Why did you lose the weight? A question someone asked me this week.

I recently was asked by someone that has not seen me in over a year and she asked me “Why did you lose so much weight?” My first initial thought was seriously, why would someone ask me that? But, I said because I wanted to. To date I’ve lost 125#. I had nothing sucked out of me and I did it all on my own. We had a nice conversation and I told her the story of “My Journey”. I told her watch my video and you can see where I was and where I am today. Watch my video from my appearance on the NBC Today Show back in November 2010 when I was inducted into the Joy Bauer Fit Club because I had lost over 100# back then SeeVideo

After we ended our conversation, I thought back to her question and said many people lose weight because they are sick and not healthy. Obese people are sick (and I say obese because at 310#) I considered myself obese. Not all obese people are sick, but the excessive weight can not be healthy. I am in the best shape of my life at 52 years old (just had my 52nd on July 11th). I don’t smoke, drink alcohol daily, and I take “NO” medications. No pills or drinks to keep my weight maintained. I am completely off high cholesterol medications. When I was fat,I was taking 80mg a day. Now, nothing.

I have been able to maintain my 125# weight loss and actually met my ultimate goal of 185# after my retina surgery. I never thought on 12-21-09 that I would ever get to 185#. My first goal was to lose 20#. I have well surpassed that goal. The key now is that with retina detachment surgery I can’t exercise or run or jog or walk anywhere. So, I really have to watch what I eat. It would be so easy to lay on my stomach and eat whatever I want to. My will power is looking at the picture of myself when I weighed 310# and that there is enough to keep me focused on maintaining. My lifestyle change with food has not changed and YES I said “lifestyle change”. I do not call it a diet because the first 3 letters in diet is D-I-E and I’m not ready for that. I might not be able to see out of my right eye now, but I am clearly not ready to die, it’s just another roadblock in life. I’ll get through this and maintain my weight around 185# through eating yogurt, bananas, low cal muffins, chicken, steak and lots and lots and lots of water.

Need some inspiration, please call me at 219-808-9888 or email me: sales@gossercorpsales.com

One day when I can see again, I can come see you and give my presentation about how to “Promote Change in Your Lifestyle and Your Business”. If I can do it, YOU can too!

Maintaining weight during surgery recovery

I will get to maintaining weight during surgery recovery, just got to tell the story. June 14, 2011 will be a day that changed my life forever. I had retina detachment surgery. That morning I woke up and could not see out of my right eye. Drove myself to the eye doctor and was told I had a detached retina. I said, OK, what does that mean? It meant I needed to see a retina eye specialist immediately. Off to Munster to see the retina doctor and he diagnosed surgery right away. I never had an emergency surgery ever. It was 4 pm and I was scheduled to have surgery at 7:30 pm. That’s quick.

My surgery went well and it was 100% re-attached and now the recovery begins. Well as of today, I on Day 7. Never thought I could sleep face down on my stomach or walk looking at the ground all of the time. Mostly laying in bed face down and getting up only when I really need to.

I have been able to maintain my 125# weight loss and actually met my ultimate goal of 185# after my retina surgery. I never thought on 12-21-09 that I would ever get to 185#. My first goal was to lose 20#. I have well surpassed that goal. The key now is that with retina detachment surgery I can’t exercise or run or jog or walk anywhere. So, I really have to watch what I eat. It would be so easy to lay on my stomach and eat whatever I want to. My will power is looking at the picture of myself when I weighed 310# and that there is enough to keep me focused on maintaining. My lifestyle change with food has not changed and YES I said “lifestyle change”. I do not call it a diet because the first 3 letters in diet is D-I-E and I’m not ready for that. I might not be able to see out of my right eye now, but I am clearly not ready to die, it’s just another roadblock in life. I’ll get through this and maintain my weight around 185# through eating yogurt, bananas, low cal muffins, chicken, steak and lots and lots and lots of water.

If you ever need some inspiration, watch my video from my appearance on the NBC Today Show back in November 2010 when I was inducted into the Joy Bauer Fit Club because I had lost over 100# back then SeeVideo

Need some inspiration, please call me at 219-808-9888 or email me: sales@gossercorpsales.com

One day when I can see again, I can come see you and give my presentation about how to “Promote Change in Your Lifestyle and Your Business”. If I can do it, YOU can too!

Over 845# lost (with no surgery) by 11 people enough to inspire you?

11 of my friends/clients have lost over 845# in weight in the last 15 months. We have all done it different ways because not any one lifestyle change works for everyone. The point is we are all dedicated to become healthier and get into better shape. Not a single person had any surgery to lose this weight or did it because they were sick. We all just decided that being fat was no longer a word in our vocabulary.

We just decided to do it all on our own. A lifestyle food change and exercising regularly. My friend Tim was at one time in his life 585# and he was 458# at his last weigh-in. All of my friends/clients are amazing. In addition to Tim’s 127#, Jean has lost 95#, Jill 75#, Tom 55#, John 75#, Shawn 60#, Marian 40# and 2 others 195#.

I personally have lost 123# since 12-31-09 and have kept it off since then. Now I have become a runner, because I can do it. I ran my 1st official 5K race in Indianapolis on April 16th, my 2nd on May 15th and my 3rd on May 28th. Every one has been better than the one before. My last one I did in 29:58. I finally broke the 30 minute/5K. More races are planned for 2011.

Are you inspired yet? How can we help you? We all eat healthy and exercise just about every day. My motto: “If your moving, your losing”. Tom told me today that he has lost 45# in 9 1/2 weeks. That is a true dedication to his life change. Shawn and I have been encouraging each other every week. We are even planning on doing the Warrior Dash this year in June with 6 other people (even a couple of personal trainers). Are we crazy?

