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Why use the Thin for Life site?

That is an excellent question. We posed that question to Dr. Jantz. Here is his answer:

I am glad you asked that question. It shows me that you are wanting to make the right choice in regards to dieting/weight loss. With all the hype you need some solid answers from me.

I first should let you know who I am since I am the founder of Thin for Life. My name is Gregory L. Jantz, Ph.D., C.E.D.S. I have a doctors degree in Psychology and I am a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist. I am the Founder and Executive Director of The Center for Counseling & Health Resources, Inc.. We have a staff of physicians, counselors, and intake specialists.

For 23 years I have been counseling individuals, with a variety of issues, with an emphasis on eating disorder counseling. I have worked with clients with anorexia, bulimia, compulsive overeating, binge eating, and overall disordered eating. Needless to say, all of these clients were involved with some kind of dieting and weight loss at some point in their life. For the anorexia clients they were dieting to the point of death. For the other clients, they experienced the yo-yo effect of dieting―on and off dieting with no long lasting weight loss. Because of these experiences, many came into our office for help in conquering their eating disorder and to adjust their weight in a healthy manner. To help these individuals we have developed a Whole-Person Counseling Approach whereby we give appropriate attention to the emotional, physical, spiritual, intellectual, relational, and nutritional aspects of their lives. We have seen great success when clients choose to get help in all these areas of their life.

Here at Thin for Life all of our features are designed to meet emotional, physical, spiritual, intellectual, emotional, and nutritional needs. Most diet plans are only concerned about helping people lose weight. I am concerned that people do more than lose weight―I want to help them successfully keep the weight off.

Thin for Life is not a diet site. It is a weight loss site to help you learn to live a whole, authentic, balanced, healthy life, where you work at becoming the complete person who you were designed to be. So if you are looking for a quick fix diet site, Thin for Life is not for you. If you are desiring to be the 2% who succeed in weight loss, then this site is for you.

Don't let that 2% figure frighten you. If you apply the principles we teach on weight loss including the 5 Success Essentials, use the features we provide for your success, use the books Losing Weight Permanently, Thin Over 40, and/or The Total Temple Makeover, and  remember to work on the emotional, physical, spiritual, intellectual, relational, and nutritional aspects of your life (which we help you do), then you will be part of the 2% who are Thin for Life.

Before               After

I chose to start Thin for Life because I wanted to give individuals the opportunity to apply the principles in my book Thin Over 40. These principles are the result of what I learned during my own quest to be Thin for Life.

I need to let you now that you are not going to find multitudes of meal plans that are offered by other weight loss sites. Meal plans can be good, but the problem with them is that they reinforce the concept of a diet. If your eating is based upon meal plans, what happens when you eat at a restaurant, go to a potluck, eat at a friend or relative's house, don't have very much time to prepare a meal, etc. If you apply the principles that we share through Thin for Life, you will find that you have the ability to take control of your meal planning. Read my article titled "Where are the menus?  regarding Menu Plans.

You should also know that if you are wanting to lose weight quickly without changing eating habits or exercise patterns, then Thin for Life is not for you. Our goal is to help you achieve permanent weight loss, not quick weight loss― you will experience quicker weight loss if you use all the benefits we provide. The features are designed to help you more than lose weight, but to accomplish healthy lifestyle changes.

With Hope,

Gregory L. Jantz, Ph.D., C.E.D.S

I'm committed to this-that's why I was able to gain control last night, rather than carrying it over to another day of wrong choices. The interaction with others is what puts the person into personable when people try to describe TFL to others. I have lost 52lbs. Read more
Dorothy