Testimonials

Hi Martha! You are so welcome! I am a weight Watcher member signed up in May of this year, with the online version and then upgraded to meetings before my three month time was up and getting ready to switch over to standard payments. So glad I did, I do enjoy the meetings and the support.

While scrolling through some youtube videos about weight watchers simply filling plan and smart points users, I seem to remember coming across one of yours. So I had to put in a search for simply nourish and found your site. I have been back and foutth on the both sides of the plans.

Today I am back with working with the Simply Filling technique again.

And you gave me some inspiration to work on getting a weight loss blog going. That is what I am working on now.

My big goal is to get to Weight Watchers Lifetime Membership.

Well thanks again for your insights and your inspirations.

PS. Love the ebook you sent. Thanks!!

Sincerely,
Deborah

I love reading your emails Martha.

Especially the one today which helped me so much.

Thank you!

Thank you so much Martha - I've been a member of WW since January 2019 and I have lost 53 pounds! The recipes that you share are so delicious, thank you for taking the time to send them to us.

Thank you so much for your words of encouragement and your delish recipes! You are awesome!

Martha - Thank you so much for all your tips and recipes. I have had much success with this diet and I love the fact that there are recipes for one or two included. Sometimes it is not easy to break down a meal into 1-2 portions. You are awesome!!

Hi Martha! I just made your recipe for slow cooker chicken & gravy and it is so good!!

We all loved it. Will sure be making this again soon!

Thank you for sharing.

I have been on WW for years, off and on for too many years to count. (Off being the primary word.) I have never reached goal. So when I decided to try one last time, I was looking for an incentive when I found you! You are that and so much more. I have copied everything you have sent me.

I went to the Dr. this week. He went through my labs, (BS was 89, never been that since ?) checked heart, lungs, and ankles for swelling and looked at me and said.... "You have lost 16 pounds also. Do you have a twin?" I assured him that I didn't.

I feel good and still have a long ways to go, but with your help, I think I can make it! Thank you so much.

Martha - I love getting your menus, recipes, thoughts, and encouragement. You are a GREAT source of practical help!

Martha... This is amazing!!!!

I found a great recipe for Shepherds Pie in seconds using your new WW Recipe Search Engine!!

I love the personalized messages you send!

I recently rejoined Weight Watchers after gaining back 25 of my 55 pounds.

The information you provide is so helpful and provides for my success!!

I have tried every diet out there, I need to lose 35 pounds!!

Thank you so much for your encouragement!

I'm really looking forward to trying Trisha Yearwood's Orzo Salad recipe.

I like orzo but have only used it in soup. This salad looks delicious.

Thanks for all the recipes and points info you provide - it helps make cooking and meals a lot easier and very tasty!!

Love the WW zero points slow cook vegetable soup. Going to look up more recipes after work today with your awesome recipe search engine. This is a great site.

Hi Martha - I recently joined WW after gaining 25 pounds in the last year-and-a-half (I was already 15 lbs overweight). I'm a sugar freak and my diet is atrocious. I've been really struggling in the last couple of weeks to find meals I enjoy and that also fit within my points budget.

I stumbled across your website and I just had to write to tell you that you've saved me from throwing in the towel!

I'm only just starting to test out recipes but I already feel more excited about my options. I made the glazed salmon last night - it was easy and outrageous tasting! Thank you!!

I made your 5-ingredient chicken parmesan for dinner last night and it was AMAZING!!! My husband loved it as much (maybe more) as me!!

I used FF Ricotta and think that may have brought the SP value down even more. Wish I knew how to calculate that.

Thank you for another great recipe. Making this for the family over the holidays.

Hi Martha! I just want you to know how thankful I am that you are on a mission. You bring hope and encouragement as you make a difference in people's lives. Peace to you!

Hi Martha - I tried the Slow Cooker Carrot Cake Oatmeal recipe. I tweaked it slightly in that I used unsweetened Vanilla Almond milk. I used a 1/4 cup of brown sugar and two stevia Sweetner packets. I baked it in a casserole dish, as opposed to the slow cooker, for 60 minutes at 325F degrees. It came out perfect, moist and delicious. I also cut it into 9 pieces instead of 8. Thank you - Warm Regards!

I just made your 4-ingredient artichoke chicken crock pot dinner - it was fabulous!

