mo's Review of her RFBC Programs:

I have had a great 5 1/2 months, Carlene's guidance was absolutely wonderful. I'm not living in my fat brain skin anymore. I know how to eat well and I am taking action daily. I recognize when I want to eat out of non hunger and can make conscious choices. This has been a wonderful success. Carlene states on her site that her goal is to get you to where you can do it on your own. Well, I'm there and I'm soooooo happy. I feel great, I look great and best of all..... I know I'll continue to lose weight and I know how to do it.~Mo

Zoe's Review of her RFBC Programs:

Thank you so much for your inspiring and encouraging words Carlene, and thank you even more for coming up with this magnificent program which as far as I can see has so clearly evolved from your passion, dedication, heaps of work - way beyond the call of duty, hard-earned experience, wisdom and (tough when needed) compassion. You know how full of gratitude I feel to be a part of it, not least because I can truly see how extraordinary it is and what a precious thing you're offering to anyone who chooses to open the door of the prison they've locked themselves in and walk out into a new life. What could be more important than that? I've continued to be both surprised and gratified by the consistent results I've been experiencing while on this program. I can honestly say that I now eat to live - and that's from someone who lived to eat for so much of her life and had never managed to find a way out of that. The combined elements this program provides have, quite simply, enabled me to not only turn the page, but open a whole new book! Between being able to co-create an eating plan that I continue to tailor to my own needs and preferences, the massive shift I was able to make while completing the enlightening exercises in the Fat Brain Lies workbook, and being on the receiving end of Carlene's guidance, know-how and unwavering support, I feel so fortunate and appreciative to have found something I'm actually enjoying rather than struggling with, as I watch a wonderful new life unfolding before me day by day.

Cosi's Review of her RFBC Programs:

Carlene is the best weight loss coach I have ever had in my life. Been through all kinds of programs, but she knows what it feels like, she knows all the tricks of the trade of the fat brain, and she just says the right thing at the right time nearly all the time. I could NEVER have done this without her coaching. Also, This group is smokin hot right now. Guess what. Time to sign on and join up.

LNTBB's Review of her RFBC Programs:

The reason I keep coming back for these 4-week programs are two fold. Listening to the audio keeps better eating behaviors at the forefront of my attention for the day. I'm still making these new patterns of eating into habits, and the reminders help. - The second is the sense of accountability. Not so much that anyone is watching, but the expectation is that I will check in and let folk know how it's going. I look forward to hearing from all the others, and when photos are posted - I just think...me too - someday!

About stacy in her own words:

On August 3, 2008, when I first began at RFBC, I was a miserable, very unhappy woman who didn't like herself very much, let alone love herself. With Carlene's help, I have learned sooo much about myself and what makes me tick. I have released 128 pounds so far, and set free the thin, happy, self-confident, energetic woman who had been fighting to get out for ohhh so long. I have overcome huge personal obstacles without resorting to food as comfort. I have come so far, there is no turning back! I OWN IT, and IT is mine FOREVER!

stacy's Review of her RFBC Programs:

I had pretty much given up on EVER getting control of my weight. After over 30 years of trying every diet imaginable, and in a desperate, last- ditch effort, I had lap-band surgery in Nov 2007. Needless to say, that was a miserable failure, because though I had the physical limitation of the lapband, I did not have the emotional tools in place. I soon learned I could still eat whatever I wanted... and so I did.. it just took me a little longer to get it down the hatch. Since I found Carlene and RFBC, I have learned so much about myself and how to deal with the emotional and mental aspects of beating my Fat Brain. Carlene has 'been there" and she "gets it,' just like all the fantastic women I interact with in the forum. I wouldn't be anywhere else!

About txgirl in her own words:

I was tired of staring at myself in the mirror and being disgusted at what I saw. High raw and no processed foods is the healthy way to go to get this weight off and for it to stay off. Also delving into my fat brain behaviors and unlocking the thought patterns of why I eat what I eat and then to go change it for the better.

txgirl's Review of her RFBC Programs:

The best thing I've ever done for myself was to find Carlene's website and start Finding Your Perfect Diet followed by all of the Fat Brain Behavior courses. I admit that I have no will power but I do have determination. I was determined that I wasn't going to be fat for the rest of my life. I was determined that I could keep up with my children. I was determined to wear regular sized clothes and I was determined to look attractive to my husband. And ladies, I've done it and so can you.

