![]() My juicing journey spanned a total of six weeks, was remarkably easy and yielded incredible results. If I was going to commit to a serious change in my life then I needed to find my own sustainable model, for anyone else reading this I suggest that will also be the key to your own success. I like my meat and wasn’t ready to give that up. Like with other ‘fad diets,’ I knew I wasn’t strong enough to follow Joe’s routine of a juice fast – be that the full sixty days or just the ten. I was so inspired that I began to preach to all my friends and family, compelling them to watch Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead, and committed to start juicing immediately. Cancer, diabetes, strokes, you name it, I’m seeing them all! We all tend to laugh off our own mortality, but it only takes one scare to make you think twice. ![]() I knew of course that the food I was eating was making me fat, however when I was younger (and training) I considered my diet to be well balanced and healthy…how wrong I was! It dawned on me that if I didn’t make a permanent change NOW, in another twenty years or so I’ll be facing the same health issues I’m starting to see in my family and business colleagues. Aside from the inevitable tales of weight loss, it forced me to take a very stark look at my own lifestyle, particularly my diet. I found the documentary both fascinating and informative. I suffered all the usual symptoms of being overweight and unhealthy – tired, lethargic, etc – but was also starting to struggle with my ankles and knees, and had developed terribly dry skin on my back. Within seconds I was hooked, screaming, “This guy is living my life!” In addition to my weight gain, my body too was starting to give out. After all, I don’t normally buy in to all this ‘mumbo jumbo!’ I’d previously watched ‘Supersize Me’ and despite its obvious and clear message, having stared at Big Mac’s for ninety minutes I was desperate for a McDonald’s! However, with a juicer in the mail I decided it was worth a try… Again, I will be totally honest, I was a skeptic. Before it had even arrived I (by pure chance) stumbled across Joe’s Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead. I thought this would be yet another fad that would cost me money, only to soon be resigned to the cupboard whilst I continued to wolf down pizzas and brownies. Six (long) years later my wife convinced me to buy a juicer. Periodically I’d try a new diet recommended by trainers and friends, as much as I might lose a few pounds I’d always put them back on very quickly as these ‘diets’ were just not realistic and not sustainable for the long term. ![]() Before I knew it, my work and home schedule had taken over my life and yes, inevitably I’d soon gained 15kg (33lb) of ‘blubber.’ Depressed as this made me feel, I could never find my way back. However, by the time I’d hit 30 I found myself married with new priorities at home, in a corporate job, sat in business class being wined and dined, etc. In my younger years I was addicted to training and fitness and sported a fine figure as a result. Reboot: 6 weeks of juicing in place of some meals, plus eating (and working out!)
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