Ask A Trainer Anything!: It's OVER!!!!!!!

Sunday, March 21, 2010

It's OVER!!!!!!!

I did it!!! 12 weeks later, and I am feelin sooo much better and healthier than I was 12 weeks ago!!! It has been a challenging journey, but well worth it! So I'll get right to the numbers - I started at 198 - I weighed in at 183!!!! - that's 15 lbs in 12 weeks, which is completely healthy and within the recommened 1-2lbs of weight loss a week! But that's just the scale - I lost 18lbs of fat, and gained 3lbs of pure fat burning muscle!!! I decreased my BF% from 34.8% (considered over weight range) to 26.3%(normal and healthy range:) inch measurements went as follows - shoulders - 46"-44.5"(-1.5), chest 40.5"-37"(-2.5), Waist(narrowest point) - 35"-32.25"(-2.75), abdomen(at belly button) 41.5"-38.5"(-2.75), hips 46"-42.5"(-2.5), thigh - 26.5"-25.5"(-1), calf - stayed the same, but more tone, bicep - stayed the same, but more tone! So a grand total loss of 13"!

My little bro didn't do any measurements other than the scale, and body fat% - he went from 220, to 194!!!! and decreased his bf% by 11%!!! We both have been working really hard, and it has paid off. And now that I know the system, we are going to do a second challenge, with a little tweaking to get the maxamized results that you see in the pics!

Over all, BFL is a great program! It is guaranteed resluts if you do everything right, and follow the book. BUT - your results aren't going to be like the before, and final after pics. The more you have to lose, the more challenges it will take you. A lot of the pics you see, people have done more than one challenge, but thats ok - this is a body for life - not just 12 weeks. Thats why we plan on doing that second one. And after the second one, I'm going to try and work on a maintenance plan, and may look into some other options that are out there.

Thank you everyone for your support and compliments! They definitely helped me keep going when I sometimes didn't want to care anymore! But thats the bottom line I have come to realize with weight gain/loss... as soon as you stop caring... so does your body! So take care of it! You only have one!!!

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My HCG Story

I want to share my experience :)

I have always been athletic, but on the heavy side – all through out HS and college I was between 205-225. I did track and field in college as a thrower, and recieved my B.S. in Exercise & Sport Science. When I graduated in 2005 – I continued to work as a personal trainer in a high end gym in Draper, UT. I loved being in the gym and talking to and helping others, but for my self, I was burnt out. For 5 years and 2 children, I didn’t do much of anything.

When we moved to our new town, people would ask me what I do for work. When I’d tell them I was a personal trainer, I’d get the up down like, “serious?” Then one day it dawned on me – I WAS A HYPOCRIT! How could I tell people what to eat, when I ate what ever. How could I take people through workouts, when I couldnt even do them? Tragedy!

So, November 1st of last year, I went on a sugar detox and lost 10lbs and felt tons better. But I still needed to start working out. A week before the New Year, I recruited some family, friends, and clients to join me in a Body for Life challenge. 12 weeks later, I rekindled my love for working out, and had lost another 20lbs fat, while adding on 5lbs muscle.

About this point, Jerry, a friend I work on the ambulance with, approached me, asking me what I thought about HCG. With my background, like everyone else - closed minded, I passed on it, thinking how crazy it was. I had decided to do a second round of BFL, but after a 6 week plataue, I was frustrated. I tried changing some things up, and no results. I had never worked harder for something, and I was stuck! It was at this point I started contemplating HCG. I alsot started getting family and friends asking about it, and wanting to know more. It was then that I decided to look into it.

I read through all the materials, did some research online, and talked to my family doctor. Just like everyone else, something sparked when reading the material… like it was talking to me! I decided to give it a go – round 1, I lost 27 lbs, in 32 days! I got all the way down to 165! I had never been that low in my life!!! Even though I maintained the 165, after the summer and a couple of vacations, I decided to give it another shot – 153! Another new low! In all of my back ground/training, I have never seen anything work so efficiently and fast.

I was a thrower because I hated running, but now it feels great! I love how I feel when I work out, and how intune I am with what foods make me feel good or bad. I have since had many clients/friends/family on it, and love sharing in their success. While it has been dubed another ‘yoyo diet’ – it works! If you chose to go back to your old habits, of course you will gain it back, but if you follow the protocol, change your lifestyle, and start exercising, you can enjoy your results for a long time to come! It is now Febuary 2011, and I am still at 153-155 lbs!!! :D I am now a Beachbody coach, and utilize their programs and product to keep me fit. I am in the best shape of my life, and have absolutely no intention of ever going back to that miserable feeling! Happy Losing everyone!

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Rachael Ray

Sunday, March 21, 2010

It's OVER!!!!!!!

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