Thank you for the wonderfully easy plan 🙂

Shannon

I have just finished week one of the 21daystochange programme and am down 2kg!

Haven’t found it too difficult, not a big carb eater anyhow.
Have found myself looking in the pantry and fridge from time to time, habit, not because I’m hungry!
Getting over that tho as I see the weight drop, the motivation increases!

Very happy, managed to avoid temptation but this weekend will be my challenge, away with the “girls”.
Will do my best to keep on track but won’t beat myself up if I stray a little.
Will take all my own food but we are eating out once. I will make wise choices with support of good friends.

Long walks on the beach will help with the weight too.

Thanks for a great programme.
Maureen

I am in to my 3rd week and have lost 3 kg, I love the program and I love the palm portion sizes and will definatly use it in the future. I have learnt so much from the program. I wish I have found it years ago.I have tried other diets in the past after having babies and nothing compares to this.

After 21 Days I feel lighter, brighter, clean & clear.

I work crazy, inconsistent hours and my job can be quite physical at times. At first I was worried that I wouldn’t last the day on this plan but it was fine and I was surprised by how much energy I had. If I ever felt hungry or tired it was usually because I hadn’t eating the proper portions and hadn’t had enough protein.

The key was to plan ahead and make sure I had everything I needed to make the meals so there were no excuses.

The 21 Day Challenge made me aware of what I was eating and more importantly what I wasn’t eating. While I was eating a lot-the stuff I was eating was empty food. I was really missing out on a lot of nutrients and now I know why I was always hungry and tired.

I love how I feel- I managed to keep the weight off 2 months after completing the 21 Day Challenge by keeping in mind my body’s need for whole foods when I choose meals. I had to go buy new jeans last week because the old ones keep falling down- its a pretty special moment when you’re trying on new clothes and realise that you haven’t just lost one size but 2!! I can’t wait to start the 112 day challenge!

I am really keen to start the 112 day challenge as soon as possible.

Thanks”

Wendy

Hi guys,

I’ve struggled with my weight all my life (I’m 42 years old), buying every diet, trying every form of exercise and inflicting upon myself all the guilt and health problems associated with yo-yo dieting.

I swore I wouldn’t spend anymore money on another promise of weight loss,

but I always give in, and it was in that frame of mind that I bought your

21 day program. Ah, the promise of substantial weight loss in only 21 days – you had me at hello. In my wildest dreams, I looked at that magic

number of 7 kilos, but in my heart of hearts I knew it was exactly that –

a dream.

Well, I’m on day 20 today and I’ve lost 7.2 kilos and I feel a million dollars. I’m wearing clothes I haven’t fitted into for years, my skin looks great and I’m suffering no loss of energy – in fact, quite the opposite.

But more than anything, I am free of cravings and food no longer dominates my thoughts. To say that this diet has been an eye opener is an under statement. I think it may actually be life changing, and definitely the best money I’ve spent for a very long time.

I don’t know if I can go back to eating the way I was, and I’ve ditched all the low fat products in the fridge and cupboards, and committed to just eating good, whole foods.

So, thank you. Really – thank you!

Kindest regards, “

Carly

Hi guys! Just finished my first day of Blitz and was doing some meal planning and remembered about a favourite BBQ chicken recipe I have to give Donna Hay credit for:

Thoroughly coat chicken breast (skin and fat removed) with cinnamon and cumin spice powder. BBQ or pan-fry over medium/low heat till cooked through- any hotter temperature and it will burn the spices. . It should be dark in colour and fairly crispy but not burnt.

It tastes fantastic without the BBQ sauce calories. Yummy!”

Lisa

Hi, I have completed my 21 days and one week on slowly intoducing things into my diet, I loved this programme, I don’t think I’ve ever in my life had a flat tummy even though I’ve always been relatively slim and exercised, I’ve lost between 4-5 kgs and It has come off all the places I wanted and I love not being bloated, I know that was the milk now, I used to often get the sugar shakes and feel hungry all the time but not on this programme and my hormones seem to have calmed down too and I sleep much better, I got the palm method dvd so with fruit and veg am I allowed any or is there still some to avoid? also I noticed pork wasn’t mentioned, is that not a good protien?

Thanks heaps I feel awesome!”

Cath

Well after 21 days, I’ve lost 5.2kgs. My clothes fit so much better and I feel better in myself. Really happy with the results. I had a couple of days off over the weekend, but I think I’ll just carry on with the plan. It’s not that hard to do and it’ll help me reach my goals quicker.

