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It’s a little weird concluding my thoughts on something that I intend to continue. I guess I just ruined the reason for this post huh? Yes I completed a full month of the Always Eat After 7 challenge, yes I lost weight, and yes I intend to continue, but I assure you that reading the rest of the post is worth it!

Following this plan for the past month has been fairly easy. Any type of change can pose a challenge but the Always Eat After 7 plan does not alter what you enjoy eating; for me that is the tough part of incorporating changes to your lifestyle. The recipes are easy to follow, the meal plan suggestions are realistic and you don’t feel super restricted. Those characteristics along with seeing real results is what will keep me going.

Joel Marion, author of Always Eat After 7PM stated, “Your body follows a circadian rhythm—an internal metabolic clock—in which hormone levels fluctuate throughout the day. Cortisol is one of these hormones. Under normal circumstances, it is naturally elevated in the morning to get you alert and ready to go. Over the course of the day, it naturally falls. As cortisol drops, the sleep hormones, melatonin and serotonin, rise. They, along with growth hormones, support nightly healing and repair, helping us look and feel younger.” I have had so much more energy this month. When I wake up in the morning I’m not starving. Before the challenge I was pushing myself to workout mid-day and I was exhausted, ready to take a nap. During the Always Eat After 7PM challenge I get up earlier, ready to get outside for my walk and I power through it with no problem. It’s because I am not starving when I wake up because why? Because I can eat after 7pm if I so choose. I mean, it really is simple math.

As I stated I started out weighing close to 220lbs. During the first week I did not do any physical activity, my main focus was following the meal planning. During the second week I began to incorporate a bit of cardio maybe twice a week. The third week I began to walk five days a week. I walked a 5k (3.10 miles) every morning at my own pace. Normally taking a little over an hour. I now weigh 212.8 lbs. I lost an inch off my chest and my waist and I lost 2 inches off my thighs!

Of course the numbers decreasing is a plus but my biggest takeaway from this challenge is not feeling sluggish all the time, and not getting winded from doing simple things. For those reasons alone I am motivated to keep going. I hope me being transparent and sharing my progress has helped you in some way. As I have stated over and over again Always Eat After 7 PM: The Revolutionary Rule-Breaking Diet That Lets You Enjoy Huge Dinners, Desserts, and Indulgent Snacks—While Burning Fat Overnight by Joel Marion is now available to purchase.  Joel Marion’s Always Eat After 7PM program makes dieting easy and eliminates 90% of reasons for resistance.  You can learn more about the book and how to purchase here.

This post is brought to you by our sponsor, “Always Eat After 7 PM.” The opinions expressed are my own.