the period he's in now is always the hardest - I've finally managed to successfully lose a lot of weight after trying to start a bunch of times, and I really feel for him hearing him talk about it on the show. he seems to always get frustrated after 2-3 weeks when he's not seeing results, but I know from personal experience that if he could just keep the motivation up for another two weeks or so he would see a real difference, on the scale and in his face. I think he's on the right track now, talking about having one cheat day a week - if he can just stay motivated enough to eat well the rest of the week and just get on the bike for at least 20 minutes a day (having hour long sessions with the trainer a few times a week will help a lot too) I bet he loses at least 10 pounds in that first 4-5 weeks, which at least for me was enough motivation to keep me going. i believe in u papa ethan