Train driver Andrew loses nine stone
DUNDALK train driver Andrew Maddy is celebrating losing over nine stone since joining Fighting Fit in January 2018.
His new year resolution came after he saw a photo of himself and a few friends at the Christmas Party in 2017. He decided at that point, he needed to change something.
‘I had been feeling really bad about myself for a long time before I took the plunge,’ he revealed. ‘ My self confidence was probably at its lowest ever point and because of this, I did not engage with people or socialist at all. I had buried my head in the sand for too long and could not see a way out.’
He decided to join Fighting fit at the prompting of his friend Ceire Maguire. ‘ She told me there were people of all shapes and sized there so I wouldn’t feel as if I was the biggest person in the room. She encouraged me to try their free week trial and that if I didn’t like it at least I wasn’t out any money.’;
‘During the first four weeks at Fighting Fit I never realised there were so many muscles in my body that could hurt! I was glad I took the plunge and quickly realised that this was something I could keep doing. My mentality never really came into it at the beginning, I got so much support and encouragement from the trainers at the gym that I really believed I could do it.’
In addition to working out, Andrew also tackled his diet, cutting our all sugars and carbs, after Fighting Fit trainer and a nutritionist Brendan Mulligan explained the benefits of a low carb diet.”
‘ Today I can’t believe the amount of energy I have. Me self confidence has gone through the roof and my outlook on life is very positive,’ said a delighted Andrew. ‘In fact, I have changed more mentally than I have physically even after losing 9 stone. I feel fantastic. I can’t believe that it’s the same person looking back at me now. It’s such a pleasure to go out and buy new clothes. Before this, I struggled to fit into 44” jeans. My tops were 3XL. Now my jeans are a 32” and my tops are a medium. I get such a thrill trying on new clothes!”
He paid tribute to the team at Fighting Fit, saying ‘ the massive support and encouragement I got from all the members and staff at Fighting Fit kept me motivated to keep going.’