Peter lost 20kg for his wedding and hasn’t looked back!

Peter on his wedding day

Name: Peter Johnston
Member since: June 2013
Weight loss to date: 20kg
Tip: “Always remain focused on your goal and never let any shred of doubt enter your mind.”

Peter joined Health Mates 12 months ago on a crusade to lose weight for his wedding day, and to improve his overall health. Since getting married Peter has maintained his training, and continues down the path of health and wellbeing, achieving fantastic results.

What was the main reason you joined Health Mates?
I joined Health Mates because I wanted to become healthier, feel better and lose weight. My now wife was my main inspiration. Not only did I want to look good for our wedding, but I wanted to feel better inside and out, for her.

What is your training regime?
Leading up to my wedding I trained at Health Mates between 4 and 6 times per week, Monday to Saturday. I aimed to do 3 weights sessions per week, in addition to a cardio workout on every visit.

Because I am a shift worker, I aim to train before work, so I can get the best out of my session. With the extended operating hours, I am able to fit my training around work, which made forming a training habit a lot easier for me. I always walk to and from the gym, which gives me a little extra cardio every session.

What results have you achieved so far?

I can happily report that since I started training at Health Mates I have dropped in excess of 20 kilos, and lost approximately 20 centimetres off my waist alone. My clothing size has gone down, and I feel much more comfortable as a result.

I used to have high blood glucose, with a level sitting just above 10mmol/L (a healthy adult should be around 4.0—6.0mmol/L after fasting) and I was taking medication to try and reduce it. Once I lost weight and started eating better, my blood glucose levels are sitting between 5mmol/L and 6mmol/L which is well within the healthy range. The best part is I no longer take any medication to regulate my glucose levels, and haven’t done so for the past six months.

What have you learnt during this process?
I have learnt that water consumption is a must. Each day I drink more than two litres of water as a minimum. I have cut out all the “bad” beverages along the way.

I don’t weight myself each day. Instead I weigh myself once a week, on the same day at the same time so I can keep track of how I am going.

I log my measurements regularly; I have learnt that whilst my weight may stay relatively unchanged, my measurements are going down—this means that my training is working.

What are your goals moving forward?
My main goal is to stay focused on the future, setting new goals along the way so I always have something to strive for.

What advice would you give to someone wishing to embark on the same journey as you?
Always remain focused on your goal and never let any shred of doubt enter your mind. You are already a winner!

Peter is our June 2014 Member of the Month.

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