Lose weight with the Aztec Club – here’s proof!

Posted on behalf of a retiring light of our Central Team:

“there was I sat in my office at the end of last year when a colleague said – you’ve put on a bit of weight haven’t you! – Now this chap wasn’t exactly slim himself, so I knew it must be pretty bad – time to do something about it!!

I’d been using the Aztec Gym at TLH Leisure Resort in Torquay, but only on and off, well actually more off than on if I’m being really honest, so went back to talk to them about getting fit and losing some weight.
 

They weighed me, measured me and talked to me about not only exercise, but also diet. Apparently the benefits of going to the gym are soon wiped out by going home and eating 3 chocolate bars!!! I never used to eat breakfast and I discovered that that is the most important meal of the day.

Adam set me a new gym programme and advised me on sensible eating targets – it’s all about calories I discovered – a difference of 500 calories per day by either eating less or moving round a bit more equates to 1lb per week. My target was 2lbs per week and I was trying to lose 2.5 stone overall.

I started to keep a food diary so I knew what I was eating (a bit scary to start off with) and added up my calories and started going to the gym 4-5 times per week.

Going regularly to the gym needed a bit of motivation at first, but I made sure I went as often as I needed to, even if that meant getting up at 6.30am to be at the gym for 7am on some days when my evenings were busy. Sometimes I swam in Aztec Falls instead, or sometimes I just did things at home, or walked to work or walked to the shops – it all helps.

Amazingly it started working, I was losing almost exactly 2lb every week, when you start to see the weight come off then that motivates you even more to exercise and continue to eat sensibly. Then when other people start to notice and comment then that’s encouraging too.

It took only 4 months to lose the weight I needed. 4 months further on and I have lost another ½ stone. Now all I’m interested in is maintaining my weight and not putting it back on. I’m going to go to the gym 2-3 times per week now, or sometimes I swim instead. Here are the before and after stats:-

Weight              Before            16 stone      After            13 stone

Waist                Before            38 inches    After             32 inches

Collar size         Before            16.5 inches  After            15.5 inches

Proof if ever proof was needed. Why not try it out for yourself and join the Aztec Gym. Give them a call now on 01803 400190.