Jill’s Transformation Story

Get Fit NH client Jill has often taken a backseat as her husband Karl lost an amazing 102 pounds over the last 12 months. But this women has her own amazing story to tell. Prepare to be motivated…

Jill’s Transformation

Jill before starting with Get Fit NH

I have always been heavy, but I haven’t always been huge. And I was huge and unhappy! In middle school I was active and fit. I played softball, karate and cheerleading. In high school I was still into softball and karate, and was coaching 6-7 year old cheer, but the activity level was slowly decreasing and my weight increasing. In college I maintained my weight fairly well. Both my roommates were health conscious and fit, and it helped me maintain, but I was still a size 16.

When I graduated and moved home I tried staying active, but walking every once in a while is not staying active. I really started packing on the weight when Karl and I bought a house and moved in together. Although we shared in the responsibilities of cooking, we ate crap food. We ate what was easy. Pizza, subs, deep fried anything, and we would attempt to justify our bad eating habits with a small side salad smothered in dressing. We would eat in front of the TV and stay on the sofa until bed time, needless to say, we were anything but active.

One of my unsaid reasons for losing weight was to be healthy enough to have children, and to be there for them. In the back of my mind I was scared that I was going to be too fat to do the things I would want to be able to do with my children.

I knew we needed a change, and it had to be something that both of us could attack and stick with. I knew this wasn’t something I would be able to accomplish by myself. I was starting to buy size 20 pants and saw 240 pounds on the scale, and was becoming so uncomfortable in my own skin. I found a Get Fit NH card during a massage from Heidi at Chichester Massage, and checked out the website. It looked like something I could do, but the real test was going to be getting Karl interested. I asked Karl to check out the website, and prayed it was something he was interested in, because we needed something!

Our first class was fun and encouraging. It was a back to basic’s night, filled with lunges and squats. Even though I was paralyzed for the next week, I was having a great time and the 6pmers couldn’t have been more encouraging. It was encouraging to hear Brian and Dr. Dave were sore after that first workout too!

It wasn’t until the S3 competition that Karl and I really started getting serious about what we were eating. Dean and Nancy have been so helpful and supportive between the newsletters, seminars, pep talks before, during and after class, emails and fitgoal.com. I love the recipes that Dean and Nancy and the rest of the family provide, and I love even more that I have a willing subject to try all these new and different recipes on. If you’d had told me a year ago, that my new favorite dish was going to be Denise’s vegetable lasagna, I’d have told you you’re crazy. Our big change was following the meal plan that Dean and Nancy gave us, without that we would not be seeing the results we’ve seen.

Jill has a new body AND a new attitude!

I am so much more comfortable in my own skin now. I am liking the way I look and liking how my clothes are fitting. Not that we are ready to start having children, but I feel much more prepared now that I am on the track to reaching my goal weight and knowing how to eat to live. Not live to eat.

People are always asking what our ‘secret’ is, and I find it a little funny that people think it’s a secret.

If you ask anyone how to lose weight they will tell you “be active and eat right.” It’s actually putting that to practice that is the hard part, so I would have to say my ‘secret’ is my determination. I’m determined to meet my goals. I am determined to cook healthy for myself and Karl, and not let his diabetes get the best of him. I am determined to love the way I look!

I am writing this during a recovery week, and realize how much I miss my Get Fit NH family. It’s with their help, and Karl’s support that I’ve been as successful as I’ve been, and know that I can reach my next goal.

My next short term goal is to feel good in a bathing suit in February. Longer goals include losing another 30 pounds, becoming more adventurous with vegetables (Karl’s always been the one who will eat anything – I’ve always been the picky eater) and making sure we are eating them every day, having kids, and loving my life and myself!

Be Like Jill. Become part of the fitness revolution that is truly creating change – Mind and Body. At Get Fit NH results are not automatic, you have to work for it. But our clients are proving every day that you don’t have to settle for second best.

Click Here to Read More Amazing Stories About How Get Fit NH Clients Are Making It Happen Every Day

Top 5 Things To Do Differently THIS Year

1. Don’t Starve Yourself- I’m speaking mostly to women here but really why do we try this one? We know we can’t keep it up forever. We know when we take that first bite of something yummy we won’t stop eating until it is all gone.

