Well, we have finished up the 28 day Engine 2 Diet challenge.  This was by far the most difficult ‘diet’ that I have ever tried.  I probably would have dropped out within the first few days had it not been for the incentive of having a bunch of other firefighters giving me hell had I dropped.
This diet is more about a lifestyle change but it is also a quick fix solution for those who need to make drastic changes for the good of their health.  It’s a pretty difficult diet …

Myself, along with a group of fire service members decided to try out the much touted Engine 2 Diet.  It’s kind of a competition of sorts and also a research project to see if what the Author claims in his book is true.  Rip Esselstyn is a firefighter in Austin, TX, whom after learning about a fellow firefighter’s severe health issues, put his whole shift on a diet to help them shed weight and drop cholesterol numbers.  Apparently it went well…very, very well and now he has a book out …