Fat 2 Fit...at 45

Background

 

60 pounds...as I type this, I cannot believe I have lost that much weight (as well as all of the other positives I have experienced around blood pressure, energy levels and alertness, not to mention confidence!).

 

I am definitely someone who also had a degree of excuse-itis about weight loss, did not have time, work schedule was too hectic and ever-changing etc and other things always took priority.

 

In addition, as a business development professional, much of my evening activity revolved around entertaining clients (i.e. bad but tasty food and a drink or three to wash it down with).

 

I have gone through phases in my life of being “good”, getting involved in fitness classes and even working with trainers, but none of that changed my mindset.

 

Phase 1

 

On March 20th I started Phase 1 - an extreme diet plan through Red Mountain Weight Loss, called RM3. The review of RM3 is over on the Review page

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As someone who weighed 256 pounds at the time, it was definitely extreme. 

 

Even looking at them now brings back that amazing feeling of stepping on the scale and seeing results:

 

• Week one 13 lbs

• Week two 6 lbs

• Week three 3 lbs 

• Week four - 5 lbs

 

So 28 pounds in 4 weeks!! 

 

Phase 2

 

Month two and three followed suit with the great results, 14 pounds total weight loss in both months - 56 pounds down.
 

RM3 highly recommends a transition month, where you start to re-introduce some components.

 

That felt like nirvana to me - I could eat (healthy) nuts again! I was targeting between 1,000 and 1,400 calories a day, and actually stopped taking the appetite suppressants entirely in week 3.

 

The transition month comes with no real expectation of weight loss but I managed to drop another 4 pounds for a total of 60 lbs down.

 

Phase 3

 

At this point I started to work out. I have been working out with Kevin Johnson for a few years but I was never consistently.

 

Being grounded through Covid gave me that consistency. 

 

From a motivational perspective, Kevin brings the human side (as well as ensuring I am doing everything with the right form).

 

I often joke with Kevin that if it does not hurt, I am not doing it right - it is all too often true.

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