The Lunch Box Diet: Eat all day, lose weight, feel great. Lose up to a stone in 4 weeks.. Simon Lovell

       Chapter 1 Why the Lunch Box Diet?

       First of all, well done! Put a massive smile on your face and feel the energy flowing from this second onwards!

      The Lunch Box Diet is going to change the way you think about food, you’ll learn to know your body better than you have ever done before and the benefits to you over the next days, weeks and years are going to be significant.

      This diet won’t only help you to lose weight; it might also get you doing more exciting things in your life. Maybe you’ll change your job and dump that annoying boss? Before I expand on this I want to tell you more about me so we can start building our relationship, which is going to be very important to your success.

      I’ve worked as a personal trainer for many clients in one of the largest health clubs in the UK, so I know how difficult it can be for busy people to eat a healthy diet. Day in, day out, I’ve coached everyone from stay-at-home mums and dads to busy office workers and sportsmen and -women and I’ve found that they all have different routines, which makes controlling food intake different for everyone.

       ‘The Lunch Box Diet is going to change the way you think about food’

      I’ve learned that a lot of the diet plans out there only take into account the food on the plate, not the tough demands upon your time and mental energies that modern life can bring. Many diets involve preparing meals and adding ingredients you just wouldn’t normally pick up, let alone have the time to prepare. My aim is to teach you how to build the Lunch Box Diet into your working day and train your taste buds to get used to a healthier way of eating. We’ll work hard together and, with my support, you’ll be able to get in shape, look great and feel more energised. It’s not just good for losing weight; it can also help to sustain a healthy balance in your diet. If you’re already an active person looking for an eating plan that complements your gym time, this plan will be ideal for you. This is the diet where you control what you eat based on your energy levels. What’s more you’ll never be hungry – ever – and you’ll lose weight. Yep, keep smiling!

      My Story

      I think it’s very important that professionals who set out to teach other people should base their teaching on personal experience. I haven’t been lean, strong and confident all my life – in fact, the contrary is true.

      I was overweight in my early twenties and was easily a few jean sizes over what is classed as ‘normal’ these days. My average daily diet consisted of fried food, pizzas and microwave meals. My snacks were chocolate bars, my energy levels low and my confidence almost non-existent. When you’re down there, it’s hard to see out. I never thought that one day I would be writing a book about eating properly and spending most of my days teaching people how fitness and health can change their world. Hell, no!

      But everyone has a turning point in their lives and mine came when I was bullied at school. Enough was enough. I joined a kung-fu class. At the class I met a guy called Tim. He took me under his wing, threw me into the gym and got me lifting weights. My body shape started to change and I got the buzz. I started attracting more girls – fantastic! As a guy who used to be the butt of everyone’s jokes, I loved it. Who wouldn’t? To Tim, who took me through those important first steps – thank you. I wouldn’t be writing this now and helping others if you hadn’t paid special attention to me.

      Some of this back story may resonate with you because of experiences in your own life. It might not. But a lot of people who have problems with their weight have a story to tell. If I can connect with some of you in this way then we have a better chance of moving forward and developing together.

      The Birth of the Diet

      What I have found most satisfying about this project is that I never sat down and said, ‘I’m going to write a diet plan.’ It just snowballed from a simple three-page document I gave to my personal training clients. Those who followed my advice soon began to reap the rewards, and the feedback was excellent. Though I had believed it was a workable plan, I was still floored by the response. Everyone who tried it loved it. They passed it along to friends and family and before I knew it, people were asking me about my ‘diet’. That’s when I knew I had hit on something big.