on the personality of overeaters…
Dee is what the baseball scout calls a “phenom”…”

Brad Fike –
Financial Adviser RHU, CSA

“I don’t know how I could ever thank you enough. Your Weight Solution Program is truly what I have spent my entire life looking for... The day I stumbled upon your name was truly a gift from above… I did further research and low and behold I found some of the most interesting information regarding emotional eating. It hit me “head-on”. Now that my course is over, I am 22 pounds lighter. I have a whole new outlook on life. Not only do I feel better physically, I feel solid emotionally. I no longer focus on food. I no longer run to food when bored or stressed. The pounds are just melting away.”

Debbie Sternen, MA LPCC

“I learned…Food is my nutrition, not my happiness…You have helped me gain control of my life and I feel powerful”

Diane Kopp –
Author

“Dee Wolk’s Weight SolutionTM? How about Dee Wolk’s “new lease on life”? Dee’s Weight Solution is the most comprehensive program for the mind, body, and spirit that I have seen. With her program tools, you will learn when to eat, how to eat, and what to eat to not only lose weight, but keep it off. This program is a life changing and life enhancing approach to your relationship with yourself and with the food you eat. Not only will you most definitely lose weight without dieting, but you gain a healthy outlook on yourself and life in general. You learn how to love yourself, your body, your entire being. You are a changed and uplifted person long before you complete the program. And…the “frosting on the cake” is that you lose weight and continue to lose it, easily and effortlessly. It is a powerful, and empowering program”.

 

Sondra Miller –
COO YWCA Greater Cleveland

“I cannot thank you enough. When I joined your program five months ago, I was probably the most skeptical client you have ever had. I know many of your clients have tried diet after diet, after diet. I, on the other hand, have never believed in dieting and was certain that this was just another scheme. I have never been more wrong.

Not only did I lose 20 pounds in the first 7 weeks, I stopped my heavy addiction to soda—an addiction I tried to break dozens of times before. Focusing on the psychological and emotional reasons for the food addiction made the absolute difference.

To be honest, before I joined, I never considered myself to be an overeater. I thought my eating decisions were normal and my portions reasonable. Today, I eat at least 50% less than I did before without feeling like anything is missing. I am amazed at how much more power and control that I feel now.

The content of your program is logical and healthy. And in a world where women are constantly berated about body shape and size, your program stands out as a tool of empowerment to build confidence and self-esteem. Your greatest skeptic is now your greatest supporter. Thank you for inviting me in to your “room full of gold”.”

Priscilla –
Cuyahoga County Board of Retardation

“I feel sorry for all those people who pay big money to eat special food, cook special meals and feel deprived of the food they really want and enjoy. This has been the best investment I ever made, bar none!! What better investment than in ourselves to look better and live healthier?”

Cathy Hackney, PhD –
Dean of Graduate Studies, Ursuline College

“I no longer ever consume more food than I need; I no longer feed my social and psychological needs with food; and I sincerely feel I have broken the cycle of yo-yo dieting that I have been battling since my teenage years. I feel younger, more energetic, and more appreciative of my life, which is now NOT centered around food. In addition, I am over 20 pounds thinner.”

Ethelyn

“As a direct result of the knowledge gained and the behaviors changed through this program, I have lost twelve pounds (so far). I am delighted to report a remarkable improvement in my blood sugar, blood pressure, and serum cholesterol and my primary care physician was able to reduce my medication.”

Christina –
Progressive Insurance

“I had just turned 30, at my heaviest weight ever, and gaining. I had dieted my whole life and I was TIRED. I was tired of worrying about what I should or should not eat, how much I should eat, when, etc., etc. But, I was also tired of being overweight; it was interfering in my life and happiness. I felt helpless and hopeless… I was skeptical, but to my surprise, by the end of the class, I had lost 17 pounds without dieting. Losing weight has been great, but I have to say the best part is the freedom—freedom from dieting and the burden of a bad relationship with food. Food no longer controls me, and it is in its proper place in my life. I cannot express how great it is to know that I will never diet again and that I will also reach my goal.”

