So which of the above statements are true?

All of them, diet is a four letter word that should be avoided at all costs. The only way to become healthy, lose weight, feel better and have more energy is eat the right food to fuel your body. The diet industry is a multi-billion dollar cash cow for the company's that flood the market with useless products, books and pills. A few of these products may work temporary for a some people, but mostly they make the manufacture rich and you still fat and unhappy.

I know these are some bold statements, and who am I to make them? Well I'm a no-body, but that doesn't make them any less true.

So who am I? I'm a large 42 male who has been heavy all of my life, I mean really heavy and fat. Most of my family is fat and large, some of it is genetic and we can't do anything about that. Most of it is my own fault and some of my parents fault and a good portion is society s and diet company's faults, there is plenty of blame to go around. But the truth is only I can change my life for the better, that is the real secret of losing weight and feeling better. We are all masters of our lives, or at least we should be.

I am luckier than most when it comes to being heavy for most of my life, In general I am pretty healthy.
For the last few years I have not really tried to change much, I just floated through life. But once I hit the big 40 things started really going south. Now don't get me wrong, Im still pretty healthy, but my joints are starting to fail, arthritis is a daily problem and my body just doesn't bounce back as fast when I get hurt or sick.

I work in the computer field and diagnose problems all day long with computer and other related hardware. I could never really find out the problem with my weight. When I repair a computer I go through a series of test in a particular order to find the problem, 99% I can find the problem with laser like accuracy. So after pondering and thinking about for several months I came up with a plan to find the answers I was looking for. And boy did I find a gold mine, no pills, no books, no fancy devices, just a real desire to change my life forever.

I have always known how the body works, I got great grades in science and anatomy. I have known for years the role of fat, proteins and carbs in my diet and for the most part that is important information to know. But first thing first, you must be honest with yourself. You will have to ask yourself a few hard questions and be willing to live with the truth. Only if you know and accept the truth about yourself can you make permanent changes that will last a life time.

So here is the bottom line, in the last 10 months I have lost 118 pounds of fat! No diets, no pills, no real heavy exercise or fancy equipment. I still eat what I want, just in a different way. I still eat all the good foods of each of the holidays and even got married. I live my life the same every day, I still have my bad days when I eat and do the wrong things, but I also have great days when I eat right and enjoy my life. Now the biggest secret of all is having more of the good days than the bad ones, its not always easy, it takes work, but I did it and so can you.