Testimonials

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.

Thank you for all your recipes. I have tried so many and they are all delicious.

I am enjoying Weight Watchers more now, than ever before. Everyday I have something different to eat!

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! 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, I absolutely love your ideas and recipes. Everything tastes so good and I have been so much happier now that everyone in my household doesn't have to feel deprived because I'm watching my weight. I did just discover the beauty of the instant pot, so any and all of your ideas are welcome. Thank 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.

Hi Martha - What an inspiring message and thank you for including me in your list. As you may or may not know, I spent 17 years as a Weight Watchers Leader. I also was a Personal Chef for over 10 years and have led many cooking classes via my local educational organizations, Whole Foods, and local Cities Educational Courses.

As a WW Leader, I also reminded members that losing weight is 95% in our heads. We have fat heads! What I meant was, we have total control over what our body does. We think food is the biggest obstacle for us. It is also such a complex situation and it takes the following: Patience, with yourself and whatever program you follow; Persistence, you must be persistent and present for the entire journey; and Practice, you must practice what you are learning everyday.

I loved your email and it got me thinking again. I have so much to share and love doing this work. I am so happy to see that you are in my "village" of changing minds and speaking what we want not what we don't want.

With great appreciation for what you do!

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!

Martha - We really love your easy soup, stew and casserole recipes - especially during the winter weather we are having.

I appreciate your hard work for our enjoyment!

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.

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!!

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 - This is the best email I've received since I joined WW in January! I've been cooking tons of foods with all the other recipes, and not always eating the correct portions, thus my losses have been minor and slow...

I think with your recipes for one, I will do much better on the plan.

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!

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!

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!!

I know you are very busy, but I just wanted to tell you how much I appreciate your encouraging emails. I am really inspired again to eat healthy and lose some weight.

I love your 28-Day Challenge and all your recipes, tips and hints. My husband loves everything we have tried so far.

A big thank you!!

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 - Thank you so much for your wonderful recipe ideas.

I always like trying something new and look forward to hearing from you.

Your good recipes help me and my weight loss. Have a good week!

Martha - Thank you for your kindness. I am so encouraged by the things that you are sending.

You are such an encourager and full of practical help and wisdom. May you be blessed today!

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 - 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!

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 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.

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!!

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

Thank you so much for your encouragement!

Martha - I always love and appreciate all of your recipes. They are awesome. Up to 29 lbs. lost on Weight Watchers since February - I've never felt better. I cherish your recipes! Thank you.

Dear Martha - We have been so blessed by your recipes!

I purchased your Skinny Slow Cooker Recipes and have made several of them already. All of them have been delicious!

Tonight I made the Chicken Gnocchi soup and it's amazing!!

Thank you so much for blessing others with your great recipes. And we really appreciate that they are made with healthy ingredients.

Thank you for all your great tips, hints, recipes and everything else you share either by email, Facebook or your website!!

It has helped me stay on track with my WW journey, which is a little slow right now!

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

Thank you for creating the Slow Cook Yourself Slim package.

I am not a purchaser online usually, but your system made it so easy.

I am looking forward to getting your support and eating plans.

You know what it's like to fight the battle of the bulge and keep on winning.

Thanks a lot!!

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 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.

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.

I. Love. This!!

I'm going to make Taco Stuffed Zucchini Boats with a SP value of 5 for 2 halves.

I'm also sharing this site with all 4 of my WW meetings.

Thank you so much!!

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!

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

Martha - I brought the lightened version of the Orzo Salad to my vegetarian book club. The member who always has amazing dishes to share immediately emailed me for the recipe. I love being able to share good food with friends; that makes this really feel like a lifestyle change rather than a diet. This share was a total success. Thank you!

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 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 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 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.

Hi Martha - I just want to tell you how much I am loving your work, suggestions, recipes, etc.

The daily connection and reminders are just what I needed.

I joined Weight Watchers a month ago and am down 8.2 lbs. so far, but it's so easy to slip away.

Your program is just the booster I need. Thank you!!

I signed up for Meal Planning Made Easy and LOVE it! I have not had a recipe that I have not been able to pull of or that I have not liked!

I had the Kung Lao chicken the other night and it was YUM!!! (I think next time I might reduce the hot sauce a little - it had a kick to it!) Honey Lime Tilapia was awesome also.

Thanks for introducing it in your weekly email.

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!!

Martha, I have been reading your emails for a few months and love your insight. That said I had yet to make a Slow Cooker recipe until the Chicken Marsala.

OMG are you kidding? It is so fabulous I will make it again and again and again. One certainly does not feel on a diet of any kind eating that. I had sauteed carrots with it. Also, though I am a wine lover, I only had 1/3 cup of the Marsala so used broth as the other liquid and it turned out well. No shallots but used quite a lot of red onion.

Anyway thank you so much for the emails and the quotes I love reading those.

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!

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!

