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Like	 Charlie.	 This	 guy	 first	 reached	 out	 to	 me	 weighing	 383	 pounds.	 His	 waist
was	 54	 inches.	 Look	 at	 the	 photos	 in	 the	 following	 Facebook	 post	 and	 you’ll	 see
how	heavy	he	was.

    Imagine	 how	 horrible	 he	 felt.	 Now	 look	 at	 the	 other	 photo	 of 	 him	 in	 the
bottom	 photo—celebrating	 his	 life.	 He	 is	 literally	 a	 different	 human	 being.	 How’d
he	 do	 it?	 By	 drinking	 drinks	 that	 taste	 like	 grass.	 Yuck,	 you	 might	 say.	 But	 that’s
what	 it	 took	 for	 him	 to	 reach	 his	 goal.	 Today	 he	 runs	 a	 business	 called	 Juicing
Strong	that	helps	people	become	their	healthiest	selves.

    For	529	straight	days,	this	guy	pushed	himself 	to	keep	the	promise	he	made	to
himself.	Why?	Not	because	he	felt	like	it—but	because	he	said	he	would.	Imagine	if
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