My husband and I both loved it. We're saving it to have it again.

I just love your recipes!! I started back to Weight Watchers and your recipes are a life saver! Thank you.

Hi Martha, I bought your Slow Cooker eBook Bundle today for $29 and some change.

I have been skimming through them and it comes to me just how much work you have put into this and just what a bargain I got!!

I want to thank you for all you do and I am excited to begin your 28-Day Smart Start - Day 1 is tomorrow!

Dear Martha - I accidentally signed up for your inspiring messages over a year ago, and they have changed my outlook on everything. I have struggled with using food as comfort for many many years, never considering how much I was hurting myself.

I tried WW in the past, and was sometimes successful until life knocked me down again (miscarriages, deaths of parents, cancer and divorce) and I would yet again turn to food. It was always there for me, never judging me, replacing the missing pieces.

Until your emails. Your focus on the positive, your non-judgemental approach really work for me. I have stopped beating myself up for constantly letting myself down, and am focussed on how hard I always try again, thanks to you.

Your loving, kind and nurturing approach is such a gift, thank you. I wish I could tell you I am confident I will never fall again, but at least I feel as though I am not alone, and that it is my attempts to stand tall that matter, not how many times I succumb to self-distructive old habits.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you.

Thank you Martha - I just found you and your website and I am so excited! You are the first "real" person who I feel can help me be successful on my better health journey. I look forward to your inspiration, your recipes and tips. Feeling hopeful!

Hi Martha - I just wanted to let you know that I bought your eBook Bundle and have used a recipe every night this week in the slow cooker and my family loved each one. Thanks for the great recipes!

I've been dieting on and off most of my life and have only increased in weight.

Your newsletter to be yourself will be the key for me, at 70, to lose this weight. Pills, fad diets, 5 times at Weight Watchers, bariatric surgery did not work for me.

I will now figure out the healthiest way to lose weight using those tips in your newsletter.

For the first time in a long while I feel I will be successful. Thank you!!

Martha - I am on day 18 of your 28-Day Weight Loss Challenge and so far I have lost 8 pounds! Your different ways of doing things have certainly helped me. I have incorporated more soup into my diet which is not a hardship for me at all, I love soup. I’m starting to feel better . Thank you for your insights and ideas they are very helpful.

Thanks again for your support!

Hi Martha - I just finished 19 days working on the road, mostly away from my wonderful kitchen and available great foods. Thanks for your inspiring emails. They enabled me to eat healthy breakfasts, and eat a lot of fish and tons of veggies while traveling.

I would order my salmon with half the plate steamed veggies and a salad with oil & vinegar. I was not a saint the whole time, but I made much better choices while on the road because of your inspiration.

Thank you again!

Good morning Martha. We tried your recipe for slow cooker braised chicken and vegetables this weekend and it was amazing!

The chicken was juicy, tender and very well cooked. The vegetables were really good and flavorful. The only step I added to this recipe is actually roasting the chicken, so I put it in the roasting pan and roasted it for 15 minutes at 350F.

It's a definite keeper - thanks for sharing!!

Thanks, Martha. I do love your blog. I've been at goal for 11 years using the old Core program and then Simply Filling so I'm glad to see WW back to endorsing what I call "real food" in the new Purple thread. I still go to meetings once a week but usually only share about the healthy habits and more mental s tragedies of the program.

Your blog often lifts me up to take on all of my life mindset not just the food part.

XOXO!!

Martha - I've been on the Weight Watchers program for the last year and your website is a huge help!

Over the holidays I've kind of lost some of my initial incentive, so I thought I would try your 28-Day Smart Start Challenge to help me refocus.

I would still like to lose about 40 or 50 pounds and then maintain that, which is something I have never been able to do.

Thank you so much - I look forward to starting again today!

Martha - I read every email top to bottom - I am totally enjoying what you send. I have found your information to be very very helpful on my weight loss journey.

Down 10 lbs since I started about mid December - just before Christmas.

I made the lighter version chicken spaghetti last night, Martha. It is absolutely delicious! I would serve this dish to guests! It fit nicely in my 1.5 quart casserole dish, and it looked so inviting as I took it from the oven!

