Meet Butch, a Be Fit SURVIVOR
I'm Butch Norris, a driver for the Transporation Department. I came to Be Fit and I weighed 252 pounds. I had grown tired of seeing myself proceed myself before I went in the door of any store. You know, what I'm talking about... you walk by a window and you see your stomach get there before the rest of you. I got tired of that. I made a good Santa Claus… that was good… but…
When I came to Be Fit they gave me the tools - that’s all they can do - they give you the tools and they teach you how to use those tools and it’s like any other program, like quitting smoking, like quitting drinking, anything else… and if you don’t apply those tools you’re not going to get anything out of it.
Be Fit gave me the tools and I put them to work. They pushed me; they gave me all the support I needed. And I worked real hard at it. I’ve lost 57lbs. It’s a way of life. They changed my way of life. They changed my way of living.
I took the guidelines… I do my own cooking. I use the proportions that they show on the charts. They tell you that you can have so much of this and so much of that. And I treat myself; I don’t deprive myself. I’ll take those treats but only occasionally. I don’t sit there and eat a half of a pizza pie now; I have a slice, maybe two. But if I have two I’ll go out and workout twice as hard. What I put in is what calories I burn off. And I have a bad job, I sit-down all day long. But I can’t use it an excuse. I got tired of using excuses. The whole thing ended up being, I got sick and tired of being sick and tired.
When I entered Be Fit I was talking a Priolsec OTC once a day, everyday of the week. Two weeks after the program started I stopped needing it and I have yet to take a Priolosec OTC and I have yet to take an antacid.
Be Fit works; only if YOU want it to work.
After 9 weeks in the program I had lost 36 pounds, 3-inches off my waist, 3 inches off my hips and 4% of my body fat. My blood pressure used to be 130 over 70, now it’s 110 over 80. Be Fit works.
Yes I feel good. I feel good about myself. I feel good inside. And it’s thanks to the Be Fit program.
I’ve continued in the program. I walk 3 miles a day now in 45-minutes with 2 bad knees. So you can’t use knees as an excuse either. I’m 65 years old so you can’t use age for an excuse either.
I’m here to tell you. If you want it - apply yourself to the program. I did it. You can do it!
posted by BeFit at 11:50 AM
4 Comments:
Hey Butch, I've seen your transformation over the past several months. I remember when you fist started and what you looked like then. Congratulations and keep up the good work. You are an inspiration to those of us who use pain as an excuse not to get to the gym. DGM
Good Job Butch!!! You look great! Congratulations and keep up the good work! Edie
Butchie, Congratulations on a job well done. Keep up the good work, you look M-A-V-E-L-O-U-S !!!!
Butch-
I have recently lost 30 pounds. It was one of the best gifts I could have ever given myself. I give you a lot of credit. It is hard to stay committed.
I entered my department into the Be Fit program because I wanted to give them the same opportunity I had. We just finished. I believe it changed their outlook on weight loss. I had already lost the weight before joining the program but I still lost 2% more of my body fat in Be Fit.
Thanks to all the people that have committed themselves to making MGH employees healthy! You truly are a special group of people.
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