Hitch Fit Living Magazine Volume 6 - May/June 2016 | Page 20

Rachel ’ s Story :

“ We all have that “ Ah Ha ” moment . Mine came last June , when I was photographed with some friends in town for a music event . My typical “ trick ” of sandwiching myself in the middle of the crowd and turning sideways to cover half my body didn ’ t work this time . What I had known to be true was staring me right in the face . All the recent wardrobe “ updates ” were really a disguise to compensate for the fact my clothes weren ’ t fitting anymore and I had to buy new ones .

A few weeks later , a co-worker and I were talking about upcoming trips — both about six months out . Hers was a romantic getaway , mine was destination wedding / honeymoon . She said , “ Hey , have you heard about Hitch Fit ? Let ’ s do it together .” No , I hadn ’ t heard about Hitch Fit , but I wasn ’ t going on my honeymoon looking like I did in the June picture , so I said yes .

Understand , I have never been a disciplined person in my life . I am not an athlete , and the only time I ’ ve been on a sports team was in grade school when my parents signed my sisters and me up to play summer softball . My sisters and I have a joke , when friends ask what position we played . ( Mostly because they ’ re shocked we were even allowed to participate .) My sister , Rebekah always replies , “ They stuck us in the outfield , and we mostly hung out and made dandelion necklaces and bracelets .”

So there was nothing in my background that would even suggest I would be successful on this program , any program for that matter . BUT , what I do respond well to is encouragement , positive energy , and accountability . I found all that at Hitch Fit .

Initially my co-worker and I were going to sign-up for the online program . Both Micah and Diana were ON IT when it came to answering our million and one questions we had , before we even officially signed up . I decided to also have a personal trainer at the Overland Park , KS Hitch Fit Gym location , for two reasons :

I didn ’ t even know how to use gym equipment , so needed instruction .

I needed the weekly weigh-in / measurements to stay on track . I signed up , completed a questionnaire , and a few days later received my customized meal plan . The instructions with the email suggested printing out the information and keeping it in a binder . Okay , maybe this was a serious thing . I mean , a binder ? I thought I was going to just get a quick summary , and away I would go !

When asking about a Hitch Fit personal trainer , Diana asked me if I had a preference , male or female . I told her I was 50 and didn ’ t want someone yelling at me . Honestly , after spending time around many of the trainers , she could have matched me with any one of them , and I would have been comfortable . Every week when I would arrive for my session , each one of them would look up , smile , say hi or bye at some point during my hour . Talk about a company culture that breathes the same air / has the same philosophy !

There is no quick fix in a transformation . Hitch Fit is about day by day , doing the activities to get you there . It ’ s a journey . And there is nothing like looking at my pictures from my first in-person consultation with my trainer , Eric Reynolds ( shout – out !), to jump start that journey . If I thought the June pictures were bad , looking at my body at that first session confirmed it was time .