Testimonials

I tried Trisha Yearwood's Lightened Orzo Salad and it's delicious!

I used basil-infused olive oil and fresh basil, then added some chicken.

So much I can do with this basic salad! Thank you!!

Thanks Martha for all the meal planning and great menus. I am not even on Weight Watchers but love the information you send me. Thanks again!

Martha - I made your spicy red lentil soup and it was the best! In fact, we have enough for tomorrow night too!!

Thank you so much - we'll be sure to save this recipe for another soup day.

Good morning Martha - I just wanted to let you know I tried your Turkey Pinto Bean Burrito yesterday. I used a low carb whole wheat tortilla and fresh black beans and corn salsa. It was absolutely delicious! All of your recipes are good - this was one of the best. I have lost another 5 lbs. Yay!!

Thank you so much! I continue to enjoy all of your ideas and recipes. Even though cooking has not been on my to do list during treatments. I will soon be finished and hope my appetite and strength comes back.

Your website and information is wonderful!!

Hi Martha - I do home health and cook for my clients. I just got one of them a crock pot and will be trying some of your tasty recipes.

Thank you for helping us and keeping it simple.

Martha - I just love all of your advice.

I am about a week into your 28-Day Smart Start Challenge and learning a lot about the importance of small changes.

Thank you for making a difference in my life!

Thank you Martha. I really appreciate your honesty in all of your posts.

I achieved Weight Watchers Lifetime 2 years ago, but I'm still struggling with my weight.

I am currently about 10 lbs. over and it doesn't feel very good.

Thanks again for your blog and recipes - I'm thankful for what you do!!

I had to write back to tell you how much we enjoyed this delicious Italian Pork and White Bean Stew recipe.

My Italian heritage was doing a happy dance while eating dinner. My husband, the picky eater, couldn't believe how Old World it tasted. It was something my grandmother or mom would have made.

Healthy and good for you it did not taste. Anything I can fix in one of my 3 slow cooker is fine by me. This recipe is now a recipe card in the front of my box. I just had to thank you for sharing!!

Martha - I love your recipes, tips and advice.

I will be mentioning you at my WW meeting and have already referred you to a few friends who like to try new healthy recipes!

I love to tell people about your recipes Martha!!!!

We really appreciate them A LOT!!

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!

Hi Martha - Just wanted to drop by and say thank you for helping me lose weight!

Hi Martha - I'm a Lifetime Weight Watchers member but haven't been able to attend their meetings for about five years (due to time restraints) and unfortunately, have gained ten pounds over my goal weight.

I was so happy to hear from you and feel I can get back on track with your email tips and suggestions. Thank you.

Thank you, thank you, Martha!

Today I made your most delicious Roasted Shrimp & Broccoli recipe! We both loved it.

I have been printing out your weekly meal plan and the recipes associated with it. I clip them all together for easy access/reference.

Works out great as I can make my weekly shopping list and all the recipes are right there. No forgetting which grocery item goes with what, no confusion. Neat little bundle.

Everything I’ve tried so far has been excellent. God is good!

Thank you again!

Wow, thank you and your brother for this great WW Recipe Search!

I am so grateful for finding your website last year. It has been such an informative, inspiring journey.

Hi Martha - I appreciate all your emails, it's like having a personal trainer for weight loss. I have lost weight a number of times overs the years. By saying that, you understand that I lost the pounds only to find them again, plus more.

In my mind, I know the value of healthy eating. In my heart, I love to eat all types of food, as well as try new recipes.

Planning is the best way to stay on track. I can do this, one meal at a time. I appreciate the great reminders in all your emails.

Thank you!

Martha - Thank you so much for this great WW recipe search tool!

I have just discovered how filling baked oatmeal is for breakfast and found a recipe for chocolate cherry oatmeal bites that sound scrumptious!

Hi Martha - I get ideas from recipes and always end up doing my own thing. But I love making food in large batches, cooking one full day a week. I then freeze some and when I have nothing in the refrigerator, I head to the freezer.

Thank you so much!

I just wanted to let you know that I love your emails and I love your site.

I am also a Lifetime WW members for about 4 years now.

Thank you for all you do!

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.

Hi Martha - I just love your recipes!!! So far I've made the chicken pot pie soup and the pasta fagioli!

