Comments are taken directly from entrant online feedback forms completed at the end of the competition.
|
Gender |
Initials |
What have the most significant achievements been for you this Series |
hypothetically what would you have paid to achieve these results? |
|
Male |
AL |
Cardio vascular fitness and body shape |
$1,000 |
|
Female |
JG |
improvement in strength and cardiovascualr fitness |
$1000′s |
|
Female |
JW |
Loosing 10+ kgs Having a lot more strength and flexiablity in bottom half of body Getting enough confidence to do group exercise classes |
$1,000 |
|
Male |
RM |
losing the weight and learning how to eat more healthy |
$1,500 |
|
Female |
SM |
sticking to it when I honestly felt like giving up. losing the weight I wanted to and feeling amazing for it. Now believing that I can keep it going. |
$2,500 |
|
Female |
JH |
Realising my own strength and the ability to trust my body, as it is able to achieve of alot if I push myself and believe in myself |
$1,000 |
|
Female |
GB |
Lost over 20kgs, Reduced my Blood Pressure, I can now run, I now own a bike and use it often, I can climb mountains, I now enter local fitness events, I am back swimming regularly, I no longer have to buy plus size clothes, I like myself again, I love my new life. I have made my husband proud of me, I feel fit and healthy. |
Priceless (Probably hundreds of dollars) |
|
Female |
SH |
learning how to deal with all my travel and still eat healthily and fit in exercise with little or no exercise equipment/facilities available. Forming a no excuses attitude to exercise and diet. |
priceless! |
|
Female |
KS |
improvement in fitness level, ability to keep going for much longer than I was able to. The ability to actually run, not been able to do that since I was a child (40+ years ago) |
could never put a price on and certainly couldn’t afford it |
|
Female |
AJ |
Definately smoking but also not gaining any weight while on a 4 week holiday overseas. |
Millions! If I had it…. |
|
Female |
JS |
completed my first duathlon. Started biking to work. Learning to run/jog after many years |
$1000 – incl PT |
|
Female |
EB |
Being able to look at myself in the mirror and being able to see the changes and be happy with them. |
$5,000 |
|
Female |
DM |
Gaining more self confidence and a greater love for myself. Enjoying exercise for the first time in my life! I have learnt to be a fitter healthier and happier mother |
Priceless! |
|
Female |
AR |
learning about what to eat, how much of it to eat and how to substitute foods. |
that is a hard question! $70 a week |
|
Female |
MD |
Motivation was the main key for me. As i have lost the weight i had set out too it was important for me to maintain it. |
Anything |
|
Female |
ME |
losing my baby weight and finally having a sense of achievement for diong it the right way and totally know this is for life now. i had no idea i would get so much out of this challenge, it is just what i have needed this year. |
$1,000 |
|
Female |
JS |
The weight loss and the before and after pictures. Very shocking as I didnt see myself that big to begin with. Just overall change in body shape |
$600 |
|
Female |
DT |
Increased self confidence, strength, stamina and zest for life, due to exercise and diet, my dt used to be shocking, and now it is much improved. Striving to challenge myself weekly. |
$2,000 |
|
Female |
SC |
Losing over 30cm off my size. Learnt to run 2km without stopping. Physically and mentally stronger. Happier. More muscle tone. |
What I currently pay $45 per week for gym circuits |
|
Female |
JW |
Quitting smoking, less pain. |
Easily $100/week. |
|
Female |
CC |
Increase in strength and cardivascular. On a personal note, I was travelling for 4 weeks in Europe and being able to saty fairly on track with eating and excercising and only gaining 1 kilo while away |
You can’t measure it in $ terms |
|
Female |
PB |
Paying attention to myself! For most trainers, focusing on others all day every day leads us to forget about ourselves. I learnt that if i am not healthy and on top of my game then i’m no good to anyone. I’ve gone through more personal development during these 20 weeks and during this year than i’ve ever done in the last 10 years prior to today. I don’t think it’s an accident that i find myself in this position, and it’s certainly become more than just looking good to others or fitting into a certain image box – i am striving for positivity all the time, every day, and looking for new ways to improve. All of these things add up to me feeling fantastic about the world i’m living in and the space i find myself. I love my work, i love how strong my body has become and how much more fine tuned i can make it. This is definitely just the beginning! |
making the biggest health discovery of my life is priceless |
|
Female |
AT |
