MEET TOM

The year 2008 was probably the most difficult year in Tom's life; but the last few have been a series of ups and downs.  Six years ago, Tom underwent gastric bypass surgery and went from nearly 500 pounds to 278 pounds.  A year later several medical complications, a severe orthopedic injury, and losing his mother resulted in him gaining back about 100 pounds.  As Tom recovered emotionally and physically, he regained his confidence and in 2007 went from 380 pounds down to 329. 


The turning point in his life came after his sister passed away suddenly in the beginning of 2008.  He started to spiral out-of-control emotionally and physically.  He often stayed in bed 14 - 16 hours a day, fighting both medical issues and depression.  He credits NBC's The Biggest Loser for getting him out of his funk and giving him the desire to change his life and get healthy.  Tom started walking and his wonderful wife Megan even helped him stay on track with proportioning all of his food.


Tom heard about IDCF on Facebook and signed up as a virtual participant in the 40-Day Challenge.  Even though he wasn't familiar with Stacey & Adam from the show, he figured he would try it out. 


In 40 days, Tom lost 22 pounds and lowered his BMR by 3 points!  He lost an astounding 8% body fat! 


Tom has put aside his past struggles and is re-energized and re-focused on his commitment to be healthy.  He knows that his success in grounded in having people around him that support that end.  He has even participated in his first 5K race and looks forward to doing more!

MEET VONDA

Vonda's long days traveling to and from work, being a mom and wife distracted her enough that she lost focus on her general health; left unchecked, this could have resulted in future problems down the line. In less than 40 days, Vonda lost over 7% of her body weight. The bigger accomplishment is that Vonda applied small changes in her exercise and nutrition which helped her lose weight rapidly from the outset.

First, she started by simply eating MORE!  Vonda was one who never ate breakfast; lunch was variable; and dinner...well, she is lucky enough to have a husband who cooks, but not always the healthiest.  She was also not a big fan of much that is green and grown in the ground.

Vonda employed the nutrition program recommended by ICDF, which included eating at least 5x per day and increasing her protein and vegetable intake.  She also allowed herself to try new and different foods.  She combined this with her ICDF exercise program recommendations and in the first week lost 6 pounds!

Vonda's success is also attributed to the fact that she was honest with herself when she had "not-so-good" days on the eating an exercise fronts.  More importantly, she recognized her success and worked even harder when she saw the changes!  This spunky lady has beat the odds - even when her co-workers tempted her with their sugary-wares! As our client, Vonda lost 11 pounds, 1% body fat, and lowered her BMI by 2 points!



 

MEET LORRI

Lorri just turned 29-year-old and is a mother of two. She has struggled with her weight her entire life!  She came to ICDF after feeling she had tried every diet there was.  Though she had some success on a few different programs, she struggled to keep it off after her two pregnancies.  Over the years, she has lost 146 pounds, only to gain back 115.  She felt she let life take control of her and is trying to correct that by making better decisions about her health and well-being.  Lorri now exercises five days a week and focuses on eating whole foods.  She eats five satisfying small meals a day, which had helped to alleviate symptoms related to hiatal hernia, GERD, and high glucose levels.  This busy mom even squeezes in a work out or two during the day, even if it is push-ups and sit-ups while watching a TV show. Lorri says she feels better than she ever did with any diet.  She knows she CAN DO it this time!



As a client, Lorri lost 17 pounds, 1% body fat, and lowered her BMI by 3 points!