Kim Fergusson*

"You will be amazed at what you will learn about yourself"

When I emailed Hilds 12 weeks ago and said to her “I’ve finally got fed up with myself and my excuses and need a serious kick up the butt to get back into shape”, I never really imagined that I would be where I am today. One of my major goals was “to be able to wear bathers… no… a bikini…to the beach instead of shorts and a t-shirt”. And I am very proud to say that I have achieved it! Please, if you are reading this and need motivation to make a MASSIVE DIFFERENCE to your emotional stability and attitude towards life, then JUST GO FOR IT. If I can do it with 2 small children, my own business, and some very bad eating habits then anyone can. You will be amazed at what you will learn about yourself on your journey.

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Lynne*

Frustrated! This is where I was at. For the last 18 months my husband and I had been religiously getting up at 4.30 every morning to go to the gym and watching what we ate, and yet I still looked like one of those oompa loompas straight from the chocolate factory (all thighs). I remember when we had been going for only a few months and Jason dropped 10 kilos just like that. When I jumped on the scales, it showed that I had only lost .2 of a kilo. Not fair! I was a lot more careful with my meals than him and I was going for extra walks in the afternoons.

I would read everything I could get my hands on that might shine some light on what I was doing wrong. This was when I came across Lee Horton’s story about how she got herself into amazing shape in just 12 weeks. I had met Lee and her online trainer, Hilde at our gym not long before this. After many conversations with Hilde, I was satisfied that her approach to diet and exercise was very balanced and healthy; a lifestyle that I could incorporate for a lifetime. It wasn’t just a fad.

This was really important to me, because as a teenager through to my early thirties, I had spent about 15 years battling with anorexia and bulimia and being treated for the associated anxiety and depression. Often hospitalized, once for 6 months when my weight fell into the low 40 kilo’s.

I had won this fight and have maintained a healthy weight for over eight years now and with the amazing support of my husband, have learnt to just be myself, instead of trying to be what I thought others wanted me to be.

For me, doing this 12 week challenge was about doing something for myself. It was more about improving my fitness and wellbeing and changing my shape. Losing weight was never really my goal.

Once I made up my mind to start, nothing could stop me. Hilde had given me the plan. All I had to do was follow it. I learnt that the thing that was going to work for me was increasing the intensity of my cardio and weight sessions. Working harder, but for shorter periods of time. I loved the feeling of satisfaction I got when I was able to run up the hill, which is the lookout for our town or to be able to get through a spin class and know that I had put in my best effort.

I really enjoyed the eating plan as well. Yummy, healthy food that I love, every 2-3 hours to keep my energy levels up all day. I’ve never felt better. We would also treat ourselves to whatever we felt like on a Saturday night, which would usually be a nice bottle of red wine, pizza and chocolate or we would go out for dinner.

My weight dropped an average of ½ kilo a week, but I was more excited about the changes to my shape (no more oompa loompa thighs). I now feel comfortable in my own skin and love feeling fit. I feel better at 42 than I did at 22. Jason loves that I am much happier and positive as well.

I am so grateful that Hilde focused as much on what was going on in my head as she did the physical. She wouldn’t allow me to say negative things about myself and taught me to accept compliments with a simple “Thank-you”, instead of always replying with a counteractive, negative remark about myself.

I am a huge believer in always having goals, so completing this 12 week challenge has just been a springboard for me to achieve many more goals and to really live my best life: Healthy, fit and happy.

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Cath*

Cath achieved these amazing results in just 6 weeks!

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Belinda*

I had read about Get Active Online through Oxygen Magazine, and I really liked the sound of the programs and trainers! I originally did a 12 week program a while back, but found it really hard to maintain motivation towards the end of the program, my head just wasn’t in the right place and I had a lot of distractions going on in life at that time. After I slipped up, I found it really hard to get back on track, and instead of having one bad moment, I’d end up having a bad day… or two!

After years of binge eating, followed by the overwhelming guilt that accompanies it, I felt stuck in a cycle of bad eating habits. Being in the Army Reserves I was pretty good at maintaining some form of exercise, so in the end I tended to sit relatively stable at the same weight- not being able to lose any, but not really putting on too much either.

Irrespective, I was really unhappy! All I thought about was my weight! It consumed me!

For YEARS I not only didn’t feel comfortable in a bikini…I didn’t feel comfortable wearing pants! I felt so uncomfortable with myself that it affected my relationship with my boyfriend. With him going away for 8 months with the Army, I decided it was a good time to start looking after myself a bit better and trying to get on top of some of these issues. I got myself mentally prepared for the 12 week challenge and was determined this time to not let anything get in the way.