They were both excellent - I'll be making more recipes for sure!

Martha, Thank you for sharing profound wisdom. I am a writer. I just began my career as a writer six months ago. I am working on a memoir. There will end up being two memoirs ... one about my childhood (abuse I endured at my father's hand) and one about my adulthood (how I was set up to become a victim by the way I was raised and how I overcame that victim status). I hope to be a beacon of hope to women who have struggled with abuse, both as a child and later as an adult.

Your email about change resonates with me. No one in my family ever encouraged me to develop and use my talents. It has taken me most of my adult life to get to this point. I embrace my talent and write every day with an eye toward being published. A book is a big undertaking and will take the better part of a year.

I am changing also by taking off the 70 lbs I have to lose. I have lost four of the five pounds I had gained back. I am determined to weigh 125 lbs. again and to feel really good about myself.

Thank you for your kindness; I get a lot out of your emails. I am making the sausage and peppers today. It has another hour to go before it is ready. I look forward to it. It smells yummy.

Hi Martha, Thank you so much for taking all the pain and hard work out of getting those SmartPoints figured out!

I really appreciate it!!

I love this! I'm new to trying to cook healthier meals.

I'm actually making your chicken marinara today in the crock pot.

And I'm sharing your site with a friend in WW who's lost 16 lbs. in a month.

Thank you so much!

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

Thank you so much for your encouragement!

Martha - Thank you soooooo much! I have printed out all your recipes and I'm going to Staples to have them bound into books. I really appreciate you doing this for me.

Thank you again! I just LOVE reading all of your emails. I'm just soooo excited!!

Dear Martha,

Happy a Monday to you! I'm doing well, got a great report on my Cholesterol during my Wellness Visit. So excited. I'm down 38lbs and only a few more to go to be Lifetime.

I have passed your emails to several friends and family. Some are on WW, others just want to lose and get motivated.

I find your emails so inspirational I just had to share. I hope they feel the same and sign up.

Have a great week. And many thanks!

Hi Martha - I just wanted you to know that I bought your Month of Weight Watchers Friendly Meal Plans this morning and two hours later I made the frittata, which was delicious!!

This is just what I've been needing.

We tried Blue Apron, but they are high calorie. Your idea for this is fabulous!

I'll definitely tell my meetings about you.

Martha - I made you slow cooker Italian pork and white bean stew for supper last night and loved it!!

I'm having the leftovers for lunch today and I can't wait!

Thanks again for all the great recipes.

Martha - You are amazing! Thank you for providing all these recipes and nutritional info.

I bet no one every thanks you and that is a shame.

I really appreciate all your hard work!

Martha - I love your posts and have gotten so much information from them.

I just found your 3-Ingredient Non-Fat Strawberry Frozen Yogurt dessert that looks so yummy!

I am always on the look out for desserts that are 2-3 SmartPoints so that I can have a dessert every day and I think I have a great option with this one!

My new mantra: I have gotten rid of my weight and will continue to get rid of it. I did not lose it because I do not want to find it again!

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!!

What a great job you are doing with all the recipes and WW points!!

Keep it up!

Thank you, Martha. I am so happy to find your website! It is so jam-packed with great ideas, easy healthy recipes and weight loss information.

Thank you again!

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.

Hi Martha - Just love your inspiring and encouraging words. I am just a few pounds away from my goal weight again, but it is such an ongoing battle and I find your e-books and email newsletters are a huge help to keep me on track!

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!!

I love you Martha!! You make Weight Watchers so much easier for me!

Thank you Martha for your meal plans. Your example and encouragement have helped me to start meal planning! Your emails are wonderful - Thank you!!

Thank you, Martha.

You are an amazing inspiration and your emails are such a motivation for me!!

Martha, I just can't tell you how helpful you are!

Keep up the great work, please!!

Martha, you are AWESOME! Thanks for your ongoing encouragement and advice. It really makes a difference!

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.

Martha - I have been on WW for about two months now, and progressing well, albeit slowly. But I just wanted to tell you how much your personal blog has helped me. And the menu ideas for July 4th week are exactly what I prepared for Father's Day!

Keep your ideas coming along with recipes because we don't usually like to eat the same thing more than once, unless it's really, really good. Thanks again!

