Break Free from Quick Weight Loss Diets and Yo-Yo Weight Struggles.
You are now entering a No-Diet Zone. Enjoy!
“Diet” is a 4 letter word. I’ve always said that if it is something that I would not be able to do personally, then there is no way I could tell other people to do it. I’ve tried it all. Eating 6x a day, carrying around plastic containers of foods, having coolers filled with protein shakes, carrying bars on airplanes to eat. You name it, I’ve done it. In the end, none of it was anything that I enjoyed or wanted to do for a lifetime.
When it comes to losing weight, we really need to be focused less on quick fix diets and more on lasting lifestyle changes. That’s hard to remember considering the media’s love for showing off quick weight loss. Also the “diet” niche is a huge industry with plenty of companies relying on people spending money for that quick fix.
What all of this is failing to do is provide a lasting solution. Most people would rather focus on how much they can lose in 4 weeks, rather than wonder if they had actually made lasting changes 6 months ago where would they be now. The media, while it loves to show people who lose the weight, never follow up and show those same people years later who just put it all back on and more (Oprah?). A yo-yo dieter is actually going to have a harder time in the long run with more fat storage and a less optimized fat burning metabolism.
So along comes my vision, to help people “Break Free” from all the myths, confusion, and complexity of trying to lose weight. Diet companies are not going to like me as I want lasting results for you without complicated (or expensive) solutions. I want you to be able to live your life and not be:
- obsessed with eating all day long (like 6x a day)
- weighing and measuring everything you eat (is that really natural?)
- worrying about magic %s of food macronutrient combinations every meal (you don’t need it)
- feeling like you are depriving yourself of anything (as that is just a rebound feeding frenzy waiting to happen)
I started this message a while ago with the formation of my IF Life blog, when I believed in IF as a realistic way people could get health and results long term. Now I am finally finished up (yes it is DONE! Finally I know!) with an ebook to help people on their daily journey. It’s taken me over 8+ months to complete (with notes from years of personal research and experience), has gone through 3 big revisions, and now I finally have a product that I am very proud to put my name on. The FREE “IF Life Revolution” ebook is here to:
- help you get control of your life, health and results once again
- explain in simple terms what you need to focus on for lasting weight loss (while still giving plenty of details on how it happens)
- giving insight into how foods effect your health and metabolic systems
- examining the natural state of how your body was meant to eat and live in
- focusing on all important lifestyle factors when it comes to your health and weight loss
- exploring the longevity (and disease prevention) science behind using less calories and intermittent fasting
- and most importantly help to revolutionize the way you view eating, health and weight loss.
It’s a message I believe strongly in and will continue to promote to the mainstream hopefully now on a bigger level.
It’s my hope that the message will continue to spread and people can enjoy the freedom and enjoyment that I have come to find with IF and eating the right way.
It’s time people stopped all the complicated/expensive solutions, get back to the basics that work and “Break Free” from ever needing another diet book again!
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Great article Mike! I often have clients coming to me with “I’m going on vacation in 2 weeks, how fast can I lose 10 pounds?” or “I’m getting married in 3 months and in order to fit into the $5000 dress I already bought, I need to lose 60 pounds by then!” YIKES! So many people go on horribly unhealthy crash diets just to lose some weight very temporarily, only to gain it all back faster than they’ve lost it and feel like crap! People underestimate the value of a ‘lifestyle change’. Eating healthy and consistently working out allow you to look good all the time and still enjoy a few indulgent/lazy days on vacation.
I agree with you on getting to a point where people aren’t measuring and weighing every single thing they put in their mouth, however I do have to mention that our society is so totally way off track on what we consider appropriate serving sizes that I believe weighing and measuring food is a good practice until a person is very familiar with proper portions. I think everyone first needs to have a firm grasp on realistic meal sizes before they start to eyeball it. Just a thought.
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Hi Mike,
I can’t wait for this ebook. I’ve been following your website and officially today I’ve started my lifestyle change. No more yo-yo dieting. I started IF-ing today and planning to implement some of the other suggestions from your website. I feel good about it and it feels good to know that for once in my life I’m not on a diet.
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Shauna – Yes portion sizes are out of control nowadays. Funny also how if you eat natural food, you really don’t need to watch sizes….as how much can you overeat on steak and broccoli? I’ve never seen a person with a weight problem because they binge eat on apples either.
Tracy – the ebook is already done (as mentioned above). I hope you can find lasting changes from the information presented with-in. The fact that you are relieved you are not on a “diet” just shows how ineffective they are for long term results. Time to just have a healthy lifestyle.
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Thanks for the teaser PDF.
Looks like you missed (or introduced) a typo in your 3 revisions:
The subheading for the first section of chapter 8 reads “Our Eating Patters of Today”. I’m guessing it should be eating patterNs.
Thought you’d want to know. Thanks for the great blog!
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John – Thnx for the catch. Fixed it,
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I am the person who needs to measure food on occasion. Apparently it is possible to binge on beef and onions.
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Congratulations on finishing your e-book. I am looking forward to reading it!
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Was this e-book originally named Look Good in Your Genes?
I think I pre-ordered it. Do I owe any more money on it?
I was able to download your last draft. I suppose I need to be able to download the latest?
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Sue – Same ebook, just a new name. If you still have the pre-order link, it should give you access to the full ebook. If you have any questions or it’s not working, just shoot me an email at mike@lifespotlight.com. I’ll take care of you.
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Thanks Mike!
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Update: For those already (pre)ordered, there is now available on the download page a “printable” version at your request. It is black&white, setup in standard paper layout, smaller text and most pictures removed for easier printing (less pages and less toner used up).
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Here’s what I tell my clients. Did you notice how the word “diet” has the word “Die” in it? Yeah… the yo-yo weight fluctuation will put you at a 50% greater risk for a heart attack.
Go figure…
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I completely agree with lifestyle changes. Once you start eating right and exercising more than just weight will change. Attitudes may become better, stress will become lower, health will improve, mental health improves, and some may become more motivated to other activities. I once read somewhere on the internet that said, it’s okay to heckle smokers that say I’m going to quit after this last pack but never do. They are killing themselves and they know it. When will it be acceptable to do this to fat people who always talk about this diet the saw on TV they are going to do but never do. Why not, because it’s mean? They are killing themselves too.
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I wanted to watch the second part of the video another time and I was stuck in some weird loop that acknowledged that I was on the mailing list and wouldn’t let me view it a second time. Also, I assume that there is a book for purchase and there should simply be a button that indicates that.
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