The Simply Fit Diet

I am the fattest kid from a fat family. Like you, I have struggled with weight for my entire life. I have complained, aloud and to myself, how unfair it is that some people eat like pigs and stay thin, while I eat carefully and get fat. As a fat kid, my future health picture was grim. Fat children are all but destined to become fat adults and have a substantially increased risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, arthritis, sleep apnea, as well as social and psychological problems.

Facing this dilemma, my strategy was to eat relatively well and to be very active. I struggled to maintain my weight for years, but as I turned 50, my body was less able to tolerate the strain of constant exercise. At 50, I found myself with a sprained back, taking two prescription medications and three over-the-counter pills, with my weight creeping upward and my blood tests pointing toward a future of cardiovascular disease and diabetes. My doctor recommended statin drugs like Lipitor, but after researching the side effects, I decided not to take another pill.

About the same time, my brother went to the hospital to have his lower leg amputated as a result of diabetes. Until the amputation, his diabetes was undiagnosed. However, it should not have been a surprise. My father, who died at age 73, had diabetes. My oldest brother, 16 years my senior, has diabetes. Now, my second oldest brother, nine years my senior, lost his leg. That got my attention. In a few years, it would be me.

In the past, fitness was about looking good, with a general goal of being healthy. But facing the possibility of losing my mobility, or losing my life, fitness became my top priority.

Like you, I have read dozens of diet books and tried dozens of diets, all with limited success. I wondered if fitness could really be as difficult and unobtainable as it seemed. Despite eating well and exercising frequently, my future was bleak. I wondered if there was some simple solution that I was overlooking. There was.

Today, I have lost 40 pounds. I take no prescription medications and only an occasional aspirin or antihistamine. My blood work shows a lower than average risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease. I take no nutritional supplements. I shop at regular grocers. I enjoy food more than I have in years. When I look at myself in the mirror, I hardly recognize myself. I have always struggled with being fat, hiding my body under baggy layers of full-cut clothes. Now I am slim. I wear the same size pants I wore at age 21. I sleep better and have as much energy as I did twenty years ago.

My path from being overweight and unhealthy to slim and healthy was not complex. It was simple. I am writing this to share the steps. By following the core concepts, you too can become simply fit.

The Simply Fit Diet is free. It is completely natural. It does not involve buying supplements, following complicated meal plans, or engaging in exhaustive exercise routines. You do not need to shop at specialty stores or consume foods you dislike. You do not need to count calories or measure portions. The food choices are diverse enough to suit the most confirmed carnivore as well as the most virtuous vegan. If you choose to follow the simple rules of this program, you will lose weight, feel better and become more healthy.

These seem like heady promises, and they are. You have been disappointed by numerous books and programs that promised similar results, but failed. I understand your skepticism. But think of it this way, following the standard dietary recommendations to lose weight is like trying to change a spark plug with a hammer. It is virtually impossible. The Simply Fit Diet, however, gives you the proper tools to accomplish your goals. With a ratchet and socket, changing a spark plug is easy. Similarly, with the right tools, becoming healthy will be surprisingly easy.