Morelli - The sweet potato diet: the super carb-cycling program to lose up to 12 pounds in 2 weeks

M y story starts over ten years ago. I had been trying to get fit since my early twenties. The problem in my early twenties was that drinking in bars, doing drugs, and chasing girls got in the way of that. And while I was working really hard at the gym, I had absolute crap to show for it. Boy was I out of shape! I was the guy who one week would do cardio because I saw an article in the magazines that said it was best for fat loss, and after a few days (lol) when that didnt work, I would be on to the next. Maybe you can relate? I know after helping hundreds of thousands of people lose fat, that its a very common cycle people go through. You hear about the latest and greatest diets, supplements, and gadgets, and immediately think its your answer. Well, the shiny stuff always got me. I was that guy. I did the fad diets. I tried low carb, no carb, I was on the Atkins and the Zone diets. There were just so many I lost trackits safe to say I tried everything!

Well, not everything (as youll read in just a moment). But I had to hit the rock bottom, a pivotal moment, and I remember it like it was yesterday. I was walking up two flights of stairs, winded, gassed, and out of breath. I finally reached the top (it felt like Mount Everest) with two measly little bags of groceries, one in each hand, winded with a little sweat on the upper lip. I said to myself, This shit has got to change. At this point I was sick and tired of being sick and tired. It was this pivotal moment, and some news I would receive shortly after, that lit a fire under my ass like I never felt.

At that point, I had no idea where to start. But I remember getting a call that no guy wants to get: She said, I am pregnant. I said, Are you sure? She (my fianc now) said, Yes, I am sure. No pressure, heh? News I got at a time when I was down and out. It was bad, and I am not talking about just my health (more on this in a minute).

Its amazing how resourceful you can become in the midst of what at the time felt like a crisis. As far as my health was concerned, remember I had tried everything. Google and I became best friends, and began to sift through the never-ending plethora of diet advice until I stumbled on what the mainstream refers to as the Paleo Diet.

As I read more and more it became almost an obsession. It was the only thing that has ever made sense. If it was going to work, I knew I had to simplify it otherwise I was doomed for failure. I couldnt do the same thing I had done in the past and expect a different outcomethats just insanity. The baby steps included a more whole foods diet. I slowlyand I repeat, slowlystarted to replace the processed crap I was eating with whole foods from as close to nature as possible.

I remember the last couple of things to go (haha)! What do you think they were? What would yours be? For me it was cereal and pizza. Damn I love me some Fruity Pebbles! I could polish off a whole pizza and an entire box in one sitting. Looking back: Holy moly, what a chemical shit-storm that was. It was a gradual process that took months and months. The less processed my diet became the better and better I felt. I had more energyinsane amounts actuallyand clarity and focus. It was during this time I kicked my alarm, too.

Now that I finally had a good hold on my diet, it was time to take a look at my exercise. Along with my less-processed diet, I started doing what I thought were really cool exercises. I found them online and just started stringing them together. These are exercises that you may have heard of, like burpees, mountain climbers, and planks. More on exercise later, and dont worry, it will be much simpler than that, in fact this diet works like magic even without exercise.