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Fat Loss Success Stories

22 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 11 ratings

Highlighting the personal victories of those who have adopted a healthy, sustainable lifestyle by learning the scientifically proven strategies of FASTer Way to Fat Loss. Hear stories of struggle and success from those who ditched the diets of deprivation and endless exercise to embrace a "healthstyle" built upon proven scientific principles. Learn to exercise efficiently and feed your body the nutrition it needs to sculpt the look you want. To get started, download your free sample meal plan and start eating real food! This is a podcast that will educate and inspire you to write your own Fat Loss Success Story!

I'm your host, Veronica Hugger, who at the age of 53 was ready to give up. I was living an unsustainable lifestyle of deprivation diets and endless exercise and not seeing the results I wanted or deserved. The strategy of "eat less" move more" was not working! By learning the FASTer Way of nutrition and fitness, I now live a 'healthstyle' which encourages me to eat right and motivates me to exercise efficiently. I eat more food now than ever! My FASTer Way coach continues to work with me so I have access to a personal trainer who manages my progress, answers my questions, and inspires me.

I was persuaded to try the FASTer Way after listening to stories from others who continue to succeed on the program. Over 440,000 people have gone through the FASTer Way starter program, so there are lots of success stories! On this podcast, you’ll hear conversational interviews with people with various relatable stories of struggle and success. And FASTer Way to Fat Loss Head Trainer, Le Bergin, helps explain the strategies of the program and offer helpful tips.

Just like someone else’s success story inspired me, sharing more success stories has the potential to encourage others to embrace and experience a healthier lifestyle…a “healthstyle”. And their shared stories will educate you, inspire you, and encourage you to accomplish your goals and to write your own Fat Loss Success Story!

If you're on the FASTer Way and ready to share your story, contact me to be on the show!

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21: The Mindset Macro with Steph Deckard

June 16, 2023 17:00 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MB

At 247 pounds, Steph tried every diet imaginable and only became more and more discouraged. None of these schemes taught her the skills she needed to improve her health, give her energy to thrive, and manage her weight. But with the FASTer Way, she learned how to shed the fat sensibly through carb cycling. She embraced resistance training to build muscles to stimulate and maintain fat loss. With these tools and the motivation and accountability from her coach, she now has the strength and en...

20: Health & Fitness Redefined: My Story

January 27, 2022 01:00 - 56 minutes - 38.8 MB

Special Bonus Episode! As host of a health and wellness podcast, I'm sometimes asked to share my story with another podcaster's audience. Anthony Amen, the host of Health & Fitness Redefined, asked me to share my FASTer Way to Fat Loss story. Here is our discussion. Check out these FREE resources: Fat Loss Quiz Beginner’s Guide to Counting Macros Introductory Guide to Intermittent Fasting What are MACROS and Why Do We Track Them? 

20: Health & Fitness Redefined: My Story

January 27, 2022 01:00 - 58 minutes - 39.9 MB

Special Bonus Episode! As host of a health and wellness podcast, I'm sometimes asked to share my story with another podcaster's audience. Anthony Amen, the host of Health & Fitness Redefined, asked me to share my FASTer Way to Fat Loss story. Here is our discussion. Check out these FREE resources: Fat Loss Quiz Beginner’s Guide to Counting Macros Introductory Guide to Intermittent Fasting What are MACROS and Why Do We Track Them?  Fat Loss After 50 is Possible - watch this video to learn h...

19: More Than Weight Loss with Lexy Davis

January 25, 2022 00:00 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MB

After struggling her whole life and trying numerous programs, Lexy experienced significant weight loss on the FASTer Way. She avoids fast food and cooks more at home now that she knows how to shop for healthy supplies and prepare tasty recipes. She now is a certified FASTer Way coach and wants to be an inspiration for those who, like her, struggled for so long. Check out these FREE resources: Fat Loss Quiz Beginner’s Guide to Counting Macros Introductory Guide to Intermittent Fasting What...

18: For the Long Term with Karen Gombault

December 30, 2021 03:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MB

Long-time FASTer Way client and ice cream lover, Karen Gombault, lives in France. With access to quality food, she ate nutritiously. At age 46, she didn’t like how she looked or how she felt.  She thought she was doing all the right things, but something wasn’t working. The weight slowly crept on. She found the FASTer Way and learned and implemented the strategies and adopted the sustainable lifestyle. She’s been following the program and trusting the process for over five years. Karen know...

