Over the past 27 years of my medical practice, I've always felt that there was something missing from the weight loss equation. I've slowly come to realize that all diets, including medifast are "externally" imposed. To be truly effective, long term, the weight loss has to originate "internally". Success has to come from "within", not from "without". Maybe that's why so many people regain their weight--very few have been practicing the "techniques" to effectively control their actions! The Burris Program is the first treatment that directly attacks this problem!

The mind is dulled, befuddled, and numbed by a host of medications while the root of the problem remains in active force Your program frees the soul to say, "I can change my mind about myself. I can be in control." It goes beyond the power of positive thinking because it gives the steps, not just the pep talk. We feel the Burris package is a very valuable addition to the Medifast Program. Now, it gives the patient the chance to reprogram their emotional responses into a more healthy life style. That is the "missing ingredient" that is required for long term success!

This book offers the solution to permanent weight loss. As a psychotherapist I have seen many problems emerge from clients resulting in being overweight. This is not another diet book with another eating plan for weight loss. This is a book about the subconscious mind. The workings of the subconscious mind are the core reason why people are overweight. People eat for various reasons, anger, sadness and other emotion driven states of mind. The subconscious mind becomes programmed to maintain the status quo and even through sheer willpower resulting in a temporary weight loss, the subconscious mind will cause the individual to re-gain the weight. Why? Because the programs that caused the original weight gain is still in effect. Mr. Burris has identified and perfected a process that actually re-programs your subconscious mind and disrupts the negative cycle permanently. Clients have informed me that for the very first time in their life they are not thinking about food throughout their waking hours. I recommend this book to psychotherapists and physicians that have clients struggling with weight control. I believe this book may change the way that weight control has been treated in the past. This book is well written and easy to understand for both professional and layman. It is destined to become the classic mind body book for taking control of your weight.

Kelly Burris' Reprogramming The Overweight Mind is at the cutting edge and one of the most valuable assets I have come across. I should know. I tried and was successful on Atkin's. I loved the thought that I could eat food and still lose weight. But, you know after awhile, you get tired of steak, prime rib, etc. and desire a big fat carb overload. And in fact, that is what I did after losing 20 pounds on Atkins. And soon I was back to my old weight plus a few pounds. As a 55+ male, I felt frustrated and was not eager to start the climb back to monitoring my carbs. So there I was stuck. Again.

When I first encountered Kelly's book, I was skeptical. Another gimmick. Another diet. So I did nothing. And yet, something happened along the way.

I encountered a new mind set. It was NOT done consciously. But I started to look at food differently. I made better choices. I made conscious choices. I started to avoid a few of the key ingredients Kelly pointed out as being "bad" for you. I read labels and found High Fructose Corn Syrup was all over the place...even in one famous person's Old Fashion Lemonade. I stopped putting sugar in my coffee. I drank more water. I found if I bought convenient size bottled water, I drank more. All of these changes were made by me as a willing accomplice. My mind set had changed. And I had a new perspective.

After awhile, I noticed that my pants were loose. That I could bend over more easily. But I didn't pay much attention to it. After all, I wasn't dieting so I figured I was imaging it.

At one point, I decided to get on a scale...and to my surprise, I found I had lost 20 pounds. I had gone from 251 pounds to 231 without any effort. And yet, I did not feel like I had deprived myself of anything. In fact, I felt well fed.

And that is the moment I realized what Kelly was talking about. Reprogramming the Mind. Subconsciously. Indeed, I had done just that without the trauma of dieting, deprivation and all the other things that go along with losing weight. And I have no desire to go back to my old habits.

I don't know about you. But if you were like me...overweight, late 50s, less than optimistic...maybe you should consider Reprogramming Your Mind.