“Eat Like Mark” is not about “loosing 10lb. by Christmas”, or “fitting into that bathing suit by summer”.  It is about changing the way you look at food and the way you eat food FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE..Hence the motto..”It’s not just a diet, It’s a lifestyle“.  Consider how long it took to develop your bad eating habits and how long it took those bad habits to become noticeable.  Obesity, diabetes, and heart disease which have become alarmingly prevalent in our society are the result of decades (not weeks or months) of poor eating habits.  Now why would you think that reversing those habits and their effects would take any less time?

The Eat Like Mark motive is not about “looking good”, it is about feeling good. It is about feeling energetic and youthful both mentally and physically.  The Eat Like Mark motive is about performance however you define it, from casual gardener to professional athlete.  Having said that, “good looks” will be a pleasant side effect of the enhanced function, but not visa versa.  Eat Like Mark is for those who are looking for long term,  lasting changes.

If a short term weight loss goal is what you seek, there are plenty of diet programs available that will offer quick results.  About 90% of people who enter into those programs and have short term success end up reverting back to unhealthy ways, and regaining the weight.  Why is that?  Well, there are probably many reasons but one main reason is changing too much, too fast.  This makes people miserable. As I have preached, it is baby steps that lead to lasting changes.  Changing too much, too fast takes away the comfort and familiarity of our eating.  The simple fact is that, at some level, we all derive emotional and psychological pleasure from our food.  Drastic changes means taking away those familiar pleasures of the foods we eat. That makes us “feel bad”.  When we feel bad,we will dread the “program rules” rather than embrace and enjoy them.   Since we can all only tolerate so much “feeling bad” we will revert back to what makes us “feel good”, thus failure of the diet.

The Eat Like Mark motive is not about “looking good”, it is about feeling good. It is about feeling energetic and youthful both mentally and physically.  The Eat Like Mark motive is about performance however you define it, from casual gardener to professional athlete.  Having said that, “good looks” will be a pleasant side effect of the enhanced function, but not visa versa.  Eat Like Mark is for those who are looking for long term,  lasting changes.

If a short term weight loss goal is what you seek, there are plenty of diet programs available that will offer quick results.  About 90% of people who enter into those programs and have short term success end up reverting back to unhealthy ways, and regaining the weight.  Why is that?  Well, there are probably many reasons but one main reason is changing too much, too fast.  This makes people miserable. As I have preached, it is baby steps that lead to lasting changes.  Changing too much, too fast takes away the comfort and familiarity of our eating.  The simple fact is that, at some level, we all derive emotional and psychological pleasure from our food.  Drastic changes means taking away those familiar pleasures of the foods we eat. That makes us “feel bad”.  When we feel bad,we will dread the “program rules” rather than embrace and enjoy them.   Since we can all only tolerate so much “feeling bad” we will revert back to what makes us “feel good”, thus failure of the diet.

I would encourage you to change just one thing every two weeks.  It can be as simple as reducing the number Diet Coke’s in half and replacing them with lemon water.  While I cannot respond to everyone, please send me your comments and ideas and we will change your life one meal at a time!  You may not loose 10lbs by this Christmas but.. by next Christmas, you will be a new person, from inside, out!

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