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June 11, 2017

Do You Have The Same Obstacles To Starting Your Transformation As Karen? See How She Managed It In This Short Interview

Health, Case Study, Nutrition, Exercise, Weight loss, Running

 

Nathan:  Hi, I’m Nathan from the DVCC and I’m here with Karen today. I’m just going to be asking Karen a few questions, hopefully to get an insight into how she’s got such great results, and speak about any difficulties she might have had because I’m sure there are literally thousands of people who will be listening to this interview and will find it very beneficial to listen to.

So Karen, if you please introduce yourself, and how long have you been at the DVCC?

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Karen:   I’m Karen and I’ve been at the DVCC for 5 weeks.

Nathan:   Awesome. And what results have you achieved in those 5 weeks Karen?

Karen:   I’ve *lost 5lbs of fat.

Nathan:   Awesome, very well done. What were your struggles with weight *loss before the DVCC, if any?

Karen:   Loads, because I didn’t exercise, so I just used diet to try and maintain my weight.

Nathan:  What kind of diets were you doing?

Karen:    I’ve done loads; I’ve done Weight Watchers, Atkins, and then tried to do Low Fat.

Nathan:   Ok. Speak to me a little bit about how those diets made you feel and what kind of results you achieved on them.

Karen:   Well, I was always hungry; always hungry and - I did well, I did really well. But as I’ve got older, it’s become harder and harder to keep my weight down as I’ve got older, and also I got to a point when I realised that just diet doesn’t work and that I didn’t like the way my body looked as I got older; I’ve realised I need to tone.

Nathan:   So you need to increase your muscle tone.

And how did you feel with those diets; how did Atkins make you feel, did it make you feel energetic or did it make you …?

Karen:   No - just always hungry; always hungry and always really,really good all week and then come Friday morning I would be like, “Yay, it’s the weekend” and I would lose the plot and I’d be back to square one on Monday.

Nathan:   And did that go on for a little while? Was that kind of like a circle you were in?

Karen:   Oh, for years! For years and years!

Nathan:   I can understand that. Had you ever *lost weight using nutrition and exercise, or had it always been one or the other?

Karen:   No, it was always – I’ve only ever *lost weight through dieting.

Nathan:   And when was the last time you were exercising before the DVCC?

Karen:    About 4 years ago I ran, and then I got an injury and I just gave up; I never exercised again.

Nathan:   Was it just running or have you ever done weights before?

Karen:   Not really; I would avoid them, I didn’t like them. My arms are really weak and I just wasn’t interested.

Nathan:   Were really weak!

Karen:   Yes they were – they’re really strong now! I wasn’t interested, all I was interested in is around my middle area; just that was the bit that bothered me the most.

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Nathan:   And I suppose at that point you didn’t realise that weights was going to be beneficial for that?

Karen:   No, not at all.

Nathan:   How often would you go running?

Karen:    When I was running, I would go about 4 times a week; I was training to do a 10k run. But the moment I did that 10k run, I really didn’t enjoy running for an hour – and in fact, although I was doing that exercise, I didn’t enjoy it – I would dread having to do it.

Nathan:   Did it give you the results you were looking for, or not really?

Karen:    Not really – well I couldn’t see a difference. My husband said I looked different but I couldn’t see it.

Nathan:   Did your fitness improve? Did you become faster at running?

Karen:   Yes, but that’s how I became injured; because I became good at it, but I didn’t stretch before I ran, because I didn’t hurt, I didn’t stretch afterwards, and that’s how I tore my calf muscle.

Nathan:   I understand why that set you back.

So what does your lifestyle look like now, compared to before the DVCC 5 weeks ago?

Karen:   It’s very different; I used to have a gin & tonic every single night. That’s the main thing – and also, coffee wise, I always had a skinny sugar free vanilla latte every single morning and I wouldn’t have breakfast. I’d have that and then I wouldn’t eat until 12.

Nathan:   So you’d have coffee literally first thing as you woke up?

Karen:   No, I eked that out until about 9 o’clock and then I could go from then till 12. And then I would have - it would be low fat lunch, it would be Ryvitas, Philadelphia and a cup-a-soup, and then maybe an apple or something, or a yoghurt. And then in the evening… I thought I was having a really healthy diet… The evening one was – it was similar to what I’m having now, but I would have pasta, not all the time.

Nathan:   So you were having a bit more carbs and a bit lower fat.

Karen:   Oh and I would have my dark chocolate every single night as well.

Nathan:   Ok, so you’ve made some big changes there.

Karen:   Alcohol is the biggest one I think.

Nathan:   So how often would you have an alcoholic beverage now?

Karen:    Only on my reset meal.

Nathan:   Which would be around once every 5 or 6 days; so that’s awesome, that’s a massive change.

And how else has the DVCC helped you?

Karen:   Before, I was really, really… my main thing was my size; whereas now it does make me think about the health part of it which I never thought about before, diet – and the lifestyle.

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Nathan:   Good from you. And in terms of exercise, were you a little bit nervous when you came in for your first session?

Karen:    Yes, I thought I was going to be sick, I was terrified! It was Anita who said come, and she wouldn’t tell me what I was coming to, I had no idea. I kept saying to her, “Oh no, no, I only talk about exercise, I don’t actually do it”, and she said come, come.

So when I got here I just was terrified that I was going to make a fool of myself actually. I did it – it nearly killed me and I couldn’t walk for 3 days afterwards; I felt every muscle in my body ached, but I did enjoy it.

Nathan:   A sense of reward afterwards as well.

Karen:   Oh yes, that I could do it, that I did actually manage it.

Nathan:   Which is awesome. And now you actually go as far as exercising in your own time at home, as well as at the centre, which is awesome so that’s a massive change, very well done!

Do you have any specific tips, with nutrition or exercise, which you could share with anyone who is listening today and might be trying to *lose body fat or get into better shape?

Karen:    I think anybody can do it if I can do it. I was so anti-exercising, I didn’t like it, I thought people who talked about it were boring. Every time someone used to say, I’d go “Uff!”

And now I’ve become a complete… I don’t know, I love it. I’m not self motivated, or I wasn’t. Coming here, I look forward to coming, there’s never been a time in the time I started here, where I think “Oh I really don’t want to do this today” – I come and I enjoy it, and everybody is really nice here – everybody is really positive.

Nathan:   Good, I am glad you enjoy it that much.

Have you got any final words before we end this interview?

Karen:    Well I just hope I carry on enjoying it; I’m sure I will.

Nathan:    I’m sure you will as well.

Awesome Karen, it’s been absolutely amazing to have you in to speak today.

Thank you very much, and if you’ve been listening to this interview I hope you have found it helpful. Again Karen, thank you for your time – this is Nathan from the DVCC, have a great day.

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