“I lost 9 pant sizes!”
Keep slimming to your happy weight
After three weeks, you’ll feel sharper and happier—and be up to 30 pounds slimmer! If you want to stick with it, this food formula is healthy and sustainable for the long-term, says Dr. Shanahan. But now that you’ve morphed into a fatburning machine, you can power off pounds even faster by switching to a full ketogenic diet, which calls for further cutting your carb and protein intake for four to six weeks. For more details on the ketogenic diet (or for more on the 21-day metabolism-rebuilding plan outlined on these pages), pick up a copy of Sisson’s new book,
(Harmony, 2017).
lunch
Stew In a pot, brown 4 oz. cubed beef and 1 sliced onion. Add 2 cups beef broth, 1 diced tomato and 2 diced carrots; simmer until veggies are soft.
dinner
Salmon dinner Roast 6 oz. salmon at 425°F for 15 minutes. Top with 2 Tbs. lemon-dill cream sauce. Serve with brown rice and sautéed squash. When Teresa AustinBell learned that her son would need a kidney transplant, she pleaded with the doctor to take hers. But she was quickly dismissed: “We can’t consider organs from obese people.”
“I felt so helpless,”
Teresa reveals. “That’s when I knew I had to change to save my son’s life.” Teresa knew getting out of her size-32 pants would be no small feat, but she was determined.
Teresa’s lifeline became the Atkins diet, rich in high-fat, low-carb foods such as nuts, eggs, fish, chicken and broccoli. To her surprise, she found the approach satisfying. “Unlike a lot of diets, this didn’t taste bland,” she says. She also focused on walking and getting plenty of quality sleep.
In the first two months, Teresa shed 25 pounds, and today she is 9 pant sizes slimmer. “When folks tell me how good I look, the rays of sunshine come out of me,” she shares. “I love me more. I feel like I’m the finest thing walking!”
And while Teresa’s kidney wasn’t a match for her son, this healthy mom is thankful for the countless ways she
help her child (who is fatigued from dialysis) while he waits on the donor list. “I’ve stepped into the role of active grandparent, playing basketball with his four kids.” An eternal optimist, Teresa says, “I’m so happy I can help. Life gives you lemons and you make lemonade!”