Thank you so much for all the insight, information, and inspiration you provide to those of us who struggle with weight loss. I'm a WW member for the umpteenth time and doing pretty well. I have to make this time work. I don't think I'll live long enough to go through the process again!

Thank you again!

Hi Martha - This 28-Day Smart Start Challenge has been wonderful.

Thank you for all of the support and encouragement.

I have definitely made some positive changes that I plan to continue!

Thank you Martha! I just wanted to share with you that I reached my goal weight of 185 pounds.

I have been at or near my weight for 8 weeks now. This week I weight in at 184.5!

I really appreciate your devotion to healthy eating and weight control!!

Thank you so much Martha!

I have reached my weight goal (losing 45 pounds) and know that this is something I must do for life. Only 5 more weeks until Lifetime!

Your recipes are such a great help - thank you!!

Hello Martha,

I'm really enjoying printing and making some of your slow cooker recipes. I've been faithful for 3 weeks with healthy eating and exercising and am pleased to say that I have lost 6 lbs!

I feel great and am encouraged to continue this better way of life. Thanks for all your help too!

I never thought I would be able to make healthier meals that fall into the Weight Watchers program with a slow cooker. Your recipes are great! I can cook healthy but not have to stay in the kitchen for hours. I have all your ebooks on my iPad and use them frequently.

You are so right! I attended my first WW meeting in 1965 or 1966. I had many cookbooks from that era. I was an on/off dieter, with emphasis on diet for many years. I earned Lifetime (first time) around 1977 and re-earned it in 2001.

I have been wrestling with 10 pounds this past year, but this current journey to take it off is probably the best one as I am making changes that I can live with for the rest of my life. I am finding the newer emphasis of beyond the scale to be helpful.

Thanks for all you do for us!

Martha, I just wanted you to know that I'm sharing this with my sister.

I love all the information and recipes that you are sharing on your site and in your emails.

Thank you for your time and experience along the way!

Martha, Thank you so much for all you do! I look forward everyday to see your e-mail.

Your recipes have really helped me and my husband so much. My husband is diabetic and he loves your recipes also. I can no longer afford Weight Watchers and your meal plan has really helped me to keep on track.

I bought all your ecookbooks and have them in a binder by my chair and plan our meals for the week.

Again, thank you, thank you, thank you!

Hello Martha,

It's in the upper 90's here and we could sure use some rain. I'm really enjoying using my crock pot to make summer meals. This is a 1st for me and I'm really enjoying all the new recipes you share. Thank you!

Hi Martha - Thank you for letting us know about Meal Planning Mommies. I bought the cookbook by Alisha Hughes from Meal Planning Mommies and it is a great 12-week meal plan with a shopping list which is wonderful. I can just make a copy of the list and go shopping for the week!

Martha - I have no idea how I managed to get onto your site - but I am sooooo glad it happened! I love it!!

And I appreciate so much what you are doing. Thank you so very much.

Hi Martha - So far I have made 4 of your great Weight Watchers recipes and each one has been very tasty. Thank you so much!!

Hi Martha - Thank you for this site. I have reached my goal weight, now the real lifetime hard work has started!

Thank you so much for all your follow up emails & recipes! They are definitely a huge help as I go through this journey!

Please keep them coming, I truly am loving all your material & it’s definitely helping to keep me on track!!!

Hi Martha - I wanted to let you know that it feels like you are becoming a family member to me.

With that I wish you and yours a Blessed and Happy Easter!

Thank you for all you do!!

I just purchased your Skinny Slow Cooker Recipes eCookbook and have the Sausage and Peppers cooking now.

Haven't tried it yet, but it sure smells wonderful!!

Thank you!

Dear Martha - I just want to thank you for what you do! I love all your recipes and you make meal planning so much easier and make it so easy to eat healthy! You have truly inspired me!

And I have emailed you twice you with questions, and as busy as you are, you have always answered me.

Keep up the good work! You are appreciated! Sincerely,

Hi Martha - I cannot begin to thank you enough for my month of meals. We (my husband and I) have only had the first week, but WOW, what great meals! I can't wait for the second week.

You have a customer for life!

Martha - I have all your cookbooks, am a member of Weight Watchers and have lost 15.8 lbs. so far using predominantly your recipes and the WW SmartPoints system.

Your recipes are so good that I forget they are created to be healthy; they simply taste like they were created to be delicious without regard to sodium/carbs/fats and such.

