How I Lost 200 Pounds
In late 2005 I was diagnosed with diabetes. I was put on diabetes meds, high-cholesterol meds, and pills for high blood pressure. Overnight my life completely changed.
The years before this were filled with college, certification classes, entrepreneurship, self-delusion, and intentional neglect. I really “let myself go” and weighed over 365 pounds.
As I trudged through the many appointments, meetings, and discussions one thing became crystal clear. My healthcare providers were expecting me to MANAGE diabetes. But I wanted to OVERCOME it. So I began to search for a solution.
A couple of months later on a somewhat obscure forum, I read about a method bodybuilders used to get ready for a show. It not only helped them get lean but also increased insulin sensitivity. So it could, in theory, help regulate my blood sugar, and control diabetes. I decided to go all-in on this plan and see what would happen.
Implementing this new program required a LOT of focus and planning. I was watching WHAT I ate…WHEN I ate…HOW often I ate. I was logging my meals and counting macronutrients. The list of new skills required was pretty long for a guy used to eating whatever, whenever.
In order to make this work, I needed it to be simpler. I needed to do away with the meal prep, the measuring, the counting, and the constant logging. So, little by little, I modified the method to make it something I could follow. I streamlined it and made it easier to remember. I turned it into omething I could stick with.
After a year on my modified plan, I had lost 200 pounds and was off all medication. My blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol were all boringly normal. My life was COMPLETELY different than it had been 12 months before. I stumbled upon a principle, developed it into a program, and it changed my life.
I call this program the Rotation Principle. It’s not a diet as such but rather a guide. One that teaches you how your body works. Then shows you how to use that knowledge to lose weight. There are few requirements, little to remember, and it’s easy to follow. So easy I have followed it for over 16 years.
You Don’t Need A Better Diet
You don’t need a better diet, or the discipline to diet better. What you need is a program that lets you live. The Rotation Principle won’t let you spend your days eating cupcakes and Lucky Charms, but it will allow you to have a life and still lose weight. Like any new skill, it has a learning curve. But the program is livable. I am living proof.
Rotation Principle has worked and continues to work for me.
I am confident it will work for you too.