Orsoni - LeBootcamp Diet

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Let me introduce myself.

I am a woman just like you.
I have battled with weight issues and frustrating fad diets for years.
I do not believe in a life of deprivation and yo-yo dieting.

After trying more than 40 diets on my own (Cabbage Soup, The Prehistoric); with my family (Pineapple, Low-calorie, Hyper-protein) or alongside friends (Dissociated, Fasting, High-protein); after losing and regaining weight that eventually burst the seams of my jeans; after feeling taunted by so many failures and demoralised when I looked at myself in the mirror, I woke up one morning and decided that I had simply had enough!

Tired of nonsensical approaches, ranging from terribly restrictive menus to dangerously protein-rich diets, I decided to educate myself in order to understand my excess weight better and attack it intelligently.

To do this, I joined forces with my father, who was also overweight at the time. Together, we committed to maintaining a gourmet approach no matter what (we loved eating too much to deprive ourselves continuously, and yes, we are French, or Corsican, rather).

It may seem like something from the Stone Age, but our research led us to the library this was well before the Internet had made its appearance in our homes. There, we devoured books on nutrition, fitness even psychology! Gradually, we began to gather together and put to the test those concepts which seemed logical and healthy. Along the way we came to terms with the fact that if it had taken us years to gain weight, it would be unreasonable to attempt to lose it all in two weeks via tasteless meals and mono diets.

The results? After one year of a patchwork approach which brought together everything that worked from each diet we researched, we had achieved our ideal weight, without any suffering or deprivation.

And then? My friends began asking for my help to get healthy and slim. I was burning out in a fast-paced, corporate job at the time. So I decided to give greater meaning to my life and share this knowledge with millions of women like myself, who were on the verge of giving up. Thus was born LeBootCamp.com.

Not being a doctor myself, I was soon facing criticism from those medical professionals who promote diet pills and supplements. Despite giving watertight explanations for the concepts I had proven, the programmes blatant success appeared to mean very little when not dressed in medical jargon. Clearly, it was too late in life to go to medical school, so, I surrounded myself with dozens of experts who knew more than me: physicians, dietitians, scientists, Olympic athletes, nutritionists and psychologists, in order to test out my theories.

Unlike those miracle diets which have remained unchanged since the Seventies, LeBootCamp Diet evolves constantly, embracing new, medical and scientific discoveries and ensuring that its techniques remain effective over the long term. We are diligent in our work: indeed, we require that any new concept absorbed into LeBootCamp Diet be supported by at least five double-blind medical studies on a representative sample (a sample of five people is not valid!), according to serious and verifiable protocols.

We conducted a study to monitor 800 women who followed LeBootCamp programme over a period of six months. The sample was divided into two groups of 400: the first group for a cholesterol study and the second group for a glycaemia control study. After one month on the LeBootCamp programme, the average weight loss for both groups besides improvements in glycaemia control and cholesterol levels was 6kg. And after six months, the average weight lost and never regained, rose to 13kg.

And men?

Although I initially started my programme catering only to the needs of women, I soon realised that BootCampers male partners also liked the recipes, the stress-reduction exercises and our fitness routines.

So, dont hesitate to share this book with your boyfriend, male friend or partner. Enrol them in your programme. Make them taste your new dishes; invite them to cook with (and for!) you. Very soon, you will have a slimmer partner and your most loyal supporter!

VALRIE ORSONI, San Francisco, January 2015

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