March 2017 by Gene Couch
My name is Gene Couch and I am a resident of Florence KY. I am now on day 22 of the journey and I am 23 lbs. down toward my goal of losing 50 lbs. I am 6 foot tall, I started the program weighing 255 lbs. and I am 60 years old. I am writing this as encouragement to those who are thinking about signing up. After reading some of the internet reviews I was very leery of signing up and starting this journey. However I knew that I needed to change something because my health was not where it needed to be, especially my blood pressure. I wanted to do something that I could control and that did not require any additional medication. At this point in the journey I can say that I am truly glad that I enrolled.First and foremost it has not been difficult, even in the holiday season, to stick to the food plan, because I am not hungry. (Believe it or not you can eat only 500 to 800 calories a day and not be hungry; the challenge is not giving into habits.) Second my blood pressure has improved dramatically from 148/90 to 124/70. I have an increased amount of energy and I am sleeping much better. I used to wake up every couple of hours, now I sleep 7 to 8 hours straight and wake up, without an alarm clock, refreshed and ready to take on whatever the day has in store. In fact my wife is now complaining about my getting up to early on the weekends.I don’t know what lays ahead on this journey but I hope it is more of the same. If I stopped today and can continue the benefits I am already experiencing then the program was a success. This week I plan to start adding light exercise to my day as outline in the manual to assure I make my goal. Three weeks ago I couldn’t think of exercising because by the end of the day I was worn out from the daily grind. One of the reasons I signed up for this plan is because they stated that I cold loose the weight without exercise and in fact they discourage any heavy exercise while on the program.I am wrote this note for folks that need some assurances that if they are willing to apply themselves that a better, more healthy life is within your grasp. Hopefully my experience thus far can help you make up your mind.Kind regards,Gene