22: Health & Fitness Redefined: My Story

October 20, 2021 00:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MB

Special Bonus Episode! As host of a health and wellness podcast, I'm sometimes asked to share my story with another podcaster's audience. Anthony Amen, host of Health & Fitness Redefined, asked me to share my FASTer Way to Fat Loss story... Check out these FREE resources: Fat Loss Quiz Beginner’s Guide to Counting Macros Introductory Guide to Intermittent Fasting What are MACROS and Why Do We Track Them?   Now is the time to join the April 25th round! When you do, you’ll also receive our b...

17: Cravings & Carbs with Aelie Swift

March 06, 2021 17:00 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MB

Check out these FREE resources: Fat Loss Quiz How to Lose Belly Fat FAST Aelie Swift knows food. She is a chef and owns a catering business in Alberta, Calgary, Canada.  After years of eating what she wanted, it was no surprise that in her mid-30s she found herself overweight and decided to adopt a low-carb lifestyle. She did lose weight, but after years of restricting her carbohydrates, chronically undereating, and being committed to exercise, she was not getting the results she wanted.  ...

16: Bonus! 10 Things to Love about FASTer Way Workouts

November 30, 2020 23:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MB

When it comes to exercise, the FASTer Way does it differently. To maximize results and optimize metabolism, we exercise strategically to pair with our nutrition. And to tell you how, in this Bonus! episode, I'm highlighting 10 things to love about the FASTer Way workouts.  Check out these FREE resources: Fat Loss Quiz Beginner’s Guide to Counting Macros Introductory Guide to Intermittent Fasting What are MACROS and Why Do We Track Them? 

15: From Stressed to Blessed with Susan Perdue

July 23, 2020 13:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MB

Get your free introductory guide to intermittent fasting! Susan Perdue was overweight her whole life and fought the ups and downs of the scale through three children, unimaginable stress, and even a heart attack. When Susan showed me her before and now photos, I was shocked by the difference and overjoyed by her transformation. The drastic difference is not just in her physical size, but also in the lightness and joy in her expression, a look that says a huge burden had been lifted. That...

14: Keep Moving with Sabina Montemayor

July 18, 2020 20:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MB

Get your free introductory guide to intermittent fasting! Mobility is the joy of moving freely and easily. Healthy muscles, bones and joints allow us to perform all types of movements. Regular exercise, meaning a planned, structured and repetitive form of physical activity like weight training, is an easy way to increase your mobility and prevent falls. So, the story in this episode focuses on mobility, because, when it comes to mobility, it’s "use it or lose it". And the FASTer Way provid...

13: Hot Flashes Cool Topics: Nutrition & Fitness in Midlife

July 09, 2020 17:00 - 37 minutes - 24.3 MB

Get your free introductory guide to intermittent fasting! This episode is special because I'm sharing an interview I gave on Hot Flashes Cool Topics, a podcast hosted by two fun and brave friends from Tennessee. Colleen and Bridget are changing the narrative about menopause and creating positive messages for women so we can enjoy this time of life and the freedom gained, not lost, from entering midlife.  The "midlife middle" is one menopausal symptom gained we can all do without. Why can’...

12: Graced Health with Amy Connell

February 19, 2020 00:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MB

--> Get your free introductory guide to intermittent fasting! Amy Connell is 45 and married with two teenage boys living in Houston, TX. She been a personal trainer for 15 years and hosts the podcast Graced Heath. Through her podcast and blog, she fulfills her mission to encourage women to strive for balanced, sustainable health. At the time of our interview, Amy was in the final week of the FASTer Way 6-week starter program. The Starter Program is like a nutrition and fitness boot camp. I...

11: Choose Happy with Jen Armstrong

February 04, 2020 06:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MB

Take a FREE Fat Loss Quiz! Jen Armstrong is 44 and served our country in the Navy and now is a successful professional as a wastewater engineer in S. Charleston, West Virginia. She and her husband, also an engineer, have two beautiful and active daughters, age 9 and 13 who keep Jen very busy. I found Jen on Twitter, where every day she posts a handwritten list of that day’s workout She’s checked off each exercise and happily stamped the word "Done" across the photo! Once an avid runner, J...

10: Does It Matter? with Le and Me

January 21, 2020 14:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MB

Le Bergin now is a head trainer for the FASTer Way to Fat Loss. But before joining founder Amanda Tress and the team in Florida, she was my coach and guided me through my FASTer Way starter program. But I’ve known Le since 2010. She and her husband own Urban Fitness, my hometown gym in Galveston Texas, I've been in her HIIT kick classes for years. She is known in the community for her compassion, strength, and motivation and positivity. Her goal in life is to help people, and now as a faster...

