Lose 10 Pounds & 5 Inches in 28 Days, Cookies Included

By Curt "C.J." Chavez

Chavez's unique five-point Phoenix guarantees success in losing a minimum of 10 pounds and 5 inches off your waist in 28 days. With these results comes much more, such as pride and accomplishment! Real food, like cookies, is a part of my method and encouraged!
If you are looking for ease, this program is for someone else. If you are looking for actual, sustainable results, this book is precisely what you need.

This self-help book provides readers with the amount and type of movement, nutrition, accountability, habits, and community needed to achieve their desired fitness goals. A complete 28-day program is included with the necessary resources.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BookBaby
• Release date: Mar 1, 2023
• ISBN: 9781667892016

Book preview

Chapter 1 –

Getting Started: The Self-Assessment

Before we begin, let’s first understand exactly where you are on your fitness journey with a simple health assessment.

Grab a paper and pen or your smartphone to record your answers. 

On a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being absolutely correct and 1 being absolutely false, answer these questions with 1 to 5. You will add your answers at the end and see where you lie on the wellness scale.

Here are the questions:

When I look at my body in the mirror, I am proud of what I see.

My body needs very little improvement.

I can get up off the floor by myself – no assistance required.

I can walk a flight of stairs comfortably without losing my breath.

I am within 5 pounds of my ideal weight.

I wear clothes in the size that I prefer.

I can easily do any physical activity, such as hiking, biking, kayaking, etc.

I can easily do a sit-up.

I can easily do a push-up.

I can easily do a full squat.

Now let’s find out the results.

Add up all the numbers you wrote down and see where they lie on the scale as follows:

10-20 – The good part is that you are beginning from scratch, and there’s plenty of room for growth and improvement. Any change to your current habits will drastically improve your physical and emotional well-being. The bad part is that if you do not voluntarily course-correct now, you will be forced to it soon enough by health incidents such as diabetes, heart attacks and other preventable diseases.

20-30 – Even though there is still a lot of room for improvement, certain habits have helped you remain somewhat healthy. Developing new healthy habits will benefit you incredibly, such as consistent movement and moderating your nutritional intake to include healthier choices. You are ready to take that next step to improve your overall strength, decrease your waist size and feel more confident.

30-40 – You are healthier than most and have some great foundational habits. At this level, we need to slightly alter some patterns that do not bode well for you so you can break the plateau. We need to become consistent with movement and decrease the intake of sugars, alcohol and other foods that aren’t beneficial. Making small changes while staying accountable for your health will take you to the level of wellness you desire.

40-50 – You have your health under control. With a little tweaking, you can become even stronger and more toned. Your program needs a break in plateaus and increased intensity to your regimes that will bring you to a professional athletic level.

Chapter 2 – My Story

My story begins in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I grew up a chubby kid in a loving home in a relatively poor neighborhood.

My mom was an educational assistant and made about $4.00 an hour. My father was a construction worker who lost his job when I was in elementary school, leaving my mother to raise a family of five on her salary alone. She worked at the union offices and Lane Bryant to help make ends meet.

I was the youngest of three brothers, but since I was about 10 years younger than my middle sibling, I didn’t really get to know them growing up.

While it was in no way a comfortable life, our parents did everything in their power to keep us clothed, fed, and protected. However, this upbringing skewed my relationship with food and fitness. We didn’t have