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Rarely shirtless update (1)
So, it has been one month to the day sense me and my whole crew decided to stop accepting how we looked and felt. The pictures above were taken exactly one month apart from each other and to be honest the difference is way more than I expected. Last time I made this change I did it alone and I never took pictures but this time is so much better with my family doing it with me and us keeping track of the progress. Now, you might be like “Tim! What kind of sorcerer’s magic did you use to make this happen?” to that I would say “With 4 easy payments of $99.99 I will let you in on this secret!” Just kidding. It is not a secret and it is no gimmick and financially you will actually save money because this requires no pills, plans, or shakes. All it takes is changing what you eat. We all know the saying “The way to truly lose weight and keep it off is to eat right and exercise.” and so far all of that progress has only taken eating right.
My wife and I spend about $100 a week on groceries and we feed 3 adults and our 3 year old while doing this change of lifestyle (thank God for ALDI). Before, we were spending around $100 a week on groceries plus about $300 a month eating out. Yeah. Add those numbers up. Things were not working out very well. We both felt like crap and didn’t look that far off from it either. I truly believe we were sick. Not like flu sick but financially, mentally and physically sick. This was taking a huge toll on us and our marriage. So, a month ago I decided to man up and take control of my families well being physically and financially. To my surprise, when I was able to step back I saw that we ate bad because we felt bad and we felt bad because we ate bad. It was insanity! but it is what a lot of people have fallen into.
I know it has only been a month but the results are unbelievable for us. For me personally I can breath when I bend over to tie my shoes in the morning and I can carry my child up the stairs and not sound like darth vader as I do it. Also, my wife pointed out that my “chicken skin” on the back of my arms has almost completely gone away. I mean thats crazy! I just thought it was a part of my body but it obviously was brought on by my diet. It makes you think. What else are we accepting as the “norm” that is really NOT the “norm”. Now, I am not a doctor at all so I am not going to tell you to do this but… you should try it. It has been a month and it is changing our lives. Just think what it might do for you.
Ok. So, I just realized I haven’t even told you what we’re are doing. So, here ya go! We cut out breads, corn (No corn syrup of any kind. BTW that stuff is in everything. Scary.), starches, and a majority of dairy (Still like the milk in da coffee sometimes). Thats it. You might be like…”Dude, so what do you eat?” to that I would say “A TON!” Now my family is blessed to have my wife who is an awesome cook so she makes it all so much easier and tastier. If it were just me I would eat beans out of a can and beef jerky all of the time but she makes it fun and scruditalyumpsous (I have no idea how to spell that). The last meal I ate right before taking that picture above was huge salad cover in tomatoes, cucumbers, bacon bits, walnuts and tons of ranch and chicken salad that would make you wanna slap your mama! Sorry. The southerner came out of me for a second. But yeah, I said ranch. You can make it yourself with coconut milk, mayo and ranch seasoning packs and use it on whatever you want. And yes I said mayo too! But remember READ THE LABELS! It will surprise you what is in the food you buy.
I feel like we lie to ourselves a lot. We have been told “Just love yourself for who you are!” and while that is a true statement to an extent, that might just make things worse for you. Since when should we accept our “bodies” when they are showing us that we are killing ourselves with how we are eating. Would you tell a drug addict “Hey just love yourself for who you are and you will be ok.” No! You would tell them that they need help. It is almost common sense. So, why aren’t we saying that to ourselves? You shouldn’t accept it and neither should the people around you. They should love you enough to want to help you and possibly help themselves live a healthier life. I wanted to end this with one thought. If you went to the doctor tomorrow do think that they would say “Yes, you are obese but just learn to love yourself and accept it and you will be fine.”
