Mother of 4 loses 20lbs of FAT and 6 dress sizes

Posted on: April 22nd, 2010 by Micah LaCerte 1 Comment

My latest Transformation Ashlie is a 34 year old mother of 4. She also works fulltime so you can only imagine trying to juggle everything. She started with me a few months after having her 4th child and was finally ready to make the changes in her life that needed to be made to her her body and health first. The visual changes are the obvious but the changes within her lifestyle has made her more energetic and will help her keep more balance. Ashlie still holds the longest wall sit at Hitch Fit Gym 5:20 ( the video is below) Also to mention she did this after 10 minutes of leg extensions so Im sure she will show up one day if her record is beat and smash it again. Ashlie Dropped over 20 lbs of Fat, 11% bodyfat, lost almost 4 ” on stomach and 3″ on hips. Im very proud of the changes you made to look and feel better

Ashlies Stats in 4 months
Starting weight- 149.4 Ending weight- 130.4
Starting Body Fat %- 30.85% Ending Body Fat % 19.66
Starting Total Fat- 46.09 lbs Ending Total Fat- 25.64 lbs
Starting Stomach- 36″ Ending – 32 1/8″
Starting Hips- 40 1/2″ Ending Hips 37 1/2″

Ashlies Testiomonial

It’s 4:30am and my alarm’s going off. I have no energy and can barely get out of bed. I pray that God gives me the strength to get up, go to work and do all of the things that a mother of four must do in order to complete her day. By the time I get home from my ten hour shift at work, I will still have to get dinner on the table, clean up and get the kids ready for bed. All while trying to reserve a few minutes of “me” time before I pass out because I can barely keep my eyes open!! That was my life before God answered my prayers and sent me Micah!! I just had my fourth child and was having a hard time not only losing the baby weight but I seemed to be just “functioning” and not truly living my life. I was always so tired, no matter how much sleep I got and I wasn’t always able to enjoy the time I had with my kids because I had no energy to pay attention or interact with them.

I had heard about Micah through a friend who went through his program. I saw how wonderful she looked and how energized she became, I was so jealous. I took her advice and decided to do something about it. On my first day Micah went over my diet plan and low and behold, I wasn’t eating as well as I thought. He explained food labels and broke the ingredients down into how they affect your body and metabolism. He taught me what to eat, how often and how much. He couldn’t have made it any easier and explained to me that diet is an essential part of weight loss. Then the “torture”, I mean workouts began. My first workout with Micah was upper body and by the time I left the gym I couldn’t even lift my hand up to move my hair out of my face. So I drove all the way home with my hair covering one eye…. I couldn’t help but wonder what the hell I had gotten myself into but I went back for more. I lifted twice a week with Micah and did cardio every day on my own. I started getting more energy and didn’t feel like passing out by 7pm. After a few weeks of training I finally starting to see some results.

My biggest hurdle was food. Yes, Micah lays it all out for you and makes it so simple but as a mother of four I had to prepare two separate meals, one for me and another for the rest of the family. I did well for the first several weeks but then I seemed to hit a wall. I started cheating, thinking it wouldn’t have too much of an effect on my weight loss. Then came the day to weight in and I realized just how much diet plays its role. I had NO CHANGE in the two weeks that I worked out all because I cheated, dang those sticky buns! But Micah was always there to motivate me and get me back on track. He never lectured or scolded me but just simply laid it out, you have to eat well in order to look GREAT. After some better planning and motivating my family to eat healthier, things got so much easier. Now my entire family is eating healthier and making better choices.

Ultimately I went from a size 10/12 to a size 4! I have never been a size 4, not even in high school! I’m happier and feel fantastic, I no longer have any problems finding the energy to start my day and have plenty well into the evenings. Now I play and interact with my children like never before and have grown closer to my entire family. Even though my days are still long and still full of motherly duties, I know that I’m a better mother physically and mentally. Micah promised a physical transformation but what he didn’t tell me was that it would be a mental one too. Micah, I owe you so much and am so thankful for everything you helped me achieve. God has gifted you with knowledge, understanding and the ability to motivate and encourage others to take control of their lives. Little did I know when I prayed to God for strength that he would send an angel like you to give it to me!!! GOD BLESS YOU MICAH!