Dear Healthy Hopers,
In preparation for some potentially difficult fitness resolutions next month, I want to challenge you with one very simple healthy solution this week. I have enthusiastically recommended this one particular motivational masterpiece as a transformational jump-start to nearly every single one of my clients for well over a decade.
If you want to see results more quickly than you ever thought possible, there is an encouraging, family-friendly movie to introduce you to a healthy concept that will change your life immediately and forever. Although the title of this “feel-good” film is a little daunting (“Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead”), I give a big two-thumbs-up to the message and the messenger.
My Super 7-Week Shape-Up System typically begins with a Super Duper 7-Day Juicing Jump-Start. This tactic involves the exclusive consumption of fresh vegetable juices for seven days, or for as long as you (and your doctor) consider it appropriate for your existing condition (and any preexisting conditions). Yes, it’s definitely a super strict start, but for those of you who are up for the challenge and have been cleared by your doctor, you will be a miracle in the making.
I can honestly say that drinking exclusively freshly squeezed vegetable juice is the No. 1 most important change you could possibly make for a drastic and instant transformation of your body from the inside out. The success stories are borderline unbelievable. Can you imagine losing up to 7 percent of your body weight in only seven days … safely? Imagine yourself seven days from now, this exact time next week. If you lost 7 percent of your body weight, or anywhere close to that, how would that make you feel? How would that make you look?
I received an email recently from a Kauai resident who was super duper excited about finishing his first week of my Super 7-Week Shape-Up. Why was he so excited? Because he made the decision to begin his program with the Super 7-Day Juicing Jump-Start.
As suggested, he went to his doctor to get medical clearance and to have his progress officially documented. What progress? How about losing over 27 pounds between Sunday and Saturday? That’s right, in only seven days, he lost over 27 pounds. His weight went from 349.0 to 321.8, which is a 7 percent decrease in weight in only seven days. Better yet, his resting blood pressure changed from 180/96 to 131/85. Needless to say, his doctors were ecstatic.
Yes, I agree that 7 percent is a crazy amount of weight to lose in just one week, and I would never recommend any other method to lose this much weight this quickly. But, with juicing, it’s different. You aren’t starving. You aren’t dehydrating. You aren’t exercising into insanity. You can drink as much as you want, as often as you want. It’s not about weight loss; it’s about nourishing your body at the cellular level. If you have the weight to lose, you’ll lose it, plain and simple.
Focusing on veggies with the highest juice-yielding capacities works best initially, such as carrots, cucumbers, celery, cabbage and beets. Any combination of these would be a smart start. Then, you can eventually add in a variety of other items for an assortment of nutritive density and flavorful fitness, such as kale, spinach, peppers, ginger, garlic or anything else that suits your fancy. I recommend that you first find a base that tastes great (like carrot/cucumber/celery), and then add in small quantities of other produce to see how you like it. Some require acquired taste … to put it mildly.
If you are drinking exclusively freshly squeezed vegetable juice, your body is detoxing. In with the good, out with the bad. For many of you, it’s been all bad. Your body is eliminating food and, for lack of a better term, filler. And, because you’ll be so hyper-hydrated, your body stops retaining fluids. This might be the opposite of what you’d expect, but you’ll believe it when you see it.
During the next seven days, the magnitude of your metamorphosis in the mirror begins with the push of a single button … the PLAY button.
Watching “Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead” will change your life! I have posted links on my website so that you can watch this movie online for free. If you decide to watch it today … then tomorrow can be the last first day of the rest of your life, and a long and healthy one at that. Have some faith, and take the leap!
In health and with hope.
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Doug Jones earned his Master’s Degree in Exercise Physiology from the University of Maryland and has served professionals and personalities as a concierge fitness trainer for decades. As a resident of Kauai and Connecticut, he has helped millions of people learn the secrets of fitness and fat loss, both online and in person. To submit your questions, or for more information, call (808) 652-6453 or visit www.DougJonesFitness.com
