That Fit Life: How to transform your life, lose weight, and keep it off!
Copyright 2021 by Jeremy B. Goodman
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Dedication
I dedicate this book to my wife Lakisha and my daughters Teairra and Lakeya. I thank God every day for blessing me with his angels.
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Contents
Introduction
Im on a mission to help as many people as I can to overcome their weight-loss struggles and reach their health and fitness goals. I have a deep passion for helping people, and I feel that my knowledge can make a difference.
This book is a culmination of personal experience, education, self-study, research, and experimentation. Ive learned so much from my journey, and I hope this book will serve as a guide to help others accomplish their goals and achieve their dream bodies. The information in this book will help transform you mentally, physically, and spiritually.
This book is for people who are looking for a realistic approach to reaching their health and fitness goals. No fads, no gimmicksnothing but effective and proven principles designed to transform your life. This book is for the person who is struggling to achieve his/her ideal weight. This book is for the person who knows what to do but needs help with structure and compliance.
This book will help so many people regardless of their health and fitness goals because it is a book on how to live a lifestyle where health and fitness are top priorities. I call that kind of life, That Fit Life. Its the life Ive been living for over twenty years.
My journey began in the fall of 1999. This was my senior year of high school, and my weight topped out at 307 pounds. My mother was extremely concerned about my health. She had me go to the doctor because she was concerned about my weight and how loud I was snoring at night.
The doctor evaluated me and explained that by definition, I was obese. I had to lose weight or I would be at high risk for serious health issues like diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, etc.
The doctor referred me to a dietitian, who provided me with some basic nutritional information and helped me set a goal. My original goal was to get down to 200 pounds; my dream goal was to get to 170 pounds.
I was fascinated by the information I received about nutrition and exercise. This was my first exposure to the importance of calories, macronutrients, weight management, exercising regularly, and staying active.
With this advice from my family doctor and dietician, I changed my diet and started exercising at home. By the end of my senior year, I had lost almost seventy pounds. I felt amazing. The following fall, I entered college as a new man. A lighter man.
In the first year of college, I was still overweight, but I was in far better condition compared to my heaviest weight in 1999. I maintained my weight well. In the summer of 2001, I went home for summer break, and by the end of the summer, I was down to 190 pounds. I had passed my goal of 200 pounds! I felt so good going into my sophomore year in college, having met my original goal. Now my heart was set on reaching my dream goal of 170 pounds.
From the summer of 2001 to the summer of 2014, my weight fluctuated from 190 pounds to 230 pounds. For exactly one week in 2009, I dropped below 180 pounds, but it was very short-lived and I did not see those types of numbers again for many years. During this time period, I went on countless weight-loss campaigns, tried every type of diet, tried every type of gym routine, watched hundreds of exercise videos, and read many books. Nothing seemed to stick. Every year, I repeated the same old New Years resolution to lose weight and reach that 170-pound goal.
In January 2014, I was around 230 pounds. My wife's cousin was getting married in the summer, and I set a goal to get in shape for the wedding. I was very determined. By March of that year, I had lost a few pounds and was on the right track.
At the time, my only exercise was running. No weights, no other types of exercisejust running. I ended up injuring my foot and was sidelined for several weeks. Since I wasn't engaged in any other form of exercise, I did nothing and slowly slid back into my poor nutrition habits. By the time the summer wedding rolled around, I was a whopping 250 pounds. This was the heaviest I'd been since my high school days. I was so disappointed in myself.
This moment was a major turning point in my life. I made a promise to myself that I would do everything in my power to lose weight and gain control of my life. I had to release myself from past mistakes and adopt a healthier lifestyle. I had to make health and fitness my top priorities.
Over the next year, I worked hard to transform my life and became a better version of myself. I went from being obese and squishy to lean and fit. I went from 250 pounds to 170 pounds. I finally met my goal! Not only did I lose weight, but my entire life changed.
Easier said than done, right? You are probably wondering, Okay, but what did you do? How did you finally reach your goal?
This book reveals all the key lessons and principles I used to transform myself mentally, physically, and spiritually. I will teach you my blueprint to losing weight and keeping it off for good, also known as the Fit Life Pillars. This book will remove all the guesswork and focus on the important things to help you transform your life.
Essentially, Im going to show you how to live That Fit Life.
Ive been where you are. I empathize with those who are struggling to lose weight. I understand what its like to be severely overweight. I understand the challenges that come with comfort eating and stress eating. I understand how being overweight can lead to depression and anxiety. I understand the challenges people face when they are on an endless weight-loss journey.
My vision is to live a healthy and active lifestyle that inspires others to do the same. I have a passion for helping people become the best versions of themselves by losing weight and keeping it off. My mission is to transform lives.
So lets get started!
The Fit Life Pillars
Health and fitness are a lifelong journey. I often refer to this journey as That Fit Life. Living That Fit Life enhances your quality of life into a life of continuous improvement and learning. I would like to introduce you to the blueprint for living That Fit Life: The Fit Life Pillars! There are six pillars that make up the Fit Life Pillars: Mental, Nutrition, Physical, Social, Spiritual, and Essential.
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