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Dearest Danielle, Claire Danielle, Thank you for the GREAT workout last night. I am
feeling stronger each and every day while participating in this Body
Metamorphosis Challenge. My clothes fit better and I can see a
difference in my body already.
The diet is phenomenal. I feel so good eating
this way. My digestive system is not on overdrive.
Who would have thought that something so simple could
do so much good for the body.
It is also easy to fit into my lifestyle; even when I
go out. Restaurants are very accomodating as long as you ask!! I
cannot wait to see my transformation in pictures. The other day, I
played 18 holes of golf in extreme heat and humidity. I was not
tired; or out of breath and I hit that ball really well. So much
so that I have to change clubs because I am hitting the ball farther so
I have to make adjustments. Yeah! Linda B
I just
wanted to send you a quick note letting
you know how amazing the 12 week BTC challenge was. The changes I
have experienced are hard to put to words. Although a bit
cliché, the best I can come up with is life changing. You bring so
much to the table in every work out or even an occasional email here or
there. Your approach is fantastic in that you walk the fine line
between caring and encouraging while at the same time a real ass kicker
and for that everyone in the program is better for it! Thanks so
much and I look forward to the next program starting up. Jeff B.
(winner of the Foster Wheeler Body Transformation Challenge Feb-May
8008) I have been steadily gaining weight
since my kids were born
17 years ago. I did not like what I saw in the mirror. I wanted to be
slim and
trim, full of pep and vitality. But here
I was - FAT. What happened! I looked
(and still look) pretty awful. Over the last few years, I’ve studied
and read
extensively on nutrition. I know a lot about healthy and unhealthy
foods. I
exercised ‘occasionally’, but I kept going up. I
had issues. I love ice cream, chocolate, etc
and ate it regularly. I was not disciplined. I really needed a big
motivational
push. And then I saw the Metamorphosis sign in early January 08 and it
called
to me. I joined the 12-week Body Transformation Challenge (BTC)
and followed
Danielle’s program faithfully. I didn’t really push myself beyond what
she
asked for. And in the beginning, I even ate more than I was supposed to
(you
mean only ‘men’ can have 2 slices of
bread?). Yet, over the course of 12
weeks, I lost 23 lbs total weight and 18 lbs of
body fat (and won the
challenge and some fabulous prizes). I’m still 50 lbs away from goal,
but I
feel so much better. My blood pressure is down to 110/80 (it was always
hovering close to 125/something). And Danielle and Kristie are really
great:
fit, funny, fabulous. What great ladies
to work with. I felt they cared. And I know
I would not have worked out
as hard as I did on my own as I did at Metamorphosis Studio. And I know I would not have
reduced my portion sizes on my own (portion sizes was one of my other
issues, although
usually healthy, I was eating way too much) and given up the unhealthy
snacking
(there is a weekly cheat meal which I only used on special occasions). This
is a lifestyle change. You cannot do this program, lose weight,
and go
back to how you ate before. There is no point. But once you decide,
and commit,
you will succeed. Metamorphosis is
there to help and guide you. And the
beauty of it is, it is not a fad, it is a healthy lifestyle change.
Your body
will be better on the inside and on the outside. Who wants to lose
weight and
flab out? That is not attractive. So the healthy eating and vigorous
exercise
is a really brilliant, if not original, combination. And it is done
with
pizzazz at Metamorphosis. I loved the experience, the philosophy, and
the
trainers. It gave me exactly what I needed and helped me to eat and
work out smarter.
