Week 1

So, here's my starter picture. Flattering, isn't it? I weigh 230 lbs. People suggest doing measurements, but I'm not gonna do that. Why? My wife would have to pull out her tape measure, and then I'd get to see her try to hide the astonishment from the number. Then she would want to measure herself, and she'd get all "I'm getting fat!" And, well, why make life hard?!?! Seriously! Happy wife, happy life!

Back to the diet, I started with a shake for breakfast and a shake for lunch. Here I am mixing this up in milk this afternoon and all I could think was, "I'd like to add peanut butter to this! Or eat a sandwich with this! Or maybe a bowl of Ramen?" Yeah, it's going great! I do not have the mind-set for this yet.

It's hard when the only fruit you like is a Granny Smith Apple and cantaloupe! My idea of a small, crunchy orange thing is a cheese puff- not carrots! And my favorite vegetable is French Fries!  

My wife picked up an elliptical machine that she found on the side of the road. "Hey," she says, "Maybe you could jog on this while playing your video games." Oh, that's my wife for you. She likes to work out. She likes to eat different fruits and vegetables. She's my greatest joy and aggravation!

All-in-all, it's not that bad. I'm not really starving during the day and the shakes tastes pretty good. I get to eat a normal dinner- Way better than the 2 week liquid diet! We'll see how well this works and how fast I lose the weight.

My Beginning

I started this blog to encourage others while encouraging myself.

Let me tell you about me. I'm a 36 year old man with a lovely wife and 3 children. When my wife first got pregnant, we weren't making enough money to indulge her cravings. I was never a small man, but I stayed at about 185 lbs. When we moved closer to my parents, my wife was expecting our third child. As mothers usually do, she fed us- A LOT! I gained weight with my wife. I went up to 230 lbs. She was lucky enough to have the baby and drop about 15 lbs immediately! I, on the other hand, was not so fortunate.

I tried many diet programs. I did the 5 Factor Fitness, a 2 week liquid diet, a low carb diet, and even the Perfect 10 diet. I saw some results, but they never stayed. I was back to my original weight within 2 months.

My wife did a ton of research into all-natural whatevers. She was determined that not only would I lose weight, but our family would become healthier in the process. And that's how I found Shaklee 180.

We were introduced to Shaklee 180 by a friend who owns her own theater, teaches children's theater, is a homeschooling mother of 3 children, and has been helping her mother through cancer. She was getting quite drained until she started using the Shaklee 180 shakes. She had the energy she needed to get through the day, and wasn't dying on the couch by 4:30pm!

My "must do research" wife was off! She looked into everything from vitamin content to ingredients to comparison charts, etc. She finally came to the realization that this was a VERY healthy, and yet easy to do, weight loss system. And so, we are trying it! 

If you'd like more of the information my wife found, please, shoot m,e an email. I'll send you a link to a free webinar that will answer your questions.

Here's to renewed strength, renewed health, and a renewed you!