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Welcome to the Underground Functional Fitness Newsletter
NOT KEEPING A FOOD DIARY
Many clients are shocked at just how much they actually eat
when we ask them to record every item of food and drink that passes their lips
over the course of a week!
Do not assume you are any different.
Remember…. “Assumption is the mother of all mistakes(family
friendly)!”
Once you choose to become accountable for every element of
your lifestyle and have written evidence which you collected, it becomes much
clearer where you are going wrong and how it is actually a lack of planning and
control causing the excess body fat -not work, the thyroid, the neighbor’s dog
or anything else which you feel is the sole culprit of all that’s wrong in your
universe. It also becomes impossible to have another sneaky chocolate bar and
conveniently erase it from your memory (unless you lie to yourself and leave it
off the food diary!)
If you want to take it a step further, write down your
planned nutrition diary for the week then compare it to the actual one at the
end of the week. Again, this will show you if there are any patterns to your
weak moments. Is it always mid-morning when things go wrong, in which case your
breakfast probably needs more attention Is mid-afternoon sleepiness a result of
poor dietary habits at lunch time?
Finally, make sure you write down how much of everything
you’re eating as it is still very easy to consume too many calories from
healthy food.
The simple fact remains: A calorie surplus will cause excess
body fat!
Member of the Month
Chris Clapp
 
Chris Clapp shot expert and had a
first class fitness score when he joined the Marine Corps. While received various awards, letters
of appreciation, and an honorable discharge, he never thought he would return
home and soon be at his highest weight of 224 pounds. He also suffered from anxiety, depression, hearing loss,
tinnitus, asthma, and post-traumatic stress syndrome. He was also on six different medications, drank alcohol, had
backaches, nightmares, high cholesterol, didn’t exercise, and ate to
self-medicate.
Chris drove by Underground
Functional Fitness many times before he finally had the courage to walk in and
see what it was all about. When
Coach Brown told him he had to try out Chris was a little discouraged. He was
worried he wouldn’t make the cut.
He finally decided to go for it back in August and it was the best
decision of his life. He has since
lost 30 pounds and dropped six inches.
“I am almost unrecognizable in my before and after pictures,” says
Chris.
While the physical results are
obvious, Chris says the mental results are even better. “I am less depressed, my anxiety is
gone, I can concentrate better, and the urge to drink has greatly reduced.” Due to the incredible change in Chris,
his doctors have even taken him off all his psychiatric medications. “My family, doctors, and friends have
all noticed a huge difference in me.
Underground has even given me a sense of purpose and comradeship, just
like I had in the Marine Corps.
The training is even the same.”
Chris says the facility doesn’t sugar coat things and by design shows
you that you’re there to train and be serious. “The coaches are knowledgeable and passionate about your
training. I developed a strong
bond with everyone, it feels like a family there and no other facility can even
touch that.”
While Underground Functional Fitness
helps people of all levels and ages, Chris believes it can open the door to
returning and former veterans. “I
am living proof that Underground Functional Fitness can help disabled veterans
when it seems like everything else has failed. If the Department of Veterans Affairs offered the option to
go to a facility like Underground Functional Fitness, it could help many veterans
and even save money on health care costs.
It could even save their lives.
It definitely saved mine.”
Chris plans on continuing his
training at Underground Functional Fitness and hopes to get into a competitive
sport like MMA or boxing. He is
married to his high school sweet heart, Diana and plans on getting his Masters
of Public Administration in hopes of becoming a Department of Veteran Affairs
Administrator at a major VA hospital.
He enjoys fishing, scuba diving, traveling, and boating.
Shall We Dance?...Coach Brown Sure Did!
Coach
Brown took home the winning title at the "2010 Shall We Dance Benefit"
for the Sexual Assault Crisis Center of the Fox Cities on Friday, April
30th at the Paper Valley Hotel Ballroom.
Inspiration from Andrea
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It usually starts around ten or
eleven at night. Finally, the house is quiet. I slip under the covers,
set the alarm for the morning, squish my pillow in to just the right
shape and turn off the light. Then I, unfortunately, often reach for my
imaginary magnifying glass. and begin to have an enlarged look at my
difficulties. Perhaps you know the feeling. I have an overwhelming
sense of exhaustion all day, but seem to be never more awake than when
I get in to bed, and then I begin to think, well, ok, worry.
Whether
it is acute or chronic trials, they take their toll on one's physical
and emotional well-being. Pain of any sort seems to be magnified at
night, when the distractions of the day come to a halt. Now, however,
we are tired and the uncertainties look bigger, the fears are greater
and the sorrow is deeper. Troubles of the day, concerns for tomorrow,
questions unanswered, although real, seem even more sensitive and
fragile at night. Maybe it's the darkness that leaves us feeling alone
and vulnerable. It is hard to see accurately in the darkness.
Laying
in bed at night and thinking is causing me to not get enough sleep, I'm
physically tired and I'm getting alittle tired of it, no pun intended.
So, what do we do? How can we take captive our emotions and our
thoughts and get some sleep?
I
believe that it goes back to remembering who God is. We can choose to
let our words of worry be few, and for God's Words to overflow, seep in
and soak our weary souls. By reading and meditating on His Word we can
remember it at night, and let it bath over us. We can listen to God's
Word on a tape or CD and we can listen to music that glorifies Him and
brings comfort to our troubled hearts. Instead of dwelling on our
troubles, we can choose to dwell in Him.
With
the Psalmist we can say, with confidence, "I will lie down and sleep in
peace, for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety" (Psalm 4:8). We
can rest secure in Him, for He shields us all day long (and night!) and
we can rest between His shoulders, for we are His beloved (Deuteronomy
33:12). What safer place is there?
Keeping
God in clear view is always the solution. He brings peace, even in the
darkness, because even the darkness is light to Him (Psalm 139:12). So,
dear reader, when at night, you are finding it difficult to sleep as
your mind is meandering and magnifying, and you are feeling vulnerable
and fragile, look to the Lord, your help comes from Him. He is the
Maker of Heaven and earth and the One who loves you very much. He will
not let your foot slip, even when the way is treacherous, and He who
does not slumber or sleep, watches over you (Psalm 121:1-4).~ Andrea Vanye Click here for more inspiration from Andrea
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