Town of West Bend, Wi – Each month A1 Health & Fitness in West Bend, Wi, highlights one of its members, providing a platform for them to tell their story about their fitness and nutrition journey. This month features Dave Goodno.
Prior to joining A1 Fitness I had always tried working out on my own. I joined the YMCA for a while, I tried working out in my basement, running every morning in the summer, and different fad workout programs. But no matter what I tried it would only last a month or two and then I would lose motivation and stop doing it.
Then about a year-and-a-half ago I got a text from my brother-in-law, BJ Sauer, and it just said, “If you’re interested” and he included a screen shot of the Back To School Challenge the gym was running at the time. I signed up and it has been the best thing that I have done for myself.
Since joining A1 I have lost 40 pounds and have so much more energy and strength. My kids no longer give me a hard time about my beer belly and instead make comments like “Wow, I can almost see your abs”…haha. My golf game has also shown some improvement now that I can hit my shots a little farther.
Thanks to Tammy I am much better now at making sure I get my protein everyday and make healthy choices with my diet. I used to just grab whatever was easy when looking for a snack which usually meant I was eating a couple of cookies or a candy bar. Now I am making sure my snack is healthy and has protein, so a lot of cottage cheese and protein bars. My new favorite nighttime snack is Greek yogurt with granola.
I’ve never been much of a morning person but now I look forward to waking up at 5:15 a.m. to workout. Starting with the hardest thing I will do all day makes the rest of the day so much easier and everyone in the 6am class makes working out fun. I appreciate everyone who has helped me on my journey at A1 Fitness and look forward to continuing to improve my health.
