About Sheri

Coach Sheri Cooke

I had a compulsive eating problem by the time I was twelve years old. I was terribly addicted to sugar and carbohydrates and I was very anxious and depressed.

Because I was not allowed to eat sweets or 'fattening foods' at home, I would pig-out at my friends' homes after school. And, I would save my allowance to buy cakes from our local bakery, sneak them into the house and hide them under my bed. Then, I would excuse myself early and get into bed, where sitting in the dark, I would eat a whole two-layer cake in about twenty minutes flat with my bare hands! That is, until one day my mother found the empty cake box under my bed. I felt so ashamed and mortified being caught sneaking and eating like that.

Things got worse when I left home. It was so bad that I could gain seven pounds in one day! I would literally eat myself into a stupor for two-three days in a row! Then I would crash diet for the next few days, up and down, up and down.

Finally, my 'wake-up' call came at age twenty-one, when I walked up the flight of stairs to my apartment and passed out! This really scared me and I went to my doctor for tests and found out I had extreme hypoglycemia. Hypoglycemia, or 'low blood sugar' is a pre-cursor to diabetes if not brought under control. Being diagnosed with this condition was a shock to me because always an athlete, I thought I was really healthy!

I went to my local health food store and bought several books on nutrition. This was in 1968, when Adele Davis, Pavlo Airola, and Bernard Jenson were the experts. I was amazed to discover that eating for health was much more than counting calories, carbohydrates, and fats! I stopped all that counting and started eating the foods that could restore my health, and I was taking about forty supplements a day!

And I DID start feeling much better and I DID start losing weight! So, I thought I had finally found the answer! And I became SO obnoxious with all my friends--pointing out to them all the 'poisons' they were eating and telling them what they should eat instead! I'm sure you've had someone like that in your life, not very pleasant is it?

But, in spite of all my learning and progress, I still had sugar cravings on a regular basis and I would still binge and then feel miserable. These binges would come over me with such a compelling force that it felt like I was being literally possessed; such as stuffing donuts into my mouth as if I was starving, yet with tears streaming down my cheeks, because I didn't want to--but I COULDN'T STOP! This was terrifying to me--what was wrong with me?

Finally at age twenty-three, I was so discouraged one night that I decided I was definitely going to kill myself, I just hadn't decided how. And when I went to bed that night I had a dream that I HAD--I dreamt I was all curled up in a ball and I was floating through outer space all alone for all eternity! That woke me up with a terrific jolt and I knew through and through that suicide was simply not an option!

From there, I started to seek out everything I could to help myself, and I became a teacher or practitioner of many of the programs and methods that helped me. In addition to every diet and exercise program that made sense to me, I did Overeater's Anonymous, and ten years of various therapies.

I became the Director of the Fitness Center at the Hotel El Rancho Racquet Resort in Sacramento, I became a Yoga and Meditation instructor, I became a Hypnotherapist, and a Breathwork Facilitator. I took countless personal development and transformational workshops and became certified to lead them. I have been a teacher of "A Course in Miracles" since 1986 (a beautiful course in Universal Spiritual principles which teaches us how to heal ourselves and others through true forgiveness, and guides us to experience Who we really are, as Eternally-Creative-Love-Creating, and Eternally-Infinite-Life-Itself). I am an ordained Minister and Spiritual Counselor.

So you see, all along the way I was piecing together bits and pieces of what worked for me, my clients, and my students. By the time I was forty-two years old I had lost forty-seven pounds, yet I would gain and lose about eight pounds. I still had sugar cravings now and then and I still suffered from depression and anxiety at times. So I wasn't free yet.

Then in 1999, at age 53, I had the big breakthrough. I was in the middle of menopause, and you know how during pregnancy you crave certain foods that you just HAVE to eat? Well, that's what happened to me.

I had been a vegetarian since age twenty-one, eating the best all-organic foods and supplements I could find, and suddenly I was craving ANIMAL protein with every fiber of my body! I had deep spiritual convictions for not eating animal protein, but the messages from my body were undeniable and I honored its signals. So, I ate fish first and I immediately felt better, and after a few weeks I added poultry, and felt even better. A couple of months later I was considering adding red meat next when suddenly I found Metabolic Typing ™.

Metabolic Typing ™ is an Advanced Nutrition Technology where you can find out your Metabolic Type ™ (MT), and match the right foods to your metabolism. I found out that I am a particular protein type, and many of the fruits and vegetables I had been eating were the wrong ones for my metabolism. In fact, I had been eating the opposite foods my body needed all those years!

Once I started eating the right foods, the cravings stopped! My nagging hunger stopped! This was a miracle! I really didn't think I would ever be free from these! And besides not struggling with keeping the weight off anymore, my energy, vision and memory got better. And for the first time in my life I felt SATISFIED after every meal! No more obsessive thoughts about food and eating! Even my depression and anxiety were gradually improving.

And that's when EFT showed up in my life.

EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) was originally designed to reduce the psychotherapy process from months and years down to minutes and hours. From there it was discovered that astonishing physical healings also occurred. Symptoms dissipated for everything from Migraine Headaches to Cancer.

EFT is based on the same science as acupuncture except you don't use needles--instead you tap on key energy points with your fingertips to release disruptions in the energy system, leaving it balanced and energized, while immediately reducing the unwanted symptoms, or eliminating them permanently! And you can use EFT for absolutely ANYTHING that bothers you--pain, upsets, procrastination, addictions, anxiety and depression, low-self esteem, fear of failure or success-literally anything you want to be free from, or that you want to bring more fully into your life.

I immediately began applying EFT whenever I started to feel depressed or anxious. My moods began to shift within minutes leaving me feeling happy and even excited about my life! Another miracle! Again, this was something I didn't think I'd ever be free from! So, EFT and Metabolic Typing ™ are two of the most powerful "missing links" I've found to have permanent weight loss, vibrant health, and fulfillment--which is the experience of yourself as totally thriving!

There is nothing I love more than to help other women find the same freedom, sanity and relief that I have, and how to truly feed their body, mind and spirit!

For a Complimentary, No-Obligation Assessment Interview with me to see how Metabolic Typing ™ and EFT might work for you click here.