foreign guys I am sitting here with one of the superstars one of the myths the men the legend whatever combination of great accolades you want to throw out there my brother uh Jerome Tripp man how you doing man good guys I do these interviews with some of the most successful students in the program the guys were really out here crushing and have success just to give you guys sort of the the the behind the scenes like how things work for you know different individuals and what their experience is like so what I want to ask
who's your room is you know uh what was your fitness and health like before you joined the program uh I would say it was probably like most people just winging it day by day you kind of knowing the back of your head okay I got a eat better or whatever but you just kind of don't um then you know just letting the day-to-day life stress motions or whatever Drive what you eat how you eat um wasn't very active very sedentary lifestyle you know so that's kind of how I started this process or how it came
into it rather gotcha gotcha and what first interested you uh in joining the program well um like I mentioned in the original interview um started my own Journey like right before that that week prior um but you know I've always gotten on some type of weight loss attempt you know several times in the last couple years but I needed that uh accountability Focus uh structure I knew about how to eat how to track calories not necessarily the macro part but uh so I kind of had some insight things that did work short term for me
but it wasn't enough to keep it to where it becomes a lifestyle and so that's what I needed um I also needed a virtual training because I knew I needed to get a trainer but it's hard when I that type of work schedule I have to um you know right right makes sense and for you like what was the like what was the first impression going through the process of joining was it something that you know you were skeptical about were you excited were you nervous like what was that side of it like for you
no no I wasn't skeptical at all um and I think the thing because you know the uh initial presentation called presented you know a lot of information concerned the nutrition part of it you know I always mentioned to people you know you get somebody that goes to the gym three months and they lose weight now all of a sudden they're a trainer and we see a lot of that out there so it was good to see that other side of the knowledge space come in uh so it almost makes it seem like there is a
uh educated professional component that your program brings to the table you know so that was exciting because you know to me you know me being a numbers man if I could see how it would blush out because it has a logistical sense to it that for me that works got you man appreciate that appreciate that and so you know how would you describe your overall experience during the time in the program and you know what differences has it made in your health your Fitness and even in your life as a whole um I mean the
expense has been great you know uh the changes in the health you know blood pressure is normal on its own without any health you know uh have a little bit more energy I still uh have to work on our visiting myself so much and I'll probably be able to benefit more from that energy um having that um structure with the schedule of when to work out kind of stopped me from coming home sitting on the TV I don't really do that I noticed that it's changed big time I don't really do that a lot unless
it's Friday or something so there's been some positive changes that have happened you know um being more cognizant of what I eat um not depending on or even Desiring now to eat a lot of fast food uh more so having that desire to come home or probably prep something or uh being mindful of what I can eat you know it was nothing for me about Wendy's or exactly Chick-fil-A uh but I think the last time I find my vehicle about Chick-fil-A I got a salad and first thing I looked at was was in it and
so uh I like about that transition that has happened with that yeah yeah you lost some weight too right oh yeah man yeah man tell the people how much you lost man I know they I know they're curious as I started the journey with you at 202 um down to 170. we'll say 176. um so that's about what 26 pounds never take a pound yeah so yeah and man and counting and counting still still going strong I actually I hit the original goal that I said which was about 175. um but now going through the
Journey I recognize the need for it to be a little lower and so that's what we're pushing for now yes sir yes sir and last but not least you know what would you say to someone who you know may be hesitant to apply to join the program I was saying John's there too I forgot what's the saying jump out um head first let's jump out there you know that it starts with the decision to what I've learned here um as long as you have someone that's going to floats you along and they'll direct not drag
but they'll just please now sometimes it's a drag but you know they're allegiance to the process so you just have to make that decision to do it um and know what your strengths and weaknesses are you know uh I knew that my uh weakness was to not be accountable because I do very much all my own authority as an individuals I advice so I don't want to do it I can do it and I think a lot of people like that so um I said you were struggling with accountability then this is definitely um the
route take you know just you just gotta jump out there and do it start it um you'll definitely learn how to eat and learn how to not just lose weight you know in the immediate but going out to sustain it yeah 100 brother yeah I couldn't have said it better myself man you know and um appreciate you you know hopping on here doing this with me um you know hey see you guys on the other side that's all I got that's all we got peace
