	February 20, 2008 \| Issue 156
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From 260 to 160 pounds

An avid singles tennis player, Brad Goldberg had been fairly thin most of his life. But about two years ago, all hell broke loose. His beloved sister died. He tore his knee, requiring surgery. He was struggling with marital problems. He was, in short, miserable. He put on 100 pounds.

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Two-month Commitment

Determined to pull himself together, the commercial real estate developer wiped his calendar clean for two months and went, upon the recommendation of a physician friend of his father, to the Pritikin Longevity Center.

That was 1-1/2 years ago. Today, Brad’s 100 pounds lighter. At 5’10”, he’s now 160 pounds.

During those two months at Pritikin, he got up early each day for a one-hour treadmill stint in the gym, played tennis two to three hours with the pro at the tennis courts who helped him get back into training after his knee operation, and ate 100% Pritikin.

He lost 65 pounds before leaving the Center and shed another 35 pounds after returning home, “and I’ve not gained any back,” he smiles, justifiably proud. “If anything, I’ve lost more.”

“I don’t diet”

“I like Pritikin for many reasons,” explains Brad, “but most of all because I don’t feel as if I’m on a diet. Pritikin taught me to stay away from the salt, sugars, and processed starchy foods, but that still leaves a whole lot of food that I can eat.”

Such as fruit for breakfast, whole-wheat wraps with veggies and low-sodium turkey for lunch, popcorn and edamame (“with no salt or sugar”) for snacks, and easy-to-prepare foods like brown rice and pre-cut, pre-washed fruit and veggies that he picks up at a Whole Foods Market on the way home from work.

Most impressive, of course, is that Brad has keptthose 100 pounds off for a full year. His success, he believes, is “all psychological. I really don’t think eating has anything to do with eating, or a fast or slow metabolism, or big or small bones, or any of the other excuses we use.”

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Healthy Mind

For a healthy body, he sums up, we need a healthy mind. We’ve got to think success, not failure. We’ve got to change our thoughts, moving away from negative thinking (“I can’t control my eating”) to positive thinking (“I’ve lost weight and I know I can lose more.”)

A healthy determined attitude is so important because it leads to a sense of well-being and the confidence that “we really can achieve what we want,” adds Dr. Susan Grober, Director of Behavioral Health and Wellness at Pritikin.

“I don’t care how good a program is, and I think Pritikin is a wonderful program. Success won’t happen unless the head’s on right.”

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Pritikin Perspective is a publication for Alumni of the Pritikin Longevity Center. It is dedicated to helping people make healthy changes in their lives. The articles in this publication should not be considered specific medical advice, as each individual circumstance is different. You are strongly encouraged to seek medical advice before beginning a program of diet and exercise.
Editor/Writer: Eugenia Killoran.

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