What else can I say? It was effective! It works! And
I’m thrilled to no end. I highly recommend the program. In response to Carol Casale's testimony above... Wow, what a great testimony! Congratulations and continued success. I was the 1st Runner Up and whole heartedly agree with everything you stated. I admit to taking a little break last week (continued working out, though) and I am back on track this week. The great thing is that this "program" is truly a sustainable way to live and eat. I have a goal of an additional 10 lbs by July 1, slow and steady will get me there and keep me there. I will be ready for that bathing suit for my August week at the shore. Thanks! Jeanne Cassano The 2008 Feb-April Modified Body Challenge Winner
writes:
That's great I won, I'm so excited. Thank you for all your help and guidance. Wanted to let you know I ran the Lehigh Valley Half Marathon yesterday and ran my best 1/2 marathon time ever. The weight loss and strength training had a lot to do with it. Christine Cameron
About BOOTY CAMP- A strong voice of encouragement and challenge. Honestly, your "tough" style is a big part of the reason why I keep coming back. I could work out in my basement...but I want someone who is going to train me to do the exercise correctly...and is going to challenge me. Sign me up for the tougher ones! :) Sarah E. THANK you for making my day so GREAT. I worked hard and really felt exhausted when I left. You and Kristie are the driving force and I NEED YOU to succeed. I am looking forward to the BTC and getting my rear in gear!! Again, thank you for everything that you do...evolve healthy rules!! Lynda B I did the Shop Rite tour with you and since the beginning of February I've lost 20 lbs!! I just wanted to send you a quick THANKS!! Who would have thought healthy eating would be so easy?? Thank you, Deb S. wrote about Metamorphosis! Copy and paste the below website to your browser to read about what she had to say. http://survivingnj.com/blog/2008/01/building_a_better_body.html Hi Danielle, I just wanted to
thank
you for making such a life lasting difference in my life!I came to you with
potato arms, a flabby stomach and a big butt and you inspired me to transform
into something I now like looking at in the mirror! just from your commitment to health and exercise. Because of you I will never go back to the unhealthy ways I ate and the random ways I used to work out. You are the BEST ! :) Thank you. Diane G. Danielle Fryer is a great trainer! I moved from I was very
happy to see an ad in the local newspaper for Metamorphosis Studio’s
Body Booty Camp program that ran from May 2007 through September 2007.
The price was a real bargain for three times per week group training
and the outdoor workouts sounded fun, so I signed up. These workouts
were a blast! Danielle provided tremendous encouragement to everyone in
the group, from the most fit to the least. She generated a great deal
of enthusiasm and motivation, which was especially important to me at
the early hour of 6 AM. Half way through the summer, I could feel my
strength and stamina beginning to return to my previous levels. But I
still hadn’t done anything about my nutrition or diet, so I hadn’t lost
any weight. At this point, I was hooked on Danielle’s workouts anyway,
so I decided to take the Body Transformation Challenge (BTC) to see
what would happen if I got really strict and dedicated to both exercise
and nutrition for 12 straight weeks. Although
they moved to indoors at the Metamorphosis Studio, the fun, intensity
and challenging nature of the workouts didn’t change – they were still
great! But in addition, Danielle provided intense nutritional guidance,
including a field trip to the supermarket, training in her “Mindful
Clean Plate©™” system, a food journal with motivational items and
detailed information to help accomplish a nutritional transformation of
the way I eat. Danielle has reviewed the journal periodically during
the BTC to provide corrections, additional guidance and support. She
has also been constantly accessible via email to answer questions,
provide even more motivation and support my transformation. I am now
about 10.5 weeks into the 12 week BTC program. I’ve lost 11 pounds on
the scale, but as I’ve learned, absolute weight loss isn’t as important
a metric as is percent body fat and the relative loss of fat to gain of
muscle. I can tell that my fitness and stamina have increased
dramatically since last May when I started at Metamorphosis with
Danielle. As I wrote
at the beginning, Danielle is a great trainer! I’ve had experience with
several trainers in Jonathan B.
