"Over the last 15 years I really let myself go. At one point I weighed in at 355 lbs. A number of things gathered in my mind that helped me convince myself not even to attempt to workout or start eating right again. The hardest part was eating right. For years I ate as a necessity of convenience. I thought that I needed a red bull and sugar to wake up in the A.M. Turns out, going to the gym and eating a well balanced breakfast works the same, if not better! I lost 35lbs in First 1st month!"

As a person who indulges on all of the types of beer and heavy hearty food, almost every day of my life, this was a dramatic time for me. One of my biggest accomplishments in this process was to stay 100% away from sugar and bread. With Halloween and having a 4 and 6 year old go trick-or-treating, I did not have one single piece of candy which was one of my biggest accomplishments. My favorite part of this challenge was getting my energy back and just a better mindset overall. With diet and workout, you can become a completely different person, physically and mentally.

Being a really type A person and desiring more made me want to change. I have always been fit and active, but never felt that I had the body I really wanted. I trained for 8 months and something clicked in the last 2 months, and my body completely changed. It's funny as John had been telling me the same thing for months in different ways. Then I realized the one mental shift to a bit more action, and Boom!! I can say I have the body have been working for!!

"I stuck it out and love the results"

I grew up not worrying about weight or what I ate. Then after kids I was never able to bounce back. Tired many different diets, but kept spinning my wheels. After coming on with Fast Pace I have been on a stead decline and am feeling good about myself again.