Glen Dunlop

I had been going to Andy Young's Muay Thai class for a few weeks and walked past the Inches office three times a week. The reason I had joined the club in the first place was I had pretty much hit rock bottom fitness-wise. I had always struggled with fitness and was the poster-boy for the "roller-coaster" that most people who have struggled with it will understand. I "googled" Inches a few times, read some of the success stories and explored the web site to read up on it. Up until this point I had always relied on exercise and had never "dieted", but I was pretty desperate at this point and was willing to try anything. There were several "diets" out there and fortunately the convenience of having Naomi right there at the gym led me through their doors first. There I learned what should be the first thing you learn about fitness: "diet" is not a bad word, but it has been corrupted by the "Health" industry. Naomi did not try to sell me on "lose weight fast", or push some magic pills; in fact you know what she sold me on? Hard work, education on food and nutrient balance, meal tracking, and *SHOCK* water intake... Yeesh! What kind of formula is that? Effective as it turns out. She also taught me to manage my expectations, she warned me that most of the first ten pounds would be water weight loss and this was important, because after that I would be targeting to lose one to two pounds per week and it is easy to be discouraged by comparing that initial ten pounds to the next one or two.

The next important lesson Inches taught me was that healthy food was good! It's not a sacrifice, there are lots of things out there that taste good, will fill you up, and will not blow your calorie budget, especially when combined with exercise. Finally, it's a "marathon" not a "sprint". Success comes with time and dedication, fortunately it gets easier as you go along, and as healthy choices and good food become a lifestyle it really does become a habit. Listen to your coach, follow the plan, don't get caught up in short term setbacks or even short term successes for that matter; keep the big picture in mind at all times. When you finish your program with Inches that is not the end of the road, it's just the start, now you have all the tools you need to succeed at weight management on your own.

If I can fit in one last piece of advice, I think that most people will find as their biggest stumbling block, at first, is time. For me that hard first lesson was that time was an excuse. It boils down to a great saying I recently learned: "Those that want to do something will find a way, those that do not will find an excuse." There are lots of great tactics to save time, prepping meals on Sunday for the week, freezing them etc. Another great cliché: "If you fail to plan, plan to fail". Use that weekly meal planner! Follow it! You won't regret it.

Glen Dunlop

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	Margot I've always had a weight problem. Over the years, I've watched my jean size go from an 8 to a 12, and my scale weight rise from 133 lbs to 158 lbs. I am 5"1, so this weight range is very unhealthy for a woman of my stature.
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	Mike My son Sebastian approached me at the age of 57 and put forth a challenge to me, to do a 12 week physique transformation and get in better shape than had been experienced in several years. I accepted the challenge and began by checking my weight and body fat etc...
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	Glen Dunlop I had been going to Andy Young's Muay Thai class for a few weeks and walked past the Inches office three times a week. The reason I had joined the club in the first place was I had pretty much hit rock bottom fitness-wise. I had always struggled with fitness and was the poster-boy for the "roller-coaster" that most people who have struggled with it will understand.
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