Losing it once wasn’t the hard part
Vinh made an effort to get more active during lockdown and managed to lose some weight as a result. But once the lockdown ended and he could live normally again, he fell back into old habits and regained all the weight he’d lost.
D.N.A: Daily Routine, Nutrition, Activity
This time, Vinh joined ATP and was introduced to the D.N.A coaching framework: Daily Routine, Nutrition, Activity. On the routine side, that started with something simple: track, measure and record everything rather than rely on guesswork.
I found that daily tracking and monitoring are small habits that induce many others, and also make you accountable towards your greater goal.Vinh
Patience over perfection
Nutrition was the hardest adjustment. The plan was different to what Vinh was used to, and change didn’t happen overnight, but he stuck with it long enough that his old habits became occasional treats instead of daily defaults, then mostly disappeared.
Nutrition was the hardest part for me, but actually it is still easy to keep a balanced and tasty diet. I found that my old habits eventually became infrequent ‘treats’, and then it was eventually possible to avoid them altogether.Vinh
Training with intent
Training was hard too, especially when his coach wouldn’t let him rest as long as he wanted between sets. But something had shifted: friends and family who’d watched Vinh set goals and drop them within a week had never seen him this determined before.
In the past, I would always come up with objectives that turned out to be impossible because of my lack of determination. ATP and my coach have provided the perfect amount of support for me to achieve this goal.Vinh
That new level of determination is, in Vinh’s words, the real result.
I have many goals in life, and achieving this one with ATP Personal Training gives me the confidence to shoot for and achieve the others. I started recommending it to friends after only a few weeks. It is a challenge but it has a huge impact on general wellbeing, and anyone who wants to achieve their goal enough can benefit from this kind of experience.Vinh
Coached at ATP Personal Training Singapore
