The results and experiences he has along the way are fascinating and the film has now inspired a new industry of "rebooters" to try something similar. While the cynic in me says that this "industry" was his plan all along (for example it's obvious the film was made for an American market and he has commercialised most aspects of the reboot), the results can't really be questioned. Good luck to him, I say.
So my lovely wife and I are giving it a try for a paltry 5 days to see what happens. If we survive that long we may extend it.
If you've been following this blog (let's face it, nobody has) you'll see it's been going for over two years and I have racked up well over 700kms of walking along with Paul, my colleague and partner in crime on this blog. I personally have gained much from the walking and would highly recommend it - and yet although I walk I still struggle to lose weight for the simple reason that I have trouble controlling what I put in my mouth. This innate lack of will power is the key problem that I (and I am sure many people) face. Joe himself talks about this as his experience in the film. What is even more extraordinary is the story of Phil the truck driver who weighed in at around 200kgs before trying the reboot in desperation and turned his life around.
Now let's put this into perspective - I am not and never have been morbidly obese. I currently am 178cm (5'11") tall and weigh approx 95kgs (have weighed as much as 100) - not morbid, but I need to lose at least 10kgs, and I feel fat. I desperately want to feel better and be "normal" but need to get myself out of the habit of eating bad food and retrain my body to accept what's good for it.
If people like Joe and Phil the truck driver can do it than surely I can? We shall see.
I am at the start of day one and had a liquid breakfast and have my lunch (a dark blue drink bottle with some "Mean Green" like substance in it) sitting on my desk. I am already fighting the urge to make a cup of tea, which I have every day (habit). Sitting at a desk does not help one's willpower I can tell you that!
So here we go - I will try and post daily over the next few days to track progress, let's hope I can stick to the plan and get a successful reboot happening.
In the meantime, you should consider watching the film, it's really worth a look.
or there are some links to the actual film here.
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