Client Stories

A year ago I went with a friend to what I thought would be a girlie exercise class. 

That is when I first meet Diane who was the teacher in that class. 

The class was anything but girlie. 

After I had completed those classes I realized I had lost 16 lbs in about 6 weeks.  

I then hired her to do personal training for a couple of months, after a short time off due to my schedule I am back with her and and having great results. 

From a heavy weight of 272 to today at 239. 

More than just the weight loss I'm in great shape, with more energy and agility.  

She is a top drawer professional that can guide you personally to where you want to be.  

Forget Insanity, get a program made for YOU. 

With Diane's help she can bring out what YOU want for physical health. 

Try it.

"So this is the place where I am supposed to boast about the incredible gains and or losses I have made from training with Diane and following the plans she has laid out for me.
 

With Diane’s help I achieved great results back in February-April. Any issue I encountered along the way she was able to adjust my workouts.
 

Oh, and the results were incredible:

- I lost (got rid of) 35 lbs

- Have to pull my belt 3 holes tighter

- Plus all kinds of other stats I can't recall

Here it is August, and I'm still easily maintaining the results. 

Thanks again Diane!!"

About 20 years ago, I injured my shoulder. 

Over time, it got worse and worse.  

Recently, I decided that I needed to try to fix it or talk to an orthopedist about surgery.    

I’ve been working with Diane now for about four months.  

My shoulder and my overall fitness is better than its ever been.  

Diane is an expert at knowing how hard to push.  

She has an amazing ability to make me do more than I think I can without making me sore the next day.  

As a result, I can train regularly and not dread it.  

Her upbeat attitude makes a hard workout as fun as it can be and her interest in my wellbeing makes it impossible to disappoint her.     

Diane also trains my daughter who is a Division I athlete, proving that she can tailor a perfect training regime for you whether you start out as a broken down old guy like me, or an elite athlete.  

I wholeheartedly recommend Diane.  

She’s simply the best. 

I am in my 11th week of a journey that I couldn't have done without Diane. 

This just a little condensed version of how I was before I met her and after. 

Several years ago I broke my ankle pretty bad. 

4 surgeries later I got depressed and stayed that way for many years, gained a lot of weight and decided my life was not worth much since I thought I couldn't do any kind of physical activity. 

After turning 46 I decided I needed to change, I joined the rec and read about the personal trainers they had there. 

I made an appt with Diane, I told her my story and she assured me she could help. 

I started going 2 x a week. 

I went every week. 

I started feeling better day by day, much to my surprise. 

I started noticing I had muscles that I hadn't used in years or or ever. 

She introduced boxing as part of my workout and I absolutely love it. 

When Diane gets a certain look in her eyes, I know I am in for a good hard challenging workout. 

Diane is so compassionate about helping people feel good about themselves, not only physically but mentally as well.

 
I had Diane do a metabolic testing on me to see what kinds of food are good for my body. 

I had never heard of that before, so after explaining to me how it works, I wanted to try it in conjunction with exercising, so I could learn how to cut down on my portion sizes and eat for energy, not because I'm bored or just want to eat. 

I weigh every week, show her my food tracker sheets and she keeps me accountable. 

I have lost almost 5 pounds and with the exercise have lost 7% body fat, gained 20 pounds of muscle, and lost 10 pounds of body fat. 

Not to mention I am losing inches. 

I went to my ankle doctor and Diane had given him a report, he said that he has worked with lots of trainers and said that he could tell how in tune she is with me. 

He said "She knows what she is doing". 

He very rarely sees trainers with the knowledge and compassion that Diane has.

 
She tells me that I do all the hard work, (which that is true), but if it wasn't for her showing me that I CAN do things and the encouraging words, and working with me I would not be where I am today. 

There are some things I will never be able to do, but that is ok, because of the tools she has taught me there will always be something I can do. 

I will continue to train with Diane for many more years. 

I am happy and confident in myself as a person. 

I never knew that exercising could have such an impact on my mental health, but it really does.  

Working out with Diane is the highlight of my week.  
 

I started of with her exercise program.  

I couldn't get that next muscle soreness working out on my own anymore.  

She has been able to figure me out and help me to work my muscles again!  

After having a baby and an emergency c-section I couldn’t feel my abdominals after I had worked out. 

I had been to 4 trainers trying to figure out what I was doing wrong. 

I got responses like: 

“Well since you do pilates 3 times a week your abs are very strong” 

“We don’t always feel muscle soreness after working out” 

And I was told something about the balance of lactic acid…

Nothing made sense to me...

I had told Diane my concern, that it had been 3 years since I had felt the muscle soreness in my abs.  

After working with her, she discovered I was using my hip flexors for all ab movements. 

She has changed how I do my abdominal work and for the first time in 3 years I can actually feel my abs when working out!  

 
Diane is an amazing trainer that cares, listens to her clients, and gets results. 

Then, due to health problems, I started Diane's Metabolic Peace Coaching Program.  

I started the program during a stressful time when I would normally end up really sick.  

I made it through my stressful time with lots of energy and health. 

 
I love the way I feel and am starting to look. 

Compliments have been nice, too!  

