Approaching 50, I realised I really did need to do something about my weight, being the heaviest I’ve ever been. Although I went to the gym regularly, I wasn’t seeing any results, at all, but I still enjoyed going, especially Nancy’s classes. The first thing I noticed, apart from her absolute enthusiasm, was her capacity to remember every single person’s name in the class – if there’s a new face, she spots them immediately and introduces herself, quite a talent as she does so many classes! That really made my decision for me: if I was to go down the personal training route, I wanted Nancy to do it, which was, without doubt, the best decision I’ve ever made.

We started off with all the measuring and weighing, plus photos taken (quite traumatic when you’re not feeling your best!). As I work away quite a lot, she gave me workouts that I could do in my hotel if they didn’t have a gym. I also bought some resistant bands which don’t take much room in a suitcase. I bought some weights for home workouts when I couldn’t make it to the gym at home, and they’re actually being used rather than just gathering dust!

But the most important part of the whole three months for me was food. I’ve been on every diet there is out there but whatever came off soon went back on again. Counting the calories was a bit of a pain to start with, but it has completely changed my outlook on what I eat. Portion size? Never gave it a second thought. I hardly ever cooked for myself, once again blaming the fact I didn’t have time as I was always working away. Nancy changed all of that. She gave me so many tasty recipes to start me off with, and I now regularly Google for healthy recipes, something I never even thought of before. If I’m short on time, I know I can have healthy ready meals – M&S or Waitrose do some fantastic low-calorie meals, again something Nancy recommended.

After three months I lost a staggering 10.9 kg in body fat and 8.3 kg in weight and completely transformed my body shape. The before and after pictures were hilarious – I never realised I was THAT big! I know for sure that if I’d gone to any other trainer, I would not have achieved what I have done. Even though the three months is now up, she is still there for any advice I need or just for some gentle encouragement. Nancy is a natural “people person” with a fabulous sunny personality, and I just can’t thank her enough for what she’s done for me; she has literally changed my life!

Sarah Edwards, Combined online and face to face PT, 3 months 2019

I’ve had the pleasure of knowing Nancy for a number of years, mainly as an instructor in spin or body pump classes.  Nancy has to be one of the most positive, enthusiastic people I know and whilst making things ‘fun’ in class, I’ve always known how seriously she takes health, fitness and nutrition.

My journey with Nancy started in spring 2018. It sounds very cliché but having reached my early 40’s I really struggled to keep my weight under control (I suspect wine and nibbles are major culprits!).  It had become so much harder to not only loose the weight, but to keep myself motivated to want to do it, without the same excuse of “I’ll start again on Monday”!

The defining moment came for me when I noticed how amazing a friend of mine was looking at the gym – slimmer, healthier, glowing!  I wanted to know her secret – and it transpires that was Nancy!! They had been working together on her nutrition programme for around 8 weeks and the transformation was amazing!  So, I had to give it a go!

From the start, Nancy embraced everything – my weight worries, my bad habits, being stuck in a rut with my gym routine. Most importantly, Nancy understood what I wanted to achieve and made that feel possible!

Before we started the programme, Nancy was very thorough with my medical history, eating and drinking habits, family set up (it’s so important to make meals and planning work for the whole family) and my key body and fitness goals.

The hardest part for me came at the beginning, having to do my weight and body measurements – were my stomach and hips really that big?!  The most amazing thing was Nancy didn’t make me feel fat, or old, or a lost cause, instead her mantra was – this is the starting point and things are only going to get better from here. Go Nancy!

So, armed with lots of delicious and nutritional meal ideas from Nancy and a list of do and don’t foods, I started my lifestyle change journey.  What surprised me most was how much flexibility there was with what to eat, and the fact you never need to feel hungry. Yes, I had to cut right back on the naughty things – wine, crisps, chocolate – but with Nancy’s constant support and words of encouragement I got through each week and managed to stay on track. There were many times when I was unsure of what to eat, how to handle a social situation and Nancy was always just moments away by text, or phone, with oodles of suggestions and positivity. Nancy also provided an upper body workout for me to do in addition to my normal gym workout, to keep things interesting and make sure I stayed motivated!

As the weeks went by I could see the weekly body measurements reducing, and the most amazing moment was putting on a pair of jeans which had been too tight, and now fitted (without any muffin top!). At the end of the programme I’d lost 4.5kg in weight, 6cm off my hips, 5 cm from the waist, 4cm off my thighs and 3cm from my chest!

I would thoroughly recommend Nancy’s nutrition programme to anyone, no matter how old you are or what your weight or body goals are.  Nancy, true to her word, has proved that anything is possible (oh, and she really is one of the loveliest people on the planet!). Thank you Nancy 😊

Jen, Online PT 3 months 2018