Testimonials

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!

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

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

Martha, I love your emails and recipes! I have been dieting for several months and tired of eating the same old thing. Your recipes give me changes that I welcome!

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 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.

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!!!

Martha,

I would like to give you a "BIG THANK YOU" for your 28 DAY SMART CHALLENGE. It has been a great help to me in my WW journey.

Each day's task has focused my weight loss efforts during this past terrible year. I wish you and your family a very happy and safe New Year!

Martha, I would like to thank you for all you do. I use all your recipes and I am really excited to tell you I have dropped 3 sizes. Wishing you and your family and blessed and Happy New Year!

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!

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, 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!

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!

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!

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!

Hello Martha - I've made your Cheeseburger Casserole and Meatloaf and both were so yummy. We loved them both so much, I'll definitely be making them again soon!

Looking forward to trying some other recipes soon. Thanks a bunch!!

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!!

Hello Martha, I am really enjoying the recipes and am feeling so good about the choices I am making. I am so happy to have your recipes because I was getting bored eating my foods the same way all the time. Now I so many recipes to choose from! Thanks so much!

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

Hi Martha - thank you for sharing your knowledge and recipes. I have been a Lifetime WW Member for 5 years and started the WW program 7 years ago. I lost 76 pounds and will keep it off forever!

I stick to the program and if I go up a few pounds, I revert back to 0 Points foods to get back on track. Thank God for WW!

Thank you, Martha.

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

Martha,

I want to tell you how much I appreciate all of the work you put into the meal planning.

You have helped me stay on track and try so many new meals. I hope you and your crew know how many people you have helped.

Thank you!

Hi Martha - Thank you very much for all your helpful emails.

I have tried your Broccoli Salad with Grapes and it was Awesome!!

Howdy Martha - I just started the Weight Watchers Simply Filling Plan after being on the WW Freestyle Plan. You are a wealth of information.

Thank You for taking the time to help others in their journey with weight loss. May all your goals & endeavors be fulfilled. Bless You & Yours. Best Regards!

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

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!

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!!

Good morning Martha!

Just wanted to say "thank you" for all you do to help folks like me stay motivated to live a healthier life.

I am enjoying my eCookbooks and any day now will restart the 28-Day Smart Start Weight Loss Challenge. Right now I am doing the "Mindless Eating" book club.

Right now my life is challenging and am putting myself on the "back burner" but I do make the time to read your emails, these are my "Me Time" indulgence.

Thank you very much for all you do! Be well!

PS: two ideas for you: 1. an ebook of easy meals for Seniors. 2. an ebook of a very simple, starter yoga.

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.

Martha - Wanted to let you know I have lost 15 lbs in the last 6 weeks. I use your recipes which are delicious (especially the slow cooker ones). I don't count points (didn't like having to enter the ingredients for every new recipe on the website) but I count calories and limit myself to 1,200 a day.

I have 72 more lbs to go. I am a paragon of virtue when it comes to whole foods, fruits and vegetables. My body seems to be detoxing itself as I keep blowing my nose.

I am also a breast cancer survivor and 100 percent cured.

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!

Thank you Martha! Just wanted to let you know that I love your recipes!

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!

Martha, I just love your advice about making changes you can live with. Meal planning takes the stress to level one. Slow cooker, soup, and frozen left overs makes staying healthy a way of life. I have been a return member of WW for 40 years. The last 6 years I have maintained my weight (and clothing size) and feel happy and satisfied. Your words inspire me!

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!

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!

Dear Martha, thank you for sharing this. It made a lot of sense to me and although I’ve likely read this advice over the years, something about your email and the link to recipes just "clicked" for me.

It's hard to describe, but I feel like it's going to be ok, there's lots of options and they are "ok" to have (in moderation, using the weekly pts).

We tend to associate sweet treats with "cheating" or "being bad", but the idea to purposely plan and prepare for them in the week, really freed me. You hit the proverbial nail on the head, deprivation is such a sneaky mental beast that hid in wait with most of my failed diet changes over the years.

This was just a small note to say thank you for being the person to make it "click". Your work and website are much appreciated.

Martha - I so needed to hear this today!

Thank you so much for the inspiration!!

Martha - I am loving your emails! I have not downloaded the the slow cooker recipes cuz I don’t understand how to do it (some things we are too old to learn). Waiting for one of my grandchildren to come and do that for me.

But I have printed almost every email recipe and my recipe book is filling up. Fantastic recipes and easy to follow. Have enjoyed every one I have printed. Please keep them coming it is really helping to stay on plan and continue losing weight!

Hi Martha - I made your Crock Pot Hamburger Stew 2nite. It was oh so good!

My husband thought we was at a restaurant. I added chopped spinach, pinto beans and rather than 2 cups of water, I added 4 cups of vegetable broth.

Thanks for the basics! There are so many more of your recipes I'm anxious to try!

Hello Martha,

Thank you so much for the wonderful words of encouragement and strength because it is a day-to-day struggle which you have made a lot easier with all of your recipes and its calculation. I am so glad that I came across your web site in a google search it has truly changed my way of thinking and made me so much more aware of what I am eating.

Thank you again!!!

Hi Martha - I lost 76 pounds 5 years ago and I have kept them off. How?? I used WW cookbooks, tracked my points on paper, I attended WW meetings, exercise to stay toned and do the best I can by staying healthy. Regular doctor visits. I stay busy. WW played a big, big role in my success. My moto in one word... Persevere. Thank you!