Must say... grew up in Flushing, Queens, New York and Jean Nidetch was my very first "lecturer." It was in some obscure building near Queens College... that was the 60's and yet her elegant presence and big blonde hair is still with me today!

Loved your quote today! As we grow into the Oprah World of today - LOVE the new program. 100 lbs. down and maintaining right now with 40 to go!

Your site ROCKS!

Martha - My biggest a-ha moment was when I joined your 28-Day Smart Start Weight Loss Challenge.

It helped me look at life and weight loss realistically!

Hi Martha - I love your cookbooks! I wanted to also share my 27 pound weight loss since I started Weight Watchers on 2/1/17.

I am on Day #2 of your 28-Day Challenge. I'm looking forward to a successful journey.

Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful recipes!!!!

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.

Hi Martha - Thank you for the assistance and being such a great resource/inspiration on my weight loss journey. I have seen a few websites in my position, but yours is truly the best!

Not only are the recipes great, but your chatty emails are like hearing from a good friend... Thank you!

Also and absolutely not lastly, the motivational quotes at the beginning of your emails are very important to me. Maybe a tad bit more important than the recipes... I save all of them.

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.

Martha - Thank you for your ever-so-helpful recipes. You are an excellent resource to help our getting back to healthy eating. God bless.

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!

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!

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.

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, 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!

Martha - I so needed to hear this today!

Thank you so much for the inspiration!!

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!!

Thank you Martha for such a quick response. Today I am standing at the base of a mountain looking up feeling that this seems so very large to attempt climbing.

This is something I must do if I want to be around to grow old with my husband and see my Grandbabies grow up. My 100#goal.

I know it's one step at a time. The meal planning and fast paced life I live seems to always be my excuse for quitting. Reading all that you offer gives my more hope than I have had in a long time.

I am a current WW member with extremely slow results but knowing every little bit helps. 9# down since April. You give me so much hope that I'm finally excited about trying harder. Thanks for all you give to others.

Sincerely,
Vicki

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 - I've made quite a few of your recipes and they've all been easy and delicious.

I just started back with Weight Watchers, so having the SmartPoints available with your recipes helps a lot!!

Thanks for doing all the hard work you do to make it easier for me to get dinner on the table!

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!

Thank you Martha! I have failed at this walk so many times before. I certainly needed this pep talk today.

I am starting your 28-Day Smart Start Challenge today and can't wait!

Thank you for sharing your wisdom.

Hi Martha - Thanks for all the great recipes! I tried the chicken noodle casserole this week and subbed broccoli for the mixed veggies. It was great and even my husband loved it. I look forward to try many more.

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!

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.

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! Thanks for your ongoing encouragement and advice. It really makes a difference!

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!

Martha - thanks for sharing your thoughts and the information on intermittent fasting.

I too make this a regular part of my own practices in maintaining a healthy weight and am a Lifetime Weight Watcher.

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 - 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 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.

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!

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!

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!

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!!

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 - Thank you so much for reaching out to me. When I started Weight Watchers it was easy to follow the program, but lately it has become more difficult since medical issues have intervened.

People like you, help people like me get back on track. Thank you for your help.

Martha - You have helped me lose 20 pounds and you are an important part of my life. Thank you for all you have done!

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 Martha!

These words of encouragement were just what I needed to hear and the best by far!!

Martha - I really love getting recipe and meal ideas from you.

Thank you so much for your time.

I'm no chef, so I need all the help I can get!

I cannot tell you how much your emails mean to me. The chattiness, the recipes & especially the quotes.

Without ever meeting you ....in person.... you have become like a friend that I look forward to hearing from.

Thank you!

Martha... This is amazing!!!!

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

Martha, Thank you for the great recipes and encouragement to lose weight and keep it off while still eating satisfying food. Your emails are by far the greatest find for me.

You are doing a great service to all of us trying to eat healthy. Please keep up your great work.

Martha, Thank you so much for all the time you spend helping all of us with healthy recipes and wonderful tips.

I also love the quotes you put in your emails. Awesome!!

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!

Dear Martha,
You are instrumental in keeping me conscious of my eating habits. Your quotes, encouragement and recipes are helping me. You are a gift.

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 🙂

Martha, Thanks for the support you continue to give us. Coming off of a struggle filled summer, this weeks quote is just perfect. Thank you!

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!

Hi Martha - Thank you for the encouraging words. I have maintained my weight loss due to remaining mindful. Three years now.

Healthy thinking, healthy eating and most of all a positive lifestyle is my success in this journey. WW was never a diet to me, it was a way to healthy eating that helped me lose 76lbs.

Again, thank you and I appreciate all your encouragement and recipes.

Your information is great. I am a Lifetime Weight Watcher Member of 10 years and after losing 100 lbs. have kept off 80 of it and have been looking for something to help me get focused again. Meetings never seem to do much for me - I feel it is a solo commitment.

Thanks again for sharing your knowledge!