Win a FREE copy of the Cheat Your Way Thin Holiday Edition!

Not everything that makes sense is inspiring…especially for weight loss. You know, if you want to look good you have stop eating what you enjoy (e.g. pizza) and start spending time in places you don’t enjoy (e.g. the gym).

But the last six episodes have been messing with my head – if what you’ve been sharing is really true (and Im willing to use my own body this Christmas to find out), then i’m onto a total revolution!!!

Sometimes i don’t even go to dinner parties because i just no im gonna fail! However, thanks to the ‘black book’ i cant wait to hit the party scene this Chrissy – between lots of water and lots of proteins i think im gonna manage just fine!!! And im gonna lose some weight in the process? Now this i gotta see!

Joel, you’ve never let me down before (ive already gone from 236lbs to 203lbs thanks to you) – and i know that not about to change – bring on the turkey!

Hi I am 55 years old and I think I have tried almost every diet on the planet and cannot stay on them for very long. The ones I have stayed on the longest – I will lose weight and then I just stop and cannot seem to ever get over any plateaus that happen and no one can really help – they just say stick with it and you will overcome. That very seldom happens. From the thing i have read and seen on your videos – I beleive that what you are saying can help me get that around the middle fat that is hard to get rid of and get the rest of my body back in shape.
Just a note I do believe like you say that you can eat what you like and lose weight as I did find that happened the odd time for me when i was dieting and could not stand not having some of my favorite foods and when I did I lost more on those days than some of the ones I was being good on. So i hope after reading this you will pick me for your free book as I think it can make a big difference in my life where stroke and heart attack run in the family. Thanks

I admire what you have accomplished Joel. Like most of your bloggers I too have excess weight. Diets work for a very short time and that depresses me. Even when I went to a dietician still nothing. Quite a few years ago, more than half my life I had a stroke. Since then I have struggled with my weight greatly. I can;’t exercise too much as my limbs don’t want to play. By reading your blog and keeping track of the goings on I am confident that your program may be very good for me. To get me out of that constant debilitating feeling of not being able to do things. Here’s to everyone’s health and merry xmas.

Joel,
This is the perfect program for me at exactly this point in my life. I just recently completed a 6 week body challenge in which I lost 24 pounds. Now that the challenge is over I am having trouble finding a happy medium between the challenge diet I was on and having the foods that I enjoy. Being only 6 days out of the challenge I feel that I am starting to back peddle a bit. Being a chef my mouth is watering for all the yummy dishes I’ve tried to forget the last 6 weeks. Working at a restaurant/bakery hasn’t helped with the cravings. I still have over 60 pounds to lose before I get to that happy weight. I am determined to meet my next goal to 20 pounds by December 31. I have been on many different diets before and at this point in my life I feel that I am ready to make a permanent change. I that I have always struggled with the mental aspect of dieting by feeling like I am being cheated out of having the “tastey stuff”. When I do “cheat” I feel guilty. This IS the PERFECT PROGRAM for me. I need all the help I can to stay on track and I feel with your knowledge I will finally be able to reach my ultimate goal.

Your program sounds amazing! I feel so fortunate to have found out about you. Your life’s work is my new discovery. I am hoping to lose 15 1bs of stubborn fat that wont seem to come off with what I consider a good exercise program. I will be truthful that I already have days where I eat really healthy & days where I splurge every week. I need the game plan on how to to use these splurge days “cheat days” to my advantage.

Here’s a quick background on me. My name is Lacy. I live in Pennyslvania. I am a 23 year old college student living in the dorms. I am not sure how the “freshman 15” hit me since I really dont eat pizza & drink beer, like the college sterotype. I do work as a promotional model on weekends until I get my licence as a dental hygienist. What bothers me most is how I feel like a failure. I know I am not living up to my potential. I often feel sluggish & my jeans all fit tight.

To top it off my boss actually told me if I didnt lose some lbs he would have to let me go. “Nothing personal” he said. Well, it hit home to me. It made me realize I’m not the only one noticing the added lbs. I am NOT trying to lose weight to please my boss. I am doing it to prove to myself that I am not a faliure & that even though I am surrounded by people who seem to never let slip up on their clean eating lifestyle. I am going to be a healthy beautiful woman. I admit I am a bit selfish I want to be thin & satsfied. Is that a crime?

Thank You for the opportunity!

