Super proud of Hitch Fit client Stacy who shed 40 pounds of fat and 10% body fat, and better yet, she continued making healthy eating and exercise choices and kept the weight off! One of Stacy’s main goals was to shed the weight to feel strong and confident for her 3rd Degree Black Belt test which was to be held in June 2010….keep reading to see how she did!
Check out Stacy’s original before and after photos from 2009, and then her updated pix with photographer David Bickley in 2010.
Watch the Video Below to hear Stacy’s Story!
Stacy’s Story
My journey that would lead me to Diana Chaloux actually began in December 2007. I had just graduated nursing school and was looking toward getting my 2nd degree Black Belt. I felt unstoppable, like every goal I set for myself could be achieved. I am a very goal driven person, who likes to make lists and cross things off, but there was one goal on my list I just couldn’t get crossed off…..my weight. When I stepped on the scale after nursing school, I weighed 205 lb, I felt defeated. I was the heaviest I had ever been in my life. I was the weight I said I would NEVER be. I thought I felt great because I had so many supportive people in my life that were patting me on the back and making me feel like super woman, but deep down, I was tired, anxious and sick of having heart burn. So, I set a new goal of losing 50 lbs and threw myself into training for my next black belt. I lost 20lb, got my 2nd degree black belt and quickly gained back 10lb. For the rest of 2008 and the first 4 months of 2009, my weight sat at 195lb. I was so frustrated. I was not used to setting goals for myself and not reaching them. I sat down one day to make a new list of goals. What did I really want for myself? And then it hit me. The reason I reach my goals is because there is always a reward waiting for me when I get there: the graduation ceremony after nursing school, the black belt test after training for years. Sure, being healthier and fitting into cuter clothes is a great reward, but at the time I couldn’t remember what that felt like. I needed something bigger. A figure competition! I had thought of competing in Figure before and had read all the transformation stories on bodybuilding.com, but I didn’t know where to start. I just had to quit talking about it and go for it! I finally committed Be in the best shape of my life for my 3rd degree black belt test in June 2010. With my goals now crystal clear, I got busy. I knew I needed help from a pro so I did a search for personal trainers in Kansas City, Missouri and the first name on the list was Diana Chaloux. I contacted her through email and we had our face to face within that week. I was nervous. I was the most nervous about this goal than any other because it was so personal. What if I didn’t do it? What if I couldn’t get there? How embarrassed would I be if I FAILED? The first day I met Diana, was the first day of my transformation both inside and out. I let her know what my goals were and she let me know what it was going to take for me to achieve them. I left that first meeting feeling so energized. Diana is a ball of uplifting energy. Her happiness is contagious. May 4, 2009 was my first official workout with Diana. It was brutal, but in an exhilarating way! Even though I was overweight, I still thought I was in pretty good shape because of karate and yoga, but boy was I in for a rude awakening. She kicked my butt all over that gym for an entire hour and yet when it was over I was thanking her. She also gave my diet a total over haul. To this day my diet is still what I struggle with most, but knowing that I have Diana to answer to on Monday mornings, makes my choices on the weekend a little bit easier! My life has changed since that first day. Diana continues to push me to my limits and somehow she knows those better than I do! She encourages me to work harder and to make the right choices. She lives her life as an example to all her clients. She walks the walk. When I whine and complain, she listens and then says 5 MORE! Diana moved to Kansas City only 6 months before I found her on bodybuilding.com. I feel like she is in my life on purpose and that this is my year to change my life!
Stacy Update!!
Stacy is STILL going strong! She successfully passed her 3rd Degree Black Belt test and she is now teaching Yoga on a regular basis at her Karate School. Congrats Stacy! Here’s what she has to say about her achievement.
” I received my 3rd Degree Black Belt in Kenpo Karate through the AKKA organization in June 2010. I was in the best shape of my life and felt confident and STRONG! Thanks again for all your help over the past year and helping me get to that point! Even though I have tested two other times, this belt was different. I had trained like never before and the moment I was handed that 3rd Degree Black Belt was one of the proudest moments of my life. I knew I had earned it! I still get a little choked up just thinking about it! 
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