How to Lose Weight, Get Healthy, and Feel Like You’re in Your 20s Again

In just a few months you can transform your life

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My father-in-law is an affable sort of guy. He has a terrible sweet tooth and used to like to stash chocolates around the house and giggle as he gobbled them up.

Snacking on chocolate caused him to gain weight, but he didn’t mind.

Neither did he care about the good-natured ribbing from his wife and kids.

“You’re getting kind of heavy!”

“That means there’s more of me to love!”

Like most of us, he became accustomed to the fact that the doctor would berate him on his weight gain during his annual check-up. Sure, he’d put on a few pounds, but was it really a big deal? He’d worked hard all his life. Didn’t he deserve to enjoy himself?

It’s easy to ignore the doctor.

It’s really easy to keep eating chocolates.

But one day his doctor got frustrated and put things in perspective.

“Sir, your health is getting out of hand. If you don’t start taking better care of yourself, you aren’t going to be there for your kids. Don’t you want to walk your daughters down the aisle? Don’t you want to hug your grandchildren? I think you’re…