There are so many to list, but here’s my favourites … I’ve gained a positive attitude to life, my future and exercise. I have enjoyed the longest ever period of my life where I have not put on weight and weight has not been my one focus! I now have a new confidence not only with my body but my health, not having to rely or needing medication which cements the realisation that health is driven by fitness and that is my biggest strength! |
$1,000 |
|
Female |
RR |
Body image, no longer embarrassed to look in mirror ( or to try on new clothes when I knew the shop assistant would see my body!) |
new wardrobe! |
|
Male |
DH |
I can touch my toes. I can skip and cross arms My self confidence has increased I have established a new (heathier) routine I have more energy in the evenings I watch less TV I take time out to do additional excercise. |
?? |
|
Female |
SW |
Knowing that I can start something and complete it |
I don’t think a dollar amount can be put on motivation |
|
Male |
DC |
I have finally learnt how to make lifestyle changes rather than reactive changes when I am unhappy about my health and fitness. Because of the things I learned in the challenge I now have the tools I need to maintain the healthy lifestyle i have achieved over the course of the competition. |
$5,000 |
|
Female |
CP |
Setting up a pattern of lifestyle to stick with. I tried not to eat or work out in a way that I couldn’t sustain in the long term. |
$1,000 |
|
Female |
RS |
My FItness has increased and my confidence, I have been sick for two years and while I still have pain every day I know now that I can do things and I can make my life better by being as fit and healthy as I can possibly be. This 20weeks has made me feel more positive and in control of my life. |
$1,000 |
|
Female |
RM |
Body Fat % drop Confidence with my body image Desire to continue to do better/more |
There is no price, i would have paid as much as i could afford |
|
Female |
AJ |
Losing nearly 10kgs |
Impossible to quantify |
|
Female |
JB |
Shoulder strength, where they had both been areas of concern in the past, with intervention required (physio, chiropractor, cortisone, etc), now they are really strong and pain free. |
$2,000 |
|
Female |
KS |
Increases in flexibility, and decrease in cms on body measurements. And I like myself more, enough to go and buy some new clothes, including a dress for the awards night |
no idea – I most likely wouldnt have tried. |
|
Female |
RN |
A change in eating habits and exercise plus feeling better about myself. |
priceless |
|
Female |
CM |
My confidence had been boosted. I feel so much better in my self |
priceless |
|
Female |
WP |
I have no more dizziness since I have lost weight and can work out without feeling dizzy, also my heart doesn’t race like it use to. I am alot more happier in myself than I have ever been now that I lost the weight and have a changed body shape. |
$3,000 |
| Series 7 “What have been the most significant achievements for you over the last 20 weeks?” |
| continuous committment, exercice weekly |
| Much fitter and some weight loss |
| My tummy is flat! and it doesn’t make me cry any more |
| increase in strength and overall fitness. More able to do more things rather than just one thing kinda OK. |
| Achieving a level of fitness I didn’t know I could have, and finding out just how much fun fitness can be! But best of all was being able to do a 3-minute bridge (plank)! From struggling to do 30 seconds and then a minute, that was awesome. |
| My endurance in the running, didn’t think this old lady could really do it |
| Feeling better and fitter, losing size and some weight |
| My strength has increased a lot. And i have discovered and become addicted to Zumba in the last 6 weeks. |
| Being able to do a pull up and doing some crazy outdoor events |
| A huge improvement in fitness |
| To make going to the gym part of my daily routine |
| Implementation of a regular exercise programme. The knowledge of areas to work on. The understanding of food portion sizes. |
| Being finially under the 100kg mark and being the strongest and fitest I’ve been in 20yrs… |
| Increase in fitness. Change in diet for the better. Reacquainted myself with a good fitness regime. |
| Balance in my life, weight loss |
| I have overcome my fear of swimming freestyle, I would panic and think I couldn’t breath but I now can swim 40 lengths freestyle without getting a panic attack. |
| Running 21 k and losing 6 kgs |
| Running 10km in the SBS Marathon |
| I have become fitter, i walk every day and i go to gym 3 times a week Im feeling good and hopefull have lost a bit of weight not my goal but i will get there I havent run in years due to knoee injury and now can run not far but i can do it lol |
| Apart from loosing size, I have learnt to run |
| learning to swim. stop obsessing over the scales.confidence! |
| moving forward |
| Changing my body shape and increasing my strength |