Hi Martha - I love your recipes and your site. I am a Weight Watchers Lifetime Member and have kept over 134 pounds off for 11 years, for which I am proud. Slow and easy does win the race, so that makes me a turtle too. The slow I lost the weight, the longer I kept it off and am still doing it.

I exercise 3 days a week (even with lots of health issues) and it makes my days better by doing it - and it helps keep my weight down. My WW meetings are very important to me too.

Thanks again, you look great! Proud of your accomplishments too. Have a great day!!

Hi Martha - I just wanted to tell you how inspiring you are. It has helped me and I'm sure many others, tremendously.

Thank you and keep the emails coming!

Martha - I love your ideas. The nice thing about your recipes is that I'm able to change the number of servings which coincides with the ingredients. Thanks for making cooking so much more easier!

Hi Martha - The bonus meal plan #1 that's included with your slow cooker bundle is wonderful!

I love the recipes and how you listed all the groceries to be bought for the week.

Martha - I do enjoy your recipes and ideas. I made your slow cooker salmon and it was delish!

I also have your slow cooker soup book and have made many of the soups.

Ignore negative comments, your messages are right on - not long, never boring and always valuable info.

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.

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.

Hi Martha - I do not eat candy or sweets, so I am not afraid of Halloween. Our Thanksgiving has gone past (Canada) and Christmas will be plenty of chicken and veggies.

I feel I have learned so much about the value of food from your wonderful recipes and WW. I realize you will never know it all, but I think I have somewhat of a handle on it now.

I am down 49 pounds since January this year and I've never felt better. Thank you so much for your inspiring recipes and emails. I look forward to each and every one.

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

I've told everyone to check out your site.

Thanks!

I really enjoy your recipes and how we can make variations. It makes WW meals so much easier. Thank you!

Martha - Thank you so much for putting weight loss into perspective.

It is a slow and steady process.

Your email this Monday morning was just what I needed to hear!

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,

Good morning Martha - Thank you so very much for getting back to me and giving me solutions. You are amazingly dedicated to your followers and to a lifestyle that focuses on educating us in promoting a healthy lifestyle that is sustainable.

You are my primary resource to maintain healthy eating and your Recipe Search is invaluable. Thank you Martha, for sharing your passion with us all!

Martha - I always have a good laugh every time I see "Unsubscribe" at the top of your emails. Not a Chance! I so look forward to your emails.

I love to laugh until my belly hurts. Somedays, if I did not laugh, I would cry. It has gotten me through a lot of nasty days. Thanks for reminding me "Laughter really is the very best medicine."

You rock Sista! Keep them coming.

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.

I just wanted to let you know that I'm really happy to have ordered your Skinny Slow Cooker Recipes cookbook. I've tried 3 recipes now, and have liked all of them!

Also, your emails are both practical and inspirational!! Your ideas about weight loss make me feel like it's doable, instead of an insurmountable task.

Thank you for sharing your gifts with us!

Thank you Martha, I needed to hear that!

It's been rough going for a while - I am WW Lifetime status and fell off the wagon.

But there is still hope as I am just a work in progress! Thanks again for all you do!!

Thank you, my friend. You made such a difference in my WW journey and I really appreciate your help.

Martha - I just wanted to say a HUGE thank you for your email list and the tip about Kristen's meal plans at Slender Kitchen. EVERYTHING I have tried is fantastic! My family is loving the tastes and variety, and I love the weekly planning and grocery list simplicity. I am so thrilled with all the WW support I find in the universe.

Morning Martha - I just don't know how you do it. I love your emails, in fact I so look forward to each and every one of them.

Thank you so very much for sharing your knowledge and all your fantastic meal plans. You are a GEM!!

Martha, You do a great job!

I've been a Weight Watchers member off an on for many years and I find your recipes very handy and delicious - you're a great help!!

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!

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 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.

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!

Hi Martha! I, too, am a Lifetime Member of WW, and I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your research and your generous sharing of it all. Not just the recipes, but most specifically IF (intermittent fasting) – my sister has been doing it since October and has had fabulous results. I love that you include it with your findings, as well!

It's summertime and we live on a lake – lots of parties and activities going on thru the late Fall. Blessed to live here, for sure – and food and drink bring up challenges quite often!!! I’ve learned to bring a big old bowl of fresh fruit and thin my wine by half by adding diet 7 up! Silly, but it helps. Would help more to not drink at all, but I am not there yet!!

