What Clients Have to Say About Gay

I had been struggling for the past 3 years to get a handle on why I was continuing to gain weight despite trying several various and well-publicized diet plans combined with a pretty rigorous exercise plan. I had worked with my doctor to eliminate thyroid issues and hormone imbalances, and was at a complete loss as to how to reverse a 30 lb weight gain over 3 year. Fortunately, a friend introduced me to Gay back in February, and after working with her for the past 7 months, I have lost over 25 lbs and I feel better than I have in years. At 48, I have more energy, I am sleeping better, and I can fit back into the clothes in my closet. Gay has helped me change my eating habits, and how I approach my relationship with food. I have learned to cook simple, easy, healthy and tasty meals, and I now pay attention to the appropriate allocation of carbs/fat/proteins that I eat each day. Without Gay’s help and guidance and regular check-ins, I know I would not have been able to make the progress I have made, nor would I have learned that it isn’t just about eating the right AMOUNT of calories, it is about eating the RIGHT calories!

Thank you Gay for helping me not just get a handle on my weight gain and reversing it, but in helping create a more healthy lifestyle over all!

SJ

After suffering for years from fatigue related to 2 autoimmune disorders, and seeing several medical and "non-traditional" doctors, I decided to work with a nutritionist to see if that might help. I found Gay Riley on the internet, as no local nutritionists were taking new patients. Gay reviewed my records, then recommended a gluten free diet—2 weeks before Christmas! It has been a difficult journey, but she held my hand (over the internet!) and supported my journey with compassion and wisdom. After 6 months, my endocrinologist saw the thyroid antibodies decline significantly...very interesting, as traditional medical advice told me there was no cure, only treatment of symptoms. Granted, I’m not cured of the autoimmune disorders, but I have experienced more energy as a result of the dietary and supplement regime that Gay proposed. I am deeply grateful for her expertise and ongoing support.

KR

Working with Gay Riley has been very informative. She is always tentative and concerned about your own special issues. She has many great suggestions and is very accommodating to your needs. Learned a lot from her and still enjoy visiting with her.

LBG

Gay Riley began working with my father when his body and health were decimated by aggressive chemotherapy. Gay specifically tailored a supplement and nutrition regimen to allow him to persevere and recover from the successful but physically brutal treatment regimen. I vividly remember how my mother would initially ask his doctor about the supplements Gay was prescribing, and the doctor's response was typically something to the effect of, "It can't hurt anything." Now having fully recovered, the doctor repeatedly asks my father about each of his supplements so that she can pass the information along to her other patients. I have witnessed firsthand the role that a proper nutrition and supplement regimen can play in fighting cancer, and I don't think anyone knows better how to develop just such a uniquely tailored regimen than Gay Riley. No one should leave it to chance.

Chris, Attorney

I've really enjoyed working with Gay because her system gives me accountability for my own health. Gay's guidance and reassurance have been tantamount to my motivation. She is a bodybugger, too, and she recommends products that she herself has tested. When I came to her with my thyroid disorder, she took the time to research it, provide me even more information than I had, and to help design a health plan that would work with my condition. Within six weeks of working with Gay, my thyroid function improved dramatically to the point where I am almost completely off my thyroid medicine. My weight has stabilized and I have more stamina than before. What I appreciate most from working with Gay is her practical approach to health and wellness. I've been able to incorporate her suggestions into my daily regimen with little to no effort. And she celebrates any of my little successes. With Gay I feel like I have a partnership to wellness.

CS, Dean of College and Graduate School

Gay has just the right combination of education, motivation, and pep talk that helped spur me to successful weight loss. On her plan, I was able to lose 25 pounds in 3 months and have kept it off ever since!

Suzanne in Dallas, Client

I have referred my patients to Gay Riley for nutritional and lifestyle counseling for over 10 years. She is knowledgeable, practical and fun to work with. She not only provides education and motivation for life change, she treats each woman as an individual with special needs.

Jane Chihal, M.D., Ph.D.

