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Karen - Metabolic Precision Winner 34 Week Transformation

Karen lost 25kgs of body fat & 150cm in 34 weeks, now pain free & no need for the aid of a walking stick to get about.

MEET THE FIRST NATIONAL LIFESTYLE CHAMPION OF THE METABOLIC PRECISION TRANSFORMATION CHALLENGE – KAREN HARRISON!

*All smiles! Karen & Matt celebrating Karen’s victory at the MP/Fenix Transformation Challenge Awards Evening – 2010*

Karen is a 44 year-old Croydon wife and Mum who works two jobs. Karen was the lifestyle winner of the 2nd Metabolic Precision Transformation Challenge in 2010 after completing 4 months of MP with Matt. For her trainer Matt, the most pleasing part of Karen’s journey for him was to see her now pain free from her back and leg injury which had previously had her using a walking stick!

“Teaming up with personal trainer Matt Shepherd was one of the most positive things I have ever done for myself.

In Sept 2009 I was overweight and unfit, so I finally decided to do something about it. I joined a gym and attended an information night about a new diet and exercising program, this is when I first met Matt. He listened and had a very reassuring, professional manner. Matt’s confidence in his programming and what he was presenting was the real clincher for me. Matt addressed every problem and every stumbling block that had stopped my progress in the past.

At that time I was overweight weighing in at 95kgs, suffering lower back pain and elevated blood glucose levels.

After speaking to Matt I decided to give the program a go. After the first 3 months I had managed to lose12 kgs, drop my body fat by 9% and lose a total of 68cms. My back pain had become almost non existent and my glucose readings had dropped to within a normal range.

I was so impressed that I decided to keep going even when the program finished. I adhered to the same eating and personal training and another 2 programs later ended up winning and becoming the first Metabolic Precision National Lifestyle Champion in July 2010. By then I had lost a total of 24kgs, 15% body fat and 150cms overall. I still believe that without the continued help and support from my personal trainer, the road to weight loss would have been an even harder journey for me.

Matt is a great trainer who knows how to encourage you to push yourself that bit further. His professionalism, positive outlook, guidance and knowledge about nutrition and different training techniques, is second to none.

It has been about 2 years since joining the gym and I still train regularly with Matt. I do believe that having a personal trainer has helped keep my weight and fitness in check and would definitely recommend Matt to anyone who wants to increase their fitness, strength lose weight and keep it off”

Karen found her abs after 24 weeks of 2 weekly strength training sessions and 1 weekly boxing session. Karen’s transformation was recognised as the Australian lifestyle transformation of the year in the metabolic precision challenge in 2010.

Here is a snippet from Karen’s journey as featured in the Inspirational Peoples section of the Metabolic Precision website.

My snap point was when I saw a family pic of me holding a koala at a wildlife park. OMG! I looked like I was 6 months pregnant. I just looked shocking. In fact, I hated the pic so much, I took to it with a pair of scissors and cut myself out of the photo from the waist down. No stomach on show. The weight had just crept on over the years……and I didn’t really care. I had a family to care for, but seeing this photo struck a very deep nerve. I had experienced my snap point!

When I started talking to Matt, I could tell he had a great product. Matt knew Metabolic Precision very well. He listened and had a very reassuring, professional manner. Matt’s confidence in MP and what he was presenting, was the real clincher for me.

Being female, I really had to change the way I thought about weight loss. Before, it was all about kilos, kilos, kilos and watching those scales. Now, I know it’s the complete opposite – as soon as I stopped focusing on the scales and followed metabolically precise eating, the weight fell off. It’s about structuring a metabolism for perpetual success. Just look at my results.”

That’s what sets Metabolic Precision apart from anything else, the results get better and better the longer you stay with the program. Yes, I did lose weight I wanted to but MP has also given me success and happiness for the rest of my life.

Now I’ve got ‘abs’ at 44 years of age and after having kids, it’ the the best thing ever!

You can read about her full story here and see why she inspired so many other people to go on and also achieve incredible results!