I'm not selling you a fantasy.
I'm showing you what I actually did.
I'm John. I'm a husband to Jeri and a father to two boys — Tristen (16) and Zane (8). A few years ago I was the heaviest I'd ever been. Tired all the time. Out of breath doing nothing. I looked in the mirror and didn't recognize myself.
What got me off the couch wasn't a gym membership or a program. It was my kids. I wanted to be there for them — not just alive, but present. Healthy enough to throw a football, go on a hike, watch them grow up, and still be standing when they have kids of their own.
I'm not a trainer. I don't have a six-pack. I'm still on this journey. But I've lost 75 pounds eating the exact meals in this book. That's not a magazine photo. That's me.
What worked was simple: high-protein meal prep. Cook once. Eat right all week. No willpower required — just food in the fridge that's already ready to go.
"If you've got a family you love and a body you want to take better care of — this book is for you."
— John Lindberg, Grounded Plate