You are a gifted and spectacular creator of recipes and inspirational blogger. I have much gratitude in my heart for you and all the work you do on our behalf. Thank you so very much!

Thank you for all the helpful information!

I love food, I know it is a source of comfort to me and even an easy friend when you live alone.

I want peace with food and to be able to enjoy it but not make it an obsession or a cause for failure.

Thanks again for all your help, you have been down same the road!

Hi Martha - I made your Chicken Gnocchi Soup for dinner tonight and my family loved it!! Thank you so much!

Hi Martha, I just wanted to thank your for all your positive messages and great recipe links.

I greatly appreciate the wonderful service that you provide for free!!

Hi Martha,

I want to thank you for your 28 Day Smart Start ecourse and book. It has been a great help to me in focusing on my Weight Watchers Journey. I have started at the beginning again and am using your tips and recipes ideas which are great.

I wonder if you could advise about defining my strengths as I am not good at expressing myself in this way.

Thank you once again for your wonderful blog.

Martha - I am making your Slow Cooker Beef & Broccoli as I type this... and it smells wonderful. I am also making the Cauliflower Rice to serve with it.

I love these recipes, most are pretty easy to prepare and are healthy meals for my DH and myself. Thank you for your 'Slow Cooker' recipes.

Dear Martha - I tried your Creamy Italian Crockpot Chicken recipe and it was a BIG success with my family.

I served it over cooked rice and mixed veggies.

Keep sending your delicious recipes.

Thanks for all your encouragement!

Just hearing from you and others that share keeps me aware that it is not easy, but I am not alone either.

You motivated me to get out my crock pot and cook some chicken breasts. They were moist and tender and I can now use them in other dishes too.

Thanks again!!!!

Hi Martha - We tried your chicken enchilada recipe this weekend and my family loved it!!

Thank you for helping us as we try to eat more healthy!

Martha - bless your heart for all the work it must have taken to update the SmartPoints in your ebooks to the new Freestyle points. I had ordered your original bundle and have made good use of it. Having been on the PP plan, I didn't like the look the new SP when it rolled out, but decided to rejoin this morning to see what the new program would bring.

I was worried about how this update would affect your ebooks but here you are, just hours later, getting me up to date and right on track. I've downloaded the updated points so that all I have to do now is check the original recipe - I have them all in their own binder - then go to the download and update the points! Brilliant!!

Thank you for all you do to help me stay on track - only 20 lbs. to go!

Happy Labor Day and thank you for the great tips, recipes and encouragement. I have already used the maple/Dijon chicken slow cook recipe and it was one of the best slow cook recipes I have tried. Next up, Chicken Marsala.

Thank you again, Ms. McKinnon as I enjoy reviewing and trying these great recipes.

Hello Martha - I am sooo glad I found your blog/site. I have been doing Weight Watchers for about 1.5 weeks and have already lost 3 pounds and have learned so much about eating my fruits and vegetables.

I have already made 4 of your recipes and have loved them all. Thank you for what you do!

After attending your slow cooker demonstration at Weight Watchers Arizona and trying a few of the recipes on your blog, I bought your slow cooker ebook bundle.

I've now tried several of the recipes and wanted to tell you they have all been delicious.

But beyond that, my favorite thing about them has been how easy they are to prepare!

I'm loving that - thanks so much!!

Martha - I absolutely LOVED the Skinny Big Mac Salad. I lowered mine to 4 pts by using a fat free 1,000 island dressing & fat free cheddar cheese. Thank you soooo much!

Martha - I have tried several of your recipes, both from the cookbook you sent when I signed up as well as others from your website. I have loved everything! It has been so convenient to have these recipes.

I love coming home from work to the wonderful smell of the food in my crockpot!

Dinners have always been a challenge for me. I usually come home hungry and ready to eat anything. Having these healthy dinners ready has been a life saver! There are easy to make and delicious.

Having the nutritional information and the WW points already calculated is a big bonus too!

Thank you very much and I look forward to trying more of your recipes.

Love, love, love your messages. I plan to drop more weight, spend more time with good friends, eat great food, drink good wine and exercise.

Thank you for this wonderful site. I look forward to your emails, every time!

Martha - I absolutely love your emails, thank you!! You were exactly the motivation I needed today. Thank you!

