Charlie Trafton Reversed Pre-Diabetic Trends and Lost Fat While Maintaining Muscle

I think the most important thing is that you have professionals that are on your side. Everything they do, there's a reason for it and they explain that reason. And they explain it through you. And what I mean by that is your test results, what you need. So it's really tailored for you. My name is Charlie Trafton. I'm retired and I live in Lakewood Ranch, Florida. I was just getting bigger. I have a great life. We do a lot of traveling and see a lot of people when we're out and about, struggling... and I didn't want to do that. And I saw some information about Dr. Gapin after my general practitioner recommended that I go see him. And I went down and talked to them and I liked what they were doing so I signed up and it's been great. The biggest thing for me was that historically I've been able to drop weight but I've never been able to keep it off and I don't think I ever really learned how to change my lifestyle. This has been really good for me because I've learned some things that I didn't know and it's actually been kind of easy. I was a little nervous about doing - I started off with a 1500 calorie- a-day diet and I thought that was going to be very difficult and for a couple days it was and then I got really used to it. And now it's just kind of my new way of doing things until we get to the next step. which will - will go back up then. It's been great. I feel like a totally different person inside my head, if that makes any sense. I'm just thinking differently and feeling differently about choices. I'm making a lot of good choices now, It's nice. Well, the people have been fantastic. Matts been great, Brittany's been great, all the gals at the office are great. They've been really good about being supportive and stressing all the right things that you're doing, which is very appreciated. Also, just how thorough they are has been something I've really been impressed with. They pay attention, they take a lot of tests, a lot of blood work - which, to me, is really important because it's one thing to see what's going on in your body from a mirror but I'm really kind of more interested in what's happening inside. And to see all those changes is really exciting for me because I know I'm really healthy now and that is... that's why I did this. And it feels really good. But I've really enjoyed the process a lot. It's a journey. I'm not close to done. I've been doing this seven months. I guess the most exciting thing for me is that of all the weight that I have lost, I haven't lost any lean muscle mass. I've only lost fat and that's very encouraging. I was just so excited because prior to starting, everything was starting to become pre diabetic. It's just, kind of, no problems but everything was trending in the wrong direction. And now I'm kind of normal in everything. It's so encouraging and it feels so good. I just... I'm really, really glad I did this. And I really feel like with what Matt's helped me with and what Brittany's helped me with, that I don't think this is going to be a problem going forward. I've never felt that way before. I've always been afraid of "what do I do when I'm done?" I just don't think I'm done now. I just think it's just a whole new lifestyle and I really enjoy it. I feel a lot better. Health is better. All the numbers are good. So it's really... it's encouraging. I really enjoy it and I'm really, really happy I did it. When I first started I was shocked at how little they were requiring of me as as far as, like, physically. They just kind of break you into it really slowly, which is really nice cause you're not - You don't get frustrated and want to give up. And Matt has really been really good about talking about how "perfection is the enemy of progress." And how sometimes people will hurt themselves by thinking they make a mistake and it's over. So that's been really good for my mindset. I just think I would do it because they they know what they're doing, I know they're going to get results and it's important. I mean, health is... a big, big deal.