Martoon's Review of her RFBC Programs:

I can't say enough about this program. I am a private client of Carlene and started with her on 4-18-10, so I have been here 8 weeks. After about a week I asked her if I could also join the RFBC forums and I have been here ever since then. I love the camraderie and support that is offered here. I love the audios everyday. I listen to them right after I get done walking, before work and they set the positive tone for my day. I have found that the longer I eat raw/high raw the easier it gets and the less that SAD food calls my name. And the exercise also is getting easier and I am hating it less and less I can't believe I have lost 34 pounds in a little less than 8 weeks!!

About jj in her own words:

I consider myself a flextarian; I eat little meat, fowl, fish or dairy. My down falls are butter, pasta, bacon. I do like my veggies, i eat soy substitues for my protien. Like fruit more in the spring and summer than winter and fall. I have done Raw, when I did it 100% for 2.5 months felt super. But it took more time than I was willing to give. Exercise, I have always been a gym rat, use to run 5 and 10K's regularly and did 2 marathons. Then my knee gave out. my weight was around 172 Did not realize how well the running kept me in shape. Stopped running in 04 and the pounds packed on. Enjoy working out. I have always had to work out to keep my weight under control. Besided being truely health on the inside I want to slip on a pair of jeans and a tshirt and feel fabulous. I want my energy and glow back.

About Hermosa in her own words:

A friend who hadn't seen me in a while recently congratulated me for my weight loss. But he commented 'it is great you are finally taking care of yourself'. I just smiled, because as somebody who has has never struggled with weight or food, he can not possibly know that I have taken care of myself for the past 20 years that I have struggled with feeling fat, being fat or just simply not knowing what to eat or what to do. Nobody without these issues can understand how is it like to wake up every single morning with the same promise, today I will do the diet. Or to go to bed feeling bad for failing at it. But here, we get it.

Hermosa's Review of her RFBC Programs:

I came here looking to loose weight, and the food plan is on the spot. Thanks to it, for the first time, I am loosing weight and I am half way to my goal. It is still very important to me, but more importantly Carlene has helped me experience (not theory, not promises, not plans) real experience of health and happiness. Sounds simple, it is. The plan is simple, like all the good things in life. It is each of us who can make it more complicated. The struggle is to keep it simple and to embrace with all your heart the possibility of experiencing peace with your place on this earth. It belongs to you, and is just awaiting for you to grab it.

koininia's Review of her RFBC Programs:

Nothing has worked this well for me. I am eating nutritious food and feeling full. Along with the simplest exercise--walking, the weight is coming off!!

About RawTriGal in her own words:

I've looked in the mirror and see something different than what is there... it's the photographs that have forced me to be truthful with myself. In the past 6 years I have lost my family: 2 sisters and my mom all to different illnesses and diseases. I turned to food for comfort through that dark time in my life, however I am no longer comforted or comfortable. I want to feel strong and healthy... fit and fabulous, and I am ready to learn to thrive in new more health*full ways.

proseuxomai's Review of her RFBC Programs:

I checked the site over and toyed with joining, but decided I could do it on my own. I mean I had just run a full marathon two weeks previous (and gained weight doing so) and I could always join later on if needed. That next week I feasted--on trash. My diet was full of processed food, high sodium, fried food and the like. It was terrible. I was out of control and needed accountability. I joined the next Monday. Worse was that it was a bad time to join. My scheduled life was going to be out of control for a month and I knew it. I joined anyway. In the midst of all the chaos I have lost, and continued to do so. For me this way of eating is the only way it makes sense. It's natural, healthy and is 100% effective if you follow the plan (small print: results are typical!). I have a ways to go in changing the habits of my mind, but I'm on the journey.