It's Anyone's Game

When was the last time that you accomplished something huge? That's an easy question for Helen Phillips. 7 years ago Helen wowed the world with her dramatic transformation on the NBC show The Biggest Loser. At 48 years of age she was the oldest contestant to win the weight loss competition, shedding 140 pounds and 54.7% of her body weight. I'd call losing more than half of your body weight a huge accomplishment - wouldn't you? The crazy part is that Helen was clearly the underdog. She was simply too old and too fat to win. At least that was what the other contestants thought. And that's what Helen thought too. "I never believed in myself in the beginning," she admits. However when a doctor told her that she was living in the body of a 60 year old woman, Helen got serious. "I'm tired of doubting myself," she decided and something inside of her head clicked into place. "The minute I started doing that, things changed for me." And, oh, how she changed. Helen buckled down and made losing weight her only focus. Her hard work paid off, giving her the prized title of the Biggest Loser. She accomplished something huge and now her life is vastly improved. "I feel so good! I feel like I can do anything," she told reporters with a huge smile. Helen also had a message for you. "If I can do it, you can do it." I have to agree with her. If a 48 year old, 257 pound woman can transform her body from a size 22 to a size 2, then anyone really can do it. Think for a moment of that huge accomplishment that you haven't made. Maybe it's a weight loss goal that you've had for years. Maybe it's something completely unrelated to your weight. What's holding you back? Are you afraid you'll fail?  The fear of failure is a powerful thing. No one likes to fail, and repeat failure is even worse. So what can you do to conquer it? Realize that failure isn't the worst outcome. Not trying is. You only fail when you decide to give up. Get up and try again! Are you afraid you'll succeed? You may not realize it, but most people fear success. Success means change and change can be scary. It is important that you embrace the idea of success and ditch any negative self talk. Close your eyes and picture yourself accomplishing your goal. What will that accomplishment do for your life? List the benefits you'll enjoy. Spend a few minutes each day visualizing yourself accomplishing your goal. How great does it feel? Savor those victorious emotions and use them to drive your motivation. Helen didn't believe in herself, until one day she decided that she was done doubting. Are you done doubting? When you're ready to transform your body, like Helen did, I'm here to help. Is NOW a good time? Call or email, and let's get started on a program that will really improve your life. It's your turn to accomplish something huge. Athlete/Coach Resources... Get Paid To Play Live Online Sports Games Free! The Fat Burning Workout! Burn The Fat and Build Muscle. The Workout Program Everyone Is Talking About. Athletes! Improve Your Strength, Speed, Agility, and Reaction With The #1 Online Strength Coach How to Cure Almost Any Cancer at Home for $5.15 a Day! Do you care about your BRAIN? EHT Supplement for the Brain, Discovered and Patented at Princeton University Endorsed By Professional Athletes! The World's Best High School, College, and Pro Athlete's Highlight Reels and Training Videos. The 91 Exercises Every Athlete Should Know! Add 10 Inches Or More To Your Vertical Leap-The Jump Manual StrengthCoach.com BodyByBoyle OnlineShapeShifter Yoga Discount Sports Supplements US Sports Recruiting Assistance. Athletes! All Registered Athletes Will Have Their Huddl Or other Highlight Video Reel Priority Posted on Our Athlete Highlight Video Reel Center! We have Thousands Of College Coaches and Recruiters Visiting Our Network Daily. Get More Exposure With US Sports Recruiting Assistance! For just a one time fee of $25 we guarantee your highlight reel will be seen by over 5000 coaches, recruiters, and administrators. We will promote your highlight reels with all updates until you are signed to your desired college or pro team! Check out the US Sports Elite Athlete Highlight Reel Center: Sign up for US Sports Recruiting Assistance here.

Happy May Day Athletes and Warriors! Today's transformation is a bit of a long one but well worth the read. So many years and I still marvel when a human being tires of being average and activates their faith to transform and change their lives for the better. Which simply means, if they can do it, why not you too?
-Nate

Before and After Weight Loss Pictures of Top Fitness Model Revealed!

Hitch Fit Co-Founder & Co-Owner Diana Chaloux – LaCerte shares her story and never before seen before and after photos!

Before and After pictures of top fitness model Diana Chaloux – LaCerte!



All too often, people see me now, and think that I’ve never had my own personal weight battles. They may think that it’s always been easy or natural for me to make healthy choices. Or that I have been lean my entire life. What they don’t realize is that transformation is so personal to me, and I’m so passionate about it, because I have BEEN there myself. Everything we preach at Hitch Fit, I have had to put into practice in my personal life!

I recently had the chance to share my story and some never before seen “Before” pictures on KCTV5’s Better Kansas City show. These were images that have been hidden in boxes, in a closet for over a decade. I’ve shared my personal transformation story before, but never shared some of the pictures that just felt a little too embarrassing for me. I realized it was time to let it all out, to be truthful about the challenges that I personally faced, and hopefully inspire someone else to just take those first steps to positive change just like I did!

