My name is Brenda Ehrhardt. I live in Arlington, Washington. I've been married 21 years and have 3 sons '“ one's in college and I have twins who are 14. I teach music from the kindergarten to 5th grade level. I was overweight for about ten years, but it felt like at least twice that long. I just kept gaining weight. I had no control over what I ate. Thanks to Positive Changes, I feel in control again. I lost 65 lbs. I feel more physically comfortable and I love buying new clothes and looking good. I feel great!

I was very much embarrassed about my weight-just looking bad in clothes and knowing I was fat, having people treat me differently. It was difficult emotionally. You go out to buy clothes and a sales clerk doesn't have the time of day for you. It's almost like people looked right through me. I suffered physically. I have a heart murmur and my weight affected that. I was tired all the time. I wasn't able to do a lot of the physical things that my family likes to do, like hiking. I couldn't even go upstairs without breathing hard. I felt out of control. Every morning I'd say, 'I'm not going to eat such and such, or, 'I'm going to eat really good today. Then that plan would go out the window and I'd just eat terribly. Before I went to bed, I'd eat chocolate and chocolate - and then even more chocolate. I tried a national diet chain. I didn't like those meetings. I'd get books, but they didn't seem to work. I'd lose maybe 10 lbs. and then gain it back.

That's when I saw the ad for Positive Changes Hypnosis in the Sunday paper. I looked at it and thought about it- then the next week I saw it again. I was skeptical because I didn't know a lot about hypnosis. I decided I'd research it a little bit. I looked on the Internet and went to the Better Business Bureau to see if Positive Changes was registered there - and they were. I decided to take the first step and call. There was no sales pressure and it was very informational. My evaluator tested me to see if I could be hypnotized. I was at the end of my rope, nothing was working, so I decided to bite the bullet. I thought, 'Okay, I'll try it. It worked! It was definitely worth the cost.

Once I started my program, I was no longer skeptical. I noticed changes within two weeks. The nighttime eating vanished. Within a week I no longer had chocolates in the evening. I learned what to eat and started eating a little less. What amazed me was that my weight loss wasn't hard. Hypnosis helped me eliminate things like cravings, binging and other poor eating habits. I didn't rebel. Rather, hypnosis helped me embrace all the good foods I needed to eat and all my new, positive habits. I enjoy good food as much as I used to enjoy unhealthy foods like chocolate. That's been amazing. I enjoy eating a good green salad and I've found other foods I really, really like. I eat less and enjoy it more. The most important benefit I received from Positive Changes was the nutritional information '“ even learning about water and how important that is. It's just coming naturally to me now.

I feel in control now, very much so. I no longer snack between meals. I don't even think about food between meals. If I get hungry, I drink water and that seems to quench the hunger. I make sure I have balanced meals with carbs, lean protein and good fats. I never thought about any of that before Positive Changes. Before I found Positive Changes, I'd go to my doctor and say, 'What can I do? She'd just say, 'Exercise and drop your calories. I've been back to see her since I lost my weight and she said, 'How did you do it? I told her about Positive Changes. I obviously still have my heart murmur, but my doctor said that when I lost weight and started eating healthier it really helped. I'm also not as tired as I was before. I have more energy.

I'm proud about my accomplishment and I feel good about myself. I feel really, really good about my changed appearance. It's just wonderful! You never want to look in the mirror when you're fat! Once you've lost the weight and you look good, it's a whole different feeling. I can look in a mirror and say, 'Okay, you look great. Losing weight has definitely given me more confidence. As a music teacher, I have to put on concerts and be in front of the public quite a bit. I'm no longer afraid of that. I know I look good when I'm up on stage. Since I've lost weight, I'll go into a store and get help right away instead of being ignored. I was always pretty organized, but I can now set goals and usually meet them all within a day. I find my leisure time more enjoyable. I can go hiking with my boys and do more physical things, and when I relax, I truly relax.

My family and friends have been very positive. I get compliments all the time, 'Oh you look so good, or 'You look luminous! I've already recommended Positive Changes many times. I've talked to a lot of friends about it and I have one friend who signed up. Positive Changes helped me so much. I see other people struggling with their weight just like I did. This has worked for me, so I can tell others about it and they see the proof in me. That's a testimony right there. It works and it's safe. You're so relaxed, but you're always aware.

I'm satisfied with my results, very much so. Positive Changes was definitely a smart investment. I'd give Positive Changes 100% credit for my changes, because I've been so impressed by my program. It's been great. I learned so much about what to eat and how to balance my meals, and hypnosis helped me accept those changes. That was the key for me. If you're considering going to Positive Changes, I want to tell you it works. Hypnosis really works! What you get for your money is just amazing because you learn how to eat, you learn how to exercise, you learn all this stuff that is good for you and then the hypnosis helps you embrace it. I'm so happy I found Positive Changes. It's hard to put into words, but it's just been a good thing to have in my life. Positive Changes has been such a blessing for me.