One of the 1st questions that we ask our 10-week challenge participants in week 1 is,
‘who has dieted at some stage in their life’?
The typical response is, ‘Yep…heaps of times’! It’s not unusual to go from one diet to another on the ever-illusive quest for that dream body.
Jumping from one diet to another, restricting calories and expecting the weight to drop off like it used to, is not the solution!
The truth is that as we age, we lose the capacity to build muscle and shed fat. The average adult can expect to lose around 0.25kgs of muscle mass every year from 30 to 60 years of age and gain approximately half a kilogram of body fat each year over that same time span. That’s a 7kg loss of muscle and a 15kg gain in body fat!
Want to know the best way to avoid stacking on half a kilo of body fat every year?
We would like to introduce you to a busy father of two named Rick Jones. Rick knows the answer to the above question and has proved it works! 35kgs lighter, a PB on the beep test and finally being able to give his son Bailey a run for his money on their 4km running track! This legend deserves our ‘Shaker of the Month’ accolades as much as anyone! It has taken Rick 12 months to strip 35kg of body fat and he continues to shift his body 
composition every week.
How do you lose weight and never find it again?
G’day Rick. Tell us a little bit about yourself…
Ok…I am 37 years old. My wife Bronwyn and I have been married for 14 years and going strong! We have 2 boys, Lewis 12 and Bailey 10. The boys are our inspiration and for me personally, they are my motivating factor when it comes to staying fit, active and healthy! Life is good. We enjoying camping trips, Stand Up Paddle boarding and just being an active family.
Can you give our readers an idea of where you have come from on your health and fitness journey?
Well it wasn’t that long ago that I was 35kg heavier and looking down the barrel of some serious health issues. I guess that was brought on by finding myself in a position of poor work/life balance. As a sales rep, I found myself working long hours, going from meeting to meeting and my eating habits were all out of whack.
I joined the Shake UP, jumped on the Winter Challenge and from there my entire life changed! I learned how to eat, I got organised and made it happen,winning the Challenge!
You are still improving, changing and discovering your full potential. How do you lose weight and never find it again?
I think it’s a personal choice – for me going into that challenge was never about diet or just a period of eating better. This was about eating real food for the rest of my life. I worked out which foods my body didn’t tolerate and which foods gave me loads of energy. I know how poor I felt 35 kg heavy and I never want to feel like that again!
It’s not a hard lifestyle and I think if you enjoy the food and work on an abundance attitude, you can make it last forever.
What keeps you coming back to the Shake UP Rick?
I love the community and as I develop and progress I am really enjoying supporting the rest of the crew to reach their goals. Being a part of the Shake UP has changed my life and I am so grateful.
Rick is one of the few who make dramatic lifestyle improvements and create the kind of habits that last a lifetime! Rick is a better man in all areas of his life and is a very deserved winner of our Shaker of the Month. For all of his hard work, Rick has scored himself a Shake UP Prize pack and some Punish goodies.