Thank you for the wonderfully easy plan :)”

Shannon

My partner has been following the 112 day challenge way of eating since I started my challenge in April this year. He thought there was no sense in 2 different meals being cooked and he wanted to eat healthily too.

He’s just had his yearly blood tests checkup. He has gone from being ‘pre-diabetic’ to excellent blood sugars and his cholesterol is now excellent too. Very happy. Very happy also that he has lost over 8 kilos, and 6.5 cm off his waist, and is now weighing lighter than he can remember ever weighing and feeling and looking terrific.”

Sandra

Hey

Have just read the email from 7 October and kinda wish I had read it before the weekend – I had been doing well (3kgs down in fact as of 6 October) but then work drinks on Friday and a hen’s night on Saturday and then Bathurst and rugby on Sunday, I’m right off track and feeling sorry for myself. However after catching up on your emails I now have my plan in front of me, will write out my shopping list and get right back on that wagon and successfully complete the next 14 days of this challenge and beyond.”

Bec

Hi, I have completed my 21 days and have lost somewhere between 4-5kgs! I fit my pants that I bought last year yeah! I can’t believe that I didn’t get any shakiness, dizziness etc that I usually get if I’m hungry cause I very seldom felt hungry, Im usually always hungry! I’ve lost 1 ½ inch off waist and butt and ½ off each thigh, Raving about this to so many people, thankyou heaps.

Now just wondering where to from here, I have the Palm method dvd which is good does this mean I can introduce all veg now? I like mushrooms and beans for instance which weren’t on the 21 day challenge or is there any restictions on which veg and fruit you have? Thanks for everything, .”

Cath

I had weighed 79kg for many years, which was still overweight but I thought I didn’t look too bad. Then in 2008 when I went through a separation, I noticed an increase in my appetite. I was constantly ravenous and started getting hot flushes, I suspected I was going through menopause. My mum went through it at the same age, I was 34. So I went to see my doctor who thought I was too young to be going through menopause sent me for testing anyway. My doctor was shocked to let me know that I had already already in the peri-menopausal phase, but by this stage I had put 20kg on top of the already overweight 79kg in just a few months.

I tried to control my eating, make better choices, but because I became hungry very quickly I would eat anything that was readily available and so when I reached 99kg I thought I have to take greater action. I tried eating 6 meals a day but again my food choices failed me. I had to learn to cut out carbs and it was so difficult. I remembered how I managed to lose weight several years ago and decided to leave the unhealthy carbohydrates out of my eating plan. That was in December 2010. Before I started on the 21 Day Challenge I weighed 89kg. I felt I had done well but knew there were areas in my diet I could improve on and plateaued in my weight loss. I would follow my eating plan all week but when it came to the weekends I would have absolutely no self control, so I would spend the next week trying to compensate for the weekend. When I saw the 21 Day Challenge I thought its only for 3 weekends so when our mates come round I just not have a glass of wine and lay off the junk food… only 3 weekends!!!

The first week on the 21 Day Challenge I went from 89.7kg to 87.1kg. I was amazed!!! I make a vegetable fritatta everyday, they’re delicious and I dont have think about what I’m going to eat that is within the plan, its all pre-done! I have tablespoon of nuts for morning tea and an apple for an afternoon snack. Sometimes when I’m still hungry after eating, I just have another slice of fritatta. I also switch it up sometimes for dinner, I may have salmon with broccoli and pumpkin or perhaps chicken with mixed veggies, but I also watch my portions.

I wish to say thank you so much for teaching me how to lose weight in a healthy way. I’ve tried so many other eating plans, some do work but the transition was extreme. The challenge has been great for me because I eat proper food and as long as I can prepare my meals in advance, I will stay on track.

Kind regards

Melissa

Hi, I am up to day 7 now and not only have I lost 1.7kg, but also:

· Sleeping a lot better

· Eczema seems to be better

· Energy levels more even throughout the day

· Water is getting easier to drink (thought I’d never say that)

· I’m loving the Vitamin D

· But wait there’s more… no bags under my eyes in the morning!!

LOVING IT

Rachel

Hi, I am on day 10 and so far I have lost 3.9kg. Although it is a challenge, I am amazed at how easy the programme is to stick to. I had no idea I love feta cheese, and that I can live without bread, pasta, potatoes and rice. I still crave sweet things, even though I am not hungry, and struggle daily without my favourite Milo. I don’t drink tea or coffee so Milo was it! I am really changing the way I think about our family meals and we have saved at least the cost of the body blitz in groceries this week just by not buying processed foods. Who said it was more expensive to eat healthy? Thanks for the downloads and emails, they are really helpful.

