Weight Loss Motivation
Story
Special
Article by the Author of
TURBULENCE
TRAINING
-- Craig Ballantyne
--
Juan Ruiz first started
Turbulence Training in August of 2007 while weighing 315
pounds. He's come a long way in 9 months, and everyone at TT
Members is incredibly proud of him and his
accomplishments.
Juan recently became the
first person to
lose 100 pounds with Turbulence
Training.
As Juan said in his weight loss
motivation story...
"I have tried many diets and
exercise plans and nothing has really worked well for me.I was
at the end of my rope, and really starting to look into
bariatric surgery.
Even though it has worked
wonders for my friends and family, I never wanted that surgery
for myself.To have that surgery would mean that I would never
know how good it felt to lose weight on my own, to find the
discipline and mental fortitude to push myself and watch what I
am eating.
How long will it be before I
gained back that lost weight after the surgery because I never
learned how to really be healthy!
In early August I found
Turbulence Training, and signed up for the FREE Report -
The Dark Side of Cardio. I have
to admit, it peaked my interest. I was so disgusted with
what I read; because it was so true.
I couldn't tell you how many
hours I have wasted doing just cardio and staying away from
weights just to watch my body stay the exact same.I knew that I
needed to get Turbulence Training. I knew that TT was going to
change my life forever, I wasn't wrong.
I also knew though that any
workout program I used wouldn't be successful if I didn't
change my eating habits. I started eating a low carb regimen,
eating only complex carbs, and allowing myself a cheat meal
once a month.
I started TT in August 2007,
since then I have lost a total of 86lbs (it is now March 3rd,
2008).
I have never looked better in
my life, I have never felt better in my life. For the first
time in my life I have signed up for my first fitness contest.
Never did anyone, let alone myself think that I, of all people
would be signing up for a fitness contest.
Yet here I am, I have gone
through 84 days of this contest. During this contest I have had
quite a few challenges. A month long plateau, final exams, and
a bum shoulder, just to name a few, but I have also met some of
the greatest people that are in this contest trying to do the
same thing I am doing (trying to live a healthier lifestyle).
They have been some of the most understanding, caring, and
motivational people I could have ever had the pleasure to
meet.
I started this contest using
the Original TT workout, after that I went into TT 2k3, and
finished this contest with the 4 week Intermediate Body Weight
program. In this contest I have had gains and losses; I have
learned the benefits of fasting and how to fast properly. I
have learned how to truly eat balanced meals and how to keep
pushing myself when I have nothing else left to
give.
I have also learned how to
cope with injuries, and how to not let them get the best of
you. I have been able to do most of this mainly because of the
great people involved in this fitness contest. Their inspiring
words have kept me honest to myself, and have helped me keep my
head up when I just wanted to hang it down in defeat. I have
learned that you may lose a battle here and there, but the war
is far from over.
I have lost 3 inches from my
chest, 4 inches from my gut, 3 inches from my waist, 3/4 inches
from my biceps, 1/4 of an inch from my thighs, and 25lbs since
starting this 12-week transformation contest. I am far from
being done, and even when I finally hit my goal weight, my
journey will not end there. My journey will last me a lifetime,
everyday will be another day to strive for a healthier, more
active me.
When I think about living
this way for a life time, it doesn't overwhelm me, I am
grateful that my obesity didn't cripple my body, that I still
have a chance to reverse the side effects, and that I am
healthy enough to go to the gym and use my body to it's full
potential.
Granted to win a prize in
this TT Transformation contest would be sweet, but whether
I win a prize in this contest or not, it doesn't matter I
already feel like a winner.
Throughout this contest I
have learned so many valuable lessons, and I have met some of
the most motivational people one could meet. I am a lot
healthier today than I was when I started this contest, and I
have joined my first fitness contest ever; and I have stuck
with it through the end."
But Juan is not done. He's
still going in the 2nd Turbulence Training Transformation
Contest, and kicking butt, all while going to school and
raising his little boy.
If he can do it, so can you.
Isn't it time for you to create your own weight loss motivation
story?
Let me know how I can
help,
Craig Ballantyne, CSCS,
MS
Author, Turbulence Training
P.S. If you
don't know where to start, just take it one day at a
time.
And always try to improve
over what you did yesterday. If you need beginner workouts, you
can start with the Introductory Turbulence Training Workout. If
you are already working out, you can start with the
Intermediate Turbulence Training Workout.
About the
Author:
Craig Ballantyne is
a Certified Strength & Conditioning
Specialist and writes for Men's Health,
Men's Fitness, Maximum Fitness, Muscle
and Fitness Hers, and Oxygen magazines.
His trademarked Turbulence Training fat
loss workouts have been featured
multiple times in Men’s Fitness and
Maximum Fitness magazines, and have
helped thousands of men and women around
the world lose fat, gain muscle, and get
lean in less than 45 minutes three times
per week. For more information on the
Turbulence Training workouts that will
help you burn fat without long, slow
cardio sessions or fancy equipment,
visit www.TurbulenceTraining.com
| 