Success Stories

“My name is Diane and I’m 61 years young. I have always been thin, but with menopause and all the hormonal changes I have gained 12 pounds. With this gain has come sadness and feeling defeated because my clothes do not fit. I feel like I am wearing a layer of fat all over my body.

I have always been on a diet. I thought eating very little along with exercise should keep me thin, but at 59 that formula stopped working. My family has always been critical of how little I eat telling me that I’ve ruined my metabolism. That really scared me.

When I joined MACROS 101 I learned that my metabolism was not broken, it had simply adapted to the calories I was feeding it. With help from Amber and the coaches I learned about a reverse. By adding calories slowly into my diet, I could reset my metabolism and fire it up again. I have added 500 calories into my diet without putting on weight or inches around my waist. It has been so freeing to be able to eat more and enjoy food without the scale moving up.

I have learned from MACROS 101 to be patient and that I am not broken. With the proper nutrition and time I will get to my goal. This is a program I can live with forever.” – Diane Judkins

“I started M101 because I liked the way Amber coached and how she brought the focus away from the physical aspect of appearance and weight loss and instead to the internal focus on the individual. I found so many parallels to all aspects of life and began to experience new mindset shifts in positive directions that I had explored for years. Her coaching began to take root and areas of my life opened up in new ways.

Macro counting was a new experience and complemented my internal transformation as I learned about applying my health and fitness journey in a personal and individual way, not a blanket one-size-fits-all. I have come away from MACROS 101 with tools and knowledge to continue on my own and have confidence that I can bring myself to whatever goal and direction I want to achieve. It was an unexpected journey I have loved in unexpected ways. I do know my success is inevitable, because I now have better tools to know how I can make it so. Thank you Amber and her M101 team!” – Shari Kunz

“I cannot shout this loudly – and joyfully – enough: Take Confidence in Your Numbers. Confidence in Your Numbers will be a valuable tool on your journey as a Macro Scientist. Amber’s teaching methodology makes the process of setting and adjusting macros easy. She chunks information, provides a clear cut process, and even addresses individual considerations when setting macros (for me, tips on considerations for PCOS were helpful). I am down 8 lbs – more than halfway to my goal. Thank you, Amber + Biceps After Babies team!” – Jennifer B

“I had been counting Macros that I calculated on my own for several months before using Confidence In Your Numbers. I did literally gain confidence in my numbers though. I learned how to adjust for various stages in my journey. I was more confident going into my reverse and now maintenance. I learned about setting numbers for enjoy-ability and effectiveness, in a way that respects the lifestyle I want.” – Heather W.

“I love Build Your Workouts so much! I feel so capable of creating my own lifting blocks and executing progressive overload. Before BYW, I was doing another program but I wasn’t seeing the results I wanted. I wanted more muscle definition and strength. The previous program did lots of different workouts and was fun and interesting but what I really wanted was to see progress in my lifting week to week. Plus, I was starting to lose motivation because it felt so sporadic. If I am going to spend the time working out, I want it to be effective which is exactly what BYW has been.

In just 4 weeks I’ve seen more progress in my lifting and each week I am lifting heavier! I’ve also learned what to do after I max out on my heavy weights. So, I feel excited having a plan and won’t get discouraged because I know how to tweak things for the results I want. And I am doing this all from home! I love not having to have a monthly gym membership in order to reach my goals.” – Alice Hansen

“I loved the Build Your Own Workout program! I’ve lifted weights for years and spent lots of money on personal trainers. They would give me a list of exercises to do every day, and I would follow their program, trusting they knew something I didn’t know. I built muscle and started lifting pretty heavy. I even competed in a powerlifting meet. Eventually, I ran out of money and started lifting on my own. I would enter the gym, decide what body part I wanted to work that day, and grab whatever machine or free weights were open at the moment. Even though I was in the gym every day, working hard, I noticed my muscle definition was going down and my one rep max wouldn’t improve. What was I missing?

Along came Build Your Workout to save the day? BYW taught me about progressive overload and how to make that the center of my programming. In order to build muscle and strength effectively, your body needs to perform the same exercises for several weeks in a row, but with increasing resistance. Build Your Workout provided me the education behind the process, as well as a template to make it easy to write my own program. I was able to build an effective new weight lifting routine easily, and finally started seeing the results that I’d been missing. I would recommend this program to anyone who wants to have the freedom and knowledge to build their own workouts affordably.” – Lindsay Rahn

“I struggle with anxiety and I have my whole life. The very first Coaching Call, I signed up to be on the hot seat. The closer and closer it got to my turn I started to let my nerves get to me and eventually signed off the call because I was so anxious about asking my question in front of all those people. I felt sick because the “cycle” had started again. Although I was embarrassed, I chose to privately reach out to my coach and explain to her what had happened. Her response was so kind and encouraging when she said “I am so glad you are ready to start this conversation”. Throughout the program I felt comfortable sharing with her the things that had held me back in the past. But more importantly she helped me to realize that I could choose to leave those things in the past. Along with consistently watching the modules, my coach encouraged me to offer myself grace with my present struggles and to set goals for the future.
One of my biggest “AHA” moments was when (with my coach’s help) I realized how much I had made myself a victim by giving my choice in situations over to my perceived feelings of others. So many of my choices were made out of fear of what other people would think of me. I was amazed at how many choices I had when I stopped giving in to a “victim mentality”. I found it easier to speak up for myself. I put priority into making time for the things that were important to me and chose to be positive.” – Laura L.

“Before starting 1:1 Coaching, I was not in a great place. I was fixated on perfection and all-or-nothing. “Nothing” had been driving the bus for the most part of the last few years, resulting in a 20 lb weight gain.
I really needed the accountability to push me to ask questions and dive in. I’m normally very reserved and an “I’ll figure it out myself” type of girl. But the 1:1 guidance was exactly what I needed! I loved everything about this program. I feel free and have made so much progress – both physical and mental. The biggest takeaway was to continue to take messy action, good/better/best, and catching the thoughts that were causing me to spiral out of control and recognize them for what they were.” – MaryBeth G