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INTRODUCTION
Have you ever wished you could press a reset button and lean towards a life of great habits and health? Why do some people just naturally maintain a healthy body and weight, and also seem to be the person at the table enjoying themself and not engaging in diet chat? I believe anyone can reset their habits, no matter what their history, age or obstacles. This book is for anyone truly wanting to change the way they live, reclaim their health and in doing so discover a body thats lean and strong and sustained with ease. Its about being the best version of yourself, being confident and happy in your skin and absolutely loving the way you live.
I created the Louise Parker Method for people just like me. It is such a joy to be free from the self-obsession of dieting and deprivation, and Im so delighted that I have regained my life (and finally a body I feel really comfortable in, with its imperfections). My personal recovery story started where yet another failure ended. I just made up my mind that I would get off this tedious rollercoaster and stop punishing myself with the humungous effort involved in every quick-fix plan, all of which were totally unsustainable and therefore a complete waste of time, tantrums and tears.
I suspect, like most clients who come to us, your initial motivation for reading this book is I just want to lose this (grabs stomach, bum, backs of arms) or perhaps you are saying to yourself Ive tried everything, and its just time to do it properly now. However, I think we all know that the only way to achieve a permanent aesthetic result which thrills you, or to totally awaken your energy levels and motivation in all aspects of life, is to make a lifestyle shift. This can be an overwhelming thought as we are totally bombarded with conflicting information and we dont know where to start. Its all too tempting to think Ill just try this latest (insert current fad diet trend) to drop a dress size first; then Ill change my lifestyle. Youre focusing on the prize and not the process. I believe youve got to keep your eye firmly on that prize (and it has to be so much more than a size, number or weight you deserve to be fit, happy and free) but the process has to become the focus. The process will become your habits. Your habits will take over and then you wont have to focus on the process.
And thats the sweet spot. I never bore of clients waxing lyrical about their body transformations, and my amazing team being so delighted in a clients result. But what trumps it all, is when we hear Its just so easy I cant be doing it right, It makes total sense I just wish Id found you guys years ago Id have saved myself so much time and effort or Ill never go back why would I? I love it, the Methods a pleasure and just how I live now. When we refer to a clients success, its actually more often in saying Theyve got it, rather than quoting a number on a scale.
Think of the Louise Parker: The 6 Week Programme as a lifestyle reset. Of course youre going to get beautiful results but the purpose is to really inspire you and help you consistently touch base with each pillar of our Method long enough for the habits of health to kick in. You might get a bikini body in six weeks, but I urge you not to make that your focus. Focus on acquiring the habits. Habits are the key to long-term success and are what will almost effortlessly keep you in that sweet spot of health and freedom.
You have to change your mindset to believe that, from today onwards, the programme you are about to begin will become the foundation of how you will live.
WHY I WROTE THIS BOOK
I have a mission to end dieting and its important to keep stating it. As I said in my first two books, by the time my three daughters are grown up, Id like them to think dieting is as absurd as smoking was on planes, not so very long ago. I hope that, when I confess I did both, theyll be horrified. This is not a diet book and the Louise Parker Method is not a diet. The idea is simply to reset how you eat, until it becomes a habit that you sustain, most of the time, once youre in a body youre chuffed with.
Since its inception, the fundamentals of the Louise Parker Method have not changed. The basic science is still the science and the core principles remain at the core. We have developed as a team and refined the way in which we coach our clients to reflect new research and developments mainly the growing importance of sleep, mindfulness and the power of mindset on the path to success.
My first book The Louise Parker Method: Lean for Life explained the Method in detail and was so well received by so many of you thank you. I gave you as much as I could pack into my first book, but you were left to navigate yourself through each week. My second book Lean for Life: The Cookbook summed up the Method and gave you over 140 recipes to keep you inspired and eating beautifully (sometimes simply and sometimes with a bit more effort for party days and celebrations but really, its fit, fast food). The more you practise our style of eating, the quicker it becomes.
Im hoping you bought this third book because you were inspired by my first two and are eager for more content and continued motivation. And because you want to genuinely change your lifestyle and learn to manage your weight once and for all.
Perhaps this is the first Louise Parker book you have in which case, welcome aboard youre intrigued to try a new approach to managing your health and its come just at the right time. Perhaps like many of our clients, youre just utterly perplexed and bombarded with too much information and you dont know where to begin. Maybe you feel you actually invest as much precious time and effort into your body as you can but youre demotivated and frustrated that youre not getting the return on your investment. We all tend to feel a bit hard done by in the results department but I promise you that if you commit to our Method, make yourself accountable and, most of all, activate that consistency button for the first six weeks youll be winning. That means taking a leap of faith leaving aside your doubts or concerns about your metabolism and your age and anything youre using as an excuse to stop you actually starting and allowing me to guide you through the Method, week by week.
Ill continue to remind you of the importance of lifestyle and mindset in a world where we tend to look solely at calories in and calories out. Theres so much more to it but to keep it as simple and easily digestible as possible, Im breaking it into bite-sized actions each week and points to gently guide you into taking better care of yourself. So, whether youve slipped a little or a lot, your motivation constantly wobbles or youve been told youre in danger of developing diabetes and really need to take stock this programme is for you.
