“The most significant habit change I have made is to become more conscious about what I eat: healthy vs not-so-healthy carbs, how many servings of protein/carbs/fruit I need to be eating to reach my weight goal. I have also worked to stop eating earlier in the evening; I was a late evening, unhealthy snacker. And I still struggle with this sometimes.”

 

“I really like the family/team atmosphere at IPT. When I am at IPT, other trainers will say hi to me by name, even ask how everything is going. IPT further promotes this atmosphere with its 'challenges' throughout the year, which has also given me the chance to meet new people. IPT wants to see us succeed in our fitness goals, whether they are weight loss or workout related. At other gyms, I'm only a face walking in to work out. They don't know my name and have no idea what my goals are.”

 

“I have been active all of my life, having been a gymnast. My workout formats and goals have changed over the years, as has my body makeup. When you set fitness goals, be patient with yourself. In my case, it took me quite awhile to get completely on board with the changes I needed to make in my lifestyle. Initially, I did not want to. As I started making changes and began to see results, I liked the changes I was seeing in my body and realized that the nutrition changes weren't as bad as I thought they would be. It is still hard and I still backslide now and then; that's where the patience has to come into play. It would be really easy to just give up and go back to my old habits. I really have to stay focused on my goals and give myself some slack when I have a bad eating day or miss a couple of days working out.”

Congrats Lori! We look forward to seeing you continue on your health and fitness journey!