When I started working with Carly, she introduced me to reverse dieting, a concept I had never heard of. We gradually increased my calorie intake from 2200 to 3240 calories. Surprisingly, I dropped 7 kg and lost 10 cm from my waist while eating more. I plateaued at 3240 calories, my maintenance level, and now I'm on an 8-week cut, having lost an additional 1 kg in three weeks while eating 2700 calories.

In the past 6 months, she has lost 23 pounds and 4.75 inches—all while going to Peru for a week and focusing on balanced plates while visiting her family on the weekends. This is why learning the basics first is such an important tool for long-term success.

I loved having someone to check in with and couldn’t wait to see what she had to say each week. I loved having macros handed to me without having to come up with everything myself. My macros were manageable and felt right for me.

The weight and the inches steadily came off, all while gaining muscle and hitting PR’s on ALL of my lifts. But more importantly, my mindset around food and my body completely changed. This wasn’t a fad diet, but a balanced lifestyle that prioritized protein and DESSERT that I know I will stick to for the long haul.

The difference between the progress pictures is insane to me. While I went into this hoping for some body comp changes, I honestly wasn’t expecting this in only 3 months. I went into this wanting to prove to myself I could stick with something for 12 weeks, and I am so damn proud of myself honestly.

I am so happy that I took the step and joined BIN in January 2023. I have lost around 25 pounds since then. I feel so good about my body now and have so much confidence. I was unhappy with the way I was starting to look in clothes, and now I am wearing those same clothes with a big smile

After working with BIN for the past 5 months my headaches are gone, I no longer feel like I can't handle my 10-12 hour work shifts, and I have energy to go to the gym again. My pants still don't fit me but for all the best reasons, I have lost weight and put on muscle.

I'm overall just so so happy with this process. Weight is down, fat is down, muscle is UP! Currently still working on my goals but just wanted to give a shout out to getting me to this point in my life.

Before joining BIN, I was unfamiliar with it, had never participated in a challenge of this nature, and had never worked with a nutrition coach. Throughout most of my adult life, I believed I had exhausted all avenues for weight loss: counting calories, trying various diets like WW, Keto, and Low Carb, but always encountering the same cycle of temporary success followed by weight regain.

A minor detail in my transformation is that I have lost a few pounds, about an inch off my waist, and a full clothing size, but the important detail is I have gained tremendous confidence. I have bought a new pair of jeans for the first time in years without it leading to tears and emotional eating. I feel confident in cute outfits, wanting to dress up and not just wear athleisure at all times. 

The physical transformation has been great. I’ve lost like 12 pounds and multiple inches and am feeling more confident in my clothes. However, I really think the mental progress is more meaningful and more than what I expected.

As a father, all I want to do is be a good role model, to be the dad that is actively engaged in their life but for a period I struggled because I was overweight. I recognized that I wasn’t being the role model they deserved. One of the biggest areas that I was failing them was not modeling and living a healthy lifestyle.

Carlos came to Black Iron Nutritoin with the goal of reducing body fat and improving his performance in the gym (Crossfit). He had some serious time commitments as he was studying for his engineering license, but he really committed and hit the ground running on the process. Coach Chris talks about the strategies they focused on that would include minimal additional stress and time commitment.

I decided to start with Black Iron Nutrition January 1, 2023 due to being at my heaviest weight, and generally unhappy with how I looked. I was doing CrossFit 5 to 6 times a week, but not seeing any body changes in the way of fat loss or muscle growth.

Anna's journey wasn't just about losing weight; it was about gaining knowledge and confidence. She embraced challenges and pushed herself harder than she thought she could both in and out of the gym. She learned how to track - and when not track - to reach her goals. 

I began my journey with Black Iron Nutrition a year ago in August 2022 and it has been truly life changing. I have nothing but great things to say about working with Sabrina and BIN overall. This experience has had such a tremendous impact on me in more ways than I could have imagined.

18 months ago, I decided it was time for a change. My training was going well but I wasn’t feeling the response I wanted from the work I was putting in. I felt tired and sluggish, and I knew that nutrition was the missing piece to the puzzle.

Initially I was apprehensive as I had previously experimented with numerous fad diets that never yielded any lasting success or visible results. I decided to take the plunge at two months postpartum, and it turned out to be a transformative experience.

Being able to shift my thought process from ‘when’ to ‘what/how’ really helped all those small details add up. Regarding food, I’m even more convinced that the good feelings I have for the food I eat no matter if it’s a donut or steamed broccoli—both mmmm!—are really important for success. I thought I didn’t have time for this sort of training, but with a little focus and planning so much was accomplished.

Little did I know what I would gain throughout this process. In all my nutrition experimenting, I never worked 1:1 with a coach. That's been a game changer for me, the consistent feedback and perspective has been so helpful. Maybe it's maturity? Maybe it's magic? But I've actually enjoyed this process, and was able to drastically shift my perspective to feel like this really can be sustainable for me. That it's not just about the challenge, but really the long haul..for life.