How Ashley dropped 37 lbs in 12 weeks

Stu Schaefer Fitness

How Ashley Dropped 37 Pounds In 12 Weeks – After Trying For Over 6 Years!

There was a knock on my office door. When I looked up, there was a middle-aged woman standing in the doorway. She was full of sweat, beat read, and breathing hard.

Her name was Ashley.

She asked to sit down, and then she started telling me what was going on.

Apparently, Ashley had been trying to lose weight for over 6 years. But every time she’d try a new diet or program, she’d only lose 3-5 pounds. Then, she’d get stuck… gain it back… and then gain more weight.

Over the last 6 years, she’d put on 30 pounds.

As Ashley spoke, her lips started to quiver… and she broke down crying.

She was tired, confused, frustrated, and ready to give up. She hated her body. She hated how she looked.

I told her I could help her – and she decided to sign up with me. She was willing to try anything.

I figured it would be easy to get the weight off Ashley. But I was dead wrong. And things went horrible.

After several weeks, she hadn’t lost any weight. And we tried everything:

Keto and Atkins
Paleo
Fasting
Calorie Restriction
Low Carb
Low Fat
Extra Exercise
Even drinking 150oz of water a day!

Nothing was working.

I was so discouraged. I even considered quitting as a trainer. (This was back in 2009, and I was still a relatively new trainer at the time.)

Ashley was convinced it was hopeless – and that she’d always have to settle for a body she didn’t want or like.

But I KNEW there had to be a way to help her… so I made Ashley a deal:

I would work with her for free – until we figured it out and she lost weight.

I immediately started doing research to find out what was going on. And, after about two weeks, I stumbled onto the answer.

It turns out that when you diet (or over-exercise), you actually wreck your body. And you PREVENT your own body from losing body-fat.

This is called being in a “catabolic state”. And it causes something called Repressed Metabolic Syndrome.

In essence, your body perceives that it’s under attack – and that it needs to survive. So it goes into a “lockdown mode” – and holds on to everything you eat.

When this happens, it makes it virtually impossible to lose weight…

And this is EXACTLY what had happened to Ashley: She had dieted for so long, and stopped losing weight.

Then, she started exercising more and more to try to burn more calories.

As a result, she completely wrecked her body.

The good news is… this is all reversible. And that’s what I discovered through my research.

You can switch your body over from a catabolic state to the “Thermogenic State” – where it starts burning fat all the time.

As soon as I saw Ashley, I explained what was happening to her body – and that she would need to work out less and eat more.

Of course, Ashley looked at me like I was crazy.

“No way!” She said. “I’ll gain weight if I do that!”

It took about an hour, but I convinced her to try it for at least 2 weeks.

She went from exercising 60-90 minutes a day… down to 30 minutes a day. And she went from eating 3 meals a day… to eating 5 meals a day (almost double).

After 2 weeks, she had lost 2.75 pounds. But she wasn’t excited. (Remember, she would always lose 3-5 pounds, then get stuck… and then gain it back.)

But this time it was different…

The next week, Ashley had lost another 2 pounds… then the next week, another 2 pounds… and another… and another.

After 12 weeks, Ashley had lost 37 pounds of body-fat.

She looked at me in a state of confusion. How could this have possibly worked?

What Ashley and I had done was give her the EXACT right amount of exercise. And then combined the right style of eating for her body. And it literally forced her body to start burning fat.

But there was something else:

Now Ashley was never hungry. Her cravings disappeared. Her energy went through the roof. And she had total control over her body…

If she would cheat before – all of her progress would be undone. But now, she could cheat and – because her body was burning fat so quickly – she’d only gain about a pound (at most). And she’d lose it the next day – and be right back on track.

I was so excited, that I started using this method with ALL my other clients. And they started losing weight faster than they ever had before.

It was like magic.

And something else happened:

Because my clients were eating delicious foods all day long… they found it easy to maintain their results.

They could go out to eat without blowing their progress. They could travel or go on vacation. They could go to concerts or other events. Because they had all discovered how to eat without wrecking their progress.