Martha - I love your emails, blog & recipes.

You’re so real. You don’t come off like you’re just selling stuff. Seems like you really care about us.

I so appreciate 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!

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 emailed you a couple of weeks ago to tell you how much my husband and I enjoyed the Impossible Easy Taco Pie and I also said I would be trying the Chicken & broccoli one. Well… we liked that one even more. That was delicious and once again it makes enough for 2 nights and maybe lunch for 1 of us.

In our house if you are the one cleaning up the kitchen you can wrap up the last bit and disguise it (ie: mislabel it ) so you can have it for lunch the next day. ? I would label it green beans and he would label it liver. Just thought I would let you know once again that we definitely have 2 keepers that will go on the rotation. Keep them coming!!

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.

Thank you, very much, Martha, for your quick response & access to the recipes. I enjoy all of your emails of help & encouragement as I struggle to get healthy again by eating better & losing weight!

Martha - I made your impossibly easy taco pie the other night and we loved it. My husband and I ate it for 2 nights so that was a nice bonus too. Didn’t have to cook one night! But you are right, it is very easy and very tasty. We added lots to the top once we heated it up, just like we do for tacos. Lettuce, tomatoes, avocado etc. I also put chopped tomatoes on the top when I backed it because I like baked tomatoes. So, I just wanted you to know that we tried it and really enjoyed it. I will be trying your Impossibly Easy Chicken and Broccoli Pie soon too. Thanks for all your wonderful recipes. The Shrimp Creole is still my favorite!!

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 - 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 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!!!!

Thank you for taking the time, each week, to make a meal plan. It makes it easy to follow and plan for the coming week, if you like. I use many of your recipes and I do plan weekly.

I made one of your slow cooker recipes this week, Ratatouille. My husband and I absolutely loved it !!! I will be making this one again. It does take a bit of prep time but is absolutely worth it in the end. I am a slow cooker lover, like you, and I don't work.

Have a Blessed week and keep up the great work. God Bless

Martha - I want to thank you for all the time you put into sharing your recipes.

I'm sure it's a thankless job of service and you never hear it enough. Thank you again!!!!

Hi Martha, I am sooooo excited because yesterday, in just 15 minutes, I had two crockpots going and two delicious meals ready for suppers this week!

I have always loved your recipes and have followed you for a long time, but having these crockpot recipes all in one place is fantastic! Love them!!

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'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!!

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!

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!

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!!

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.

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

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!!

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! 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

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!

Thank you, Martha, for your inspiration. Today's quote about deprivation is ME. I have had dessert every single day of my journey for the past year and have lost 64.4 lbs. I do not feel deprived.

I feel WW is sustainable because I don't feel deprived. I AM a Weight Watchers; I am not ON Weight Watchers. Such a difference.

Thank you for all you do for the WW community! I recommend your site to everyone!

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.

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!

Martha - I just came from a WW meeting and I'm thrilled to tell you that I now officially weigh less than I did 25 years ago. I haven't been this low for twenty years. Thank you for all you do to make this journey a little easier!

Hi Martha - OMG, I made your muesli recipe and ate some (warm) for breakfast... it's DELICIOUS!!

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!

Martha - Thank you for so many delicious recipes, they are pretty easy and tasty. The inspirational quotes are so awesome that I actually print them and have them pasted up around my cubicle.

Your site is a Godsend and I'm so happy to have signed up. Continue to do the good work that you are doing!!

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!!!

Thank you Martha - you are a jewel and blessing. You are always on point in helping me to make good choices. Keep up the great job you are doing, it is helping so many of us realize we are much more than what we eat. Thank you!!

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 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!!

Hi Martha! This is Gloria. I absolutely love your blog! I always look forward to reading it and trying your recipes. So much fun! So informative! So helpful! So interesting!

Thank you Martha - you are a blessing in my life and on my weight loss journey! God bless you richly!

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!!

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 - I don't really struggle too much with meal planning, as long as I have chicken and vegetables in the house I'm good to go! I started the program 2 weeks ago and that previous week I did the weight loss on my own - but in all I have lost 8.6 pounds and I'm so excited because I know it's working. Thank you for sharing your food and recipes with me!

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!

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!!

I love your blog Martha! And I love crocking, and not crocking, and whatever you put out there!! Just keep remembering the quote - "We'll get through this."

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!

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.

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!!

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 actually joined WW after I started making your recipes. I'd joined Weight Watchers twice before (and tried many other diets), but I always gave up because the food choices seemed too restrictive.

After a few months of using your recipes, especially the slow-cooker ones which I can freeze in individual portions, I decided I might be able to stick with the program this time. I've lost 35 pounds so far, and a lot of that is due to having your recipes available!

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

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!

Yay, thank you!! I too am single and following (AND LOVING) the new WW Freestyle Plan! So far I have lost 56 pounds (since the middle of May). I still have a ways to go, but stick with it. Thank for all of your emails, blog and recipes!!! The thing that is easy when making a bigger recipe is that I can freeze any leftovers (especially soups, chili, etc.).

Hi Martha - Thank you. Even though I have been on the road non-stop, your emails have inspired me to stay on track as much as is possible with all the business meals I have had. Thank you for your continued inspiration. I'm home again to my good WW cooking.

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, We just made the crock pot Kalua pork and cabbage. Amazing!!

We lived in Hawaii for six years with the army and missed the taste.

I've made the pork with cabbage many times, but adding the bacon and sea salt made all the difference!

Thank you!!

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!!

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.

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!

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.

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!!