Day 7 of 28

1 Week down! (it's Jen here writing this one). I am sooooo encouraged and motivated by how Gene is doing! I can't wait to tell you how much weight he has lost in ONE week! ..............193 !!!!!!
That's 8lbs in ONE WEEK! He has followed the program and the principles exactly! So let me tell you what he is noticing!

• More energy
• clearer thinking - (he was unaware he had brain fog)
• regularity
• more even mood
• not thinking about his next fix (pop, candy, sweets)

Let me tell you this man is so excited to see the end result, how he feels! He said to me "I am trying to eat to live instead of live to eat" He is noticing that the foods he is putting into his body are nourishing him. In just one short week is noticing a significant difference which motivates him to keep going.

What is he struggling with? We added exercise on wednesday and he is sore. Also, he trying to get use to the feeling of "I feel full, but I don't feel that extended full" What he is describing is that he feels satisfied after he eats.  Prior to this he would skip a meal and then OVER eat at the next to get his tummy to feel that extended, over full feeling. He is also having a hard time getting all his water in everyday. 100 ounces

His challenge this past week was our kiddos birthday...... he came through with flying colors! We served Chioptle style lunch. Gene could have everything except:  sour cream (I use Fage yogurt nobody even new! ) no Cheese, no Guacamole. What he did have?:  Corn tortilla, brown rice, chicken no salt seasoning, lettuce, beans, salsa. And for dessert... Artic Zone chocolate mint, (it's like a frozen protein smoothie!  AWESOME FIRST WEEK GENE!!!!!!

Birthday party lunch, minus the big blob of butter
someone put in the rice! you know who
you are!!!!!

His dessert, Artic Zone! 150 calories for the whole container!