From Flab to Fab: How I Lost the Baby Fat

By Bonnie Genoshe
PFA User

Dear PFAer,

Even before I had two kids, I had always been of "average" weight and size. I always had longed for the more refined look, the kind you see in swimsuit magazines. I always did what all the media suggested-eat less and work out more. That was the problem! I could never get past a certain weight or look, no matter what I did. To top it off, I was nursing my second child who was 5-months-old. How could I take off the "baby fat" and then some?

Then a friend of mine introduced me to Precision Fitness and the Personal Food Analyst where I met Bart Hanks. I was a little skeptical at first because I had always heard you should never "diet" while nursing a baby. Bart said I could get the look I wanted by eating more of the right things, gradually adding cardiovascular exercise and I could continue nursing. I thought, if I was eating the right things, and more of it, what could possibly be wrong with that? Bart taught me that the problem was with what I ate and not necessarily how much I ate. He explained how to change my eating habits without ever telling me what to eat. We met once a week to monitor my diet and make necessary changes. The changes were always gradual, which I believe was key. The program was never "easy" but looking back, I'm glad I stuck with it. If a diet is easy, the weight will easily come back. At some point, we got to work for it.

Now that I have this concept and how to use it under my belt, I will never have issues with how I look again. I now know what to do if I ever want to take off any weight that I might put back on. Bart was genuine and down to earth. He took a real and personal interest in making sure I met my goals. Thanks for helping me change my life!     

Bonnie Genoshe