There is so much to say about this program that I just don't know where to begin. Like most of you, I've tried every diet in the world before this plan, many times losing serious amounts of weight only to gain it all back and then some. I never lacked the commitment to those diets, I would suffer through them and do whatever unhealthy things they wanted me to do just so I could struggle to lose weight at a slow pace. The problem was that those diets never committed to me. I used to think that I failed at diets over and over and over and that I was just destined to fail again. I would lose a few pounds and then get frustrated and put it back on. I had personal trainers and nutritionists and doctors telling me what to do - and I listened to them, yet I NEVER EVER hit my goals, or even came close. Now I have learned that those diets failed ME! They weren?t sustainable life changes; they didn't give me the skills I needed to really make positive changes in my life. And that's what I've done with the help of the 6WBMO; I've changed my life in a very positive way. I PREFER to eat healthy foods instead of unhealthy junk, I have become an active person instead of a sedentary one. I used to just look at being fat as who I was; now I realize who I can be.

I always used to look for reasons that any diet plan wouldn?t work, I'd find reasons not to even start. I would say to myself "I'm too busy" or "I'm under too much stress" or I'm too depressed, and I need food for comfort" or "I'm not that fat, so I don't need to start until after" or "I'll just cut down on the (carbs or meat or fat depending on which plan I was in to last) for a while". I always wanted the quick fix; I never looked at any diet as a lifestyle change. I think that the biggest benefit of doing this plan it how it has helped me change my whole outlook on food. It used to be food was a source of comfort, joy, and security - Now it's a source of energy, and an occasional treat.

I won't kid you; at times this was hard work. It was hard to stay on plan when everyone around you is eating really fattening food. It was hard to look at this in the beginning and realize that I am making these changes for the rest of my life (though it did become easy, very quickly). It was hard to say to myself that I am going to give up many of the very things that I thought made me feel so happy - Not just foods, but activities like sitting in front of the TV instead of being outside and active. Now looking back, I realize just how easy it is, and I realize how much happier I am when I don?t let those things control me. I'm really proud of what I've done. I'm proud that I?ve lost so much weight, but I am more proud of the example I'm setting for my son.

When I got this program and pulled it out my wife thought I was crazy for ordering some diet off of an infomercial. I said I was going to give it a try, and I saw the look in her eyes that said "it'll never work". That was September 24th, 2002. There have only been a few days in my life that have had such a dramatic effect on my life - My wedding and the day my son was born are really the only ones that have had a bigger effect on my life. Since I started the plan, I've lost a lot of weight and inches, and put on serious muscle. I went from a size 48 pant to a size 34 - From a size 54 portly suit to a 44 Athletic cut. People can't stop commenting on the amazing job I've done. For the first time in my life I look at myself in the mirror and really feel that I look good. Now I'm training for a 150 mile charity bike ride that will be on the one year anniversary of my starting the 6WBMO. I never ever thought that I could bike 150 miles, but now I know that it is not only possible, but it will happen!