Alli

Hi Damian and Phyllis,
 firstly I want to say thank you for such an amazing and effective program! I was able to achieve incredible results by following the 21 day Body Blitz Challenge. In late July I was diagnosed with dangerously high blood pressure as a result of unhealthy lifestyle habits consisting mainly of being overweight (topping 100kgs), bad food, alcohol, and running myself into the ground. Following Damian’s advice, I started following the program. After about 3 to 5 days of eating the recipe’s and exercising as prescribed, I started to feel much better, with LOADS more energy! Within the first week, I lost 4 kg’s which really inspired me to keep going. By the end of the 21 day program I lost 12 kg’s!! and feel 10 years younger! My blood pressure has dropped from 190/100 to 147/70!

After finishing the program I have continued to make healthy food choices with Damian’s help!)and kept up an exercise regime have lost another 3kgs!! Thank you so much guys for the amazing program and fantastic support! I couldn’t have done it without you!!

Marcus

To Damian and Phyllis,

I can’t believe this but it’s been 5 days in and i’ve lost 1.8kg. Man it feels good. I feel soo happy that this is working and it’s the first time i’ve managed to lose more than just .2 or .5 of a kg in a long time. Still wanting to eat bread, or choc every now and again but getting used to it all.

Thanks,

Victoria

Hi, Im on day 7 and have already lost nearly 3 kg and an inch off my waist! It’s so motivating to see results this fast, I do feel so much better in myself too, Im feeling less stressed about everything, my skin looks good, I cant believe my stomach is not bloated at all even after the first day, loving it! Thanks!

Cath

Hey! My partner and I have had great results in the first week of the 21 days to change body blitz challenge with myself loosing 3.1kg and my partner loosing 4kg. We both love the poached fruit for breakfast and are both more energetic and feeling great! Can’t wait to see what our final results will be and to implement the tips and tricks from the 21 days to change body blitz challenge into everyday life 🙂

Jessica

Hi there

My 18 year old daughter and I just love the programme. I have lost over 4kgs, with 8kgs to go, my daughter only needed to lose about 3-4kgs, which she has done. I have been trying to lose the 12 extra kg’s for a couple of years.

Since beginning we haven’t experienced any IBS symptoms, we have both have lost weight and feeling great! It’s just so easy and rewarding.

My daughter said to me the other day….I am going to continue eating this way mum, it really suits me, I’ll just add in some carbs to maintain.

Thanks so much!

Tania

Hi Guys

Just wanted to touch base and let you know how I’ve done with the 21 day program

I started on the 1st of August and found the program easy to follow and was very filling. Using the principals of the hand for each meal just made it so simple to follow.

Well after the 3 weeks I had lost 4.7kgs in weight and better still, have had my appetite for exercise awakened. I now walk every weekday morning for an hour. I’ve not lost much more weight (currently sitting at 70) but the selft esteem and pride is through the roof. I have also added some good carbs to my day.

Thanks so much for showing me a simple way to eat, that is not really a diet but a sustainable way of life.

Yours sincerely

Stacey

Some good news – my body finally kicked into gear into gear and in the last week and a half I have lost 2.3 kgs, as I say nothing happens and then it just drops off all at once!!

Cheers

Bridget

I have just completed my first week on the 21 day challenge!! It has been relatively easy and the food has been easy to prepare and been yummy!! I got a surprise this morning for my first weight in!! I have lost 4.6 kilos!! Which is great!! Though my measurements have stayed the same so I must have been holding alot of fluid!! Hopefully the cm’s will start coming off over the next 2 weeks.

I weighed in again today being the end of my 2nd week and I have lost another 1.5 kilos so thats over 6 kilos in 2 weeks and have started to lose cms now which is noticeable in my jeans!! Had lots of comments on how good I look and that my face looks thinner of all things hehe.

Many thanks

Wendy

Thank you for all of your help, I have lost 3kg which I am certainly

thrilled about and now have the motitvation the see clear from here as to my

eating habits. I have struggled off and on diets over the past serveral

months to move. By taking the steps as you have lead me I am most grateful.

I still have about 5 kg to go.

Jude

One week down and I have lost 2.7kg. Yipppeee!!!!

