I am so happy that I took the step and joined BIN in January 2023. I have lost around 25 pounds since then. I feel so good about my body now and have so much confidence. I was unhappy with the way I was starting to look in clothes, and now I am wearing those same clothes with a big smile

After working with BIN for the past 5 months my headaches are gone, I no longer feel like I can't handle my 10-12 hour work shifts, and I have energy to go to the gym again. My pants still don't fit me but for all the best reasons, I have lost weight and put on muscle.

I'm overall just so so happy with this process. Weight is down, fat is down, muscle is UP! Currently still working on my goals but just wanted to give a shout out to getting me to this point in my life.

Before joining BIN, I was unfamiliar with it, had never participated in a challenge of this nature, and had never worked with a nutrition coach. Throughout most of my adult life, I believed I had exhausted all avenues for weight loss: counting calories, trying various diets like WW, Keto, and Low Carb, but always encountering the same cycle of temporary success followed by weight regain.

A minor detail in my transformation is that I have lost a few pounds, about an inch off my waist, and a full clothing size, but the important detail is I have gained tremendous confidence. I have bought a new pair of jeans for the first time in years without it leading to tears and emotional eating. I feel confident in cute outfits, wanting to dress up and not just wear athleisure at all times. 

The physical transformation has been great. I’ve lost like 12 pounds and multiple inches and am feeling more confident in my clothes. However, I really think the mental progress is more meaningful and more than what I expected.

This has been a complete game-changer. I have learned (most importantly) how to break bad diet habits, prioritize daily movement numbers, and stick to the process even when the scale does not want to move. Joyce has been so encouraging and patient with me. I have loved the week-at-a-time check-ins mid-week!

I was a fairly new mom to a beautiful baby girl, gaining 48lbs in pregnancy and plateauing right at the 25lb mark for almost 7 months. I lost myself a little in the process. This is when I felt like I needed some guidance.

I came seeking guidance and accountability through a bulk and cut cycle, as I've never been able to adhere to my numbers in the past. I felt extremely supported with weekly check ins and contact with my coach.

I anticipated so much more restriction around food, strict ‘rules’, excessive time spent working out, etc, but my experience with Ryann has been the complete opposite and I have learned so much these last 9 months.

As a father, all I want to do is be a good role model, to be the dad that is actively engaged in their life but for a period I struggled because I was overweight. I recognized that I wasn’t being the role model they deserved. One of the biggest areas that I was failing them was not modeling and living a healthy lifestyle.

Carlos came to Black Iron Nutritoin with the goal of reducing body fat and improving his performance in the gym (Crossfit). He had some serious time commitments as he was studying for his engineering license, but he really committed and hit the ground running on the process. Coach Chris talks about the strategies they focused on that would include minimal additional stress and time commitment.

I decided to start with Black Iron Nutrition January 1, 2023 due to being at my heaviest weight, and generally unhappy with how I looked. I was doing CrossFit 5 to 6 times a week, but not seeing any body changes in the way of fat loss or muscle growth.

Anna's journey wasn't just about losing weight; it was about gaining knowledge and confidence. She embraced challenges and pushed herself harder than she thought she could both in and out of the gym. She learned how to track - and when not track - to reach her goals. 

I began my journey with Black Iron Nutrition a year ago in August 2022 and it has been truly life changing. I have nothing but great things to say about working with Sabrina and BIN overall. This experience has had such a tremendous impact on me in more ways than I could have imagined.

18 months ago, I decided it was time for a change. My training was going well but I wasn’t feeling the response I wanted from the work I was putting in. I felt tired and sluggish, and I knew that nutrition was the missing piece to the puzzle.

Initially I was apprehensive as I had previously experimented with numerous fad diets that never yielded any lasting success or visible results. I decided to take the plunge at two months postpartum, and it turned out to be a transformative experience.

Being able to shift my thought process from ‘when’ to ‘what/how’ really helped all those small details add up. Regarding food, I’m even more convinced that the good feelings I have for the food I eat no matter if it’s a donut or steamed broccoli—both mmmm!—are really important for success. I thought I didn’t have time for this sort of training, but with a little focus and planning so much was accomplished.

Little did I know what I would gain throughout this process. In all my nutrition experimenting, I never worked 1:1 with a coach. That's been a game changer for me, the consistent feedback and perspective has been so helpful. Maybe it's maturity? Maybe it's magic? But I've actually enjoyed this process, and was able to drastically shift my perspective to feel like this really can be sustainable for me. That it's not just about the challenge, but really the long haul..for life.

I had actually finally accepted my body at its current size and realized that my mental health and body image  was way more important than the number on the scale. For the first time in as long as I can remember I was actually fueling my body properly!  And more importantly, doing it because I WANTED to.