Anyway, I hope you get this – and I just wanted to say thank you from the bottom of my heart!!!!

Martha - I made your chicken, apple and cranberry salad yesterday and loved it!!

Thank you for your recipes!

Hi Martha - Thank you for this email, it was exactly what I needed to hear!

It feels like you've been watching me lately and were sending this email directly to me!

Thank you again!!

Martha, I started Weight Watchers in 1971 in Chicago and became both LifeTime and lifer along the way. I've tried all the programs, done meetings and online.

Somehow, seeing your daily messages keeps me feeling accountable for one more day. Even the repetitive messages serve an important purpose.

Thank you for being there.

Martha, I just wanted you to know how much I appreciate your column.

My favorite recipe so far has been the Slow Cooker Meatballs with French Onion Soup. My husband loved it. I was thinking next time I might add a bit of low fat sour cream to the broth.

Thank you for taking time to do this. I have both of your cook books and love them.

Martha, I really appreciate your emails. I am struggling so much right now.

I am a Lifetime WW and have gained 20 lbs., and I can't seem to get my head around my life choices anymore.

I just wanted to let you know that I appreciate all that you are doing!

Hi Martha,

I pray you and your family have a very Merry Christmas and the Happiest New Year.

I would not have lost 61 pounds this year without you and your recipes. I started WW on January 15th, 2018. You inspired me all year long and your recipes have been so delicious for both my husband and me that we have both been successful in our attempts to lose weight this year.

I use a lot of your slow cooker recipes and they are delicious. So THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU !!!!

Martha - I look forward to your frequent communications and have been inspired to lose 12 lbs. so far, I have another 10 lbs. to go. The recipes, especially for slow cookers, have inspired me to plan meals which are delicious and healthy, avoiding impulsive choices.

Thanks again for your efforts to provide options for weight loss and lifestyle changes.

Hi Martha - I've been enjoying your recipes, especially the slow cooker ones!

I too am a WW girl - for many years now. I have kept my weight off within a few pounds!

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

Thank you SO much for sharing your recipes/creations with us! Enjoying food yet staying within WW points is challenging so I am grateful for the help!

Martha - I so needed to hear this today!

Thank you so much for the inspiration!!

Martha, Thank you for the wonderful recipes!!!

I totally agree with you, planning your meals ahead is the key to a great weight loss!

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!

Martha - I just came across your program and I feel that this is an answer to a prayer. I had no ideas as how to plan out meals, nor really what to eat.

I am very excited and looking forward to your meal plans. We need more people like you that are out there willing to share your journey.

Hi Martha - First let me tell you how much I LOVE your website! Your information is always encouraging and interesting. Thank you for all of the time you invest!

Martha - I made your bean and barley slow cooker soup yesterday and wanted to let you know that is is really, really good. Thank you!

Hi Martha - Thank you for writing this in such a day-to-day process! You keep my spirits up and my thought process in the moment. It is always good to have long-term goals, but everyday is where we need encouragement.

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 🙂

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!

Martha, I just wanted to let you know that I'm seriously enjoying your recipes!

I am always looking for something new to try and your recipes are always simple and good.

Thanks for all you do!!

Sweet Martha - I canceled my WW subscription today. I will stay on Freestyle but find I am having great success with your incredible recipes, your inspiring messages and your constant support!

Martha, Thank you so much for the information you sent yesterday. I really needed it!

I'm sure you don't realize all the good that you do, but it really is invaluable and I wanted to thank you.

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!

Hi Martha - I wanted to let you know that I just made your slow cooker chicken and vegetable soup, it is awesome! Zero points and it's even more awesome!! Thank you for all you do to help all of us on our healthy eating/living journey.

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!

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!!

Hi Martha, I just wanted to say thank you for using your talents to invest and give back to others. Your emails are a great encouragement and inspiration to me. God Bless!

Love your recipes and the slow cooker! I find your emails very encouraging and help me stay on track with Weight Watchers.

Hi Martha - I just love your site!

I'm a mindful (now) snacker and a helpful think for my planning is to portion out my snacks ahead of time.

Now I can easily walk away with a controlled happy-making portion! It works for me!!

Again, you rock! I'm so glad I clicked on the link to your site!