Health Challenge ~ Joseph Zicchino

Joe is starting his health challenge and is excited to share his weekly progress with us. He’s shared with us his reasons for starting the challenge with Jessica, and some of his before photos.

I’m a 51 year old dentist from Point Pleasant, NJ. I have been going to the gym for about 30 years and honestly, I thought I was doing pretty well with my health. That was before I met Jessica. We’ve been in a relationship for 7 years and she has shed a lot of light on health and wellness for me. She tells me that she’s “not a nutritionist, she’s a health and wellness coach,” and that became evident to me when she pointed out that I clearly had an addiction to Red Bull. I hadn’t thought of it before as something I could be addicted to, but she explained to me that it wasn’t very good for my body and that it was messing up my sleep pattern. Her initial suggestion was that I take one Red Bull out of my diet each day and replace that with water. I wasn’t sure if I could stop drinking Red Bull since it was something I had been drinking for so long. It took me four tries to permanently quit drinking it, but I finally did and I do not miss it at all. I wanted to know what else I could do if I listened to her. If she got me to quit Red Bull, she can do anything,

Joe’s start weight is 235.2, and we’ll be checking in with him regularly for updates on his meals, his workouts, and how he is feeling!