Hi Tom,

You probably get a billion "thank you's" a day, but I'll go ahead and make it another - I have to, and you will find out why at the bottom of this letter. Your Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle (BFFM) program has made fundamental, life changing improvements for me.

I must admit, I was a bit skeptical about BFFM at first - it sounded good, and the posts on the Men's Health Boards had high praise, but it just seemed 'too good to be true'. An all natural, customizable, adaptable fitness and nutrition program that would work for ME? And at just $39.00, without a lifetime commitment to spending several thousand dollars a year on "magic miracle" supplements? Yeah right, and I'll take some of those 'male size enhancement' pills along with the 0% for 30 years mortgage rate to go with it! It almost sounded like just another 'all hype, no substance scam', But it was just 39 bucks, so I gave it a try....

That was 9 months ago. At the time I was 32 years old, 5'10", 250 lbs, and had just received some pretty bad stats on the annual physical. I had to do something, and I really wanted to find a true "fit for life" nutrition and health program. Desperation (and an inspiring marketing spiel) drove the choice to invest the $39.00

Albeit unknown at the time, it was one of the best decisions I had ever made. I kick myself for not having found it sooner - the results have been spectacular!

My first written goal 9 months ago was simple - to lose the weight that years of inactivity and poor nutrition had added. Basically, 'lets get healthy again'. Goal 2 was one that I had thought would take years - to get below 10% body fat. Goal 3 was almost laughable - to be 'underwear' model fit, and put serious consideration into actually competing in a body building contest or at least 'paying the photographer in advance' for a Fitness Model-like photo shoot. So I set my goals, got inspired, and followed your program...

9 months later I have completed Goals 1 and 2. You are absolutely, 100% right - it takes work. There are no magic bullets, no secret 'fat metabolizers', no 'instant muscle builders' - just a little bit of nutritional planning, some cardio and weight training, a bit of discipline, and a GOAL (or 3). But it IS easy to do if you follow the program, and it truly is a lifetime enabling system.

I have absolutely no doubt now that I will be 'fit for life', and I KNOW that it will work for anyone who has the desire. For comparative purposes, my current stats are 164 lbs, a good cholesterol score (somewhere around 147 with excellent scores on the good stuff), and the Tanita scale body fat reads somewhere between 5% and 8% body fat - and the six pack is developing. Absolutely, positively, incredible.

BFFM has worked so well for fat loss, that I really must see what happens in the next step:

Gaining 1-2 pounds per month of lean muscle over the winter of 2003 (or more if I can stay within the 10-11% BF range), and then heading back to competition phase 1 to prepare for 'the photo shoot' in late spring/early summer of '04. I'll pre-pay the photographer in February for added incentive. I can't wait!

Tom, I'm a single dad with 3 children at home full time. I am a Computer Systems Engineer by trade, and I put in the long hours that are required to take pride in a job well done. It takes Effort with a capital 'E', but it is 100% possible for anyone to succeed at health and fitness and have excellent results using BFFM as their guide! It's probably trite and overused, but truly, if the program can work for me, it can work for anyone.

Nick Stafford
USA

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Hi Tom,

I wanted to send you an email to thank you for your part in the success I've enjoyed this past year in competitive bodybuilding.

I am a natural bodybuilder and I competed in two shows in 2001. Although I took a first and a second in a pairs competitions, the best I was able to place was a fifth and a third in the Master's Division in those two shows.

I made a decision to take the next year and a half off, do some research, and make real efforts toward shaping my physique before returning to the stage. In the interim, I read books, watched videos, and researched diet, weight training and posing material. I was led to your web site by friend.

I must tell you I was so refreshed to find not just any bodybuilder, but a NATURAL bodybuilder who was frank, honest, principled and not afraid to speak the truth! I am that way myself so I found I could easily relate to you and the material presented on your web site.

Your BFFM manual was so thorough and bluntly honest I chose it as my educational centerpiece for my nutrition and diet. I read it from cover to cover and then re-read it and then opened it again countless times during my several months of preparation.

My plans were to come out in 2003 and compete in four contests in the Pacific Northwest, culminating in the Bellevue Washington Ironman this past October. To make a long story short, I had an incredibly successful season. I am humbled and feel blessed to have taken first place and the overall in every contest I entered, including Open Divisions and Non-Tested competitions.