At my heaviest weight I was at least 175 pounds. I say at least because I hopped on a scale one day in 2004 and it went up over 175. I didn’t step on a scale again for several months, and not until that weight had already come down a bit. I didn’t take a lot of pictures during that time. I avoided cameras, or hid behind people. I gained this amount of weight because of some very unhealthy emotional eating habits. I was binge eating in the night. I was a compulsive over-eater. Once I started eating, I wouldn’t stop. I would starve myself all day, mostly as punishment for the binge I had undertaken the night before, then when I couldn’t stand my hunger any longer, I would eat until I couldn’t eat anymore. This hidden behavior always happened at night, when no one was watching. I never admitted it to anyone. I claimed to not have any idea why I was gaining weight. Guess what. I KNEW, and I was scared. I felt out of control. Each morning I woke up and vowed that it wouldn’t happen again. But as the night grew closer, the old habits continued to creep in and take over.

I needed motivation. I needed a goal strong enough to catapult me past these negative behaviors, and enable me to start realizing my true potential. For me, that goal was competition. Something I had dreamed of for years. But my excuses and procrastination were getting me nowhere closer to achieving my aspirations. I finally had enough. I was tired of not feeling well. Tired of my low self-esteem. Tired of not liking what I saw in the mirror. Tired of not fitting into my clothes. Tired of feeling disappointed with myself. Tired of talking and talking and not doing. In July 2005 I finally started to take action, and most importantly to take power and responsibility for my choices. Specifically my eating choices. I realized I DO have control. I changed my mindset towards food and started using it to help me rather than hurt me.

When I finally made the commitment and was ready for change, an interesting thing happened. I LOVED this new life. I didn’t miss the old one. Didn’t miss the binge eating. Didn’t miss the horrible feelings in the morning. Didn’t miss compromising myself because of my low self-esteem. I didn’t miss a thing. What I discovered was something that I loved. A body that I felt strong and confident in. Confidence that made me believe in myself and my ability to succeed. I found FREEDOM in the discipline that I learned through transformation. I also discovered that everything I had dreamed of, my goals and dreams, were all just waiting for me on the other side of this new disciplined lifestyle.

What happened next? 

Well, thanks to God’s grace and what I believe His purpose is for my life, I lost over 40 pounds, won my first show, went on to compete for 7 years, won 7 shows including two World Champion titles, had the chance to be in my favorite fitness magazines, met the man of my dreams through the fitness industry, moved to a city that I love, started a business that I love and wake up passionate and excited about each and every day! All of this happened for me because I decided to make a change. I decided to take action. I don’t know where my life would be if I hadn’t made that choice, but I’m so grateful I did, because I sure do love this one!

So here’s the segment from Better Kansas City – below that I will share some additional thoughts I didn’t have time for on the show!


YES it’s TRUE that Arnold Schwarzenneger picked me out of the crowd and said “Nice Abs” .

I was taking his picture as he walked by, so actually got the shot of him looking and pointing at me! 

Arnold says “Nice Abs”



Then Oxygen Magazine did a little blurb about Arnold’s compliment!

Here are some of the strategies that worked for me as I went through transformation and then transitioned to maintenance.

If you would like my help as you go through your own transformation journey, please check out the Online Personal Training options that we have available right here at Hitch Fit. If you’re in Kansas City area, contact me to find out more about our one on one transformation training gyms.

1. I realized the importance of nutrition. I took power and responsibility for my choices. I recognized that the only one making my food choices was ME. I could either make the ones that kept me back from achieving my goals OR I could make the ones that brought me closer to my goals.
2. I stopped telling myself that I couldn’t control my patterns. I changed my mindset. This can be done INTENTIONALLY. If you catch yourself saying something negative or untrue (I can’t control myself or I had no choice), stop yourself immediately and replace that with the truth. You DO have a choice, you CAN make the right choice, you DO have control.
3. I realized that I COULD eat anything and everything I wanted. It wasn’t a matter of not being able to eat something. I didn’t say “I can’t eat that”, because that wasn’t the truth. The truth was that I could eat anything, but certain choices would push me further away from my goal, while others would get me closer to it. So it became a matter of “not wanting” things that prevented me from success. When I realized I just didn’t want those things. It relieved a lot of stress and anxiety over food. When you tell yourself you can’t have something, you want it all the more, that simple switch in thinking opened the door for great freedom from food obsession.
4. I walked out my choices and recognized the REAL sacrifice. It wasn’t not getting to eat something in the moment. The REAL sacrifice was giving up my goal for a few seconds of chewing and swallowing. I mentally linked up the negative consequences of my poor eating habits to the choices themselves. When I looked at a former temptation and suddenly it represented something negative to me, it became easy to not want it.
5. I stayed diligent. I knew that this process was not going to be easy. I knew it would not happen overnight. I knew I would need diligence and consistency to get there.
6. I focused on positive and small successes. Every week wasn’t an amazing loss or change. There were weeks when I worked so hard and saw nothing happen. But I always focused on the positives, even if it was a little thing. A gain in strength. Able to see a muscle more visibly. My clothes fitting better. Whatever little success was there, that’s what I focused on.
7. I read positive affirmations every single day. These were statements written in present tense “I am” statements. I read them every single morning. I planted those thoughts into my mind so that they would become my reality.
8. When I was finished with my first transformation, I knew that the key to maintaining my losses was all about my eating choices. I stuck with the habits that I had learned, and gradually transitioned into a maintenance lifestyle.
9. I embraced a new lifestyle. This was not a quick fix or a diet. I looked at the long term and the new habits I developed I was determined that this was the new me. There was no going back!
10. I reached out for help along this journey anytime I needed it. I found support in family and friends and coaches along the way. It’s important to have cheerleaders who are encouraging to you!

