But shockingly, I lost weight. I lost weight fast. 65 lbs in 7-8 months. Weight loss happened as long as I did the right things. But doing the right things was hard because the food addiction was always there. It's always there throwing up barriers.
It's Not All About The Numbers
But weight loss was just a great side effect of what was really happening. The magic was that I was gathering knowledge. Knowledge that was helping set in motion a journey that wasn't about weight loss. It was about getting my body, my mind and my spirit in balance.
Over the last 3 to 4 years, I've continued to listen to amazing health podcasts like The Fat Burning Man, The Chalene Show, Fasting Talk with Jimmy Moore and The Obesity Code podcast. I read books like The Keto Diet, The Obesity Code, The Complete Guide to Fasting. These ideas were new and definitely controversial but the studies and results people were seeing were undeniable. And I'm not just talking about smaller waistlines. I mean reversal of actual, scary diseases.
The Road Not Taken
My path started in one direction but as I absorbed more and more knowledge, I had to tweak, modify and sometimes go in my own direction to find what would work best for me. Not just for the short term but for a whole life of balanced health. And not just for me but for my family. If I can stop them from dealing with obesity, frightening diseases and nurture them to excellent health, it's worth the ups and downs. It's worth walking the path alone sometimes.
I'm starting the ONE3ONE Diet on Monday, January 1st. Not a new start but an evolution of where I started. Knowledge is power and the more I know, the more I realize I have so much to learn. This program is based on the research Chalene Johnson has done over many years of interviewing experts and, as one of her loyal followers for many years, I trust she has put all the pieces together. This nutritional plan isn't about weight loss, which is obviously a perk, it's about healing the gut, balancing hormones and improving metabolism. I truly believe my former calorie restrictive diet damaged me in many, many ways but it particularly wrecked my metabolism. It is so sluggish - I have to fix that.
I plan to share my ONE3ONE Diet experience here as accountability and to give insight to those of you who are interested but don't quite understand what it's all about. I hope you'll follow along!
In just over a year, I will be 40. I plan to enter the best years of my life being the best version of me. January 1st, 2018 - you will be my most important anniversary date ever.
