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John Gilliam<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n
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I would like to share with you my journey with AVC Elite training.\u00a0 I was a former high school athlete that was gifted with good genes. \u00a0I was very active in numerous work, sports and other activities up through my early 30’s and never really worried about weight gain or the quality of the food I ingested. It wasn’t uncommon for me to eat fast food, drink sodas in large sizes without any negative repercussion to my body.<\/em><\/div>\n
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Then I got promoted into management and started to get older. I continued to eat like I did in the past, but I gave up a lot of physical activity and guess what? I slowly started to gain weight. Over the next 20 years, I focused on my career and paid little attention to my health being so wrapped up with work. I went from 175 lbs in my mid-30’s and finally hit over 225 lbs at 54 years old. My cholesterol was elevated (over 260+) My LDL, HDL and Triglycerides were all in the unhealthy ranges. This was a wake up call….I needed to make a change!<\/em><\/div>\n
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Over the years Amy continually shared advice on how to combat the added weight issue with nutrition and fitness\/exercise regiments, but I didn’t listen to all of her messages. I started back with AVC Elite training in 2010 at age 50 but really focused only on the activity side of the equation. I ate somewhat better, but could\u00a0still use improvement not always making the best food choices. \u00a0I had little success changing my body composition. While I got stronger and did feel better with more consistency in my fitness, my weight changed only slightly. I knew I had to do more.<\/em><\/div>\n
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About 2 years ago I decided to focus on the complete package of exercise and nutrition following Amy’s constant advice. Nothing over the top, but simple changes that would sustain me for a lifetime in regards to my overall health, nutrition and my fitness. I knew that the only sure way for these changes to occur were to take them slowly and “one day at a time” as Amy always tried to teach me.<\/em><\/div>\n
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\u00a0\"John<\/div>\n
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