In fact, here are just a few things that happen when you put your body into the Thermogenic State:

You can eat mouth-watering foods all day long – so you never get hungry or have cravings again.
Your energy goes through the roof. (When this happens it’s so much easier to exercise and do day-to-day activities – which causes you to lose even more weight!)
You get rid of brain fog. (This also causes your cravings to go away and increases motivation!)
You normalize your hormones. (Ashley thought her hormones were the problem, but when she changed her eating, everything in her body normalized.)
You stabilize your blood-sugar. (And this is vital if you want to burn off body-fat.)
You optimize your body – so it functions the way it was designed to function. (When you do this, you’ll burn body-fat so efficiently it will seem almost effortless.)

The truth is, the only way to lose weight and keep it off (without wrecking your body) is by putting your body into the Thermogenic State…

Any other method causes your body to slow down and can cause Repressed Metabolic Syndrome.

In fact, numerous studies have proven that both low-carb diets and high-fat diets can cause something called “Diet-Induced Hypothyroidism.”

What this means is that – if you don’t eat enough carbs, or you eat too much fat – you can cause your thyroid to shut down. And then your body won’t be able to lose weight. Period.

Ashley had made all of these mistakes. And that’s why (after we made a few tweaks) she was able to lose 30 pounds in just 12 weeks – even though she had tried for over 6 years unsuccessfully.

Here are a few of the simple changes we made:

We added carbohydrates. (Carbohydrates actually help your body burn more fat. They trigger your body’s fat-burning mechanism. Plus, they cause your body to use protein differently – which also burns fat. The key is understanding what types of carbs to have and when to have them.)
We made sure Ashley consumed good proteins throughout the day. (Protein stimulates your metabolism, regulates blood-sugar levels, helps your body recover from stress, keeps you full, and gives you long-term energy! It’s vital for weight loss.)
We added more meals. (This allowed Ashley to digest and absorb the food better – which also triggered her body’s fat-burning mechanism.)
We cut down her exercise. (Ashley was exercising so much, that she was over-stressing her body. This caused her Cortisol levels to skyrocket – which prevented her body from losing weight.)

These were the only 4 tweaks we made. And it caused Ashley to drop 30 pounds in a few months!

The sad truth is this:

I meet so many people every day who are struggling to lose weight. They’re working hard, eating strict, and they feel hopeless. Because – no matter what they do – they just can’t seem to lose weight.

Well listen, Ashley was no different. And it really doesn’t take any massive changes.

What it takes is an expert who understands how the body works… someone who knows how to put your body into the Thermogenic State.

And once you do this… burning fat becomes easy.

So here’s what to do now:

If you’re tired of trying to figure this out on your own… And you want to create a body you absolutely love…

Then click the button below to set up a Strategy Call with me. We’ll go over the exact blueprint that will get you to your goals.

Now, if for some reason you want to try this on your own, then you should invest in the Home Study Course.

This is a course that you can do at home. And it will lay out the nutrition and exercise protocol that I’ve done with all my clients. (And if you’re self-motivated, this can work really well for you.)

You can find out more by clicking the button below.

Sincerely,
Stu

Stu Schaefer

P.S. – I just want to remind you that Ashley not only lost the weight… but she was able to keep it off forever. When you go into the Thermogenic State, you’ll be able to maintain your results for the rest of your life! This is because your body will be burning fat like a furnace!

But you’ve gotta take action. You can’t wait and keep hoping something will work. You can’t keep doing what you’ve always done. Otherwise, you’ll keep getting the same results.

Welcome To my blog

My name is Stu Schaefer. I am a 20-year award-winning celebrity weight-loss coach. I specialize in helping people put their body into The Thermogenic State so they burn fat constantly – and lose weight like they did in their 20s.

After getting arrested when I was 13 years old, I spiraled into a deep depression and became anorexic. For two years, I struggled with the eating disorder – until I stumbled upon a health program that pulled me out.

That was the day I decided to become a health coach. It was 20 years ago and, since then, I’ve helped over 10,000 people transform their body. I’ve won numerous awards including being voted the best health coach in Colorado.

I’ve published two books, and I’ve appeared on television, radio, and podcasts all across the country.

I use a unique method (The Thermogenic Method) that helps people optimize their health while losing weight.

You see, typical diets and exercise programs actually wreck a person’s body. And the average person ends up slowing down their metabolism and putting their body into a “catabolic” state where it burns muscle and stores fat. (This is what’s contributing to the high obesity rates.)

But there’s a way to eat and exercise that does the opposite: It enhances a person’s body… and causes their body to become “Thermogenic” so it burns fat constantly. Ironically, this occurs when a person eats MORE and exercises LESS.