I’m 53 for another week, and I’m 5’4”. My ideal weight is about 125 to 130. I never got on the scale, so I don’t exactly know how much I weighed. At my worst I was into size 16 and getting sick about it. Now I’m a 10. I love it. Weight has been an issue in my life since I was 13 and up. I’ve been on more programs than you can imagine. I was on Diet Workshop. I did Weight Watchers. I did the Zone. Everything worked, but it didn’t work. A couple of them you have to go to classes, and I don’t have time for that. The Zone was fine, but you’re always concentrating on combinations. I was looking and looking and looking for something. I saw your ad and read it and I couldn’t wait to call. I needed something. I was dragging, and I was putting on the weight. And more than putting on the weight was the compulsion with food. And I knew in my head if I hooked into something good, it was going to turn around for me. It took 24 hours to start feeling good. I just noticed that within 24 to 36 hours the cravings disappear. My eating is so different now. I’m not compulsive. I’m not all the time eating whatever. I don’t have any cravings. I don’t crave any potatoes, rice or any of that stuff.

The only craving that I have is for nuts, and I look forward to my daily nuts. I have a snack with nuts. I make different mixtures. And that’s it. I’m full. It’s amazing. But the best thing, the best is the energy. The energy is amazing. I have more energy than my 15-year old daughter. I’ve gone through a lot of things right now with losing my mother, and my dad’s been in the hospital for a month. And the energy I have is wonderful. I just have this energy 24 hours a day.

I can manage this program anywhere. So, like in the hospital, I go down to the cafeteria, and they put a salad bar out every day. I always carry around a piece of fruit with me. And I’m a water freak. On the road I have my fruit or my nuts. When my husband I go out, I know where to go and what to order.

This is the way I’m going to be. There’s no maintaining. It just is. I’m not thinking about what I’m going to be eating. It’s automatic. I don’t need time off. You know what I mean? I’m off. I’m contented.

Regarding success tips for others, the first thing is you’ve got to read this book. That’s huge. They’ve got to do the workbook, too, which I did every day, and it was wonderful, too. The writing in the workbook is very important. It helps you to focus on what you’re doing. I also think that people shouldn’t get on the scale. But I finally got on the scale the other day, and I took off maybe 40 pounds. There’s all kinds of programs out there. This works. I feel good. And I don’t feel like I’m doing anything unusual. If more people did it, it would be wonderful, because they would feel good, too.

I eat three meals, and when I’m cooking I really make everything flavorful. I always have a snack or two. I love it. It’s wonderful. Thank you, Karen. I’m so glad I saw you in the newspaper.

Judy Flynn

Karen Bentley understands weight management. She knows that losing weight and gaining weight are predictable outcomes based on the way that you eat. Her book will help you to lose weight and to keep it off because it's written by someone who passionately lives, teaches and writes about successful weight management.

Her book puts emphasis on eliminating caloric sweeteners and highly processed food from the diet, eating lots of vegetables, and using naturally-occurring dietary fats to minimize hunger, enjoy food, and feel satisfied. Her recommendations are simple, practical, powerful and healthy.

Craig W. Markert, MD

The Sugar-Free Miracle™ is a winner. It's a simple premise with a simple solution and path to losing weight…You have convinced me that sugar and processed foods are bad…The diet is reasonable, doable, and not overwhelming.

Charlotte Brook-Signor

Karen Bentley is a splendid guide for taking personal responsibility for weight loss and health.

Hildegard E. Peplau, RN, EdD, Past President of American Nurses Association

I'm halfway through it [The Sugar-Free Solution], and I'm filled with hope. For many years I've been on a roller coaster as you have, but finally there is a desperate willingness to change.

Sue Wheeler

All I did was to cut the sugar out of my diet. Even though I occasionally eat foods made with white flour, I lost 18 pounds in 8 weeks.

Marsha Dunne

The Sugar-Free Miracle is well written and clearly well researched. I totally agree that the "fat free" legend has helped Americans gain weight. Additionally, your pyramid concept is more in line with what people SHOULD be eating….I enjoyed the book and hope it's a bestseller!

Donna Ulbricht

I never knew why I ate as I did and why I couldn't control it. Sooo many answers are in this book.

Alice LeBlanc

Before reading this book, it never occurred to me that sugar had such a big influence on my weight.

Catherine Hicks

Easy to read. Easy to follow. Easy to live. Easy, easy, easy

Mike Hoag

Karen Bentley explains the chemistry of food, and now that I understand it, I have started losing weight. I lost 12 pounds the first month.

Jeff Whitten

Thank you. I'm looking forward to my success and perhaps a conference of yours.

Larry Porter

I lost 10 pounds in a month. It was much easier than I ever thought it would be. To my surprise, I didn't miss the sugar.

Phyllis McPhearson

I like that I can do this all on my own. So far I've lost 5 pounds.

Maria Wieder

Very, very motivational. I'm about ready to "just do it."

Terry Varney

I'm really loving it. Thank you.

Sandra Dube

Thank you for the books. They have been a very helpful tool for education for our family as we move closer toward our goal of healthy, whole lives and bodies.

Natasha Cozart

Thank you very much for your diet tips, and if I may say so, you are one beautiful lady.

Francine Sollerwally

The Ultimate Spiritual Weight Loss Solution teaches how to stop out-of-control eating through self-love. Karen Bentley clearly explains how to be love in a practical, positive and uplifting way through the use of four daily "miracle skills."

Suzanne Willis Zoglio, Author of Create A Life that Tickles Your Soul and Recharge in Minutes

We all make New Year's resolutions and then quickly forget them, but The Ultimate Spiritual Weight Loss Solution will last you a lifetime.

Patricia Fripp, Award-winning Keynote Speaker and Speech Coach, www.fripp.com

The Ultimate Spiritual Weight Loss Solution is different from everything else I have ever read about compulsive eating. It made me think about myself in a kinder way. It's very, very inspiring.

Suelin Chan

I'm enthralled with your book [The Ultimate Spiritual Weight Loss Solution]. It's so well written. I pick it up every spare moment I have.

Patricia Moyer

I like the daily steps in The Ultimate Spiritual Weight Loss Solution. I like that I can have a good day just by doing the steps.

Sylvia Carter

I loved reading The Ultimate Spiritual Weight Loss Solution, and didn't want it to stop. Now I secretly think of myself as a spiritual warrior, and I want to win the "fight" to love myself.

Diane Burken

I wanted to thank you for presenting to our group. You were so gracious and accommodating with our time and space, but more than that the feedback has been glowing. You really made an impact, and they really got what you were trying to tell us. I think showing them how to read those labels is one of the major eye openers. Anyway, you made me look good, and I really appreciate it.

Sharon Meyer

I really enjoyed your presentation. It was so informative and so easy to understand.

Diane Desclos

I thought you gave us some really important information about sugar and nutrition, and I just wish you had more time to talk to us.

Nancy Morrison

I went to Karen's Sugar-Free Miracle™ seminar and was instantly persuaded to change my eating habits by her explanation of "syrup" in my bloodstream.

Amanda M.

So far I lost a total of 16 pounds. I've been mostly following The Sugar-Free Miracle™ guidelines that I got at Karen Bentley's seminar, but I changed the portions a little bit to work better for me. I'm surprised that I can eat fat and lose weight.

Stacey Kaplan