~Lacy

Goooood morning Joel!!
Greetings from South Africa. Thanks for taking the time in reading my letter, by sending met the newsletters every day you havent only been motivating me, but one of my good friends aswell. You see, Chloe is quite obese and I took it upon myself to help her in any way I can, me myself..well im overweight for my size. We made a packt that we will motivate each other, do meal plans, exercise together and try all that we can to help each other to achieve our goals. The feeling of not wanting to swim in public, a cupboard full of clothes not fitting and lacking convidence will be a thing in the past if you will grant our wish and help us. Summer has already reached us here in the RSA, so Joel…please please free me and Chloe from our bodily prisons!!! Baie dankie….(Thank you)

Ever since receiving your “Holiday Fat Loss Black Book” on November 11, 2009 I have anxiously awaited receipt of each of your 6 Launch updates with great interest. Having dieted all my life in a desperate attempt at keeping my body slim I can totally agree with you that “dieting” can’t work. I read with great interest your theory on Leptin and would really like to apply this principle in my life. I am soon to be married for the second time round and am desperately trying to lose an extra 15 lbs before the big day in February. For the last 3 months I have been following a high protein low carb diet and thus far only managed to lose 12 lbs and seem not to have hit a plateau. I am convinced from all your knowledge and expertise that you have the answer for me on how to achieve this goal. Thank you for giving me this opportunity.

Hi Joel,
I’m interested in your program because I’ve always been at the higher end of “normal”. I even have had love handles because I’ve been squeezing into tighter jeans since Gr. 6. Even back then I wanted to prove that I wasn’t one of the chubby kids who didn’t exercise enough. I’ve always been active: Tae kwon do, Ringette (like hockey), basketball, and snowboarding. To my dismay, that doesn’t change my body fat. Last year, I went on a vacation for 2 months; when I came back, I was 25lbs heavier, though my diet hadn’t changed (wonder what the food standards are). I’ve since lost 20lbs, but the last 5. So now I’m 5lbs heavier than before, which wasn’t an ideal either. I’ve always been very academic and when you started talking about leptin my eyes opened; you actually know the facts. It’d be like a dream to get the body I want, intimidate the opposition with my lean physique, and I’d be healthier without the extra weight. It’d be something I never had before. Thank you for everything you’ve done, and hosting such a splendid contest.
Sincerely,
Mak

Hey Joel,

It has been very stressful for me in the last few years. My life has had many ups and downs and I’ve only hit the age of 20. Trying to be a good student, a good son and a good friend to everyone puts a lot of stress on a teen and having to worry about my health adds to that stress. A few years ago, my mother had to have surgery to have a few tumors removed and she is now very restricted in her diet. It’s not that she’s unhealthy, but it’s just the way things are. It gave me a huge wake up call on how something so little as what we put into our bodies can impact how well you can live your life. With all the confusion about diets and what’s good to eat and what’s not, having to worry about that on top of my studies and everything else really affects a person and for that reason, I think your plan would be perfect. I would love the opportunity to try it out and hopefully live a healthier and stress-free life. Thank you for all you have done, you’ve helped me improve physically and mentally with all your tips and keep up the great work.

Kevin

Hi Joel, thankyou for sharing your knowledge. I appreciate all of the information so far. I have been working to drop the excess weight (20kg) I have for twelve months or so now but it has been a slow process since I discovered that I have PCOS (polycystic ovaries). I am told that people with this condition have to work extra hard to lose weight. In the past I have enjoyed many different eating plans but my willpower seems to have run out. It wavers around the two week mark now. I believe your ‘cheat your way thin’ theory will suit my needs and save me from falling back into a state of depression. Yes, I did let myself go after several years of hard training and lost my way. Now I am ready to get fit and resume my life!

Exactly why this program is the perfect program for me at this point in my life and why I need access to this information:
I am a working 46yr/f and my teenage daughters are in and out at such irregular times that there is NO way to follow a regular meal plan for all …which is why yours is just perfect (and why getting it for free would solve another BIG problem!). And then there is just nothing comparable over here in Germany/Europe that I’ve so far come across … just like the online College course I dared to start stateside, hardly being able to afford that, but needing something to look forward to that will also secure the next 20yrs of my working life.. just as following your program and thus staying healthier will!
Thank you :)

I’m am confident your program works.I went to a Chinese buffet last week and was very upset with myself, but that night I received the email about the cheat day. Went to work the next night and was impressed when I got on the scale. Your program is what I need to accomplish my goals. Thanks for all the good information. Brad E Huffman!!!!