Jeannie

“Thank you for helping me finally break free from “food jail” and learning to permanently live the lifestyle of a naturally thin person. Each cycle of losing and regaining made me feel more hopeless and out of control …I no longer wage an emotionally unhealthy war with food.”

 

Toni Igrec

I am taking No Diet Weight Solution 7 week program in Cleveland, Ohio. In just two weeks into the program my sugar level went down from 259 to 98. Last week I saw my doctor and he was totally amazed at my sugar level and weight loss – all achieved without dieting.

 

 

…and some from those who make the love of health their business.

Our other satisfied customers. Who just happen to be doctors, nurses and other medical professionals.

 

Zoe Bina -
UH Hospitals

"I wanted to let you know how grateful I am to my husband, who talked me into attending this program and to you Dee for designing and teaching this wonderful program.

I have never been one to ‘diet’. I have never tried Weight Watchers, Adkins, South Beach, etc, instead I have always tried to eat ‘healthier’ and start exercising. A few years ago I was diagnosed as a ‘borderline diabetic’ which actually means you have Diabetes. I went to the obligatory diabetic education class to learn how to better handle food choices and understand the disease. I tried following the guidelines, counting carbs and sugars. I even started walking. My A1C, which is a test to determine how much sugar your body retains over a 3 month period, always hovered between 6.4 and 7 which meant I was unable to control the disease on my own. My doctor placed me on Metformin which was very upsetting to me.

 When Wayne informed me of this program to be taught at the MSC, I was going more to support his desire for weight loss then for myself. Dee, you know I fought against this program for the first few weeks mainly because I was never a ‘dieter’ and I felt this program was geared strictly towards ‘dieters’. Man, was I wrong!!!

 You taught us how to control our bodies and minds. Once I understood ‘body hunger’ and ‘portion distortion’ I saw my own eating habits change as well as my thoughts on food. I now only eat when I am truly ‘body hungry’ but still in control of that hunger, never letting it get the better of me. The ‘tricks’ you taught us really truly help! You taught me that and I am so grateful and forever in your debt! I now know and understand that I do not need to deny myself and feel guilty because I am in control.

Thanks to you Dee, I have changed my outlook on food, weight loss/gain and exercise. And, with that change I have lost 12.5 pounds and my A1C is now down to 5.6! I anticipate it dropping even lower which may lead to not having to take Metformin any longer. I plan to ‘diet’ this way for the rest of my life. I am telling anyone and everyone who will listen about your wonderful program.

Thank you so very much Dee!"

 

Ellen Perme Bsba, BSN, RN, ACN -
UH Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center

"I have been overweight all of my life.  I was the embarrassed chubby girl in the spandex leotards and ballet costumes.  I had ethnic grandmothers who were wonderful cooks and made their own bread, noodles, cakes, soups – yummy stuff, all from scratch.  But I was initiated early on into the Clean Plate Club – after all, there were starving children somewhere in the world!  (How were we gonna get the food to them?!?)  I never learned how to trust my body, to listen to my body – and respond when it needed food because food was put on my plate – but not the portion size for a child.

So, I started with Weight Watchers in 1971 – and I can still recite their program for you.  I found ways to cheat, but never lost much weight.  Fast forward to about 1978 and the advent of the Atkins Diet.  As a butcher’s daughter, I was in heaven – and I lost 30 pounds!!  WOW!!  But when I started to eat ‘normal’ food – even fruit -- the weight, plus more, came right back.  I tried the Rice Diet, the South Beach Diet, and I tried Weight Watchers again, and again, and again . . .   I even tried the hypnotism weight-loss plan offered by UH here at Main Campus.

So, was I resistant to ‘joining’ yet another venture??  You bet!!  But I figured the $50+++ that I spent on weight loss books, weekly meetings, online Weight Watchers memberships --- so why not give it a try??

Yours is the first solution to address what and why I have eaten the way I did!   You have taught me to listen to my God-given body and fuel it only when it needs fuel.  (I love the analogy to filling a car’s gas tank every time I see a gas station!)  What a simple concept – one that had never been addressed – but only given lip-service by other programs.  You encouraged me to like, and now to love myself as I would, and do, my spouse, my child, my friends.  I have finally realized that I have the right to take care of myself! 

