Note: This is only my review. If you’re looking for The Truth About Abs website, click here now.
I was a pretty average kid. I had a few issues with weight here and there, but it was never too bad. Once college rolled around, my roommates tried to get me to start training with them at the gym. I tried it for a while, but it just wasn’t “for me.” Besides, I didn’t think I needed it anyway at the time. I wasn’t completely what you would call “fit”, but I wasn’t extremely overweight, either. Over the course of college, I got more and more annoyed at my laziness when it came to my body, but I just couldn’t find a way to motivate myself..I just kept myself busy with other activities.
When I was about to graduate, I knew the life ahead of me would be full of long hours at work, bills to pay, and a lot of other responsibilities. At this point, I promised myself then that I’d find some way to turn it around, get off my lazy butt, and finally get into shape.
When I finally graduated, I actually managed to land a good job in New York. Being from a smaller town, I knew that it would be a pretty big adjustment for me, but I was really excited. Unfortunately, I didn’t realize how much the stress and exhaustion of the long hours spent at work would really sap my will to do anything. I just wanted to relax and not think whenever I got home. Didn’t want to deal with people, just wanted to eat something now and catch up on news and sports. It’s not like I forgot my promise, but I thought that I just needed more time to adjust to this new situation and get more comfortable living in the big city with a big job. I thought for sure that if I just gave myself a few more weeks, I’d be able to stop eating fast food and loafing on my couch, and get my butt to the gym.
I did adjust, a little bit, but the stress never went away. Even though I felt physically and mentally exhausted whenever I got home, I still didn’t get much sleep. Unfortunately, spending a few years eating “whatever’s there” and loafing on the couch weren’t the greatest things for keeping in shape. My clothes were starting to feel tight.
My self esteem was in a downward spiral. The worse I felt, the less I wanted to be around people or do things. I didn’t want people to see me like this, whether it be my coworkers, friends, or even family. I had a girlfriend, too, but I since was feeling so bad about myself that our relationship wasn’t exactly intimate at that point. I didn’t want to give up on myself, but it seemed that’s exactly what was happening, and I wasn’t going to be able to turn it around feeling like this.
Soon, my girlfriend broke up with me. I had hit an all-time low. I knew everyone was worried about me, and I just finally snapped. How was anything going to change or get better if I was just going to be moping around and doing nothing? I was far too young to be giving up on myself! I decided right there and then that I needed to make a change, no matter how difficult it may be to follow through with.
Step one was finding a job that gave me a little more time for myself and didn’t stress me out as much. Step two was making meal plans and grocery lists, then filling up my cupboards full of what I thought was healthy food. Step 3 was to join a local gym and spend 3 days a week doing cardio and a few other things for a couple hours. Sounds good, right? Well, I had 30 lbs of fat to lose, but after putting my nose to the grindstone for six months with this “healthy lifestyle,” I had only lost 5 lbs.! I was incredibly pissed at this point. Wasn’t I doing everything right and putting in enough effort? My metabolism wasn’t THAT bad by now..right? Several times I considered just giving it all up and going back to the “lazy” route since I wasn’t seeing any results..
Thankfully, I told myself to hold up and find out if perhaps I was doing something wrong. I spent some time online and searched tirelessly through “advice” recommending these diets with no scientific backing or results, cheap “instant success” pills..I tried so much stuff, but nothing worked for me. In fact, some stuff made me gain back some of the weight I had lost!
One night, I got in touch with one of my old college roommates for fun. We talked about a lot of stuff. Since he still looked pretty ripped, I asked him if he had any advice about diets and workouts. To my surprise, he admitted to me that he, too, in fact had problems with his weight after college and had to go looking for help with getting back in shape. What he used, he said, was Mike Geary’s “The Truth About Abs.” He told me it was a pretty eye-opening book that taught you a lot of stuff you may not have known about diet and exercise. From that moment on, I was sold – I mean, just by looking at him, you could tell that the results were great! So, the next day, I purchased the book.
However, you ask – Did The Truth About Abs actually work for me?
The short answer: Yes!