Kamien, Ph.D Thank you for
everything
at Booty Camp. I had a great time and learned a lot. *TOUGH* workout today! Thank you, Ma'am, may I have another? Was I groaning too loudly on the mat at the end? More plyometrics! Higher hurdles to jump over! Higher steps to jump onto! -Jonathan K I was just looking at your website and wanted to let you know how proud I am of you. In the last couple of years Meta has come so far. Looking at this I also want to say how happy I am that you have come back into my life and i feel that we make an awesome team. You have inspired a bit on the health side but a lot on the life side and I am truly grateful for you. whether it be where you have helped me go with my career or to the relationship you have formed with Sierra it is truly a blessing. I love you baby, keep up the good work. Love Shane On
Body Booty Camp 2007-What a great workout this morning! Thank you
for all your encouragement that you give to all of us. You are
awesome!!! -Kathy K. My migraines have been INCREDIBLY better since I have started the Nutrition program with Metamorphosis. In the past month, I have only had to take 3 Imitrex pills and usually I average 9 pills in a month(and have been doing so for probably a couple years). I have also been able to start to identify some food "triggers" - red wine, some cheeses, and chocolate. I always felt eating good, drinking lots of water and exercising would help minimize the migraines. And you were the one to get me on the right track. I feel better and stronger and am a much healthier person than I was 2 months ago. Thank you for the motivation and guidance. K. Saxon My name is Maureen. I was part of the very first Body Transformation Challenge. (BTC) I have been gaining and losing weight my whole life. (I am 47 yrs. old). I had just about resolved myself to the fact that maybe God wanted me to be " over weight ". I had been training with Danielle for some time. I had become a "fit" over weight person. I felt good, just wore big clothes. When Danielle introduced the challenge, I thought, "what the heck", I had tried everything before. I decided to give it one more try, and TOTALLY committed myself to doing and eating everything Danielle suggested. It has been 1 1/2 years. I have lost a total of 45 lbs! It came off fast... then a little at a time. I have gone from wearing an extremely tight size 14 to a size 8-10. It feels so good when I slip on my newly washed jeans and they a on the loose side! I guess you can say that the BTC changed
my life, and I love it!!!!
Hope you decide to change your life too.  My
name is Karen and I was never thin by magazine standards, but I was
always healthy, strong,and fit. Then my 40th birthday passed, and my
body became someone else's. It crept up on me and I didn't recognize
myself. I couldn't stand to look in a full-length mirror, I hated to
shop anymore, and hid under big clothes from the men's department. How
did this happen? I felt horrible, it seemed like everything hurt. It
was tough to go down the stairs in the morning. My hands were always
falling asleep, I winded at the slightest bit of physical
exertion. I was always tired. I was weak. I was miserable. It was
hopeless! I had genetically inherited all the worst of my family. I looked in the mirror of my future. I was looking at weight problems, diabetes, knee and hip replacement, arthritis, heart attack! I became more and more depressed. I joined the local gym but I wasn't getting results. I went to the gym less and less. What was the point anyway? On the odd occasion that I did hit the gym, I would read the fitness magazines and dream about having a perfect body. I remember a before and after story of a woman that got into incredible shape after participating in a contest at her gym. I would be happy to look like her before picture, but I recognized in her story, the depression of losing herself in body that she wasn't comfortable with. All I needed ...was a contest to kick me into gear. But there was no contest, I was never very competitive anyway...my future remained bleak. REFRESH PAGE TO SEE PICTURE TRANSFORMATION Two weeks later, flyers around the gym announced a body challenge! It was only 8 weeks. I decided that I was going to do it. Danielle, the personal trainer/dietitian at the gym, took my measurements and weight. I was shocked at those numbers! I needed to do this! She then helped me figure out my workouts and showed me how to eat correctly. I kept a journal of everything I ate. I recorded all my workouts and how I was feeling. I hurt so much the first week, but I was so proud of myself for sticking out the pain, that it fueled my determination. Now I was interested in seeing how far I could push myself, and could I push harder than the others, and actually win this contest? I ate lots of protein, fruits and vegetables. No more processed or fast foods. No more soda. I cooked basic food, it tasted good and I was starting to actually feel good! My diet was clean and it made all the difference. My clothes started to hang on me. My body shrank and I felt stronger. By the end of the 8 weeks, I had lost 25 lbs. and reduced my body fat by 14%! I won the contest, I got some prizes. I didn't redeem the prize certificates for months, because the real prize was winning my life back! I got to enjoy clothes shopping again, I felt good, no more pain in the morning! I won some personal training sessions with Danielle, and she really helped me tone up. I'm 44, and I'm still not thin by magazine standards. But I am down 40 lbs. from that desperate day that I signed up to challenge myself, and my body fat is in a healthy range. I didn't need to shed half my total weight to feel like I lost a whole person. I did lose a whole person...the sad, unhealthy person that weighed me down. If I didn't lose that 40 lb."person", I'm sure I would have continued to become bigger, unhealthier, and more depressed. I'm not sure I could've battled something of that size. Karen "Metamorphosis
has been
instrumental in helping me maintain a healthy lifestyle.
