Timothy K. has been a blast to get to know and have on teamRIPPED! His story is so familiar to so many of us. We slowed down at some point in life and got to place where we didn’t like it anymore! But unlike so man people (well outside of teamRIPPED LOL), Timothy decided to do something about it! And he CRUSHED IT!
Timothy has been faithfully plugging in and is a key member of the Year of the Beast Challenge Group this year. You can see the joy in all his posts! This is real for him and he wants to share that with as many people as he can. Congrats Timothy! I am so honored to have you on teamRIPPED!!!
Timothy has a sweet 2 part series about his story… so take a listen and then give it a read!
Timothy’s Story in His Own Words
First a little background about myself. I always was involved in physical activities growing up, but when college came around, I didnít do quite as much. I started my freshman year of college (fall 2006) at 185 lbs, yet graduated in the fall of 2009 at 230 lbs. Proper nutrition and working out became foreign to me and the worst part about it is that I didnít even realize the huge difference in myself at the time. While in graduate school, I tried several times to do P90X and saw results, but I never really gave it my all ñ especially on the nutrition front. Greasy burgers and cheese quesadillas were daily staples in my diet. Something had to change! Three years passed by and starting in 2012 I was still completely out of shape at 230+ pounds. I couldnít walk up the stairs without getting winded. My diet was crap and my laziness even worse. I was out of control and had no self confidence. I even remember picking out the clothes to wear based on how much I could hide. I was so uncomfortable in my own skin. Then suddenly motivation struck because I wanted to look good for my wife on our wedding day in May of 2012.
I jumped back in with P90X2 and saw great results in 2012 with a huge loss of 38 pounds, down to 192 lbs by our wedding day in May. However, through the rest of that year I tried to stay consistent, but failed and gained all of it back, right up to 230 pounds…again. And as it always seems to go, I would stay up late at night and see those crazy infomercials for Beachbody programs like P90X and Insanity wishing I could do what they did. Then one day it clicked. I was done messing around. I decided I COULD DO IT. I saw Coach Wayne’s transformation on YouTube and knew that was the guy to follow. I signed up for a free Team Beachbody account and got plugged into a year long challenge group with Coach Wayne. I took my before photos and posted them in my workout room as a reminder to BRING IT every single day and I started drinking Shakeology daily.
I began the Team R1PP3D Challenge with a round of P90X2 and lost 38 pounds (again) but I still felt uncomfortable in my own body and was constantly sucking in my stomach. Next up was T25. I was drawn to the idea of a 25 minute workout and lost 9 pounds in one round, but I still wanted more. I completed a round of Body Beast to finish out 2013 and I actually didnít gain or lose any significant weight doing Beast, but my body composition changed dramatically. I felt stronger and leaner than ever before, even from high school when I was involved in football and wrestling. Plus, I could see abs poking through which was awesome. So all in all I ended 2013 with a total of 50 pounds lost! Whoo hooo! After Body Beast I couldnít resist getting P90X3. Now I am just doing Body Beast and loving every minute of it.
My mindset about health, fitness and life has changed. I tell people all the time that itís not just about losing weight. I think one of the greatest outcomes is the confidence gained through the process and my confidence is back! I want others to gain the same results that I have achieved. Itís my passion and goal to help End the Trend. People think they canít get these results at home, but that couldnít be further from the truth. Beachbody says it best. ìDECIDE, COMMIT, SUCCEED!î Anything is possible if you put your mind to it!
Need a coach?
My email: coachwayne@teamripped.com
IG: @wayne_wyatt