In this process of learning to eat only when I really need fuel, I have lost 10 pounds – in seven weeks!!  I haven’t bought special meals, I haven’t counted carbs or points, I haven’t eaten anything that I didn’t truly want to eat.  I have limited my wine to when I am hungry, and am better for it.  My clothes are loose, and getting looser!!

But perhaps the best thing I have gained from these past seven weeks was the way I feel about myself.  I walk straighter, and more confidently.  I hold my head up higher.  I know that I am finally doing something for me and all I need to have with me is the numbers in my head, and my soul listening to my body.  This is truly something I can do for the rest of my life!!

I sincerely hope that University Hospitals rolls this program out at Main Campus, and eventually the suburban locations, so that your program can be shared with more people.  It is truly life-changing and life-affirming!!  It would be such an injustice if it is not offered again – on a broader scale!

Thank you, Dee – from the bottom of my heart!!  You have helped me in so many ways.  The weight loss is a plus; my sense of self-worth is what I awoke from deep within.  Thank you for putting this all in perspective!  Thank you, and God bless you!!"

 

Myrna Branche -
Purchasing Agent, UH Hospitals

"While on the No Diet Weight Solution program I solved my over-eating and weight dilemma.  However, I upon entering the introduction session I was far from convinced that this program would work for me… the more popular programs had failed me.  My eating habits were out of control.

Let’s start with the facts:  I lost 1 pant size by week #3 of the program, I broke my addiction to sugar, solved my over-eating dilemma and I now am incorporating this program into my 5 yr old’s lifestyle to ensure the destruction of childhood obesity where he is concerned.   Since I am not allowed to step on a scale, I cannot tell you my final numbers, but I have lost MEGA inches from my mid-section, hips, arms and face. 

Gone are the days of eating non-appealing foods in order to lose weight.  On this program I eat what I want while incorporating Dee’s weekly tips in recognizing my hunger level.  Exercise is now a daily ritual- do I like sweating…”NO”… do I need to break out into a sweat…”Yes!”  My increased energy level helps me to keep up with my son who is my Cardio Coach at this moment. 

Dee’s program has made this journey a delightful lifelong encounter.  Finally I have control."

 

Violet Truxal -
Legal Assistant, UH Hospitals

"When I signed up for your program I felt that it was my last chance to accomplish weight loss (I am 63). However, I went to the first introductory meeting with an attitude - thereby already trying to subconsciously sabotage my success.  I have been disappointed so many times by all the diets I have tried that I didn’t want to be too disappointed. It took the first half hour of listening to you to get a glimmer of hope.  What gave me that hope was that no matter how many ways people asked you for some magic bullet to lose weight, you told them that there was none. The way to lose weight and obtain better health was learning about your body, about hunger, what role food played in your life, and much more.  Your program had answers that were reasonable with no promises that could not be kept.

After participated in your meetings during the following five weeks I learned a lot about myself.  One very important lesson – which you reaffirmed each week – was that I don’t have to be perfect; that the weight will come off if I only eat when I am hungry and stop before I am full;  AND if on any given day I eat a bit more, I don’t have to give up on myself.  I just go back to eating the way you have taught us starting with the next meal.  I don’t feel any constraints on what I choose to eat so I don’t feel deprived.  The odd thing is that now when I crave something it is usually something healthy like fruit.  Before taking the class I always wanted the chocolate or chips or pasta.  Knowing that my “room full of gold” is always there keeps me from craving the unhealthy foods.  I know that I can have whatever I want if I really want it. 

I can’t say enough good things about your program. It is a lifestyle change; an attitude change.  It is allowing me to go forward with hope that I will be successful.  I have given myself a year to lose the weight (or a good portion of it). I look forward to the process – thanks to you, Dee.  By next year I am planning to be your poster girl. With your “No-Diet Weight Solution” program and God’s help I will get there."