Diane has been very patient but yet stern with me.  

She has taught me "If I don't fuel myself first, how can I give away to others?"  
 

I know that after 10 weeks, I am in a much healthier state.   

I started exercising a year ago to lose weight. 

I was running on a treadmill and doing Step Classes approximately 4 to 5 hours a week. 

A year later I weighed 10 pounds more then when I started. 

I was getting really discouraged until I decided to take a kick boxing class and met Diane. 

I was venting to her before class one day when she told me I had to change my diet to get the results I wanted. 

She told me to go to her website and check it out. 

I decided after asking many questions that I could do this (even though I've always eaten whatever I want, whenever I want and had little to no will power). 

She told me I wouldn't have cravings and I wouldn't be hungry in between meals!! 

I actually didn't believe that but I was desperate so I decided to give it a try!! 
 

I've been doing my individual plan for two and a half weeks now and I've went down a pant size, I have NO cravings, I was an Advil junkie (for joint pain and migraines) and now don't need them, and I'm not hungry between meals. 

I gave up all sugar, artificial sweeteners, and all white flour and don't miss them.

I went from 4 Diet Cokes and a handful of M&M's almost every day to none with Diane's help and have not suffered at all! 

I now tell everyone about Diane and what she can do for them because if I can do it, anyone can. 

I now know I can get to the weight I want to be and stay there.   

When I first heard about the Metabolic Peace Coaching Program, I was very excited. 

It was the first “diet” that made sense to me. 

I had tried dieting on my own by cutting calories, and I had tried Weight Watchers, but I was always hungry and going over on my “points”. 

I got very discouraged and thought I couldn’t lose any weight. 

With the Metabolic Peace, I can eat when I’m hungry without worrying about calories, as long as I follow the simple ratios of protein, carbohydrates and fat required for my metabolic type. 

I don’t have to measure anything, or count anything – I just have to eyeball the approximate ratios by looking at my plate. 

This diet is extremely easy to follow. 

In fact, I wouldn’t even call it a diet, at least not in the traditional sense. 

Since I’ve followed it, my skin has cleared up, I have less headaches, and I lost some weight – but most importantly, I feel much better overall than I did before I started. 

And if I eat something I shouldn’t have, I can tell a difference in my mood and well-being. 

Metabolic typing definitely works, and I can’t recommend it highly enough! 

When I started training 2x a week with Diane, I could hardly go up and down my basement steps, my body ached in the morning when I finally woke up, and I knew I was heavier than I had ever been. 

I am pretty sure I was headed towards Type 2 Diabetes.  

I couldn’t make it through a whole day without feeling completely worn out. 

To be honest, when she first showed me my Metabolic Peace Diet Plan, I thought there was no way I was going to be able to follow it. 

In fact, for the first two weeks, I didn’t follow it exactly.  

Then slowly, I started working at planning my meals.  

I stopped drinking my 4 – 5 sodas a day and dropped all grains, all sugars, and all fruits.  

Through the process, I have learned what foods feel good to my body and what doesn’t.  

I cannot believe the change in how I feel.  

I have energy I didn’t have.  

I am able to wake up in the morning feeling awesome! 

I can go up and down my steps like a teenager! 

I can barely imagine not eating this way for the rest of my life. 

I just feel so good!  

In addition, I have lost 40 lbs and an overall total of 39.5 inches.  

When I first met with Diane, I was bored with my on again – off again fitness plan. 

Diane assessed my fitness level, we discussed my goals and she put together a sound program that is perfect for me. 

Today, at the age of 40, I can say that I am in the best shape of my life. 

I am stronger, faster, more flexible, my balance has improved and my body fat has dropped significantly.
 

Diane’s program is challenging, she has pushed me harder than any coach ever did, much less myself. 

Because the program constantly evolves it stays fresh. 

I travel most every week and have a lot of both business and family commitments. 

This plan fits right into my daily life. 

I lift twice a week, do my cardio three times a week and take two days for rest. 

I am usually in and out of the gym in an hour to an hour and a half.
 

Diane has a professional knowledge of the musculoskeletal system as well as proven fitness techniques. 

She has rolled all of this into a program that develops a strong core, increases strength and improves agility.
 

I have tried many different fitness regimes over the years and have become bored with each after a lack of results. 

I am so pleased to have finally found a program that stays interesting and continues to challenge me every week. 

I am in desperate need of NEW CLOTHES and NEW BELTS!!!! 

After years of buying large and extra large tops...

I am now buying size MEDIUM!!!!! 

And I had to break down and buy a new pair of jeans...

9/10...

I might have worn that size in jr high!!!! 

Lol!!!! 

I've taken my belt in bout 3 inches as well!!!! 

I am living proof...

If I can do it...

Anyone can!!!! 

I have a long way to go, I have lost 20 lbs an over 20 some inches last time I was measured. 

YAY!!! 

Thank you Diane for believing in me and never giving up on me...

YOU ROCK!!!! 

Diane has been training with my husband and I for 4 months! 

We are in our early 50's and wanted to find someone that wasn't going to try and turn us into body builders, but help us get into shape and feel good about ourselves.  
 

