Rescue and kitty –
I have no degree nor a certificate. But I do have results. I’m in my 40s and can keep up with folks 20 years younger than me. My weight / BMI is in check and I knocked my cholesterol numbers down to the optimal category, same for my blood pressure. (same goes for the rest of the BP household)
In short, I don’t just talk a good game, I walk the walk too. Besides, what’s to lose? A few months? The surgery option will still be there if I can’t accomplish what I say I can.
What I’m prepared to offer is a sustainable way of living. Not starvation, not living on energy bars, not exercising to the point of collapse. Sure, it takes commtiment and disipline, something bnei (and bnos) yisroel know a thing or two about.
p.s. like all the volenteer work I do, its for free and I put my heart and soul into it, so it produces results. All I need is the commitment from the other person.