Welcome to Hashi Mashi
I know, Hashi Mashi is an unusual domain name, but the weight loss plan and fat to fitness formula that developed from Hashi Mashi ( the name I gave my first real food vegetable-centric meal ) saved my life. I decided to leave the domain name as hashimashi.com in gratitude.
The Problem
Five years ago I was near 275 pounds, felt very isolated and hopeless. My doctor warned that my cholesterol was way too high, and I must start statins. My A1C level was in type 2 diabetes territory and he said I would soon need Metformin medication. My blood pressure was high at 135/90, known and he said that it was urgent that I had to do something.
But, I had no idea what to do, how to lose weight, how to get fit.
I had tried so many different diets with little success. And now, getting fit when so obese and over 50 seemed impossible.
The Turning Point
One evening I was in an all-night NYC deli, where I spent time with my friends ‘Ben, Jerry & Pepperidge’. Vanilla Heath bar crunch and Tahoe white chocolate and macadamia cookies. The truth was that I had enough food that day and there was no need for more later that night. For breakfast, I had my standard eggs and cheese on a bagel, with a slice of tomato and onion, plus orange juice.
I had a snickers bar and a banana for a snack.
Lunch was usually a turkey sandwich on rye with avocado and mayo. A few chocolate chip cookies and potato chips on the side. With a root beer, my favorite soda, even before coke. For dinner, I had a couple of slices of pizza with mushrooms on top, cheese lasagna, and french fries.
Whenever I had pizza, I always wanted ice cream as a dessert.
So, it was either a vanilla heath bar crunch, a snickers ice cream bar, or a dove bar covered with chocolate and almonds.
The Midnight Snack that Changed my Life
And even after so much food, I still craved some more nosh in the evening. This night, I made my way to the deli on the corner of 43rd St and Tudor city place for a midnight snack. I felt like I needed more snacks to breathe. Even though I knew I was struggling to breathe when climbing the hill to my building. I got a blueberry yogurt muffin and an orange Gatorade. The colder the better.
Yet, I was still craving another blueberry muffin.
I was beyond obese. I could not see my feet looking down, and had trouble walking up hills. But, I still felt that I needed another muffin when I knew I did not. Has that ever happened to you? I did not know what to do to help myself. I had tried so many diets. But I thought, all the diet doctors argue about meat, dairy, and carbs.
And I had tried so many of their diets and was still confused. But, I never heard of any of the diet doctors debating if vegetables were good.
I thought at least everyone can agree on vegetables. But what are vegetables I wondered? For me, vegetables meant a slice of tomato and onion on my afternoon turkey sandwich. Or those little carrot cubes in a Swanson’s frozen chicken pot pie. Or tomato and onion on a bagel and lox sandwich with cream cheese.
Hashi Mashi Weight Loss Plan
That night, on June 21, 2012, at the age of 55, I decided I was going to focus on vegetables. Yet, I still had no clue what to eat. My diet revolved around pasta, bread, chips and pretzels. Along with meat, chicken, cheese, peanut chews, m&m’s and chocolate chip cookies. Like many other overweight and obese people, I was so concerned that I would not have enough to eat on my new diet plan.
Of course, that was ridiculous, cause I had enough fat on me to last for months.
The next morning I asked the chef at Cafe Tudor where I got my bagel, egg, cheese plus orange juice to change the menu. He did not like that at all. Because, I asked for a whole egg, 3 egg whites, and to hold the bagel and cheese. Instead, I asked him to add all the vegetables he had, plus avocado, hummus, olives and capers. He was not a happy camper about that, but since I was a regular customer and he is a kind chef, he asked me what am I going to call this mess?
I said let’s call it Hashi Mashi, my first real food meal based on as many vegetables as I could think of. That is how the HASHI MASHI™ weight loss plan first started. Little did I know that ‘Hashi Mashi’ which I said as a joke, would develop into a formula that has helped me and many others to lose weight and get fitter and stronger.
The Solution – Six Months Later Results
Six months later after focusing on one Hashi Mashi plan meal at a time, I was 75 pounds lighter. Real vegetables became the foundation of my meals, instead of processed foods. After adding strength training like deadlifts, squats, and pushups, I lost another 25 pounds. In 15 months, I was a total of 100 pounds lighter, to where I am today at 170 pounds, five years later. I discovered that vegetables are not window dressings for main course meals.
Vegetables are the main course.
Powerful vegetables like asparagus, bok choy, broccoli, okra, potato, and watercress. Or cauliflower, mushrooms, spinach, zucchini, and corn on the cob. These vegetables and more were all great ways to have a satisfying meal. And they will leave you feeling good and even help lift your mood. I saw my cholesterol drop a hundred points. Also, my blood pressure normalized and A1C levels fell to normal as well.
Not to mention that I could finally stop wearing XXL large plaid shirts and could actually fit in a suit. Most importantly, I became more hopeful and optimistic about the future.
How About You?
That first “Hashi Mashi” meal saved my life. I did not realize how changing the quality of the food I chose, would change my body. And how changing my body would change my life. I started The Fit Apprentice as a journal for myself to help keep me motivated and on track. But, I soon realized that HASHI MASHI™ is an effective formula that serves as both a weight loss plan and a natural mood booster.
Even if you are very obese or overweight right now. Even if you are over 50 and feel that there is nowhere to turn to get help losing weight. HASHI MASHI™ is the weight loss, strength, and fitness plan that I wish I had so many years ago. I provide you with step by step guides to lose weight, get fitter, and stronger mentally and physically.
In essence, to get leaner. get fitter. get stronger. and live better.
Results Are What Matter
I search for the best tools, motivation, and ideas to help you get fitter and stronger faster. And avoid all the chronic illnesses my doctor was warning me about. The HASHI MASHI™ formula is a simple and effective weight loss, strength training, and mind and body fitness plan to help get you to your ideal body weight. The plan can even help you build muscle, get into better shape than you ever thought possible.
The Mission
I suffered a lot from obesity and depression throughout my life. I know how painful both obesity and depression can feel and how losing weight can help change your life in so many ways. I want to help other people facing the challenges of obesity and depression get results.
I want to help you lose weight, get fit, build muscle, and improve your mood without antidepressant drugs. I know from experience, if you lose weight, your cholesterol can lower without statins. You won’t have to take metformin to manage type 2 diabetes. Or you might stop high blood pressure medication.
You will look and feel better.
Your Body is the Magician
I discovered that even after the age of 50, your body is an amazing magician, and will respond and transform if you get out of the way. This means if you stop force-feeding your body so much processed food.
Instead, focus on as much real food as possible, simple yet powerful vegetables, fruit, and more.
If you are surfing the web looking for a simple, effective, weight loss plan, you are in the right place. Or if you need to lower your cholesterol, high blood pressure, or A1C levels, you are also in the right place. Last but not least, if you are over 50 and think that it is too late to get in shape, you are so wrong.
Let me help you find out and show you an easier way to lose weight, get fitter, get stronger, and live better.
HASHI MASHI™ will help you reach your ideal body weight, look better and feel better, all at the same time.
How great is that?
Let’s crush the worldwide epidemics of obesity and depression together, one meal and one workout at a time!
Now What?
From here on forwards is all practical stuff. I want to help you with step by step weight loss, strength, and fitness plans. You can follow at your own pace, and the closer you stick to the plans, the better your results. Start immediately by getting a copy of my Body Transformation Guide by entering your email in the form directly below this page. This Guide will help you start on your fitness journey and lose 20 or more pounds and get fitter than you thought possible over the next 3 months.
I want you to achieve the mind and body fitness you’ve always wanted.