How Rosie Lost 21 Pounds And Decreased Arthritis Pain At 71 Years Old With Optimal Eating

Rosie was nearly 230 pounds at 5 feet, 2 inches tall. She made the difficult decision to have gastric sleeve surgery in 2018. She lost weight, but then over time, the weight crept back on.

Then last year, tragically, Rosie lost her daughter Mandy to cancer.

Amongst Rosie’s grief, her arthritis pain was also flaring constantly. Her feet hurt so bad she couldn’t walk a quarter mile without stopping. Her energy was so low she was sitting all day in a recliner. She was eating emotionally and her weight kept climbing.

Then, nine weeks ago, Rosie was scrolling through Facebook and saw an ad for a webinar of mine.  It was on Shedding Pounds Sustainably in your 60s and 70s with Optimal Eating. Rosie is 71 years old herself.  

So she watched it, then scheduled a call to chat with me, Nutritionist Trisha Mandes, and then hired me to personally help her reduce pain and shed pounds sustainably.  

Now looking back, Rosie calls that ad and webinar a "God wink."

Because, WOW, you should see the weight loss and health improvements Rosie achieved in just 9 weeks! And she’s sharing them with you today in our interview.  

Here’s where Rosie is today, from just 9 weeks of eating optimally.  She...

✨ Is down 21 lbs! She's over halfway to her goal already!

✨ Reduced her arthritis hand-pain from constant and daily to only occasional.

✨ Dramatically reduced her plantar fasciitis foot pain. She can go all day now without having to stop from the pain vs not being able to walk a quarter mile before she started!

✨ Increased her energy. She's her "busy donkey" self again (her late daughter Mandy's nickname for her 💛).

✨ No longer emotionally eats. She redirects energy into cleaning, organizing, and living.

✨ Feels full and satisfied when she does eat. She doesn't think about food throughout the day anymore. Bye bye food noise!

✨ No longer spends all day in her recliner. She’s moving and active again.

✨ Looks leaner in her face. No more turkey wattle! (to use her own words!)

✨ Eats 5-6 satisfying meals a day without counting, measuring, or weighing a single thing! Love this. 

Inspiring, right!? 

Rosie accomplished all of this ^^ all with Optimal Eating.  NO pills, NO products, NO shots, NO counting, NO measuring and NO weighing!

Click to listen to her share her story in our video interview…

Rosie almost didn't reach out to schedule a chat with me. She had tried everything already… every diet and even gastric sleeve surgery.  She was scared of feeling like a failure again. She took the next step anyway and hired me as her Nutritionist.  I’m SO glad she did because Rosie has significantly improved her life for years to come.

Perhaps most beautifully of all, Rosie said this...

"After 71 years of my life, I am eating to live. Not living to eat and it’s easy and fun!"

She also said this about her daughter Mandy, who was training to become a holistic nurse before she passed…

"I know she would be so proud of me right now."

Rosie needed a way of eating that was sustainable, satisfying, and built around her whole life, including her grief, her pain, and her diagnoses. That's exactly what Optimal Eating gave her.

In her own words… 

"I’m eating foods I love and I’m eating as much as I want without having to weigh or measure anything.  I have tons of energy. And… I deserve credit for making the decision to change my life for the better! 🥰"

Remember:

You’re not a failure. Having already tried tons of different diets means you cared enough about your health goals to try and help yourself! That’s admirable.  It’s more courageous than having done nothing!  How else are you to be successful at a goal if you don’t try and go after it!?  Just learn from those past attempts that didn’t work (and that’s okay that they didn’t!).  

I want you to promise me this – that you won’t dare give up on yourself and your health goals.  Okay!?  You and your life are too important.  I’m so glad Rosie tried again, and I hope you do too 🩷 

In Your Corner,

Trish

P.S. Click here to schedule a call with me to see if/how I can help you Shed Pounds Sustainably like I did with Rosie.

Now I’d love to hear from you… answer today’s Take Control Now question below...

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What part of Rosie’s struggles resonate with you most and what encourages you the most about her story?