SEEING THE CHANGES TO HIS BODY HAS KEPT ROBERTO MOTIVATED TO STRIVE FOR MORE.

I remember getting the call from Roberto’s wife. I was driving to work and picked up the phone. She was concerned about her husband. He had changed the way he was eating and was committed to exercise yet wasn’t seeing any visible changes on the scale or in the mirror. She was concerned that something else was at work. His story was a classic doing the right thing, yet not quite doing things right. We made a few tweaks to his plan, so subtle that if you asked him what changes we made, he may struggle with telling you what those changes were. When I met Roberto he was 340lbs at 51% fat and today he is 265 at 31% fat. This is his story.

What do you think was the largest contributor to your weight gain over the years?

Stress, overeating, and not understanding what food meant to me. I’ve never been a sweets guy but my portions of actual food were not on point. I was putting in the work and doing the exercise, but not seeing the results. Which in turn lead to frustration and a lack of motivation to continue to put forth the effort.

There are many factors to your weight loss over the year. What do you think was the largest contributor to your weight loss?

Seeing Group23 and discovering through the metabolic screening that my body needed certain foods more than others. Really learning with Jason what my 40-year-old body requires. Seeing results as I put nutrition/diet and exercise together has made it easier to continue to make the efforts needed. Seeing change motivated me to continue to see more and do more.

What advice would you give to anyone that is starting their lifestyle change?

Patience and effort! Every body is so different. What we put into our bodies is such a contributing factor to our overall health. Understanding what you specifically need is step one, second is the patience to overcome triggers that may want to stand in your way of your goal.

What do you think will always be a struggle in keeping your weight off?

Stress! Running a small business can be stressful and time consuming. It’s important to take the time to plan or have a plan in mind, so that I can continue to make smart decisions about my nutrition and diet. I keep reminding myself that my health is a priority in turn allowing me to continue to plan what I need to do to continue to be successful.

Roberto is challenging himself even further. The changes he has experienced has built confidence that he can go further than he even expected. He exercises with his wife almost every day, and he is starting to visualize a completely different person. One who never thought losing weight was possible to challenging himself beyond a scale weight and body fat percentage. Seeing a body who can lift heavy and aerobically do things that were even beyond his youth. He has inspired me to be better and to strive more. I hope his story inspires you to #RiseAbove.