08: Community & Mindset: The Greatest Difference

December 24, 2019 23:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MB

Some studies show that people can live longer when they have strong social ties. When it comes to fat loss and getting into your healthiest body, community is essential. You must connect with people who share your goals, support a positive mindset, and cheer you on. The FASTer Way provides these important elements by creating small, online, private communities lead by your coach and community managers. They make sure that everyone has a positive mindset; they encourage and provide accountab...

07: Rest & Hormones: What Other Plans Forget

December 10, 2019 22:00 - 13 minutes - 9.2 MB

Get your free introductory guide to intermittent fasting! In this episode, FASTer Way to Fat Loss certified coach, Le Bergin, addresses two important topics most weight loss programs don’t: the importance of rest and the effect diet has on stress hormones. That’s because listening to your body and focusing on whole food nutrition brings about the best results. Rest is vital, whether it’s getting a good night’s sleep, or digestive rest through intermittent fasting, or physically resting be...

06: Strategic Workouts: Exercise is for Everyone

November 26, 2019 20:00 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MB

In this episode with FASTer Way to Fat Loss certified coach, Le Bergin, we discuss the workouts that are strategically and uniquely paired with our nutritional intake. Basically, on low-carb days, we do high-intensity interval training, and the important weight training workouts are done on days we consume carbohydrates.  Speaking of carbs, be sure to listen to the end of this episode to learn about the donut! 🍩  Other topics discussed: Modifications Efficiency of the workouts Bone dens...

05: Carb Cycling: The Power Behind the Program

November 12, 2019 18:00 - 10 minutes - 7.22 MB

Carbohydrates have gotten a bad rap. But here’s the good news: we need carbs! The human body needs carbohydrates for energy. And we can consume them strategically to help the body burn fat. That’s called carb cycling, the topic of this episode and discussion with FASTer Way to Fat Loss certified coach Le Bergin.  Carbohydrates have been scorned by low-carb diets like Atkins and the South Beach Diet and most recently the Keto diet.  But these diets are not sustainable. We need carbohydrates...

04: Macros: What They Are & Why We Track Them

October 29, 2019 07:00 - 9 minutes - 6.78 MB

Most diets focus on counting and cutting calories. But not all calories are equal.  Macronutrients are those nutrients required in large amounts that provide the energy needed to maintain body functions and carry out the activities of daily life. There are three macronutrients (or macros): carbohydrates, fat, and protein. (sciencelearn.org.nz) And all are needed, in the proper ratios. On the FASTer Way, you don’t cut out an entire macronutrient, like going zero-carb or low-fat. Instead, th...

03: Intermittent Fasting: Not Just a Fad

October 22, 2019 19:00 - 9 minutes - 6.34 MB

Here’s your free introductory guide to intermittent fasting! Intermittent fasting is one of the biggest weight-loss trends to arise in recent years. Yet it’s not a fad. New research is showing the profound benefits of eating only during limited hours. In this episode, I chat with FASTer Way to Fat Loss certified coach... Le Bergin …about a proven strategy to fat loss called intermittent fasting.  Intermittent fasting is restricting the amount of time you eat into a compressed window of tim...

02: Whole Food Nutrition: The Foundation of the FASTer Way

October 15, 2019 22:00 - 11 minutes - 7.78 MB

On the FASTer Way, we focus on clean eating...avoiding foods that are processed and packaged. We reduce inflammatory foods like dairy and gluten, and foods that don't make us feel good. Instead, we focus on foods that promote your best health. When you’re eating whole foods, you’re eating real food. The bulk of your nutrition should consist of foods found in their most natural state. Think about fresh fruits and vegetables, meat, nuts, and whole grains. Whole foods have few ingredients. Th...

00: Trailer: Fat Loss Success Stories

October 08, 2019 22:00 - 2 minutes - 1.55 MB

Some say the best way to lose weight is to eat less and exercise more. What if that’s not working for you? What if the best answer is to eat right and exercise efficiently? And what if there are thousands of people doing just that and losing fat, getting fit, and feeling fabulous? This podcast is about those people…their stories…about struggle…and most importantly, about success. Their success on the FASTer Way to Fat Loss. Why? Because… You need a fitness program that fits into your busy...