AMAZING FAT LOSS JOURNEY

 So excited to share with you all Rob’s Amazing Fat Loss Journey.  This guy dropped 115 lbs of fat, 19″ off of his stomach and nearly 30% body fat.  Crazy part about it is he did it all in his 50’s

I remember day 1 going over goals with Rob.  This was not one of those situations that was simply about losing some weight.  Rob needed an entire transformation of his body and his lifestyle.  He was killing himself with food and alcohol, BBQ and Beer.  A month prior to meeting it almost caught up with him in Mexico, with a near death situation.  Hitting rock bottom was a reason he started Hitch Fit.

I was pretty brutal with him that day.   It hit Rob hard because the words I was telling him was truth and he needed to hear it.  From that moment forward he gave his all and a few transformations later her he is stepping on the WBFF World Championship Stage at 55 Years Old In The Transformation Category.  Simply AMAZING!!

I love you Rob and very blessed to call you my friend.

Inspirational Weight Loss Story

ROB’S STORY

In early 2017, I was on vacation in Mexico when I had a serious health event.  I was severely overweight and had very high blood pressure and found out on day three of vacation that I had left my blood pressure meds at home.  My vision was blurry, my heart was racing and I couldn’t get my balance enough to walk. Fortunately, my wife was able to obtain meds from a pharmacy quickly and the situation was rectified.

At the time I was 267 pounds and well over 40% body fat.  We knew Micah LaCerte and Diana Chaloux LaCerte of Hitch Fit socially, and my wife and I discussed it and decided it was time for us to visit Hitch Fit and for both of us to commit to making health a priority.  Our appointments for our consultations with Micah and Diana were made while we were still in Mexico.

Male Fat Loss

My wife did her consult before mine and broke down emotionally regarding my health.  I met with Micah a few days later and he was very blunt, told me I was the fat funny guy, and that I was on a path of destruction, and it wasn’t what my wife signed up for and I needed to commit to change … NOW!

I fell in love with the process early on, and knew I wanted to eventually become a Hitch Fit Transformation Coach after I completed my own transformation.  I finished my 1st transformation in Nov of 2017.  At that time, I had lost 75 pounds of fat and was feeling amazing. An Amazing Fat Loss Journey and things had just started.

Amazing Before And After Transformation

I decided in 2018 that I wanted to do a WBFF show in the transformation category.  So, I started prep in Jan 19 and signed up for the Fitness Atlantic.  I placed top 5 and qualified for Worlds.

However, during prep, life took a drastic turn.  Our 27-year-old daughter who had struggled with addiction for a decade showed up in dire need of help.  She had her 19-month-old daughter with her, was 3 months pregnant and heavily addicted to methamphetamines. 

We spent the next 6 months doing everything we could to keep her clean until the baby was born in late June.  Because of this I was unable to attend Worlds that year. 

Wbff Transformation Show Highlights

Shortly after the baby was born, my daughter relapsed and abandoned her children with us.  We knew we had to say goodbye to her forever, for the children’s sake.  This took a huge toll on me emotionally, and I fell prey to my own addiction of food and overeating. 

By January 2020 I was getting back on track, then Covid hit and the gyms were shut down, along with my livelihood as a trainer, and I was now the caregiver all day to two small children. On a side note, we officially adopted the children in September of 2020.

115 lb Weight Loss Journey

In 2021 I was 35 pounds heavier than my stage weight in 2019 and knew I needed to make a change.  I committed to doing a WBFF show as soon as I could find one and embarked on a comp prep.  I signed up for the WBFF Amateur show in Orlando, in the transformation division and prepped hard. 

Stepping on stage that night at my very leanest of 9.5% body fat and placed in the top 5. At that time, I had lost 110 pounds of fat since my start.  Since Orlando, I have continued to grind it out every day to get even leaner.  And now I will be stepping on stage at WBFF Worlds 2021 and fulfilling a dream I’ve had since I started my transformation.

Inspirational Weight Loss Story

I believe my story resonates with many, middle aged, facing unexpected life changes, overcoming depression and food addiction, and prepping for the world stage all while being an entrepreneur and being the cofounder and president of an organization called In The Name Of GRACE which provides over a 180 beds for people in recovery from drugs and alcohol.

I’ve been fortunate to have heard from others that my story and pictures, as well as my presence in the gym, and on social media has inspired them to make a change for the better.  I always say, “by making your own health a priority, everyone around you benefits!”