Let’s be sensible. A eating plan should be something we can stick with for a lifetime. Jutta Matta, PhD  at Stanford University in CA, said, “A diet plan shouldn’t be done just to fit into a pair of jeans; it’s a healthy habit to manage or ward off chronic illness. You need to think of it as something you can do all your life.”

She also says, “If you believe a diet is complicated, that things are hard to calculate, chances are good you’ll quit the program before reaching your goal.”

My suggestion is to stick to getting in protein, produce, and water every meal and snack. Be creative, call it the PPW plan. Say it with me PPW- protein, produce, water!

2. Don’t Go It Alone- Find a partner, write out your goals and share them with others. Get a support group. Support groups like AA are successful not only for the advice, but the emotional help from others who are going through or have conquered their addiction. Support is vital to reaching your goals quicker. It is easy to cheat on your eating plan, or skip your training session if no one knows about your doing it.

3. Don’t Buy Before You Try- Our two week free tryout to Get Fit NH Bootcamp is for your benefit as much as ours. So many people in January with high enthusiasm sign up for a year at the local gym and buy an online meal plan without testing it out first. Two weeks into the year, they realize they dislike the food choices and the hours the gym offers, don’t match with their schedule. Feeling frustrated, they stop going to the gym and head to their local grocery store to stock up on cookies and donuts.

4. Don’t Make It Complicated- Save your sanity! When thinking of a getting healthy, seek out the experts. Researching the latest fitness gaget or buying a fitness video is not the same as having the hands on benefit of a personal trainer in the room who knows you personally. Although we might do research on the internet if we think we have a problem, we wouldn’t (or shouldn’t) rely on the information there to treat and cure us, we visit our personal physician. The same is true for fitness, although magazines can list out exercises to ‘trim the tummy’, they can’t correct form or help you know what exercises are right for you.

5. Don’t Quit- Our motto is Make It Happen. We strive to instill this in our training sessions because it affects our mental and physical state. There will be days when life gets in the way and fitting it all in becomes hard. We have to fight through it. As a mom I can describe it like this: you walk into your house exhausted. Its trashed. You have company coming and you only want to go to bed. What do you do? You can grumble and complain, yell and scream, cry and pout; but in the end you pick yourself up and do what it takes to make it happen. The cleaning might not be the best cleaning you’ve ever done and dinner for company might include easy to prepare dishes but in the end you do what it takes. You work through it all. You make it happen.

Yes, there will be days when it is more a mental workout than physical. Guess what? By overcoming the mental the physical gets done. It’s a double win, since the physical gets done the mental side gets a prize, a boost, a high five of sorts.

The flip side is true as well. When the mental side looses and the physical side loses too. They bring each other down one more notch. Its like they are scolding each other and they both walk away pouting.

Dig down deep and Make it Happen!

The coaches at Get Fit NH Bootcamp are trained to help you. We strive to help each person each day. Our program is unique. You can not buy it anywhere else. It delights us to help you reach your health and fitness goals.  Together lets make 2011 your year for a better healthier you.

To your best health,

Coach Nancy

My Health and Training Goals For 2011

Happy New Year!

Just wanted to share an outline of my health and fitness goals for 2011 in three areas. I look forward to seeing yours as well!

Training:

192 training sessions this year. That breaks down to 4 per week, with 4 recovery weeks per year. (Sound familiar? 🙂 Just like you, I have to make time to get this done. Believe it or not, your coaches have stuff to do outside the gym too!

Nutrition:

Protein, Produce and Water every 3 hours. Limit splurge meals (anything outside of PPW and training/recovery shakes) to 2 per week. I love eating, and when I eat nutritious food I just feel better. Over time my cravings for sugary, salty snack foods has diminished, so it does get easier. I am also convinced that if junk is in the house I will eat it, and once I start it’s challenging to limit myself. As a FFB (Former Fat Boy) I tend to gain bodyfat very easily, so keeping junk out of the house is key. Planning and preparation are absolute necessary to keep me on the right track.