 

Nicole Discenzo -
Sr. Patent Accounting Specialist, UH Hospitals

"Thank you so much for such a wonderful program! The things learned in this program are life changing and easy to follow. Some of the things learned were things that you have heard or have noticed that are supposed to help lose weight but aren’t sure how to work it into YOUR everyday life; this program shows you how!! Diets restrict you and make you feel bad for what you are eating, when you are eating, and how you are eating. This program takes away all of the guilt and negativity that diets hold. As long as you are hungry you don’t have to feel bad about what and when you are eating, though I have found that I wanted to make better food choices not that I was made to. As for how you are eating, this program does guide you into eating a different way, by eating slowly and only when you are truly hungry, but doesn’t punish you if you stumble. By paying attention to each time you eat it allows you to correct yourself at the next meal instead of just scrapping the whole day like a diet would. I am glad to embrace my new lifestyle and forever grateful!"

 

Sharon Oldham – BS, CHAA -
Sr. Patient Access Representative, UH Hospitals

"This program was an eye opener for me!  What I have learned can and will last a lifetime.  Dee is compassionate, caring, and a great motivator with a wealth of information.  The CD’s helped so much!  This program is a God send and so is Dee.  Keep showing that room full of gold."

 

Dolores Zarella – RN CPUR -
Case Manager, UH Hospitals

"Sorry that I missed last week and unfortunately will be missing tomorrow as well. My granddaughter is visiting from Louisiana and I have not seen her in 3 yrs. She is 6 ½ yrs old so keeping me busy and I have taken some days off from work to take her places, last week we went to Zoo and tomorrow Waterworld with my sister and family. I know we were to get weighed tomorrow, can I weigh myself at home and let you know? Are we having any other classes after tomorrow? My scale and yours were the same when we weighed in, and I will be honest. I have enjoyed the class and listening to the tapes and do feel that I am learning some new ways of thinking. I had gastric bypass almost 9 years ago, starting weight was over 400 lbs and lost 160 lbs initially and have gained back 60 lbs but have kept 100 lbs off. Have been struggling past 4-5 years, working through divorce after 20 years, son joining the army and overseas/Iraq, now in Korea, moving from Baltimore, MD back to Ohio to be close to family 5 yrs ago and working from home up until last Aug. Exercise one of my biggest downfalls but also just got back into old habits. I do feel I am on right track with your program/way of living and want to continue so any follow-up classes would be great. Thanks for your help."

 

April Davis – RN CPUR -
UH Hospitals Medical Center, Geneva, Ohio

"I have struggled with my weight from the age of 8; in my teen years I battled anorexia and bulimia.  I have never had a good relationship with food.  I have tried numerous weight loss groups/plans over the years.  Dee’s program, No Diet Weight Solution, is honest to God a miracle.  My lack of good health at 44 years old has been my motivation, looking good will be a perk.  Dee’s program takes the focus off what food to eat and how much.  Food is no longer at the fore front of my thoughts.  I still eat the foods I like and I have never felt deprived.  Today was our las class and I lost 15.5 Lbs.  I am very content with taking as much time as my body needs to become the naturally thin me and I won’t be deprived doing it.  I have also let go of the guilt of eating non-diet foods (sweets, chips).  If you knew me personally you would know how big this is for me."

 

Dr. Rita Pappas, MD FAAP -
Staff Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Children’s Hospital, Cleveland Clinic

“I have had the pleasure of participating in Dee Wolk’s Weight Management program. The program offers a holistic approach to weight management. Dee’s program addresses portion control, nutrition and exercise. The weekly program sessions are helpful in addressing key concepts in weight management.

Her “room full of gold” releases individuals from a “diet mentality”. Her weekly sessions are motivational. Dee’s program is different from other programs since she addresses the concept of emotional eating. She has multiple tools (cards, notebooks, handouts, audio compact discs, etc.) to address all types of learners. She incorporates a numeric scale to rate your hunger prior to eating which I find helpful in listening to my body. She offers personalized attention and calls her participants on a weekly basis to ensure success. I have lost 9 pounds without dieting, and I continue to lose weight.

