I hope this doesn't happen to you other dads out there. Hanging out at the pool in late July 2011 with my youngest daughter Ella (4 years old) she made a statement that I will never forget. "Dad, are you pregnant?" I was blown away by this question and she was dead serious. Don't little kids say the funniest / honest things? I wish adults could get away with that.
Anyway, I finally got the motivational kick in the butt I needed to start taking care of myself. It was not that I was really "that" out of shape / overweight but all the fat was in my belly and as I started getting closer to the 40 year old mark my fast metabolism I used to have significantly slowed down. Sorry my beloved McDonald's but we are officially done!
I was introduced to Brandon (one of the owners) at Premier Fitness Systems through a friend and my only regret is not meeting him sooner. I have been training with Brandon about 3x/week for past 11 weeks and wanted to share my experience with the Yelp community as I strongly recommend you give them a call if you are serious about your health (shouldn't everyone be?).
I don't personally see a huge visual change in my body but my wife and friends say they definitely see a change. Last week or so I am definitely now starting to see some changes and feels really good getting into some of my old clothes. Regardless of the visual change I am feeling amazing. Brandon has been tracking my results each month and the proof is definitely in the numbers and seeing those results is beyond encouraging.
When my daughter shocked me with her question I was at my heaviest I've been in my life at almost 170 lbs. At 5'10" this was not that overweight but I used to always be around 155 lbs and that extra 15 lbs was clearly sitting in my jolly expanding belly. I immediately started eating better and the weight slowly started to come off. Around 3rd week of August I started working with Brandon and learning about proper posture when exercising, nutrition, and many other helpful tips. Their tag-line of Energy, Passion, and Results is exactly what their team is all about.
My 1st set of measurements were taken on August 31, 2011 where I was down to 160 lbs but still over 22% body fat. Almost all of that was in my belly (abdominal skin-fold) with my chest (man boob area) being 2nd biggest problem area.
Fast forward about 9 weeks later to my latest body fat calculations on November 11, 2011 and I am down to 153 lbs (lost 7 more lbs) and my body fat is down to 17.5% (reduced by 4.7%). I am very much looking forward to my next set of measurements hoping I am below 16% body fat. I popped on the scale this morning and am at 149 lbs - wow! Brandon and the team at Premier Fitness, I wanted to sincerely thank you for all that you do and hope sharing my story earns you new clients. Just please don't get too busy that you can't continue to help me. :-)