Thank you so much for your constant help Martha!

I appreciate your tips, advice and recipes more than you know.

My weight is a constant battle... so thank you!!

Martha - we have been meal planning like this for a year now. It helps with groceries, and also meal prep on the day. I need to remember what to pull out of the freezer, or to prep the night before.

Most of the meals that I find online - such as Slenderkitchen - or in cookbooks, I put on the notes section. I also place the recipes on Pinterest that I have interest in - and then move them to copymethat when I have made them.

Your site, since I found it a month or so ago, has become invaluable in both my planning and cooking, as I am on Weight Watchers. 15 pounds down, and counting!

Thank you!

Dear Martha,

Best wishes to you for a wonderful Christmas and a rewarding New Year. I have enjoyed your site throughout the year and have been inspired to lose 15 lbs. following your lead. You provide a great service to all who are looking to follow a more healthy diet.

I have tried your new WW Recipe Search a few times now and the results are GREAT!!!!

I am a current WW member and our leader has a closed Facebook group.

I am a big supporter of you and your blog - I tell all our new members about your recipes!!

I love your recipes, Martha!! I'm 71 and have a health condition and have been trying to lose more weight. Last year I dropped 30 pounds using WW and your recipes. Then having to stay in this year because I'm high risk, I regained half.

But, been following WW again for the last couple of months and have lost 16 pounds. But I need to lose 20 more.

Thanks for being a lifeline to so many through your recipes that taste good but are nutrient-rich!!!

Thanks Martha!

I've been on the "struggle bus" these days, and your recipes and words of encouragement help so much!

Thank you!!

Martha, you are awesome! You have helped me soooooo much.

I have been going to Weight Watchers for 4 weeks now and I have lost 14 pounds. I have learned how to eat veggies and fruit.

Thanks a bunch!!

Martha - This is such an amazing bargain!!

I have belonged to Weight Watchers several times, but was never able to determine how many points there were for a homemade recipe!

Thank you for all you do!

I love the new WW recipe search tool and your recipes.

Thank you so much!!

Martha, thank you so much for your recipes and helpful WW points!

You are very helpful to me on my weight loss journey.

Hi Martha - thank you for your email. I have been going to WW for a year and have lost 58 pounds and want to continue. It will be nice to use your recipes to encourage that!

I have not rejoined WW yet..I joined back in 1972, or so, when it came out and only needed to loose 10 lbs. I have seen many changes since then.

Now I need to loose at least 50 lbs. and I feel my age is not helping. A lot of arthritis and limited movement. Trying to commit.

I read all your emails and save most of them and really feel motivated after seeing them. I will save this one too and use it. Some very useful and encouraging ideas.

Thank you so much for your emails.

Martha - Thank you so much for your helpful tips. I'm finally taking the steps to lose the unhealthy weight that has been an issue for 20+ years!

All the tips from your newsletters are invaluable. Again, Thank You!!

Martha - I so needed to hear this today!

Thank you so much for the inspiration!!

Hi! I have followed you on Facebook for quite a while and have enjoyed a number of your crock pot recipes. Delicious!! I work at a small hospital in Kansas. I am the grant coordinator for a grant we received from Blue Cross Blue Shield. The grant is for improving health in our community through healthy food choices and physical activity. I am going to start publishing healthy recipes on our Facebook page, as well as putting those recipes on cards that will be available at our local supermarket. I wondered if I could use some of your recipes in both places, giving you credit for them, of course. Thank you!!

Hi Martha - Just a quick note to say Thank You for the awesome recipes. I made the WW Baked Chicken Parmesan. I cut in half for the two of us - Perfect!

My husband is really not a tomato and basil guy, but he really like this. It was quick and easy too. Thanks again!

Hi Martha - Thanks for your continued support. I'm struggling to climb back on the WW wagon and your meal plans are a HUGE help.

Hi Martha - I'm a new subscriber to your website and I'm also a Lifetime Weight Watchers member who has struggled this past year in keeping my weight off.

I've now made several dishes this past week from your Skinny Slow Cooker Recipes eCookbook and they were all excellent!

I also lost 3.6 pounds from last week, which I have credited to your wonderful dishes!

Thanks again for everything!!

Hi Martha - I actually made your slow cooker beef stew last night and I loved it. It was delicious!!