In summary, Dee’s motivational attitude, enthusiasm, and compassion make her program a success. It is noteworthy to recognize that she has been readily recognized for her program by multiple other physicians. I endorse and recommend Dee’s Wolk’s Weight Management program.”

Dr. Tanya Edwards, MD -
Medical Director, Center for Integrative Medicine, Cleveland Clinic

“Your holistic weight management program is life-changing and empowering. Dozens of my patients are living happier and healthier lives because of your program. They are focusing on their relationships with food. Your clients are encouraged to fall in love with themselves, to visualize themselves at a healthy weight, to write positive affirmations daily, and to pay attention to what their bodies are telling them. So many “diet” programs only focus on what clients should and shouldn’t eat, instead of why we continue to eat past the point of satisfying our hunger. Your program is truly holistic, focusing on mind, body, and spirit, to help us achieve a healthy relationship with food.”

Lawrence J. Singerman, MD, FACS -
Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology
Case Western Reserve University

“I have just re-listened to the six lessons on your program on CD which I have been keeping in my car. I frequently listen to audio books in the car when I am traveling to one of our offices remote from my main office. I have listened to all types of audio books including many of the best sellers. However, I spend the majority of my car “reading time” listening to self-help books. I would place

our six lesson program in that category. The point of this note is to congratulate you on the fact that this is the best program I have ever heard. You are absolutely eloquent in your delivery. You are better than all the professional speakers that I have heard deliver some of the other audio programs. This point, of course would be trivial if not for the importance of the message you are delivering. The other feature in your presentation that I would emphasize is the enthusiasm you infuse into the presentation. This is based on your mastery of the subject and fact that you have seen such positive results over the years in your students/clients who have taken your program.
I can’t thank you enough for your efforts which have resulted in my getting on the right track.”

 

Julie Lavinder, MD

“How can I ever thank you for giving me such an important piece of my life back? I came to you a slave to food and sick of dieting. Through your remarkable and easy-to-follow program, I have not only lost excess weight but have gained self-love and self-awareness.

I had tried many diets in the past, always returning to my unhealthy eating binge/starve cycle once I “fell off the wagon” and could no longer tolerate deprivation that diets provided. Truth be told, I was in emotional and physical discomfort as a result of my overeating. I was also a slave to sugary foods and late-night TV eating. Little did I know that I was about to meet an outstanding mentor and friend, Dee Wolk, who would hold my hand and lead me away from my unhealthy relationship with food.

The very first time I met you and heard your message of “non-dieting” weight loss, I knew in my heart that your program was very different from anything else I had ever tried. I looked forward to your class each week, because as I worked your program not only was I losing weight but I was losing many of my negative associations with food and exercise. As a result of your 8-week course, I lost 18 pounds (and counting!). I exercise regularly and work out with a personal trainer, have loads of energy at the end of my workday for my family and am a positive role model for my patients. For the first time in my life, I am not afraid of failing yet another diet, because you have taught me sustainable and sensible lifestyle changes. Best of all, I never feel deprived!

Dee, thank you for your compassionate leadership through one of the most important changes in my life. You are an inspiration to all who suffer with excess weight. I can highly recommend Dee’s Weight Solution to anybody who is tired of dieting and instead would like to permanently change his or her lifestyle into one that is balanced and full of joy. I know you are a friend who will continue to be there for me as I continue on this important journey.”

 

 

Dr. Theodore Marks -
Anesthesiologist, Cleveland Clinic,

“How can I properly thank you for what you have done? Your program has made an incredible difference in my life, and I truly appreciate your efforts. I found myself rather fat and unhappy in my mid-life. I had steadily put on about two pounds of extra weight each year since early adulthood. The weight just kept accumulating as my eating habits and lack of regular exercise went

unchecked. At first I ignored it, but as the years (and decades) passed, it became an increasingly obvious problem. Then I changed from ignoring the problem to trying to accept it. But I always knew that being overweight was not really acceptable for me.

I was ready to make a change when I happened upon a description of your program offered through the Cleveland Clinic’s Center for Integrative Medicine. I knew that I could not make a radical change in my life without help, so I reached out.

