1 | Nadine Larsen said:

First let me start by saying that I think you are a beautiful woman at any weight. Second, because it is what you want for yourself I am very happy to read your success so far. You look amazing. I have been watching you since you first appeared on GH and have followed you for years anywhere and everywhere you go. ( of course you will always be Laura of Luke and Laura fame to me, lol.) I was so happy to see you back on GH ( even if it was a tease and left me wanting more)

Anyway, You are doing great, it sounds like something I would be able to stick to and enjoy. I put on so much weight after an illness, which I had surgery to repair,I have already started walking 3 miles a day, I just need to find a diet that works for me.Your progress gives me hope that I can find the right way to lose weight too.

Best of Luck on your journey

Nadine

3 | Mannie said:

Hello Genie,
I have to say that you are truly an inspiration to all of that have been dealing with weight issues. You are so down to earth and just a wonderful role model. I enjoy reading your journals because they are inspirational and motivating. I too would love to see you return to General Hospital and hope you will soon. I am cheering for you and I know you will get to your goal! We love you!

5 | Wendy said:

Great job!

7 | James said:

Genie,

I am your biggest fan and think you are beautiful no matter what your weight is. I am proud that you want to look your best and want a healthy life for yourself, thus ensuring your family will have you around for as long as possible. Congratulations on your Emmy, your weight loss, and for being the heart of General Hospital. Hopefully, you will be back on the screen full time soon! I am so dumbfounded why you aren’t back on! Don’t they realize that without you there would be no GH? Your popularity saved the show in the 70’s! Your fans allegiance is tremendous. We love you!

James

9 | TRACEY said:

Dearest Genie,
Have been a fan for many reasons mostly due to the fact that you are so real…..I am starting Medifast tommorrow and I am diabetic. I have 89 lbs to lose….It is really helping to read about your progress wish me luck.

11 | julie gustafson said:

I have been riding that weight roller coaster ever since I started having kids(5 total)After a near stroke and weighing in at almost 200 pounds on a 5′2″ frame I decided it was time to lose weight.It has been 4 years now and I recently gained back about 25 of the 65 I lost staying home now raising my granddaughter.After seeing what you have been able to do it has motivated me to get back on track and lose the weight again.I have been watching you since we were both kids and you are beautiful at whatever size you are but much healthier at a lower weight I know.
Best of luck,
Julie

13 | Assunta said:

I too have been watching you Genie since the beginning on GH. I’m so glad to see that you are active and still around and healthy. There are some many actors that grow up in their characters in the soaps that go south. Remember, Buffy and Jodie from “Family Affair” Keep strong and we’ll beat this fat together.
Sincerely,
Assunta Delaware

15 | Sue said:

Hi Genie,

I want to congratulate you on your success thus far. Keep up the good work! You have encouraged me to really work at doing the same and I think I am going to give medi-fast a try! I have been told quite often that I look like you, and it is funny because my weight seems to always have been in sync with yours. So with you losing all this weight, I HAVE to lose my weight now as well! Wishing you continued success.

17 | Nancy said:

Hi Genie;
I too have struggled with weight all my life [I’m Italian!!]. I finally found what foods trigger my body to gain weight, and I avoid them 6 days a week. One day a week I allow myself one serving of them. Exercise is a must. The best piece of equipment I would recommend is a rebounder–a mini trampoline. I use it every other day for 40 minutes while watching a favorite show. It’s a total body workout that is fun—hey—Tigger had the right idea! It’s non-impacting and has tons of benefits right down to the cellular level. It has reshaped my body beautifully and can be used rain or shine. It has also done wonders for my daughter who has had Type 1 diabetes since the age of 7; today, she’s a mom herself . Best wishes for continued success! Nancy

19 | sandy winchester said:

Genie, You are looking great. But I had no doubt in my mind you would, when I had heard you were doing medifast. Medifast is the easiest and best diet I have ever done. About 15 yrs ago both my husband and I, did the medifast diet. he lost 100 lbs and I lost 60. Now not to brag but I kept mine off for almost 10 yrs. Like you I did the 5 & 1 plan, if I had a chance to do it again I would in a heart beat, especially since my weight has gotten out of control again.

Good Luck

Sandy

21 | Mia said:

Probably sounds weird, but it’s comforting in a way, to realize that someone so lovely struggles with weight just like us mere mortals do ;). Thanks for stepping up and lending your voice to this great product, Genie. And even though it references the competition, I appreciate Valerie Bertinelli’s contribution to the cause, too.

Each time I see your face, I remember the days of playing hookie, just so my friends and I could watch your exploits with Luke — whether you two were on the run, or when you were appearing in a ghostly fashion, haunting the poor guy — what memories :). I know you must hear it so much, but it was such great (and of course cheesy) fun, following that storyline. I was a big fan of Roswell, as well, and totally giggled when you appeared in that one scene.

