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.

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.

I was amazed how much better my energy and sleep got in the first few months. I lost weight while increasing the amount of food I was eating. I got to choose what I was eating to hit my macros and learned pretty quickly which foods fit my goals and what didn’t.

Learning and understanding macros and portion control has been everything. It has changed my life forever. I feel amazing. Not only have I lost weight and witnessed body composition changes, but the amount of knowledge I have gained is indescribable.