Your program gave me the tools, knowledge and inspiration to tackle my weight problem. I have used your program to totally reorient myself toward food. You have helped me to address all of the negative ways that I used food. I am learning to control eating out of frustration, boredom, anger, and unhappiness. Learning to separate body hunger from appetite has been pivotal in changing my eating habits. The tools and techniques that you have created are filled with common sense. Your approach is simple, elegant and very powerful.

The results have been dramatic. Everyone has noticed the difference, and friends and family are very happy for me. As if losing twenty pounds over the eight week course wasn’t enough, I am convinced that the weight will continue to come off until I am at the proper weight. And I am also convinced that the extra weight will stay off, for life.

For me, your program represents a significant mid-life course correction. I have changed so much that I previously though to be beyond change. Thank you for providing the structure and inspiration that I needed to make such a significant correction in my life.”

 

Tarvez Tucker, MD -
Neurologist and Women’s Health Advocate

“By most external standards, I would be considered a success… and slender. But until I met Dee Wolk one of the first thoughts that popped in to my mind upon awakening had nothing to do with my career or my family, but was … “oh boy, what can I eat today?” Food consumed me (rather than the other way around). I fed my emotional hunger and ate for the joy of it, as a reward for a hard day’s work and a “treat” for the times I felt down. I ate when I wasn’t hungry. I ate when I was celebrating. I ate when I was discouraged. I finished everything on my plate, and sometimes even my neighbor’s plate.

I never got fat as I constantly dieted. I starved and then gorged. I could gain seven pounds in a week, and then starve it away in 4 days. The pattern controlled me. Dee taught me to listen to my body’s signals, and eat when physically, not emotionally hungry. I never felt deprived… I could still eat ice cream and bagels, or whatever I wanted, but just until my own body registered satisfaction. This was somewhat of a surprise to me because, despite having devoted my life to medicine, I had never learned to listen to my own body’s physical signals.

Dee’s plan isn’t a diet; it’s a change in lifestyle. It's easy to do. Her advice is practical and down-to-earth, but with just a touch of magic from her personality that makes the program as fun as it is successful.”

 

Gale M. Browning, MD

“I have received insights, both simple, things that my own journey has taught me and several “ah-ha” moments. These enlightening insights can only be given by someone who has first-hand experience with being overweight and the emotional and physical frustrations that accompany it. I love the freedom to eat what I desire and have the feeling of satisfaction substituted for the feeling of denial. Thank you for all the research you’ve done to make this course successful. I would be happy to assist you in any future research endeavors!”

Dr. Jennifer S. Kriegler

“It is without reservation that I endorse Dee Wolk’s Weight Solution program. The lifestyle changes that she teaches can be followed by anyone. Food no longer becomes the focus of your life. Consequently, weight-loss is natural and permanent. I have never been a “fat” person nor have I been a “thin” person. At first I just wanted to lose a few winter pounds so that my clothes would fit. I ended up losing 15 pounds and maintaining a weight that I hadn’t seen in 30 years! I have sent countless patients to Dee for help with their weight. Everyone has the same experience – food no longer becomes an issue and weight loss happens –almost miraculously!”

 

Dr. Karl Langkamp

“Thank you for the opportunity to learn and appreciate a unique perspective on the theory of weight loss, and that of a “naturally thin” lifestyle. I have come to appreciate my body as a fine tuned machine that needs appropriate care and service. I have learned to appreciate the difference between when I am truly hungry and when only my appetite is stimulated, and thus only to feed my body when it actually needs nourishment. You have shown me the importance of making time for “life enhancers.” Your various tools of “present time,” “amnesia” and “natural shape,” have all come in handy during this learning process.”

 

Dr. Irving M. Lewis

It’s not that I was grossly overweight, or my wife, but I knew that I required instruction in eating, not dieting. I eat all foods now and I truly feel liberated. It’s such a pleasure to dine, rather than bolt or munch or gorge. You’re causing me to have a huge tailoring and clothing bill and I love it!”