The second time round with the Results Program felt completely different. I have heard this word ‘consistency’ thrown around, but I didn’t realise how relevant it was! There was more than one or two times (that’s for sure!) that I slipped up and ate chocolate or some other thing I wasn’t supposed to, but I never let it dictate the next step! I’d give myself a clean slate and get right back on track. I honestly think the biggest tip anyone can give you is CONSISTENCY! No matter what happens, just get right back on track. In the past I used to try and counteract my binges with these extreme plans for twice/day exercise and strict eating, it was an inevitable failure!

Throughout this program, when times were tough I would think only about the day I was in, and getting through that single day, when I had done that successfully, the next day would be the same! Breaking it down into manageable chunks made it a lot less daunting and SO much easier to get through!

I feel so much more control now in terms of my eating and exercise, and that’s something I used to lack- I felt completely out of control of my own behaviours, and it’s an awful feeling! Now, I get up and it is an automatic behaviour to do some form of exercise first thing in the morning. If I don’t, I feel sluggish and lethargic. It is an awesome feeling to take charge and feel strong mentally and physically!

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Karla*

I started out my program quite determined to lose the few kilos that I had put on. Although I was by no means overweight, I just didn’t like what I saw in the mirror and my self-esteem was on the decline.

I have always been very motivated in the gym and loved running but I had become bored with exercise, was lacking any structure and was eating food I normally didn’t even enjoy. I decided to take control, set a goal and get a personal trainer – someone that could tell me I was going off track when I slipped up, someone to answer to and best of all, someone to do all the thinking for me. That’s when I found Hilde.

The meal plans she made for me were perfect. They were balanced, there was no ridiculous deprivation of particular foods, it was enough to sustain my energy and it wasn’t constricting. The workouts were effective, tough but realistic and I immediately saw results. No kidding, IMMEDIATELY.

Not only did I start to get back into training hard at the gym and eating right, but I set myself some affirmations to change the way my mind thought about food and more importantly the way I thought about myself. About a month in to my program, I came across a competition in Oxygen magazine for their cover girl and decided that moment that it would be my ultimate goal. I was going to get into my bikini and let everyone see…a scary thought and not one I would have normally entertained. I got through my program and had the photos booked and ready to go.

I won’t lie, it was by no means an easy road. The hardest part for me was staying away from all the delicious home baked sweets and deserts when I was out at a restaurant. But, I am so proud of myself and the results I achieved and am now training to enter the INBA Miss Figure competition next year….something I would NEVER have had the confidence to do before I began my training with Hilde.

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Cassie*

After years of over indulgences and very little exercise at only 33 years old it was already starting to catch up with me. For the past few years I have been suffering from depression and as such formed terrible sleeping and eating patterns. As a mother of three with a husband that works away for weeks at a time, a good sleep was something I could only hope for, so when my Dr encouraged exercise as a way to help my depression, I thought “add that onto the list”, I was always busying looking after the kids not one to sit around but exercise for me consisted of running in from outside the house to answer the phone and even that left me breathless! Sleep deprived and lethargic I began using food to try and make myself feel better and it wasn’t good food I was reaching for but anything high in sugar and fat, anything to give me some energy to cope with the daily demands of raising three kids and running a household. Although instead of making me feel better I ended up feeling worse and even more depressed, it was a vicious merry go round that I couldn’t seem to get off.

The turnaround came after opening up to a close friend of mine who runs her own online personal training business https://www.getactiveonline.com. I explained how I was feeling and she encouraged me to try a 12 week program. She told me I would be amazed at just how good you will feel. It helped knowing how much exercise has helped Hilde fight off depression and realizing I wasn’t the only one out there who suffers from it, I actually started to believe that maybe I could actually feel better and it was time for me to finally do something for myself!

So with the support of my amazing husband and three beautiful kids I started a program, I was both excited but also really nervous about not wanting to let anyone down, could I really do this? Could I finish what I started? But with the help of Hilde & constant support and encouragement along the way I quickly learnt some good eating habits and exercise patterns that fitted in with my busy schedule of raising a family. It wasn’t long before all of those negative thoughts became positive ones and I realized how important exercise was, not only for my health & fitness but for my mind! I couldn’t believe how much better I was feeling.

There were times when it was hard to keep going, I got sick, then the kids got sick and it all seemed too hard but with Hilde’s reassurance that no one is perfect and it’s about doing the best you can each day I just kept going. I noticed that as I changed and became happier so did my kids and husband, I finally realized that it’s not selfish to look after yourself and taking some time for me actually benefited the whole family.

I now have become a great role model for my children, we all eat healthier and exercise regularly. You see it’s not just about how you look but how you feel and no new outfit or chocolate donut could ever make me feel like I do now! If you have any doubt whatsoever like I did and think you can’t do it, you are so wrong anybody can do it, you just need to make a decision and do it, it really is life changing. If you need help, get an online trainer, get your families support and believe you can do it. I now not only have a healthy body but I also have a healthy mind!

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