Recovery:

Get a minimum of 7 hours sleep per night. This is probably the most challenging and most important. The alarm goes off at 3:40am four days a week, so if I am not in bed by about 8:30 this doesn’t happen. But recovery sleep is extremely important for overall health, bodyfat control and stress reduction. You cannot be at your best if you consistently lack good sleep.

I also set goals every year for each of the following “categories”:

1) Spiritual Development
2) Family
3) Personal Development
4) Household
5) Business
6) Financial

What about you? You can either let life happen or you can make it happen. You can’t control what comes your way, but you don’t have to sit around and be passive. Time is precious, don’t waste a minute!

Make It Happen!

Dean

Get Fit NH Bootcamp “Best of 2010”

As we approach the New Year it seems like an appropriate time to reflect on the blessing and challenges of the past year, evaluate progress toward our goals, adjust and get ready for an even better 2011!

We have compiled a list of your (and our) favorite blog posts, articles and tips from 2010.

We would encourage you to choose the category you need to work most on and focus on one or two things you can do now to spur your progress.

Without ACTION nothing happens!

Mindset and Motivation

Why Are You Doing This?

Your Goals Aren’t

Who Is On Your Team?

What’s Your Bootcamp Motivation?

I’m Not Listening

The Wolfe’s Den

Practical Nutrition

Nancy Dishes on Food Prep

Nutrition Labels Revealed

Are You A Sugar Addict?

Dean’s Fat Loss Checklist

Nancy’s “Mom Tips” For Losing Fat

Recipe Book

Meal Planning

Exercise and Training

Why Do You Do It That Way?

What’s The Big Deal About Exercise Anyway?

I Don’t Want To Look Like A Man!

Your Best Health

Is Your Thyroid To Blame?

7 Simple Steps For Snoozing

A Natural Approach To Hormone Balance

Here’s to an even better 2011!

Make It Happen!

Dean & Nancy

What Does Losing 1 to 2 Pounds A Week Look Like?

One pound of fat loss a week.

When we are coaching our weight loss clients and ask them to set an outcome goal, usually it breaks down to losing 1-2 pounds per week, which is a realistic and achievable goal.

But with that goal comes a challenge, an objection really – and it goes like this:

“One pound a week doesn’t seem like very much”.

“I mean really, that’s only 4 pounds a month, shouldn’t I set my goal at something like 10 pounds a month?”

A couple thoughts come to mind when I hear something like that said:

1. If it doesn’t seem like much why aren’t you doing it already?
2. Have you thought about the change you would make in a year by losing “just a pound a week”?

I mean would losing 52 pounds a year hold any significance for you?

I thought so.

Well the other half of “Team Edelmann” did just that this year.

Jill averaged just about 1.25 pounds per week of weight loss over the course of 2010 – 63 pounds total to date.

The transformation is nothing less than stunning.

Jill March 2010

Jill December 2010 - Wow!

What do you think about losing a pound a week now – Not Too Shabby, eh?

Karl Does It! 102 Pounds Lost This Year @ Get Fit NH Bootcamp

A few shots of the 6:00pm class celebrating with Karl for reaching his goal of losing 100 pounds this calendar year. Karl and Jill started with us January 4th of this year (2010) and made amazing progress, with Karl losing 102 pounds and Jill 63 – In less than a year!

More from this power couple coming up, but here’s a few shots we thought you oughta see!

By the way – Karl had already set his next goal – there’s a lesson in there!

Karl at the start of S3 in March

Karl on December 20, 2010 - Down 102 pounds from January 4th!

Karl and the Amazing Jill - 63 pounds of her own this year!

The Golden Dumbells - 100 pounds representing the amount lost

Serious Guns!

Karl's Support System - The Incredible 6:00pm Epsom

What are YOU going to accomplish in 2011?

Here’s What YOU Say About “Making It Happen”

Make it Happen.

Each day after bootcamp our team theme is shouted for all to hear. “Make It Happen!” That same theme is boldly printed on our gym walls, our t- shirts and sweatshirts.

So what does “Make it Happen” mean?

“Make it Happen means……Getting back up no matter how many times you fall down; Not silencing the voices in your head, but changing the message.” Said Dorothy at the 5AM Gang in Epsom.

Donna said “Make It Happen means, so much more than my workout with Get Fit NH. These words guide my every thought and my every move.”

