i'm not familiar with this program, but i'm for anyone making choices that impact his/her health positively.

good luck to you! keep us updated on your progress!

Hi Bardo, I haven't heard of it. What kind of plan is it? Deb

In a nutshell, its based on the idea that our bodies developed to survive, and those mechanisms developed to tell if it was summer time, which means fatten up or winter time, time to burn stores. The problem he thinks is with our ability to have 'summer' foods all the time, our bodies think its an endless summer. He has three phases: a burn down, restoration, and longevity. There is more to it, but also the reason why we get health issues is because of genes in our body that feel it's time to kill us. The different phases have different goals into fooling our genes to keep us trim, and postpone the gene expressions that can kill us.

I'm in the tear down phase, and probably will be for a year, maybe longer. I have about a cheerleader worth of weight to lose. The median goal seems to be around 50 lbs a year although some have done better. In its application its very similar to Adkins, but with some differences having to do with insulin regulation and such.

I have been doing it correctly now (since I got the book) for about two weeks, and in general for another two weeks before that. Folks at my wife's hospital had started it, and I was being coached before the book came.

But in that month, I've dropped 16 pounds. I plan on exercising, some walking, pushing and pulling heavy things, swimming laps. But haven't done any so far. I need to get a workout buddy I think.

But anyway, hope this helps ZaZumba. I'd be happy to answer any specific questions. After all, we all learn better what we teach, well maybe not all. I had this one chemistry teacher...

Anyway, so I won't cheat, my plan is to post my weight every time I get weighed. Right now its not so easy, I have to find a freight scale as I weigh 363 lbs. Yup, I started out last month at 379.

You can absolutely do it. it won't be long until you'll be able to use a regular scale, i'm sure,with the determination i read in your post.

From last thursday to last monday, 2 more pounds. But more importantly, my BP is now in the normal range.

that is AWESOME!!!!

Well, pooh!

No weight change since the 27th, although I did go up a notch on the belt. But BP holding steady in the normal range and I have a lot more energy. Only two short walks since then, and I know I ate too much this weekend.