So there I was sitting in a pit of despair.

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  Selby, Goole, York, Castleford, York

• Posted: 29/10/2009 22:10

I thought that instead of telling you how good the Personal Training Services are at Body-Fix Health & Fitness are I would let one of my clients tell you.

Yes this is a real testimonial however due to her occupation she preferred not to have her name mentioned.

Have a read and see if you can see any similarities.....

"So there I was sitting in a pit of despair, wallowing in self loathing and guilt. Why? Three main reasons; over weight, horrendous body shape and drinking far too much for my own good. I had tried every diet and slimming club in the book; had the instant success and promptly piled it back on within days/weeks. I had told myself I wasn’t bothered, it was ‘me’ that counted not my shape. The reality being I couldn’t stand my own reflection let alone pretend I wasn’t bothered. I hadn’t the time to go to the loo, forget going to a gym. Even if I’d have had the time there was no way I was parading my large rear in front of the usual lycra clad stick insects. So how did I climb out of the pit? Easy – one 45 minute conversation with Mark Tipping.

Don’t believe me? Well read on, but take note this is a work in progress not the finished item; I have a way to go!
Firstly let me rewind and explain how I fell into the pit of despair in the first place.

I was plodding along nicely, about one and a half stone overweight, but with no real concern. I had a very stressful, but wonderfully fulfilling career and a lovely supportive family. Then ‘whoops’ I got pregnant. Oh is that all, I hear you say. Well no not that simple, I was 42 for a start off with two teenage kids (the youngest 15) and my very demanding job was one I had only had for 5 months! Having another child was not on the list. Emotionally I imploded. Physically I exploded. It was as though my body surrendered. My stomach muscles gave up and to deal with the emotional trauma I ate, and ate and ate. The result a beautiful baby, a four stone weight gain and a shapeless excuse for a body.
I did what all women do I put myself last and juggled baby, home and career. Slowly the weight came off, but it stopped coming off after two years and I was still two and a half stone over a decent body weight. I then added another more serious problem to the weight; wine. Stressed out of my head with my life following a completely different path to the planned one, I decided a glass of wine to cope with the stress was ‘my right’ it was ‘my time’. Except the odd glass became the odd bottle and pretty soon drink was a vital part of the routine. This is where the pit opens up. If you decide the wine is your treat then it’s harder to give it up because you’ve convinced yourself you deserve it and when you think you’ve sacrificed enough already there is no way you will convince yourself otherwise. Trouble is you want to lose weight and you are worried you can’t stop; result guilt. So round and round we go – digging a pit of despair.

So fast forward to the magic 45 minutes. I’d been dragged by a friend to Mark’s box-a-cise class. I loved it, but one week I’d be working, then no baby sitter, then a spot of flu – you know excuses, excuses. I decided to ask Mark to train me because I saw how professional he was and I knew in order to sort out the mess I had become honesty and complete trust were a vital ingredient. So what did he do? Well quite simply he said ‘what’s going on?’ and then he listened and listened. He told me two things that will sound obvious, sound simple, but it was enough to turn on the light switch. He said I wasn’t eating enough so my metabolism was on its knees and that I was drinking enough calories from wine to put on two pound of weight a week. So while ever the cows came home I was never going to lose the weight unless I sorted the drinking. Having never converted the drink to calories that was a shocker.
I agreed to drop to two glasses a week and thereby I control the wine instead of it controlling me. I eat snacks in between breakfast and lunch and lunch and dinner to speed up my metabolism. Mark trains me once a week and I box once a week as well. However it’s the things I don’t do that make this work. I don’t diet. I don’t drink to feel good about myself and I don’t exercise every day. I have dropped a dress size after 5 training sessions and some of the next size down are starting to be baggy. Most of all my body shape is changing and people are noticing. It’s not just about the weight loss; a friend told another friend she thought I had lost three stone, but in actual fact it’s only 12 pound. It’s the body shape that has made the difference.

Mark says he simply gave me structure and I was ready to change. He’s partly right, but it’s much more than that. He doesn’t judge, he doesn’t tell you how to live your life and there’s no ‘banned food’. His programmes change every week and whilst they are intensive they are not ‘hell’. He doesn’t shout like a drill sergeant and he isn’t a lycra clad stick insect either!

People have been really good as well, they don’t see having a personal trainer as an indulgence they see it as the thing that gave them the old me back. As to the cost – it’s cheaper than the wine I was drinking and I see it like a life insurance policy, but one that pays out by keeping me alive for longer. I have no goal weight. I have no goal size I simply have control now. I’ll keep you posted."


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