NSV's for the holidays

rainman3k

I joined MFP on October 3rd and during the first two weeks I added several people that I had seen have great success with their lifestyle changes. During these first two weeks I tweaked my diet, looked at additional fitness resources for clarification and most importantly found, via my mfp friends, I really needed to be more active and start an exercise program if I wanted to achieve the results that I envisioned.

I came down with a case of shin splints and as walking was not really a good option for me, I decided to call a gym to respond to an add I had seen. I joined the next day and scheduled a session with a trainer for October 20th. The meeting was awesome and she made me realize I was going to have to give 110% to get the results I wanted, but she had a good way of working with my poor endurance and habit of wanting to socialize :laugh:

After 4 weeks with her I had made friends with a few more MFP folks and most important I had garnered the attention of another trainer at the gym. He was impressed with how hard I was working and my dedication to get in there. Long story short he helped improve my circuit training, helped me with using proper supplements to aid in the building & recovery of muscles and pushed me to work even harder. Well today was the 8 week staus check and a couple NSV's came out as a result.

The first was that I improved my fitness results by almost 50% across the board from my November 20th test and I increased the weights I now use in my exercises by an average of 40%.

The second is in my measurements - 24.5 overall inches lost, with the most being in the waist and chest!



I know I still have a long road ahead and every week will continue to be a battle, but with the support group I have in MFP I will try my best. So to MFP members, friends and active posters alike, I say Thank You for helping me fight the battle!

jhardenbergh

Freaking awesome man, you lost 2 feet, great results. Keep up the good work. It's nice when the hard work pays off.

eyuson

That's great progress! You're tracking 25% of your goal in just a few weeks. Keep charging, buddy!

dcjackson50

Amazing ! That must have you really pumped up (no pun intended) and motivated for more great results.

Truth is in the numbers,.....you definitely have a proven formula or plan to get you to your end goals.
Your dedication is so impressive )

ProudMomoftwo

Super proud of you !!
Glad to call you friend also.
Keep up all that hard work and dedication.
We will see our goal!!

Keep pushing forward...

springfan

You are doing fantastic! Keep up the great work. Glad to be your MFP friend.