She is the best trainer we've ever had and I couldn't be happier with her!
 

She pushes us to work hard, but is always cautious if we have an ailment to ensure we aren't aggravating it. 

She is also working with us on better nutrition and food choices. 

She is down to earth, fun, caring and a joy to be around. 

I highly recommend Diane! 

 I LOVE Diane’s workouts!  

I have never liked working out or taking classes in the past, but now I don't want to miss one! 

It is a full body workout and I am toning up and getting stronger each week! 

The class has the dynamic energy of a group but your workout is still "your own" and Diane gives personal attention. 

I would never push myself to work out like this by myself! 

Diane is the best!!! :)  

I began training with Diane about a year ago within a few months I lost a few pounds and inches. 

Then my weight loss became stagnant, she suggested that I would see more results if I tried her Metabolic Peace Coaching program.   

I was skeptical because I have tried other weight loss programs and end up gaining the weight back.   

Boy, Diane was right!   

After completing the first 12 weeks of eating the right foods, I lost total of 11 pounds and 11 1/8 inches. 

For me though, the most impressive loss was the 3 ¼ inches that melted off my waistline! 

In the beginning I was very worried if I could adjust to this new way of eating. 

I admit it was hard, I felt like I was giving up a lot. 

In reality I wasn’t giving up a lot and was gaining a healthier lifestyle.  

I’ve learned to eat the correct foods for my body and began to try new ones. 

Each week I saw the pounds come off, which in turn, lent me more encouragement and self-motivation to keep eating healthy.  

Every week Diane had suggestions about improving my eating habits and cravings. 

She also offered words of encouragement and support. 

I am looking forward to losing more pounds and inches as I continue working with Diane to reach my goal.  

By eating the right foods for my body, I truly feel better both physically and emotionally than I have ever felt.  

Before working with Diane, I had structural related issues such as slumping shoulders, incorrect posture at pelvis and my feet did not track straight. 

I was 40 years old and ready to make a change when I met Diane. 

She has been a friend, support, accountability and a woman with wisdom. 

She has never ceased to amaze me in her ‘tricks in the bag’ to make things work more efficiently. 

It is hard work at times but it is worth it. 

After 9 months, I no longer have the structural issues. 

I am strong all over, I feel well and look great.   

Diane has also showed me how to support my body with proper fuel. 

I’ve had to reconstruct from learned behaviors and being emotionally handicapped in my relationship with food and destructive behaviors since I was 5 years old. 

Food controlled me. 

I am being conformed with new thinking, new learned behaviors and I have no relationship with food. 

Food is to fuel my body for optimal performance. 

It is becoming my lifestyle to eat foods that renew my mind, foods that give me a sense of well being and I am in harmony with my own, the woman I am created to be.   

I give God thanks for healing, restoration and for the connection with Diane. 

My life is so much better because Diane cared and had the knowledge to bring strength to my life. 

OH MY GOSH! 

Diane!!!
 

I’ve got muscle definition in my calves! 

I shaved my legs this morning — being spring now, the cave bear must awaken and come out of hibernation — and I was completely surprised and delighted. 

Didn’t even know we were working this muscle group.
 

I want to say thank you again for being such a wonderful coach. 

I’ve never done a boot camp before and never had a trainer either. 

This whole deal was a huge step of faith for me. 

In the past, I’ve been a member at the YMCA, promising myself to go work out. 

Didn’t happen. 

I own a Nordic Track. 

It’s dusty. 

My success this far is 100% due to your encouragement.

So thank you. 

It’s the little things that mean so much to me;  your “touch base” emails and voice mails, your concern during the work out, and your smile and energy every time I’m in your space. 

I feel like I have an advocate who cares but at the same time holds the bar up so I have to stretch a bit to reach it.
 

Having said that, I totally appreciate that you recognize that I’m starting from couch potato and know I would hurt myself if I attempted to do the exercises at your level. 

It’s so important that you demonstrate appropriate modifications for each exercise then encourage us all to modify and challenge ourselves as we feel we can. 

Never once have I felt ashamed, or embarrassed to be where I am. 

The most exciting thing is that I’m making progress and not just in my calves. 

I am stronger going up and down stairs, my balance is returning and I have more energy.
 

Thank you just doesn’t quiet express the depth of my thoughts and feelings. 

But,
 

THANK YOU!! 

As a physician, I am well aware of the benefits of regular exercise, but until I started working out with Diane, I always had difficulty staying motivated and sticking with anything. 

Since I started working out with her, exercising has gone from a chore I avoid to something I look forward to. 

She does an amazing job of adapting the workout to my abilities and interests to keep me motivated and progressing. 

Thanks to her skill and expertise I am healthier and stronger in my 40′s than I have ever been before and much better able to handle the stress of my job. 

I highly recommend her personal training services. 

I met Diane after working with another trainer for nine months and achieving only minor results. 

The improvement in my body after working with Diane for a few weeks was amazing. 

She understood my goals and became a willing partner in helping me achieve them.     

She is now guiding me through my new diet developed through metabolic testing. 

I feel stronger and healthier. 

I am not hungry and really enjoy making correct choices for my body.