But enough fan-talk ;). . . Take care, doll, and be good to yourself as you battle those last pounds (I’m right there with ya; we started about the same time, I think). . . and especially as you move into the hardest phase — maintenance! Argh!

Hugs to you and yours,
Mia

23 | Cynthia said:

Hello Genie

You are so loved girl, I watched you from the beginning of General Hospital, then my daughter stood watching with me, I have the song from christorpher cross think of laura on youtube and I listen to the song every day and yes I have tears every single day to me you are part of my life and family, I had a very hard childhood and watching you on general hospital took the pain away each and every day and god bless you for that, never doubt yourself on how you look Genie you are the most beautiful person I know and I am sure everyone that sees you or knows you have the same feelings.

your biggest fan Cindycee

25 | Michelle Anderson said:

Genie,

I finally got a chance to visit your blog at Medifast! You look GREAT!! Your the BEST actress on daytime! Your work on General Hospital was loved by so many!! I watched you the whole way through! Hope to see you back soon! Take care!
Congrats on your Daytime Emmy!!

Michelle - Canal Fulton, Ohio

27 | nancy h. said:

you are beautiful on the outside and inside. because of you genie, i’m getting the motivation to begin the medifast program. i am placing my order tonight.

29 | cyndy bonner said:

hello Genie, you are doing a great job.I am glad to see your beaty in the public eye again.fingers crossed you will return to gh where it all begain.skipped school in 6th grade just to see Luke & Laura get married.:-)Good luck in whatever you do. God bless

31 | Kristin Chasse said:

Genie, you are an inspiration! You look fantastic! I have been your fan for over 20 years and am so proud of you! I love your saying about dont stop until the miracle happens. Being in a alochol 12 step program I believe the miracles do happen! Keep up the good work! Kristin

33 | Bailey said:

Genie, you’re SUCH an inspiration! You’re my favorite actress EVERRRRRR!

As a 15 year old, I defintely feel the pressure to be skinny. I was born naturally skinny, but I have never had good eating habits. I haven’t eaten vegetables or fruits in at least 10 years. I plan on getting more healthy, by doing moderate exercise and eating healthier!

I first watched Genie in North and South in history class. I fell in LOVE with the miniseries. Genie, aka Brett Main Hazard, is my FAVORITE character. Brett has such a sweetness, yet such a determination that I admire.

When I told my mom how much I love North and South, she told me about General Hospital and the Luke and Laura phenomenon.

I plan on visiting The Cherished Home when I get my driver’s license. I defintely want to meet Genie. That would be the biggest dream come true. Like seriously, I think my life would be complete

Southern Love,
–Bailey

35 | Carleen ;~} said:

Hey Genie ~
Can’t believe I can “talk” to you after watching you for many, many years!
You look marvelous ~ WOW ! Since you are in the hearts of so many people even before this weight loss, you will be the greatest inspiration for those of us who want to get healthier and to our goal weights! Thank you so much for inspiring us so that we can achieve our weight loss goals!

Genie ~ Keep up the great work in this very important goal!
(So many of us gals have always looked up to “Laura” as our role model and now we can look up to GENIE as the best role model ever!)

Carleen ;~}

37 | Jan said:

I’ve always related to you since you joined GH. Then you were one of the few actresses our age (turns out we were born a few weeks apart) plus blonde with a round face like me, and now we both have two kids. I was home with my first daughter in 1993 when you came back for another stint on GH (in fact, I found out later she was born on Tony Geary’s birthday). Throughout, it was reassuring to see that someone could have an up-and-down weight problem (as I have) and still make it on TV.

I actually stayed at a healthy weight through most of my 20s and 30s. It was turning 40 that killed me–the metabolism change combined with the hormonal changes and depression of pre-pre-menopause. So now, having gotten all of that under control, I need to shed the extra 35 pounds I put on, mostly that first year, plus another 5-10 to look really good (2nd baby weight I never lost).

It’s a good and bad thing about being 5′9 and built like a swimmer that I’m a size 12 now and will still be a size 12 at 40 lbs lighter, so I can’t relate to your size six-ness (lol) but I can be inspired by it. You really look terrific. The new hairdo makes you look so sophisticated. I had the long hair until I went back to work after my second child, and just the bob made me feel like a new person.

I can’t afford a weight loss program, but I lost 35 lbs twice before on my own (once after a medical problem in my 20s and again after my first child in my 30s) so I’m hoping I can do it again. The Christmas cookies are gone, so I shall take that as a good omen.

39 | Ashley Blue said:

Genie you look fabulous,you are gorgeous at any weight and an inspiration to us all. I remember watching you on General Hospital when I was young in the 1970’s and again on All My Children I miss seeing you on the soaps. Keep up the good work.