Fat-Burning Diet and Nutrition Guide

The old saying is, “A picture is worth a thousand words.” In
my case my before picture evoked a thousand emotions—
primarily disgust and depression. I didn’t realize I looked like
that till I saw those awful photos. It’s amazing how your mind
can play tricks on you when you look in a mirror. On top of that,
clothes can help re i n f o rce the denial. Throw on a baggy shirt
and some jeans, and, see, you don’t look fat at all. Amazing. It’s
so easy to hide it—even from yourself. And men do it too. It’s
hard to deny it, however, when you see a photograph of yourself
in a bathing suit head-on. Now, that’s a slap of reality—and in
my case the reality was worse than anything the folks at “Fear
Factor” could dream up.
I felt so terrible after I saw my before photos that the idea of
changing my appearance seemed almost hopeless. And to
make me feel even worse, my daughters, Chelsea, 11, and
L i n d s e y,
sev e n , k ep t
s a y i n g ,
“ M o m m y,
y o u ’ re fat; go
on a d iet ,”
bu t m y
h u s b a n d ,
S t e v e
H o l m a n ,
IRON MAN’s
editor in chief
a nd co -
author of this
book, did his
best to put a
positive spin
on things. He
e n c o u r a g e d
m e a n d t ol d
m e th a t