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Victoria is an outgoing young woman in her thirties who has been able to successfully lose over 100 lbs. at the Rice Diet Program in less than six months. Continue reading as she shares her story!
Victoria first came to the Rice Diet Program for help after feeling that life, along with her eating habits, was completely out of control. "I had come to a desperate time in my life. I was morbidly obese and extremely depressed. I knew that a long-term residential program was absolutely necessary," she says.
As she participated in the program, she began learning a lot about herself, and about the ways that she was processing those desperate emotions. "I realized that I'd been stuffing down my feelings all these years with food," she shares. During lectures with Jeff Georgi, the program's addictions specialist, Victoria discovered how real food addiction can be. In her time at the Rice Diet Program, she was able to find healthier ways to deal with those emotions.
Due to Dr. Neelon's suggestion, Victoria began incorporating physical activity into her daily life. She started out with short walks and has gradually increased her exercise and fitness level to walking or jogging three to seven miles each day. She also finds that working with a personal trainer helps her stay on track, and has taught her how to incorporate strength training safely. While she has enjoyed incorporating these new activities during her stay at the Rice Diet, she genuinely looks forward to increasing her fitness level when she returns home.
More than just learning about exercise and healthy foods, Victoria says that she has become much more confident as a person. She tells us, "I now have the ability to be in charge of my own life! I'm a lot happier, I laugh a lot more, and I've learned to enjoy this lifelong journey. I've learned that healthy eating feels great! I am a much stronger person both physically and emotionally."
In less than six months at the Rice Diet Program, Victoria has successfully lost 104 lbs. When looking to return home, she feels that the Rice Diet has helped her become more optimistic about her future and has helped her learn to accept her past. She plans to continue returning to the Rice Diet at least twice a year for what she calls "refreshers," that will help her stay on track. She says, "There is no way that I was going to accomplish this without the endless support, encouragement and good humor that I've received from all my fellow Ricers and the wonderful Rice Diet Program staff."
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