Danielle's not your average dietitian, telling you what you can and
cannot eat, it's not her style, instead, she shows you how to be
smarter with your meals. You can take this to the bank - she
lives this stuff!"
Malena Jackson "A
custom and personalized fitness
program designed for ME and MY needs
by certified fitness trainer. Cool! Danielle has the ability to
help me realized that I can do things that I didn't think I could
do! She is strong, dedicated and devoted to my personal fitness."
Monika I. Hamburger "I needed more energy and a better nutrition plan. I've always been leery of gyms so I was skeptical. Danielle at Metamorphosis is EXCELLENT! I've been exercising and eating right for over three months now and I fell GREAT. I'm the type of person who really enjoyed crappy food and I was surprised to find that the Clean Plate© plan works so easily with my lifestyle." Kim Author "I was passing by one day and I saw
Metamorphosis
and thought that I should stop in and I'm glad I did. I travel
and
hour and twenty minutes to the studio because it's worth it.
Danielle
has shown me how to live a life that's healthy and one that I can feel
good about. She not only trains you, she's motivating and
inspirational. In fact, I don't consider her my trainer, she's my
friend and this comfort helps me reach my daily goals of fitness and
nutrition. I have always been thin, heavy, thin, heavier,
kinda
thin, heavier still but the last 10 years, the heaviest for me. I
am 42 yrs. old and last spring I was getting more tired and "tired of"
but didn't have the energy to do anything about it. I was looking
through the newspaper and saw Danielle's ad "6 Week Body/Mind
Transformation Challenge." I was so intrigued I called her right
away. A personal trainer and dietitian in one - exactly what I
wanted! I've always wanted quick results but finally realized
there is no "magic pill." I also have read about making a
"lifestyle change." My attitude about that was, let me get the
weight off and I can deal with it on my own after that. Well,
obviously "my own" wasn't working. I am not a big meal-eater,
just a grazer - all throughout the day. I talked to Danielle and
enrolled in the challenge. She told me in six weeks I could lose
12 lbs. I thought if it wasn't 18-20 lbs. I wouldn't be
happy. I also am not a big exercise person, but I truly liked
what I was hearing and decided to give it my all. Well, six weeks
later I had lost 18 lbs. of body fat, gained 6 lbs. of muscle and
lost exactly 12 lbs. on the scale. I was so excited! I
wasn't feeling like the six weeks were over and now I could go back to
my old ways - I knew I wasn't going to do that! I had so much
more energy and no food cravings. I didn't walk around like I was
suffering and deprived. I was the "winner" of that challenge and
Danielle offered me her "booty camp." Not for me, I
thought. Then I decided to not wimp out and try it. I
absolutely loved it. It was six weeks of one day a week, one hour
(6 a.m.!) intense exercise and a nutrition plan. It is now
roughly 24 weeks later (if I had known that in the beginning I don't
know how I would have felt). I can say there have been about 5
weeks total I haven't given it "my all." I have now lost 39 lbs.
of fat, gained 10 lbs. of muscle, lost 29 lbs. on the scale and lost
about 30 overall inches. I have 11 scale lbs. to go. I do
not plan to eat/exercise differently than I have been. Danielle
is wonderful - not intimidating or judgmental, only truly sincere,
honest and encouraging. If you feel you're ready to make the
commitment to yourself for yourself- GO FOR THIS!! It is great to
put my (smaller, new) clothes in the dryer for the first time in years
and still have them a little baggy - what a feeling!! ~ Kim Authored
(My Gymnastic Coach of 14 years in B'ham, AL) wrote: I went to your website and what do I see? Bent legs in a back handspring!! OK, they were only bent a little. You look great girl and I'm so proud of you. You and the other (few) special girls that I have really gotten close to are the best thing about coaching that has happened to me. Keep in touch, I love you girl, Tom Brown |
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