| I have the mind power to achieve my goals, I have found myself again, I have really pushed myself outside my comfortzone, I have tried and achieved things that I thought I couldn’t and I have. I near drowned when I was 9 and I got back into the water again for the first time in years, I went aqua Jogging on numerous times and hydroslided, I have even started to learn to swim again, I climbed Barnett Part Hill and did the Rapaki Track. I have had major injuries lower limb and a co-ordination problem from birth and I have regained my left, right brain function and have worked hard at simple tasks as climbing stairs, I can now even run short distances. I had no self confidence going into this competition and wanted to quit the week before the start I now am not worried about what anyone else thinks about how I look or what I can or can’t do physically, I can hold my head up high and say look at what you can achieve if you only believe in your own ability. |
| To not have given up, to have lost some weight and to get up enough fitness to do some awesome walks around Canterbury and to get back on a bike. |
| Changing my eating habits. Not going back for seconds. In the main exercising more, improving fitness and loseing some weight! |
| I am in control of my eating and I know how to push myself when excersizing |
| The ability to stay committed to something was great for me, even though I had some ups and downs along the way, it was all about learning to get back on track and not make the day even worse by eating takeaways for dinner just becuase you already had a bad day and had two chocolate bars at lunch! The changes that I made in the way I look and feel are amazing and I can’t believe that I can fit size 12 clothing again. The last time I was this size was over 7 years ago and it was only for about 6 months! |
| The dramatic change in my lifestyle now as compared to the previous six months from virtually no physical exercise to now training and exercising six days a week. The amount of energy I have now (I can run!), the confidence, motivation and determination which I thought I would never have or get. Losing not only fat but centimetres (around 10kg and 34cm so far); belief in myself and getting off my medication for depression. I can fit into a Size 14/16 whereas before I was looking at sizes 18/20 that has been a big plus for me, as now I feel great in my clothes now. |
| beating jeremy in beep test |
| I AM MORE CONFIDENT IN MYSELF AS A PERSON |
| Working out around hip issues and looking after a family, marketing my husband’s business and looking after a 16 year Japanese student without feeling too tired! Wouldn’t have been capable of doing this July last year (before 1st challenge!) |
| The most significant achievement has been dramatically reducing my stress levels. By increasing my fitness, strength and consuming healthier food, I am managing my stress levels far better. I now usually sleep through the night, rather than having broken and restless sleeps. I have enjoyed the boxing sessions, to punch out my stress and tension, and have a better more balanced attitude towards my life, my responsibilities and my achievements. I can also now run, which I have not done for over ten years. Post child-birth I have been unable to run, but through strengthening muscles, increasing fitness and gaining confidence, I can run. My son enjoys this as I can now keep up with him and play football. |
| Lost around 15kgs |
| Losing 11 kgs. Upping my fitness re boxing. With increased boxing comes increased skills. Also learned I was glucose intolerant. |
| increasing my fitness levels and being able to achieve more |
| working out when it was tough with an injury (seeing a physio) gritting my teeth and getting stuck in.More determined and tougher than i use to be. |
| improvement in wellbeing .more toned weightloss smaller portion sizes Being called a bitch by my boss because she thought I was younger than her & looking pretty good at a recent cocktail party |
| Personal Best time in half marathon |
| Weight loss, More energy, More enthusiasm, Increased strength |
| The increase in my fitness, actually wanting to get up early and go to the gym. Also taking parts in some events I would never have done before |
| Running a half Marathon |
| Not being afraid to go to the gym.The first time I tried to go to the gym I got as far as the front door! It took the fact that I was meeting my PT to get me inside … |
| Improved fitness, better eating regime, improved posture. |
| Gt fit |
| A great improvement in my strength and fitness making my job a lot easier and faster.
With the weight loss and fitness my partner has noticed a great improvement in my snoring, which was a real problem, we are now both sleeping a lot better. I am a lot more positive about the way i look and feel about myself |
| Been able to run the City to surf when at the start of the year I couldn’t even complete a lap on the running track near home. |
| Reduction in Waist measurement and inproved fitness |
| Being fit enough to be able to enjoy running around the park with my daughter and husband and not just watching them do it. |
| i have improved in myself heaps and feeling really positive |
