Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Ok folks- I don’t typically write reviews but this book has literally given me new life. Today is the start of day 11, and I have never felt better in my life! Thank you to the Hartwigs! Background: I’m a 39 year old, full time single mom with my own consulting business (so working around the clock) and come from the Personal training/Body building world. I had previously lost 155 lbs with hard work and good food (eating 6x a day and training) almost 20 years ago and have sustained numerous injuries and had several surgeries in just the last five years or so. Add to that stress and just life, and I’m 35 lbs heavier than my average healthy weight. I thought I knew everything I needed to know in order to get back to my “fit” self and yet here I was struggling with the simplest things. AND I seriously disliked cooking!! In all honesty, I initially skimmed through the book (after a friend recommended) because I have the background in healthy eating. What did it for me (and I have alllll of the clean eating books but never cared for them) were the recipes. Something about them just got me excited! I’ve been cooking like a machine and enjoying it! My very picky 8 year old son is even curious to try things and wants to cook with me! I have been using a few hours on Sat or Sun to prep and cook most things and then I don’t have to just have leftovers but I can have a variety of leftovers throughout the week including roasted cauliflower, coconut cauliflower rice, baked brussel sprouts and sweet potatoes with a reduced balsamic vinaigrette, salmon with ginger, garlic, and green onions, sweet potato crusted quiche, frittatas, etc etc etc! I’m thoroughly enjoying making all of these things and sharing them with friends and family. So so so so so feasible to do and so delish! CHANGES SO FAR: I used to sleep 1-3 nonconsecutive hours. I am now easily sleeping 6-7.5 and SOUNDLY. I easily get out of bed before the alarm sounds at 5 am. My chronic back pain is GONE. My gastrointestinal issues and literal FEAR of eating because I didn’t know what my stomach would do, is GONE. My stomach has NEVER been flatter and I am DOWN almost 12 lbs in just these first 10 days ( you’re not supposed to weigh yourself but I saw and felt such a difference, I was too impatient to wait but I won’t get on again until the end of the 30 or even 45 days if I choose to extend). And by the way, I NEVER see myself going back to how I ate before which was actually considered healthy so this is just adapting a health-IER lifestyle!! My energy levels are through the roof, they were not lying when they said in the book that your mood will be happier!! And for you ladies who have terrible premenstrual weeks, this will do wonders for you! CHALLENGES: I am VERY often at work functions that include lunches and dinners and have happily and boldly packed my own lunches and told people that I’m dealing with some food allergies so trying to avoid certain things/ eating out. It’s not always easy but I don’t even crave or look twice at that other food. This is not to say I don’t see myself every indulging here and there. Finally, I described this “diet” to my friend the other day as such because he was saying it would be too difficult to do: if God forbid you suddenly got sick and were given 30 days to live, but then told that if IN those 30 days, you followed this guidance, you would extend your life (and Your family’s) by years -HEALTHY years- would you even think twice?? I hope some of you find this review helpful. I am so excited for the next 20 days, 100 days, and lifetime of eating WHOLE-some-ly! Some pics attached!