So, here we are at the end of the book.  It went by quickly because of the simple, common-sense nature of the program.  That’s the beauty of Sensa.  There’s a very nice quote at the beginning of this chapter – “inch by inch, it’s a cinch.  Yard by yard, it’s hard.”   Sensa is an inch-by-inch program that starts with you just sprinkling the foods you normally eat.  It doesn’t require huge changes or promise crazy overnight results like some programs many of us have tried and failed at before.

Here’s a summary of the three levels of Sensa:

• Level 1 of the Sensa program focuses on sprinkling the foods you’ve always eaten with Sensa.  You can stay at this level and achieve great success with Sensa or you can incorporate additional levels.
• Level 2 introduces a satiety index, and incorporates high-satiety foods and recipes that help you feel full for a long time.  Just sprinkling Sensa on foods helps you feel full faster.  Combining Sensa with more satisfying foods (whole grains instead of white flour, crackers instead of croissants, etc.) helps you stay full longer.  I like to think of it as a one-two punch against hunger.
• Level 3 involves the Sensa Fastercize system, and teaches us about incorporating various levels of exercise for quicker weight loss and better long-term health.  Non-exercise related activities (abbreviated NEAT) such as parking further from the store or walking around while talking on the phone were touted as good long-term, calorie-burning habits to develop.  In addition, slowly incorporating more traditional exercises aimed at cardiovascular fitness and strength training will help to increase energy and overall health.

I’m very happy with my results so far – 29.75 pounds and many inches lost in 5 months – and hope that those of you who stick with this program are also seeing good results.  I feel better mentally and physically than I did when I started and just recently got the happy news that my cholesterol levels are so good that my meds are being cut in half and might be eliminated by the end of the year.  That’s the sort of important, long-term health result I was hoping for.  I still have a long way to go, almost 60 more pounds, but with Sensa I feel confident that I can reach my weight goal, it’s a matter of when, not if.