The long answer:
When I bought The Truth About Abs and committed myself to it, this happened:
- I finally got in shape (and more!) and looked better than I ever had
- My self-esteem went through the roof
- I had great energy throughout the day
- I finally had and could maintain a healthy lifestyle
- I spent less time doing exercise since I was doing MORE in a less amount of time (more time for myself!)
One of the best things about the book, in my opinion, is that Mike Geary is teaching you not only how to build muscle with efficient exercise, but also how to eat well and burn the fat you have. That way, even if you’re not interested in getting ripped, this book can still help you live a better life.
There’s one caveat, however. It should be obvious, but The Truth About Abs is a pretty comprehensive book, and not only will it take you time to learn what it has to teach you, but it will take effort to actually put into motion your new body building and weight loss plan. It would be a total waste if you bought the book and then just let it sit around thinking “oh, I’ll get to it one day!” It may be difficult to take that first step to action, but it’s definitely worth it if you’re looking to lose weight and get ripped.
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One thing I did to help myself stay on track was to give myself a goal. I wanted to at least shed all my ugly excess fat by summer (hopefully get a six-pack, too!) so I could enjoy some time at the beach. It was a pretty powerful goal for me since I had felt too ashamed a long time to actually go to the beach. When I set my goal, I had 4 months to get the results I wanted. Here’s how it went for me:
Month 1 – Discovery and Starting
A large portion of this month was dedicated to reading Mike Geary’s book and figuring out what exactly it was I was doing wrong. Oh man, I wasn’t expecting to find out that I had been doing almost everything wrong! A decent amount of stuff that I thought was healthy (and some stuff that I thought was unhealthy) turned out to be the opposite. A great example being soy milk – I found out that one of the main components of it acts like estrogen. You better believe I stayed the hell away from it once I learned that. The last thing anyone wants is to grow breasts!
Then, I found out that I had been wasting a ton of time with the exercises I had been doing. Apparently cardio isn’t nearly as effective as I thought it would be and single joint exercises weren’t going to develop my muscles nearly as well as multi-joint ones like squats and wind sprints. They work many more muscles in the same amount of time, so when combined with a high-impact exercise routine, I could do much more work in less time. No more spending two hours at the gym! Even worse, since I was overworking and starving my body for such a long time, my metabolism had been acting pretty slow.
Once I got to grips with the most important concepts in the book, I made an all-new meal and exercise plan and started on it during the last week of the month.
Month 2 – The First Results
By the end of the first week of Month 2, I was pretty beside myself because my stomach actually seemed a bit flatter! I couldn’t believe it at first, but I wasn’t about to stop. Little by little, I kept losing more and more of my excess fat. By the end of the month, I swore I could see hints of upper abs! I wasn’t done yet, though, since I still had to lose a little more weight and develop my body more. However, I was getting pretty close to being comfortable in my clothes again!
Month 3 – Success
As the rest of my flabs melted away, the more I saw my abs emerging. It was amazing, and my motivation was at an all time high the more I saw myself get ripped. My clothes fit well. I nearly didn’t recognize myself when I looked in the mirror. I actually looked BETTER than I did back in my college days! I couldn’t ask for anything more; I was just about to turn 30, in the prime of my life, I had the body and lifestyle I always wanted, and I felt great.
It felt great to not be embarassed when around friends, family, coworkers..and especially women. Speaking of women, my new girlfriend can’t keep her hands off me!..
To sum it up: Will Mike Geary’s “The Truth About Abs” actually work for you?
Based on my results and the results I’ve seen in others, I cannot answer anything but YES. I know it’s hard to get over that first hurdle and commit to a new diet, new exercise plan, altering your lifestyle so you can follow through..but you just need to do it. Mike Geary’s book is full of eye-opening and useful information that will help you get the body and lifestyle you’ve always desired, but you really have to be willing to stick with it! Just take it one day at a time if you’re having trouble, and give yourself a reasonable goal so you can stay motivated. I thought I had hit the point of no return for getting into shape or even caring, but I managed to do it and so can you!
