Let me give it to you straight.
Do you remember Tio?
Some weeks ago, I told you all about my uncle and how the extra 60 pounds he was carrying around was killing his knees. (If you missed it, you can read it below: BBQ Hot Dogs and Knee Pain).
I gave him 3 basic guidelines to follow which I thought were pretty easy. But after just 4 days, I got a phone call from frustrated Tio: “Isabel, I have so many questions. I’m so confused about so many foods, and I just don’t know what to eat. Forget this whole thing. I give up!”(Are you kidding me Tio?)
Have you ever just wanted somebody to tell you exactly what to do without all the explanations behind it? Kind of like…Just give it to me straight and save the details for another time.
This is how a lot of people feel about every weight loss plan and diet out on the market today. This doctor said this, that nutritionist said that, the TV commercial told me microwavable cardboard was the new hot ticket to health?!?!?!
Do you know what Tio wanted (and maybe what you want too)?
“Don’t give me all the scientific mumbo jumbo behind the meal plan. Just tell me exactly what to put in my mouth, exactly when and I will follow it word for word… And it better work!!!!!”
I have to be honest. I used to frown upon this way of “dieting” because I felt that my clients were not learning anything about nutrition and how to create their own weight loss plans. How else were they realistically going to be able to maintain their great results for the long term?
But you know what? WRONGO!
What really happened? After one of my clients followed a detailed meal plan word for word for 21 days, it subconsciously became a habit. It became such a habit that they just naturally maintained their new way of eating. Let’s not forget that they are now walking around in their new hot body getting compliments left and right. Who wants to mess with that?
Here’s what I did for Tio and I highly recommend you do the same if you are having a hard time reaching your own weight loss goals: I handed him a copy of The Diet Solution Program Quick Start Guide and told him to follow it to the letter for exactly 6 weeks. I don’t want to hear excuses, whining, or all the reasons why you can’t do it. I want you to reach your goals and finally feel absolutely INCREDIBLE every day!
I wrote out a plan that has yet to fail for anyone (who has followed it of course). It is not some unhealthy crash diet that’s going to jeopardize your health. It may actually transform your health to a level you never thought was possible.
If you have already gone full force into the Diet Solution Program and have created and followed your own great new meal plans: Good for You! Keep it going!
Well, what are you waiting for? If Tio can follow the Quick Start Guide (remember he was the one chowing down on hot dogs and soda), I know you can too!
P.S. – Stay tuned for a bonus newsletter this week, with Stewart’s Kick in the Butt experience. You are not going to believe the transformation he’s made in his workouts in the past 2 weeks.
In health and happiness,
Isabel De Los Rios
www.TheDietSolutionProgram.com
Hi, Isabel,
My husband and I have just completed our 3rd week using the guidelines of your meal plan. We’re both feeling much better and dropping a few pounds too! In fact, the only time we have indigestion/heartburn anymore is after we go out to a restaurant to eat! And my lifelong fight with constipation is a thing of the past! We are continually changing things in our diet to conform with your program. The 1st week, we switched to celtic sea salt, ezekiel bread, and unsalted, real butter. Adding fresh fruits and veggies and grilled meats quickly followed. We’ve added Omega 3 supplements and are adding more water to our daily regimen. I have 2 questions: you have (V)after several items in the meal plan that I’m not sure the meaning of. My husband says it probably means volume versus weight …measure the item in a measuring cup instead of trying to weigh it on the food scale. Is that right? My 2nd question is… we are developing a family website and would like to know if it is alright to add the link to your diet solution program for friends and family to access. They are already asking us questions about our change in eating habits.
This is such a wonderful program and so easy to follow! I, like so many others, have tried so many different weight loss programs that always failed for one reason or another. My husband never had a weight problem until he quit smoking about 3 years ago. He used to say that anyone could lose weight if they really wanted to. Then he quit smoking, gained 40 pounds and hit the wall of frustration that I’ve been pounding against for so many years. You’ve shown us how to knock that wall down, brick by brick, getting healthier each day! We joined a fitness center about 9 months ago and, no matter how much time and effort we poured into our exercise programs, even though we were building muscle, we weren’t losing any fat! Now we are!
Thank you, Isabel!
Sharoyn