|
|
|
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
"In about May of 2009, I realized that I had slowly gained back much of the weight I had worked to lose a couple of years ago. Knowing what I
know about weight gain, I knew I had lost focus, was eating more than I should and was spending more energy avoiding exercise than I was
actually exercising!
I saw Jill Matthews having great success with bodybugg®, and I had a feeling it would get me back to where I wanted to be weight-wise. I was also inspired by a pair of jeans and a skirt I had purchased, thinking they would fit me, and when I tried them on at home I was greatly disappointed. I decided, rather than return them, I would work to get into them.
I started with bodybugg® on June 16th with the aim to get into the jeans and skirt by Labor Day. I worked with Trainer Mary Majikes who provided the additional professional guidance and motivation I needed.
As soon as I started entering food into bodybugg®, I was kind of alarmed at how
many calories I was consuming unconsciously. I was also alarmed at how little I was burning at first. I categorized myself as monderately active, but that was not the case when I started!
I began looking forward to exercise and seeing how many calories I would burn in various classes, and regular life activities. I found Zumba! Class to be the highest burner for me, outside of running. Interestingly enough, putting together a desk with
my son was the highest burn activity I had the entire 12 weeks. This was because it was sustained activity over 4.5 hours!
I also knew that my lifestyle is such that we don't eat at home a lot, and I needed to find a way to make that work. Bodybugg® was perfect for that, as I could plan for eating out, by looking up foods in their database before I went out. I found myself making different choices, sharing desserts, but most importantly never feeling deprived.
I met my Labor Day goal, and have lost about 15 pounds, taken off several inches overall and reduced my body fat. I did all this while attending a lot of summer cookouts, a NASCAR race, several birthday parties and weddings.
Staying with the bodybugg® program helped me better solidify the amount of food and exercise that should be part of my lifestyle to maintain this weight.
Mary also helped get me ready for various 5k runs, and my time greatly inproved as
the summer went on.
I'm now in a size 4 or 6, depending on the brand, and I've made a commitment to
staying at this weight by tossing my size 8's and 10's in the Salvation Army donation bin!" |
|
|
|
|
|
I started the bodybugg® program and personal training with George Hart in February of 2009. I was at a point where months of laziness, sitting too much at a desk all day, and poor food choices had finally caught up with me. I was tired of feeling sluggish and out of shape. I wanted to change, but I knew I wasn't disciplined to do it all on my own. The bodybugg® and a trainer seemed like the perfect choice.