Yvette Trincado
38 year old Mom of 2 Year old Tristan, Old Snowmass, CO

Stats
January 2009 ………April 2, 2009 ………..Difference
Weight: 150 ………..142……................... - 8 lbs
Size: 10/12…………… 8/10………………….. one size
Waist: 29.75 ………….28…………………… - 1.75 inches
Mommy Belly: 37.5 …34.5………………... - 3 inches
Hips: 39.5 ……………….38.5………………….. - 1 inch
Thighs (upper/biggest part): Left: 23.75 Right: 23.5
Both are 22.5 -1.25 and 1 inches
Arms: Bicep    unflexed:    11.5 both
Both are 10.75 - .75 and .75 inches
Calves: Left: 14.1    Right: 13.75
Both 13.5 - .6 and .5

 

Total inches lost: 10.6
Weight Lost: 8 lbs

 

Wow.
That´s a summary of a very challenging Challenge!

I feel like the past 12 weeks flew by and crept along at the same time. I had a great first four weeks of eating cleaner than I ever have and loving it.

Then I got very, very sick. It was a rough couple of weeks of having days where I couldn´t even get out of bed. I have to say that I had been very fortunate all winter to not be sick at all - very out of the norm for me and I attribute it to my Prograde supplements, clean eating, and regular exercise. However, I finally succumed to a virus that knocked me OUT. I kept working out the first week - can you say, ¨Silly monkey???¨

After those two weeks I had to get back to work and make up for lost time - I had 8 days straight of either teaching snowboarding or taking people on snowshoe hikes. In all of that, I let my nutrition slide and ate some wheat and dairy products (both are problems for me) out of lack of planning, needing quick energy, and just an attitude problem. Boy, did I learn my lesson! I just had a feeling of disappointment and lethargy. I got right back to clean eating and started to feel good again!

During that time I even felt old fears and attitudes start to rear their ugly head and I had to take action and choose my thoughts and attitudes throughout the day, but most of all, make sure my day started out right: thinking about what I wanted from the day, what my plan of action was and doing what needed to be done to make my dreams for myself happen - as simple as having a supportive meal, supportive snacks packed, and working out. It was time to hit the basics on a daily basis, making every choice matter, doing what needed to be done instead of wishing things were different.

This community was VITAL to me during that time as my friends here cheered me, lifted me up, and reminded me of what I was about now. The support of Holly and the ClubFYM girls is invaluable.
In the very middle of the challenge I started a local Fit Yummy Mummy class! A lot of work but so rewarding to bring this amazing program and lifestyle to my friends and to the women of my community. I look forward to those meetings and workouts and love watching women ¨get it¨ and bring positive change into their lives.

It is such a thrill!

This program changed my life.

I started taking nutrition classes with the prize money from the Summer Transformation Challenge and got a job as a nutrition and wellness consultant in a spa and health club. I learned the power of mindful eating through this program and believe that if a person can change their mindset and their thinking regarding nutrition and exercise they can change their life. I teach it because I KNOW it.

The last four weeks of the challenge have been great. I´m in a great routine with the FYM lifestyle. I made it through a rough patch and feel stronger than I ever have before. I know this is the way I want to live and BE.

I have been out of the country for the final week and it hasn´t ¨hurt¨ me. When we were travelling I was fully packed and had planned for every meal and snack during those two days of travel and our first day in South America. I did not feel tempted by the coffees and pastries at every turn, even though a little voice, said, ¨Wouldn´t that be yummy? It´d pick you up. Come on, you´re on holiday!¨ It was easy to dismiss all of those as lies I used to tell myself and believe but now I know better. I felt empowered and in control.

I arrived in Chile to piles of fresh produce and a real sense of who I am now. I have been able to adapt to a new environment, be gracious, and still eat supportively, get in my intervals and FYM workouts, and stay active.

I feel better than I have in the past few years. I know I´m not skinny and lean YET but I feel strong, beautiful, and even sexy on the inside and I think that confidence makes me look better than ever.
I may not look toned and ripped yet (I am underneath a layer of fat - I tell you those muscles are HARD!) but I can do 30 real push ups, run up 15 flights of stairs, fake jump rope for 2 minutes straight, and get through a complete FYM workout no matter how hard it is without quitting - doing max reps for three full supersets. I am determined and dedicated.

A year ago I would have actually cried if you made me wear a bikini and now I do so with confidence. I run and laugh and play with my son. I take care with my appearance and try to look great for my husband. I am comfortable in my own skin, knowing how hard I have worked to lose the baggage - mentally and physically.

I AM a fit, yummy mummy! And happy about it.

A HUGE thank you to Holly for helping me get these - you are such an amazing coach and friend!