In 2003 I took the following titles:

MAY 17, 2003:
2003 OREGON IRONMAN NATURAL
1ST PLACE NOVICE MEN LIGHTWEIGHT
1ST PLACE MASTERS MEN (40 & OVER)
OVERALL CHAMPION NOVICE MEN
OVERALL CHAMPION MASTERS MEN

MAY 31, 2003
2003 NORTHWEST NATURAL BODYBUILDING CHAMPIONSHIPS
1ST PLACE OPEN DIVISION LIGHTWEIGHT
OVERALL CHAMPION OPEN MEN

SEPTEMBER 13, 2003:
2003 EVERGREEN STATE BODYBUILDING CHAMPIONSHIPS
1ST PLACE MASTERS MEN (40 & OVER)
OVERALL CHAMPION MASTERS MEN
1ST PLACE MIXED PAIRS

OCTOBER 4, 2003
2003 WASHINGTON IRONMAN BODYBUILDING CHAMPIONSHIPS
1ST PLACE OPEN DIVISION LIGHTWEIGHT
1ST PLACE MIXED PAIR

I owe so much of my success to you and your program. When audience members come up to you after a show and make comments like "You are freaky lean!" "What is your diet secret" or "we were in awe at how unbelievably lean and ripped you looked," you know you have accomplished something.

I used no supplements with the following two exceptions: I used protein powder, but only to sweeten my grapefruit and oatmeal preferring to get my protein naturally. My fat burner contained ephedra (before the major scare came out regarding that supplement). That's it!

Neither creatine nor any of the other unending lists of supplements you are led to believe is needed to gain muscle and diet down. My success hinged solely on knowledge, hard training, and diet.

As part of my unexpected success this year, I've qualified to compete nationally.

I've attached a photo I thought you might enjoy. It displays the hardware I was blessed with winning this year.

If you ever wonder if it is worth it, remember there are many others out there like me who are drawing upon your experience and advice even though you may not know about it. I have personally recommended your web site to anyone who approaches me at the gym or after contest with questions regarding bodybuilding and/or diet - and I will continue to do so.

Thanks again Tom,

Mark Thacker
Kirkland, WA 98033

P.S. I'm 44 years old. Although I have been working out with weights steadily over the past 26 years, I entered my first bodybuilding show in 2001 at the age of 42 (and then as I told you û I came out again in 2003 at age 44).

What I found most interesting is that it has been the Masters Divisions, both men and women, that have increased dramatically in terms of the numbers of competitors/competition relative to any other division. In two contests the Masters Over 40 division had 15 or more competitors (the womens divisions had even more!).

Finally, regarding age; after being blessed with doing so well in the Master Division competitions, I decided to really challenge myself by going open division which put me up against 20 and 30 year old competitors. I was able to be competitive there as well, again taking first place and overall titles. So, as you well know, age is not an obstacle.

I purchased your manual and found it not only refreshing, but very helpful to people like myself who are "muscularly handicapped" :)

Although I have a great deal of knowledge in the holistic nutrition field, I knew nothing about real fitness. I do now thanks to you! I've been able to share you with many others like myself (overweight, middle-aged (43), mothers who have spent their lifetimes taking care of others, but forgetting themselves).

In the past seven months I have lost 34 pounds and have gone from appx. 36% body fat to 24% body fat! Although I do not wish to become a fitness competitor, My goal is to be healthy and happy and lean at a 18% level.

I am having so much fun with this. The journey is quite an experiment filled with knowledge, not only of proper fitness and health, but a learning experience of myself. Thanks so much for everything Tom. I hope to stay in touch with you frequently.

Sylvia Kosalko
USA

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THANK YOU for Burn The Fat Feed the Muscle (BFFM). It has changed my life. I have lost 3 dress sizes in 4 months and feel better than ever before. The best $39 I ever spent!

I tell everyone who is interested in how I am losing fat (just had a baby in April) about your book. I now have my husband on the program. We have our own gym and treadmill in our garage. With 4 kids -- its the only way to sneak in a workout.

I am now a big advocate of your BFFM philosophy. If we can do it with 4 kids and full time jobs -- anyone can. Thanks again!

Lynn Ramirez
USA

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