Jasmine D.
PROGRAM
Lifestyle
TESTIMONIAL
In September of 2018 I decided I wanted to join BIN. I was tired of playing a guessing game and just “eating healthy” in hopes of making a change in my body. I didn’t feel great about myself and I was ready to make a real change in myself not only physically but mentally as well. So, I took the quiz on the BIN site to match me with the best coach based on my personality and goals, and my number 1 was Zach. Over the last year he has experienced a lot with me. Ups and downs. Happiness and breakdowns. Successes and failures. And some even more personal moments, getting engaged, my grandmother’s passing, and my wedding. It’s been quite the year but I’m so glad I had him as a coach.
He’s taught me a lot about flexible dieting, mindful eating, and memories over macros. Although I was happy with the physical progress I made, this whole experience allowed me to truly think about my relationship with food, dieting and how I viewed my own body, and that alone was so eye opening to me. I hadn’t realized how much mental progress I needed to make within myself. My coach was there every step of the way, he was an incredible coach and it’s hard for me to put the words together of how he truly helped me grow. I no longer look at food and think negatively. I no longer feel the need to punish myself for eating something extra. I no longer think “I’ll start Monday” because he’s taught me how to turn it on and off like a light switch. I no longer eat until I’m exploding but rather until I feel satisfied. Each check in he praised my progress like no other, he never put me down, and he always had a teaching moment for me to reflect on. He provided resources, articles, books, and podcasts to further my knowledge. He just really goes above and beyond for his clients. He always responds to check-ins in a timely manner and would always let us know ahead of time if he would be delayed for any reason. I truly can’t say enough great things about him.
Joining BIN I knew I would be working with a coach 1-on-1, but what I never thought was that it would turn into a friendship as well. My coach allowed me to open up in my check-ins and let it be a safe place for me to share all my feelings. When I was going through a very difficult time in February of this year he showed nothing but support. During that month my grandmother passed and it was just so hard on my family. One day when I came home from work I had a postcard waiting in the mail for me from Zach. In October I got married and when I came home from my honeymoon I had received a congratulations card from him. Little gestures like that show how much he cares about his clients and that we aren’t just a number and he’s not programmed to be JUST our nutrition coach. I’m so grateful to have gained so much more out of this experience than just macro coaching.
Finally, I want to say thank you to you ladies that are running BIN. You do a phenomenal job keeping it all together. Everything runs so smoothly and if there is ever a problem you are so quick to address it. The software is the best out there and so user friendly! Thank you for the experience you have created for all the clients. Through the year, members at my gym have noticed my change and have asked what I’m doing, and there is no hesitation to suggest BIN to them. I have spoken so highly of how BIN is ran and it makes me so happy to see other members of my gym sign up after we have spoken because I know how much positivity it has brought to my life and I want others to feel that to.
I had to end my membership because since I was getting married, going in our honeymoon and just starting off this “new life” I thought it would be best for now. I don’t think this will be my end with BIN, but if it is I feel confident that I will be okay to continue this journey on my own.