Here is my original transformation feature that I shared on the Hitch Fit site back in 2015! 

Before and After Transformation Photos of Hitch Fit Owner Diana Chaloux LaCerte

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'Skinny-Fat' Athletes and Warriors is a term born out of the late 90's that describes those unfortunate folks who shunned lifting weights thinking that it would make them too bulky and instead went on insane diets and did lots of boring cardio. This usually results in this not-so-rare condition where you lose muscle and achieve a sick looking flabby physique where it appears that your flesh is about to fall off of your bones. Sorry for the graphic depiction but in "keeping it real" we have to shine a light on error. Now don't despair if this is you. This transformation will show you why you can be hopeful to change. -Nate Skinny Fat to Six Pack Abs for this Mother of FOUR! Mother of FOUR including triplets gets six pack abs with Hitch Fit Online Personal Training. Mother of four. Those three words tell you all you need to know about the busyness of today’s awesome transformation Kristin! And let’s add to that that three of those kiddos are TRIPLETS!! Kristin wasn’t overweight in the beginning of her plan, though her scale weight was not high, her body fat was higher than she was comfortable with, and this was affecting her self-esteem and confidence levels. She knew she needed a plan of action to get on track, achieve her goals, and set a healthy example for the kids and show them the importance of being a strong, confident mom! Kristin tackled the Hitch Fit Fitness Model Plan and went from skinny fat to killer six pack abs. She dropped body fat and gained some important lean muscle! Amazing job!! Kristin’s Stats: Starting body fat: 23% Ending body fat: 15% Starting weight: 112 Ending weight: 106.4 Skinny Fat to Six Pack Abs for Mother of Four with Hitch Fit Fitness Model Plan Skinny Fat to Six Pack Abs for this Mother of Triplets Before and After back pictures of Mother of Four turned fitness model Kristin’s Story: “I’ve always been relatively thin, I’d call myself “skinny fat”. I had 4 kids in less than two years ( a singleton & a set of triplets) so my body had definitely changed. I was busy being a mom & became complacent and thought I guess I could look worse after having four kids. I would avoid mirrors & was very critical of myself. I had a horrible self image. When I saw my 3 year old looking in the mirror and making faces while pulling at her tummy I knew it was time to make a change and stop making excuses of how I didn’t have time. I have 2 daughters & I want them to have a positive self image & that starts with me. A few of my friends had done Hitch Fit & had amazing results. As soon as I looked at their website I knew this was the place for me. I worked with Diana, she was amazing. She was always there to help motivate me, answer questions, and give advice. There were challenges to overcome especially with a 3 year old & 3 two year olds but I realized if it’s important enough to me I will find a way to do it & make time. I changed my thinking and made Hitch Fit a part of my routine & lifestyle. I loved the process & how it made me feel physically & mentally. I can now look in the mirror & smile & feel good about myself. For me this is the beginning of a new healthy lifestyle.” Skinny Fat to Six Pack Abs with Hitch Fit Fitness Model Plan Athlete/Coach Resources... The Fat Burning Workout! Burn The Fat and Build Muscle. The Workout Program Everyone Is Talking About. Athletes! Improve Your Strength, Speed, Agility, and Reaction With The #1 Online Strength Coach How to Cure Almost Any Cancer at Home for $5.15 a Day! Do you care about your BRAIN? EHT Supplement for the Brain, Discovered and Patented at Princeton University Endorsed By Professional Athletes! The World's Best High School, College, and Pro Athlete's Highlight Reels and Training Videos. The 91 Exercises Every Athlete Should Know! Add 10 Inches Or More To Your Vertical Leap-The Jump Manual StrengthCoach.com BodyByBoyle OnlineShapeShifter Yoga Discount Sports Supplements US Sports Recruiting Assistance. Athletes! All Registered Athletes Will Have Their Huddl Or other Highlight Video Reel Priority Posted on Our Athlete Highlight Video Reel Center! We have Thousands Of College Coaches and Recruiters Visiting Our Network Daily. Get More Exposure With US Sports Recruiting Assistance! For just a one time fee of $25 we guarantee your highlight reel will be seen by over 5000 coaches, recruiters, and administrators. We will promote your highlight reels with all updates until you are signed to your desired college or pro team! Check out the US Sports Elite Athlete Highlight Reel Center: Sign up for US Sports Recruiting Assistance here.