Gay Riley has been a part of the Apex Fitness Group’s corporate staff since its inception. In thirteen years she has helped The Apex Fitness program become the most widely used fitness system in the world. As the Apex Fitness Group's senior dietitian, Gay contributes to our curriculum and coordinates any medical nutritional needs for our over 700 licensed health club’s members. Gay’s knowledge and communication skills transcend traditional dietetics.

Neal Spruce, President
The Apex Fitness Group

I have recommended Gay to so many people I know! She put together a diet plan that is easy for me to follow, and DOABLE. The meetings with her are imminently helpful. Not only were you encouraging (yes, sometimes you can have that scoop of fudge ice cream) but extremely informative. I learned a lot about shifting my eating habits permanently. Helping me understand the exchange list was so helpful. I feel in control!

Susan Kelly, Client

Gay Riley is first and foremost a professional who sees the potential for an individual's best and then helps them to realize it through careful analysis and planning. Gay is thoughtful, thorough and enthusiastic about the practice of nutrition. Her creativity has been copied but never duplicated by others. She earns an A in my class!

Nancy DiMarco, Ph.D., R.D.
Professor Texas Woman's University

Learning about nutrition became very important in the last 4 months of my pregnancy and Gay Riley was just the person to enlighten me on the topic. She was extremely knowledgeable and very patient. The best part about working with Gay was her wonderful attitude and optimism towards building lifelong nutritional habits.

Carolyn McKeefer, Client

Gay Riley saved my life!

I met Gay about 5 years ago. She was the first person I confided in when I was finally ready to admit I had an eating disorder. When we first met I was very ill and everything was out of perspective for me. I was 5'4" and had gotten down to 89 lbs. I had anorexia and realize now that I had struggled with it for many years prior without even knowing it.

Gay put me in the right direction, gave me advice on nutrition but also told me to seek medical advice and counseling which I did. There is a long hard story between then and now, but the good news is that my anorexia is now under control. I weigh 122 lbs. today and feel very good about the way I look. I am not obsessed about what I eat. I have a very healthy diet and an exercise routine, which consists of weight training and walking.

I have seen Gay or talked to her about every 6 months since we first met just to make sure that I am on track, and she is always available for questions and support.

Doctors told me for years that I would never be able to have children without infertility treatment. I have just found out that I am pregnant, and my husband and I are ecstatic about it. What a miracle!

I truly believe with Gay's guidance and advice and of course the grace of God that my life was able to be turned around. If you are looking for a nutritionist I would feel 110% comfortable about recommending Gay. She is AWESOME!"

Judy, Client in Dallas

I starting working with Gay Riley over 10 years ago when I was twenty something and now I am married with children. Gay has helped me through so many phases of my nutritional needs. As an athlete with an eating disorder, to weight loss with depression, to pregnancy, with family needs as a working mother. She has remained my expert over the years to help me adjust my food, exercise and nutrition needs to my life. Gay always seems to make things easy and doable rather than restrictive. I guess that is why I keep going back to her.

Marilyn, Mom and CFO

I was a 38 year old couch potato. As a counselor and minister I helped people everyday but I did not have any energy to take care of myself. I went to the doctor for a physical and realized I had gained almost 28 pounds, had high blood pressure and high cholesterol. I went to see Gay. During our first meeting she asked me if there was any sport that I was interested in or any activity that I really wanted to do. I told her I had always wanted to run a marathon. She said what's stopping you? We worked on food choices, timing of foods, supplements, training tips hydration, recovery, and then she suggested I join the local marathon clinic. Eight years later I have run almost 17 marathons, not to mention I am down 30 pounds, my cholesterol and blood pressure are optimal, and without medications.

Leighton, Preacher and Marathon runner

I emailed Gay from Chicago with some personal nutrition questions about menopause, weight gain, and mid-life. Rather than write me a long email, she picked up the phone and called me. She seemed genuinely concerned in me and the suggestions she had made sense to me . I have to say that I was a bit skeptical to get this call out of the blue in response to my troubled email. However, Gay was not a hard sale and did not ask for anything. Months later she sent out an email to people about the bodybugg. I called and have been working with her every since. About 3 years now. I am a 58 year old woman, down 35 pounds, fitter than I have ever been, and full of energy. I attribute it to that email and that call from Gay but she will say it was my hard work. Maybe both.

June, Chicago