I recently gave a presentation about “Promote Change in Your Lifestyle and Your Business” to a Kiwanis organization and they watched my video from my appearance on the NBC Today Show back in November 2010 when I was inducted into the Joy Bauer Fit Club. SeeVideo

Need some inspiration, please call me at 219-808-9888 or email me: sales@gossercorpsales.com

Any of us would gladly want to help you or somebody you know who struggles with weight.

Inspired friend continues down his path to a healthier lifestyle

My friend Tim is 8# away form his next goal weight. He just celebrated his 5 month anniversary of “NO” FAST FOOD & “NO” SODA POP. He is committed to continuing with this lifestyle change and he now weighs 458#. To date he has lost 127#. This is the first time in 10 YEARS that he has weighed under 500#. I am so proud of him. It takes quite the will power and lifestyle change to want to do this. He is saving his life every day by sticking to this program.

Tim walks every day around the neighborhood where he lives. We are an inspiration to each other. Since returning from vacation, I have lost another 11# which makes my total weight loss at 123#. I have been running 3 miles a day since May 1st and I prepare to run the 5K Hub Run Sunday afternoon May 15th.

Tim and I both follow the book “Your Inner Skinny” by Joy Bauer from the NBC Today Show. You can see my video of what I used to eat when I was fat. If I can do it, you can too.

Need some more inspiration, watch my video from my appearance on the NBC Today Show back in November 2010 when I was inducted into the Joy Bauer Fit Club. SeeVideo

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A client is inspired and “takes action”

I recently resurrected a business relationship with Marian after she called me to inquire about ordering some embroidered bags for the business she manages. I have not seen Marian in a few years as she was employed elsewhere and returned back to her previous company in a new position. When see saw me, her mouth dropped open and said “oh my, you have lost a lot of weight and look good”. I told her my story about losing 120# and she said “I want to do that” as she wants to lose 50#.

I am proud to say that she bought the book “Your Inner Skinny” and started the plan on April 11th. In an email today, Fri, April 15, 2011 2:48:58 PM, in her own words as “I am down 12 since Monday!!!”

She has taken action and has started her plan to lose that 50#. Week one is not over and she has already lost 12#.

Great job Marian! Keep it up!

On another update my friend Tim is down 14# this month and is “so happy” to be under that 500# weight.

The group of (now 10 of us) has lost an incredible 764#.

Hope you are inspired and if you need some inspiration, watch my video from my appearance on the NBC Today Show back in November 2010 when I was inducted into the Joy Bauer Fit Club. SeeVideo

Are you inspired yet? How can we help you? We all eat healthy and exercise just about every day. My motto: “If your moving, your losing”.

Need some inspiration, please call me at 219-808-9888 or email me: sales@gossercorpsales.com

Any of us would gladly want to help you or somebody you know who struggles with weight.

Need some inspiration to lose weight, then this should do it for you

My friends and clients are the ones that are inspiring me. I asked all of the people who I personally know that started to lose weight since I began and it’s an amazing feat. We, (all 9 of us) have lost 718# in less than 1 year. That’s incredible. Not a single person had any surgery to lose this weight. We just decided to do it all on our own. A lifestyle food change and exercising regularly. My friend Tim was at one time in his life 585# and he was 470# at his last weigh-in. I personally have lost 122# and am in training for my a 5K in May, (doing my actual first 5K on April 16th) in Indianapolis. Sorry, got distracted there for a minute. All of my friends/clients are amazing. In addition to Tim, Jean has lost 75#, Jill 65#, Tom 41#, John 65#, Shawn 50#, and 2 others 175#.

Are you inspired yet? How can we help you? We all eat healthy and exercise just about every day. My motto: “If your moving, your losing”. Tom told me today that he has lost 41# in 9 1/2 weeks. That is a true dedication to his life change. Shawn and I have been encouraging each other every week. We are even planning on doing the Warrior Dash this year in June with 6 other people (even a couple of personal trainers). Are we crazy?

Last night I gave a presentation about “Promote Change in Your Lifestyle and Your Business” to a group of landscapers and they watched my video from my appearance on the NBC Today Show back in November 2010 when I was inducted into the Joy Bauer Fit Club. SeeVideo

Need some inspiration, please call me at 219-808-9888 or email me: sales@gossercorpsales.com

Any of us would gladly want to help you or somebody you know who struggles with weight.

Inspiration at it’s best, Rick Gosser and friend Tim, even on vacation

My friend Tim is still fast food free and soda pop free. He has not tasted fast food or soda pop in 14 weeks. His next weigh-in is April 8th and he walks every day around the neighborhood where he lives. You might think “that’s easy”, but try doing that weighing 470#. Tim is quite a story. He was inspired by me when I lost 105#, but know I am inspired by Tim. I recently went on vacation and ran everyday and really watched my consumption, knowing how easy it would be to gain weight on vacation. I talk to Tim just about every day and he is walking every day and eating the right foods and we are inspiring each other. Since returning from vacation, I have lost another 10# which makes my total weight loss at 122#. Tim used to weight 585# and at his last weigh-in he was at 470#. I can’t wait to hear what he weighs on April 8th. Just about the time you think it’s hard to lose weight and you have every excuse in the book as to why you can’t exercise, think of Tim and what he is accomplishing. I follow the book “Your Inner Skinny” by Joy Bauer. You can see my video of what I used to eat when I was fat. If I can do it, you can too.

Need some more inspiration, watch my video from my appearance on the NBC Today Show back in November 2010 when I was inducted into the Joy Bauer Fit Club. SeeVideo