Sonia Cullington say's "It's 2012 Go for GOLD!..."

Here we are once more ... at the start of another year. Where has time gone? The older or should I say “fitter” we become, the faster time flies by. As many of you know, instead of picking a resolution for the year why not try what I do, pick a motto...a mental bumper sticker that will exemplify how you will move through the world in the next 12 months, 2010 (as most of you know!) my motto was "Feel Good, Look Good, Do Good!" 2011 was "How to WOW!" and this year it is “Go for Gold!” make 2012 the year YOU change YOUR life!!!

My motto was inspired by the Olympic Games. London 2012’s ambition is to create a Games for everyone, where everyone is invited to take part, join in and enjoy the most exciting event in the World… It will touch people as it has never done before, stimulating people to do more and to try new things and reassess what WE are all capable of!

Whatever is happening in your life right now, remember that nothing lasts forever and that nothing stays the same. We are all evolving each and every day of our lives and none of us can escape this fact, so it’s time to be resolute in your fitness, decision-making and future thinking. 2012 is going to be a Golden year!

In today’s fitness world, success requires an edge – a factor that sets you apart from the crowd. Who needs the Golden Touch? Executives seeking to reinvent themselves, mother’s and father’s who need “ME” time, overweight children, people who are mentally exhausted, lethargic, stressed out, athletes who are bored with their routines, people restless in retirement or anyone who has been downsized, outsourced, or simply blindsided by harsh economic realities...Wow Fitness ensures that YOUR Fitness & Life skills gain and remain...giving you the confidence to WOW anyone and everything in your Life with GOLD, not Silver or Bronze but GOLD!

Wow Fitness 2012 launches Luxury Weekend Fit Camps, Junior Gym Classes & Kids Fit Camps, Indoor & Outdoor Group Personal Training, Workshops and many more Golden activities where we promise you sessions of FUN & FRIVOLITY which will revitalise EVERYONE... “workshops and workouts, simple to follow, exciting, challenging and you don’t have to start perfect...you just have to start!”

Personally, 2012 is going to be WOW!  In the movie “Gold Finger” James Bond said  “Shaken not Stirred” well for me I have reversed his words, “Get Stirred not Shaken!!!” On Sunday November 4th I am running the New York Marathon...This is going to be AWESOME!

My picture mentions everything we should have this year… To keep living, you have to keep loving (Love is essential for Life…whether it’s through our relationships with family, friends, partners, lovers etc, it is a fundamental feature of our existence and crucial to our physical and mental wellbeing) keep learning and keep laughing, negativity can’t exist when there is humour, stay interesting and interested… and remember that, as YOU make your mottos for 2012. YOU can vanquish whatever once defeated you. YOU can attain much to which YOU have long aspired. Don't undervalue what YOU are truly worth.

2012 is most definitely going to be WOW...WisdomOnWellbeing...

Soniax (aka Miss Wow)

"True enjoyment comes from activity of the mind and exercise of the body; the two are ever united…"

Well, is it Nifty Fifty Paul?

Paul at the start of his WOW Journey...

Well, summer has come and gone, the reverse regrettably of what has happened since I last wrote my blog. Yes the weight has gone and come. Unfortunately several things have happened, both at home and at work which has meant lapses in both exercise and diet. Although the weight gain is not significant it has compounded what has been a difficult summer personally and acted as a constant reminded of how ones life events can impact on your weight loss programme and your state of mind.

It has also been a period where I have celebrated my 50^th Birthday and this has also meant that several local restaurants have been visited!

 Throughout this difficult period Sonia has continued to be supportive and had several hair style changes, dark being my preferred option!

 The important thing is that the damage is repairable and I happy to say that I have reengaged with the programme. I have started training at the gym again and eating a balanced, healthy diet.

 You must never lose sight of the goal and continue to appreciate the benefits of being fitter.

Paul

Paul, today, 5 stone lighter!

What a year this has been so far for Paul, dosen't he look WOW!!! He has given a very personal and truthful account of how he has felt since the summer. Some weeks when we didn't manage to get together I kept in touch with him, it was most probably a case of Big Brother is watching! hahaha when he did put on weight I was not too concerned about how much he weighed, I was looking at his Body Fat % and his  Muscle Mass % as this gave me the true summary of what was happening with his body, I explained the readings to him at every meeting.

Paul is back on track which is great as it is now the run up to Christmas which is a difficult time for most people.

If you would like to ask Paul or myself any questions, please leave your comments and we will reply accordingley.

Sonia x

P.S glad to see Paul has not lost his sense of humour, yip I changed my hair but as you can all see I am back to au natural...oh & when I said to him "let's go out for a lovely meal for your 50th birthday" he politely refused and said he had been to every restaurant open e,g Chinese, Thai, Nando's etc etc boy did that make me laugh!!!

Hedda is HEADING in the right direction!!!

Hi Sonia   

This was taken in August last year where I weighed a hefty 17st 2lb. I was
miserable, unhappy with the way I looked, and was finding life difficult
because self esteem was rock bottom because I was so overweight. I couldn't
find many clothes that fitted me, I looked dreadful in them anyway. I
resolved that I needed to do something and I was introduced to Sonia and WOW
fitness.