Hi. I am a 58 year old lady. I live in South Africa. I have managed to lose 14 kg (30 lbs) in the last 12 months. I am not looking forward to Christmas as I do not want to backslide on my weight loss. I still have a few more kilos of stubborn fat to lose. I’m currently at 67 kg (147 lbs). I do a lot of different types of exercise because I enjoy it and I treat myself to a cheat day once a week. I’ve been on a low GI, low fat diet and progress has been slow and steady. I’ve found your posts interesting and informative. Happy Holidays to everyone. Trish

Hi Joel,

Thanks for the information you have been sending out. This programme sounds ideal for me as I am needing to shed about 15 kilos of post ‘baby’ weight. I am 38 years old and have had 6 children in the last 10 years. Each time I have added a couple of kilos of weight. Now my youngest is one year old and the scales just aren’t shifting! I have a sweet tooth, especially when I’m tired (which is most of the time…) and I like the idea of this programme allowing for this. The cheat days certainly would be worth waiting for! I look forward to learning more about your programme. I live in New Zealand and the main diet everyone is into here is Weight Watchers or Jenny Craigs – but this sounds much more fun and rewarding!
Thanks!
Cathy

I’ve tried many diets over the past 2 yrs and it seems to be short-lived. Everytime I try to loose weight, I end up loosing about 3 pounds (which may just be water weight) and then add another 6 pounds. In the last 2 yrs, I gained 15 pounds and I’m sure it has something to do with my lifestyle. 2 weeks back i joined a gym and feel better but the weight has still not come off. After receiving some of your interesting emails, my desire to understand more about diet has increased. Just to know more about how Leptin works and how carbohydrates of all assist in the weight loss process would be very intriguing.

Now that thanksgiving and the holiday season is coming up, this information would be more useful now than ever.

I’m now 45yrs old and my weight has been a constant struggle for over 10yrs . I have always been pretty active with different sports, martial arts etc when I was younger but since having kids my focus is definitely towards their sports and goals. Although I’ve tried MANY different programs and diets to shed some weight, I haven’t found any that I could keep up. Deprivation just doesn’t cut it! I don’t mind eating healthy food but I sure can’t do that 100% of the time. And the guilt when you do eat what you shouldn’t is just a downward spiral. That’s why you’re Cheat your way thin programme is so appealing to me. Finally I see a light at the end of the tunnell. It’s the most sensible approach to weight loss I have ever come across and seems to be the type of program I could continue forever.
Thanks heaps Joel.
Mick from Australia.

Hi Joel, Since reading about your program I have looked at getting fit and getting the body that I would be happy with in a totally different light. When I was in the military I was fit and lean but since leaving some 14 yrs ago my fitness and looks have dropped some what and I am one of these people that dosen’t believe in diets. Since reading about your cheat your self thin I have been hooked and am always waiting for the next installment. I am looking forward to Tuesday the 24th to get my copy of your program and getting started. So bring it on.

How could I not be excited about transforming my body! I have lost a considerable amount of weight using an extremely low calorie diet, no cheat days allowed, but as I increased my workouts, my energy levels began to drop and my enthusiasm began to suffer.

When I hit the last plateau, I assumed that I could push through it simply by switching up my workouts. Instead of pushing through, it has been more like sliding backwards. My frustration and my determination to live and train lean and healthy led me to your website.

I am simply not willing to compromise my health and building muscle by depleting the caloric intake as radically as I did before, or use chemical methods to enhance weight loss and muscle gain. Listening to the dailies, reading about Leptin, I truly feel that I have found a critical key in unlocking my potential. Thank you Joel !

The holiday season is a difficult time for me, as much as I love it; it also marks the anniversaries of losing my Dad and my Grandfather. I need this program to keep me focused on my ultimate goal, especially during the holidays, allow me an occasional indulgence, as well as build the lean muscle that I know I am capable of attaining. I am very confident that your methods will be the guide that I want and need to achieve my goal of transforming my body and my life!

There are all kinds of reasons why I need this programme – I could write you a huge saga about my weight loss history so far. However I think there are only 2 points you need to know. Firstly I always cheat when I diet anyway , so it would be great to find a program where I could do that & still be in control. And secondly, I want to teach my kids (aged 6 & 4) that it is possible to have a healthy relationship with food- to control your weight whilst still occasionally eating the good stuff. I fear I’m a woeful example at the moment- veering between calorie obsessed control freak and all-out “I deserve the good stuff” glutton. Please help me.