Gary at the 4 PM Happy Hour class said “Make It Happen means……… 
making a commitment to yourself to succeed.  For most people a resolution to achieve an objective is usually all too easily excused by extenuating circumstances.  Choosing to overcome and “make it happen” with your physical being, sends a huge message to your subconscious that you can accomplish whatever you desire. This leads to an increased confidence in your ability to succeed in virtually every area of your life. “

Steph from 5AM says “ Make It Happen means getting out of bed when the alarm goes off at 4:00 am each morning the doors of the gym are open! Its knowing that even on the days I fail… I WILL Make It Happen the next day!! Making It Happen means I can be PROUD of the calluses I’ve earned.”

At the Ladies class in Epsom Robin says, “Make it Happen means doing what needs to be done with out any questions“

Katie sums it up “Make it Happen” means to me– that I have to DO something… This isn’t about what others can do for me. If I want to be healthy and active then I have the responsibility to “MAKE IT HAPPEN” because it isn’t gonna “happen” on it’s own!!

Shouting “Make it Happen” is not the end all. We can’t wait for all the stars to line up into perfect order. Make it Happen is not just for bootcamp, its how we live life.

How Do YOU Make It Happen?

To your best health,

Coach Nancy

You Made It Happen in 2010!

Check It Out – You Guys Are Incredible!

A Christmas Poem – Get Fit NH Bootcamp Style!

If I were an elf, I’d make a machine,
the kind that would make you fit, trim and lean.

It would make you have legs – strong, steady and stable,
Is such a machine just a fairy tale fable?

Your arms would be strong, no flab to be found.
Able to carry two zillion thousands of pounds.

You’d run, jump and leap – like when you were a child.
Wouldn’t such a machine be pretty darn wild?

It wouldn’t have gears, motors, whistles, or rings
Cause’ the machine I would build needs none of those things.

The machine I’d create would be made up of levers
That lift HEAVY things – wouldn’t that be real clever?

That awesome machine would twist, bend and reach
And hundreds of skills this machine you could teach

And where might you ask can such a contraption be found?
Well open your eyes and look all around!

The machine which I’d build is already done
And possessed by you all – yes each – every one!

Though different in shape, there’s none designed shoddy
The machine I would build is your very own body!

A Christmas Original by Coach Dean

© 2010 Cr8 Health & Fitness, LLC

Don’t Be Afraid To Succeed

I know this week is Thanksgiving and everyone is hoping I would leave the talk about food behind just for one week. I’m not going to do that. Would you really want or expect anything less from me? I don’t expect anything less from you this week.

Afraid To Succeed

Are you afraid to reach your health and fitness goals?

No really, are you? Sound like a dumb question? If not fear, what is holding you back?

If you are one of my clients, or have been reading this newsletter for a while, I am convinced you have the tools you need to succeed.

In the past year we have covered a wide range of topics – from the benefits of exercise, to the importance of drinking water, to discussing why fad diets don’t work. The knowledge is there. If you are not progressing, it is because you are not translating that knowledge into action. Why not?

Believe it or not, many people are happier being fat and whining about it than actually doing anything about it.

How do I know? Because every time I talk to them, there is a different reason why they haven’t lost the weight. One week it is because they were too tired to work out, so we talk about priorities and the importance of sleep. The next week is because they forgot how to do the exercises, so we go over proper execution – again. The next time I talk to them, they have been too busy to eat – and it goes on and on.

It makes me wonder, what takes more effort, training several times a week or whining seven days a week. The fear of success is almost as debilitating as the fear of failure. After all, if I reach my fitness goals, what will I have to whine about? Where will I direct my (negative) energies? Think about it. How many times have you started to lose weight, got about halfway to your goal and quit? Why did you do that?

The battle begins and ends in the mind. And then it translates into action. What is holding you back? What are you going to do about it?

I am planning to enjoy Thanksgiving to the fullest, and I hope you will as well. My family will be together. It will be wonderful. But I won’t let one day turn into six weeks of overeating and undo everything I’ve worked for over the last many months. It’s a pretty easy choice for me to make.

Here’s To Making The Next Right Choice!

To your best Health,

Coach Nancy