Can't wait to try more Simple Nourished Living recipes!

Hi Martha, I just had to tell you that my teen son just loves, loves the hamburger stew recipe. I've made it 3 times already!

I also made your slow cooker chicken & gravy - it's great too!!

Thanks for these recipes that make losing weight with WW easier!

Thank you Martha. Your ebooks have allowed me to stay on program.

I've told everyone to check out your site.

Thanks!

Thank you Martha for posting some of your favorite recipes on here for the slow cooker.

I am 73 and really trying to follow Weight Watchers. You are a God send!

I also like that you show side dishes or suggestions on what to serve with the dish.

I look forward to your emails very much!

Hi Martha - As a Lifetime Weight Watcher, I have used many of your recipes and found them to be tasty and husband-friendly - especially your Skinny Slow Cooker Recipes!

Thank you for everything!!

Hi Martha, Thank you for your 28-Day Smart Start Challenge. I am starting to do the challenges and they are great! I really find it helps me to focus on my weight loss journey. I go to my local WW Wellness Studio and my leader is fantastic!

Martha - I am doing great, tracking everything and losing weight. Thank you for these wonderful emails, I get so much out of the info you share. Keep up the good work.

Hi Martha. Im on Weight Watchers right now and your site aligns with the program so well. I have limited menu choices since I eat no mammals, but I do eat shrimp and salmon and chicken and turkey.

In addition, I am into healthy eating but I am very specific about the veggies I eat, so I search for recipes that can work for me. I've found several in your offerings and I am grateful for those.

I rarely buy or download cookbooks because they never fit into to my specific food choices but rather research individual recipes that will work.

I love the fact that you provide smart points and appreciate that you have done the work to provide those! Thanks for allowing me to benefit from your wonderful offerings.

Martha - I am trying to hard to get rid of this weight. This site with encouraging words and recipes has been a true help. Thank you!

Martha, don't know if this email will get to you but I hope so.

I am helping my son with his weight loss plan and feel really discouraged lots of days.

Your email with the subject "you are capable" came at a very good time.

Thanks for your encouragement and advice. I know we can do this!

Martha - I am so excited! I just purchased and downloaded the new "Month of Meal Plans" as well as "Comfort Food Favorites." We are having an incredible nor'easter storm here in Rhode Island at this moment, but I am going to choose something wonderful to cook for tonight (provided the power stays on!)

Once again, thank you so much!

Hi Martha! I ordered your Slow Cook Yourself Slim Ultimate Bundle and have loved using all the recipes. I have also enjoyed the emails to encourage me to keep going 🙂

Hi Martha! Thank you for all of the information you have shared with me the last many months. I am finally seeing results thru your recipes and my Weight Watchers program. Your recipes and suggestions have helped me a lot.

I wanted to let you know that your Weight Watchers recipe search tool is amazing! Thank you so much for it Martha! Since it's summer break from school, my boys (there are 5 of them) and I have a them for each week day with Monday being muffin Monday. That's why I'm excited to make the skinny banana oatmeal muffins.

Hello Martha - I somehow came across your website as I was looking for yet another miracle diet and I watched your video on your WW journey. It brought me to years as you were actually telling my story, even the childhood "fat names".

After many many diets and also including re-joining WW more times than I can remember, I actually got to my goal weight . (I’ve always been about 30-40 overweight through my ups and downs of life). It was the best feeling ever and yet after I stood up in front of the group to tell my story and accept my "lifetime," I never went back.

This was in August of last year and I had just attended my 35th high school reunion and it never felt better. Well here I am 6 months later and 20 pounds heavier and so disappointed in myself.

I'm 53 and I still haven't made that connection.

I follow WW online but mostly just read comments at this point. I’m too embarrassed to go back as you mentioned.

I wanted to reach out to you and let you know that you have been my ah ha moment today.

This has to be a lifestyle for me because as I can see, the diet thing is not working for me.

Thank you for taking the time to read my note.

Martha, I'm so glad there are people like you out there!! I'm a newbie to WW and you certainly make this journey easier with your wealth of information and tasty recipes!!!

Thanks bunches - Stay well!

Hi Martha - I am so appreciative of the emails you send me. I never knew how to be consistent with a diet - Thank you for making it a little easier!