Janine

Hi Damian,

I’m on Day 9 of the Challenge. I have been trying to get back under 60 kg for nearly the past year and I have eventually made it!!! My weight has been varying between 60.5-63kg for the last 12 months and I have tried dieting, mainly through the new WeightWatchers program. I don’t have much to loose only around 5-6kg but I haven’t been able to shift it until now…..

I know that you shouldn’t weight yourself every day, but I just can’t resist with this diet. Everytime I jump on the scales in the morning I have lost more weight! This morning I made it down to 59.4kg!!!! I am SO HAPPY!!!

The weight loss had been steady, around 3-400g per day. Thanks so much for the program! I will more than happy to send some before and after photos when I’ve finished. I hope that the progress continues to be steady to reach my goal of 55kg!

Thank you very much!

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Angela

Dear Damian and Phyllis,

I just want to share my 21 day challenge and beyond. I returned from living in Belfast, Northern Ireland in July 2010 more than 2 1/2 stone heavier than when I left New Zealand 18 months earlier. I ran into a friend who had completed the 112 day challenge and he looked amazing! After Christmas I was really sick of the way I looked and both my husband and I felt really unwell, we were desperate.

The doctor diagnosed me as having high cholesterol of 6.8 and my husband as being borderline pre diabetic. Our income is on the lower end of the scale so I purchased the 21 day challenge. I weighed 86.8 kg at the beginning of the challenge and lost 7 kg by the end of it. Now 12 weeks later I have lost 2 stone by just increasing the foods I believe my body needs to fuel it. My husband has always been a big lad at 6 ft 4, and we don’t really know how much he has lost as only recently he began registering on the scales (150kg limit).

But he has had to pack away all the 5XL shirts and is now wearing 3XL. We are both dieters from way back but the way we eat now is so simple using the palm and hand method. Best investment I ever made in those 21 days! Regards

Carole

I lost 6kg in 21 days and could have lost even more if I had added in exercise. Ifound I was eating more on the detox than I would usually. After two days all my cravings had disappeared and I found I wasn’t getting in a ‘frenzy’ around mealtimes. I no longer had issues with belching, wind, bloating, and acid reflux. I received so many comments from people saying how healthy my skin looked.

The detox was a great way to start the New Year. After the first week I took magnesium oxide for a few days. I would highly recommend taking this as for me I felt like I had been given a fresh start and was

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clean

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inside and out 🙂

I highly recommend the program, it is completely safe and there are no gimmicks. You eat natural healthy foods; I even discovered some new foods I hadn’t tried before and now include these in my daily diet.

Amanda

Hi guys,

Completed week one….2.5kg gone…Am thrilled. Totally in the Zone and even went to a function and stood firm!

No hunger pangs which is fabulous because that is my weak area, specially round 4ish. I am seeing the difference and certainly feeling way better already!!

Thank you guys…this is so great.

Will keep you posted at the end of the 21 days!!!

Cheers

Terri

I lost 6kg in 21 days and could have lost even more if I had added in exercise. Ifound I was eating more on the detox than I would usually. After two days all my cravings had disappeared and I found I wasn’t getting in a ‘frenzy’ around mealtimes. I no longer had issues with belching, wind, bloating, and acid reflux. I received so many comments from people saying how healthy my skin looked.

The detox was a great way to start the New Year. After the first week I took magnesium oxide for a few days. I would highly recommend taking this as for me I felt like I had been given a fresh start and was

”

clean

”

inside and out 🙂

I highly recommend the program, it is completely safe and there are no gimmicks. You eat natural healthy foods; I even discovered some new foods I hadn’t tried before and now include these in my daily diet.

Amanda

I’ve just completed day 11 of the challenge and I’m loving it. On completion of day 7 I weighed in 3Kg lighter. Yippee.

I’ve found the eating plan so easy to follow. I’m being completely unadventurous as I’m focussed on it only being 21 days. I’m interested in the 112 day challenge so must read up about it and see if it is for me.

Thanks Damian and Phyllis for a great program and very inspirational encouragement.

Jean

Thanks Phyllis.

Maybe I am in the

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honeymoon

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stage… but this is great. Its easy to follow… doesn’t feel like a diet (and I don’t really perceive it to be one (probably because of the lack of counting etc) and I’ve lost 1.5kgs already… Now I am sure this won’t continue at such a rate, but its a great boost.

Thanks Again Nikki

Hi Damian and Phyllis, Just a quick note to let you know that the 21 day challenge is great!

