Lose 40 Pounds in 4 Months
Aaron Drops 44lbs of Weight and Sets personal Best Running time
I remember stepping on the scale for the first time in a long while knowing that I had been putting on weight. Then the number appeared and my thought was “WOW, 275 pounds!! This scale must be broken, there was no way this was correct.” On top of that, I was already on blood pressure medication and my cholesterol levels were high enough that my doctor was keeping a close watch. It was at this point that I knew I needed to do something about my weight before it got any more out of control. At this time I had been going with a good friend to some local 5k races, but was never brave enough to actually run one myself. I decided to just dive right in and without any training attempt my first 5k. I was proud of myself just for finishing, even though I had to walk/run after the first half mile.
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I started seeing some weight loss and then hit a plateau. Frustrated that I was not losing more weight, I decided to incorporate weight training. I had never been in a weight room before and had no idea what to do. When I joined a local gym, they had shown me some basic routines to try. Between the weight training and still running, I had managed to drop to 205 pounds before the scale once again stopped moving. I would go through several different types of diets but always stayed around the same weight. I just was not able to put the dieting and exercising pieces together.
Along came Thanksgiving. My family and I were at my mother’s house and I remember when my sister, Amy Gipson, came inside and I saw her for the first time in months. I was in disbelief. She had lost so much weight and completely looked like a different person. It was inspiring to see how much success she was having. In conversation, Amy had mentioned she was doing HitchFit. It was not until Amy’s amazing transformation was released that really inspired my wife and me to look further into HitchFit. The day had come that my wife and I decided to do the HitchFit Couples Bootcamp. If we were going to do this, might as well do it together!! I knew signing up for HitchFit would take 100% commitment for best results. I knew it would be difficult scheduling workouts, a full time job, two young boys (ages 7 and 5), but at this point I was ready, I was going to do whatever it took to live a healthier lifestyle. I am a planner. I like to know what I am doing each day to where all I have to do is follow it. That is what I liked most about HitchFit. I got my customized plans; now all I had to do was follow it!! I remember in an email to Micah his response was “you follow the plan…you will be ripped… end of story!!”
Week one began and I really struggled with the meal plan. I was never one who ate several small meals a day and I would occasionally skip breakfast or even lunch. It was quite a learning curve changing my eating habits, but got easier with each passing week. Before I knew it, my body was craving the constant food supply. I learned how I had to change the way I was looking at food. I now know that I have to eat in order to fuel the machine!! It was not only the meals that I struggled with, but the workouts too. I remember crawling out of bed the morning after my first workout. I just about fell over!! I was so sore that I was talking myself into not even working out, but I did not listen. I fought through the pain and hit the gym.
It was very motivating to see my body change right before my eyes!! Seeing subtle changes week after week made me want to work harder each day to continue having success. There came a point where all of a sudden everyone I encountered was asking what I am doing to look so good. I had comments like “Man you have lost some weight, is it on purpose?” or “You’re not ill are you?” My response to these questions is I am healthier than I have ever been. I have been taken off blood pressure medication and my cholesterol is down to a normal level, all thanks to HitchFit!!
I cannot believe how fast these 16 weeks have gone by. I would like to thank my wife, Christine, for all her love and support during my transformation. I could not have done it without her!! Thank you to all my friends, family, and co-workers for the positive remarks that helped keep me motivated. Lastly, a huge THANK YOU to Micah for all he has done for me on this transformation journey.
The Hitch Fit Couples Program that Aaron Did
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She dropped 35lbs
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