I have tried all diet programs, even so called healthy ones, like weight watchers, or protein or carb diets, but even with weight watchers, which made me loose 22kg, once you stop it, you get all the weight back. I liked weight watchers because you can still eat all the food you want, as long as you respect points. Once you don’t count points anymore, all the weight comes back. That’s why I am very interested in this program, I like healthy and good tasting food anyway, but without having to count points or filling in notes, just eat to maintain my boyd fit. Thank you Joel for all the information which already helped me a lot !

It all started in High School as a desire to be on the wrestling team, but having to cut 30 lbs. to make weight after football season. I would fast for extended periods of time to make 154 lbs. After the season, I would eat and hit the weights to get back up to 185 lbs. for football. After that I worked construction which provided plenty of exercise, but little time to eat right, or to take care of myself. I got stronger, but I also got heavier, and eventually was up to 240 lbs. A co-worker and I lost a bunch of weight over a winter, and it felt good to be back where I wanted to be. Body weight workouts, and eating right got me lean, and I could fit into my HS jeans again. Then came ministry. After becoming a youth pastor, there was plenty of activity, little sleep, and lots of opportunity to eat plenty of “bad” food. But I loved it! After seeing some pictures of myself, at 250 lbs. I decided it was time to do something.

“Body for Life” was the answer. It got me back down to 208 lbs. and I felt great. Weight lifting became my stress relief, and the program taught me so much about eating right. Even then, I never got completely lean. Those “love handles” just don’t go away, and seem to get bigger when I get lazy. A church member gifted me last year with a gym membership, and that has helped me get stronger than ever before. A regular lifting program is great for stress relief also.

Bottom line? I’m very active, and love to exercise and play, but as hard as I try, I never seem to get lean again like when I wrestled. At 49 years old, I almost feel like I’m losing time to reach my goals. Your program makes sense to me, and provides an answer for why I could never sustain weight loss on “protein” diets. I want to cheat, and this program lets me do that while at the same time providing a way to get lean again. Thank you for the opportunity to try the program Joel. And if you allow me to do it for free, it would be amazing! Kevin

Well I’m just going to keep this as simple as I can?!
I’ve got some weight to lose! I’ve been trying for a year and obviously leptin hasn’t been in my favor. And now I know why! Starving myself, binging&purging from the guilt, I pretty much have a weight obsession. I also have a food obsession. Those two obsessions obviously don’t go hand in hand :(.
The holidays is where I always gain most of my weight, and then I spend the rest of the year cycling through diets to only lose nothing.
Cheatyourwaythin seems perfect. To lose weight, instead of gain it this holiday season is exactly what I need! And to enjoy the food I love without feeling guilt?! It’s perfect for me Joel! Making homemade cinnamin rolls with my little neices and being able to EAT them with them christmas morning, and ENJOYING it without feeling guilty at every bite!? It sounds like perfection!
Thanks Joel!!

The cheat your way thin program proves that traditional methods don’t work on a long term basis which many of us can confirm with our own experiences my own included. This program is inspiring in all aspects and everything that has been revealed proves that it can fit into my very busy and hectic life with all the organisation taken care of – major bonus. It excites me to think that my previous dieting concepts can be abolished and healthier me being developed as a result, in addition to still being able to enjoy food and not punish myself with strigent programs that just simply do not work. I can not wait to get started and to start living again with a brand new attitude and with great support included. What more could I ask for from Santa?

Since I’ve always been a little bit on the heavy side and my joy and appreciation for tasty food is well known, this programme would be perfect for me. Since I’ve set my mind on getting well defined and earn that sought for six pack, the diet is the cornerstone missing from my journey towards my dream body at the moment. To have a diet that would not only get me to my goal, but also allow me to benefit from it for the rest of my life without sacrificing the joy that food should be would be a blessing indeed!

Hi, I’m 45 and have been cooking for over 20 years. I have always been a “big” fellow but when I was laid off from my job a year ago I have put on 50lbs in 8months – I had some personal issues and through a bought of manic-depressive cylces put on that weight – all those pills claimed it “normal” and even though I complained to my dr, he wasn’t concerned.

I never dieted – when people would say to me “you should diet” my responce was always “what color?”

I have cycled through boughts at the gym – intense to nothing; I keep losing my motivation to excersive – and pizza and wings one night, to prime-rib the next, stews and rich sauces; I have seen 40 lbs come off and 20 go back on in the past 3 months. Then I make yogurt and live on fruit salad for a few days to try and make up for it, but I keep gaining.

Somehow I need to find the motivation to stick with something that will work for the long haul.