I started the challenge during study break and it did make essay writing an extra challenge without being able to snack on junk! I’m two weeks into it and not that my main aim was weight loss but I’ve lost 2cm off each thigh and 3cm off my waist. My main aim was to feel happier and healthier inside and have more energy, all of which have definitely been achieved. It has also changed my view on junk food that no longer appeals at all!

So I just wanted to say Thanks!

Alicia

Hey guys, Finished the 21-day challenge a few weeks ago lost nearly 4kgs and (lots of) cms so I’m now 67kgs. Still eating healthy and feel great have kept the weight off since I’ve finished and slowly losing weight each week, will let you know when I get to 65 not much to go now, thanks guys

Mahanae

Hi guys,It’s great to see everyone is doing so well. I am doing the challenge this month for the second time; I did the first challenge b4 Christmas. I had great success in the first challenge, although in the 3rd week, I only lost 0.8kg because I was at my parents’ house for that week of the holidays and despite best intentions, and taking my own food, I was not in complete control of my own meals and found it difficult. So after I got back home, I did the last week again (which would have been week 5) and in total for my 3 weeks I lost 8-9 kilos. (I like to say 9, but my weight fluctuates daily.) (You can see by the total weight loss, why I knew that .8kg in one week wasn’t on par with the earlier 2 weeks.)

Now I am doing it for the 2nd time and I am on day 3 and I have hit the 60′s! Meaning I am no longer 70 point something kgs, I am below 70! Woot! I love this diet, it is healthy, energising and it works. I am never going to be above 70kg again. I grew up skinny and believe it or not used to take weight gain protein powder, as a young adult to try and gain weight because of how skinny I was. Once I got ill, over time I gained and gained and then it got out of control. Once I reached a tipping point, nothing I did could get rid of the weight. My doctor diagnosed me with polycystic ovaries (among other things) and said that in that condition, my body likes to be overweight and tries to keep me that way. I have been trying to lose weight for the last 3 years, and when I tried this and actually had some results and the fat came of so fast I was so impressed. I have a ‘doo’ in 3 weeks and am hoping to wear a dress that I last wore on my 25th birthday. (I turn 35 soon).

I write this because I want to encourage people to really stick to the diet and really believe in themselves. I am not a confident person and my weight and illnesses have made me even less confident, but I think I have had such success on this diet, that I want people who have been or are like me, to really understand that things can get better. Although as I write about how good I am doing it feels like bragging. And I totally understand that many people are fighting a weight gain much higher than my own.

I found that I lost quite a significant amount in the first few days and I put that towards the complete removal of salt. (I love salt) This time around I haven’t done the gut prep stuff, because I haven’t been eating bad in the interim since the last time I did the diet and I don’t think I need too. (I hope that’s right).

I also found once not on the diet that breads and cereals don’t work very well with me, they make me lethargic and upset in the tummy. Something I never noticed before, so I think I may have an intolerance, therefore I steer clear of them 95% of the time.

Thank you so much Damian and Phyllis! and Phyllis I’m sorry I didn’t get back to you on your email back in January!

Start Weight before Christmas 79.9kgs today’s weight 69.8kgs. And this is the most impressive part, 16cms of my stomach, (yes that’s right 16cms!) and 6cms of each of my thighs.

Oh and I actually go to the beach and ‘run’ (only a little bit with walking in between, because I’m totally unfit, but I haven’t ‘run’ since I was about 18.

I would do a before and after photo, but quite frankly I’ve avoided the camera for 3 years. Although I could show my awful, awful passport photo!

Cheers Everyone!

Chontelle

Hi there Damian and Phyllis, This is day five of the 21 day challenge and I just wanted to share the fact,

I’ve already lost 2.6kg. My clothes feel better around the waist and Idefinitely feel a bit brighter.I never thought I’d be able to live without bread! Proudest accomplishment to-date … surviving dinner out for a mate’s 40th. Ordered a grilled chicken salad, avoided the starters and said no to the birthday brownie and booze. Drank soda water with a couple of slices of lemon and still had a great time. I focused on the company rather than the food.

Thanks for the great programme, it’s the kick up the bum I needed. I’d given up watching what I ate. Am now back in the driving seat and I think that’s very empowering in it’s self.

Annette

So far I have lost 2kgs and am hoping for another kg tomorrow when I weigh myself! I have not been under 72.3kgs in a probably 3 years but a week ago when I weighed myself I was 72! I do karate for exercise (plus I love it) and train about 4 – 5 hrs a week – although not all strenuous – is this enough or should I be doing more? I do walk every day but not much – probably 20 minutes.

Megan