I started slowly, going to keep fit classes(led by Sonia), then Nordick walking, then
Zumba classes and now I also go to the gym once a week.

Sonia has been an inspiration to me, has kept me on the straight and narrow
and I now have lost approx 2.5 stone and several inches all round. I cannot
thanks Sonia enough for all the help and support she has given me and
continues to give me. I have resolved to lose another stone by Christmas!
My target is to get back to the weight I was before I got pregnant with my
first child 16 years ago. I weighed 80kg then. I know I still have a long
way to go, but I love all the fitness training, I look and feel so much
better and amazingly I can eat what I like and still lose weight due to the
increased activity. I also walk my dog twice a day and work on my allotment
at weekends. I am so happy that my couch potato days have gone.
Interestingly, I usually suffer from SAD in the winter, but last year this
didn't happen, and I'm convinced it was because I was active throughout. I am going to keep WOWING so watch this space!

Heddax

 Hedda has been working with WOW Fitness for 1 year and her WinOnWeightloss journey is still going strong, she has listened to everything I have said and  has the self-discipline to do other activites as well as having one-on-one sessions with me, I am very proud of her achievements!

Here is a picture of Hedda taken last week...Looking forward to our workout tonight ,she will certainly be WOWED! If you would like to ask me or Hedda any questions about her weight loss journey, please leave your comments and we will reply.

Soniaxxxx

Where are you Kelly from the Blog?

Hey Sonia!

Well it has been two weeks since our last session as I have started a new job, Paul been away and things have been a bit mad!!!!!

Anyway I’m back I have been getting in a few runs and doing some weights at home !!!

Sonia trying to get me in the spirit of Halloween this session however I think “The Witch is a *itch” after the weights I have been lifting............ouch......but I am burning the fat.......YEAH!!

Portion size is still key and I have been sticking with the glad bag and it really does help! Thanks for that Boss!

Going to try really hard to get lots of sessions in before Christmas so I do not end up like a Christmas Pud!!!
Yet again another great workout today with reps of 50 AGAIN..............AND EVEN heavier weights look out Jodi Marsh....lol

THANKS SONIA............I'M WOWING

Kel

xx

Bubble bubble toil & trouble....I will be casting spells on your workouts Kelly! Be afraid, very afraid...The BOSSx aka The Good Witch of the Northxxxxx

Potion Size...ooops I mean PORTION Size...well it is MAGIC!



Kelly & her Glad Bag...



Hey Sonia

This week has been challenging as I have been concentrating on portion size and working with the glad bags you gave me. What I think is an average portion size is larger than what I should be eating. So I have used a glad bag for every meal and snack and it has worked well it is mind over how much my belly thinks it needs!!!!!!

Saturday was a bad day snacking on anything I could get my hands on.........as long as it fits in the glad bag ........however cakes and sweets are not really the ideal snack. So Sunday morning my body paid in the gym and when I weighed in the results were good!!!

Yet again another great workout today with reps of 50 AGAIN..............AND heavier weights look out SHERA here comes KEL.

Sonia’s.................. WOW WORDS ON PORTIONS THIS WEEK HAVE MADE A HUGE DIFFERENCE!!!!!

THANKS SONIA............MY BODY IS CRAVING SMALLER PORTIONS and the odd bad thing (JOKE)!

Kel

xx

All I will say is PLAN...PORTION...PLAN...PORTION...PLAN...PORTION = PERFECTION!

Soniaxxx abacadabara....MAGIC...

How WOW is my ABS...

Hey Sonia

HOW WOW ARE MY ABS!!!!! See for yourself J

Well the proof is in the abs and all my hard work has payed off!

Another great workout today with some new moves and reps of 50 at a time.........OUCH........followed by a life coaching session.........ended feeling WOW and POSITIVE!!

I could not have done any of it without Sonia’s WOW WORDS OF WISDOM......

THANKS SONIA............MY BODY IS WOWING NICELY!!!!

Kel

xx

I have worked this body to every inch of it's life...Kelly has listened to what I have said and followed the instructions religiously...the WOW ABS are the proof! A big factor in this has also been the nutrition side of things, Kelly will write in the blog about this...think PORTION SIZE...

Sonia x aka BOSS Womanxxx

Emma's "dreaded" weigh-in...

Well, well, well...WEIGH IN...all those weeks...what happened?

Ok, at last weigh- in, Emma weighed 136.6kg (end of June) weigh-in today 138.8kg, approx 4.5lbs on, personally I am happy with the results as my readings showed her Body Fat had increased by .3 only, I explained to Emma what this meant and she felt better after my explanation, we also looked at her Muscle Mass, BMI, BMR & Body Water readings, she actually thought she had gained a stone, I did say to her that I hoped she had not starved herself before meeting me...(-_-)

Emma is back on track, our session today made sure of that! We have had a good old chat and she knows what she has to do, she wants to LOOK GOOD, FEEL GOOD, DO GOOD....

Sonia x aka WOW Task Master!!!!