Ashy Bines Transformation Centre " Your Story " Competition

Hi I would love to have this opportunity mostly to change my life but I found out I have cancer and I would love to beat it and by doing that I want to become fit an healthy for me but mostly my kids I would like to think that if I become healthy and fit I have more of a chance when I found out it shattered me took me a long time to expect what has been given to me and I dont want to fo out knowing I did not give it my best I no deep down I can do it I just need the help... I need a distraction and take my anger and pain out on something so why not in the gym my kids are my world and I need to do something for them something more to prove to myself I am strong I can do it not matter what gets in my way.. so I think this would be it we dont have money alot like other ppl and it is hard... and this opportunity can be a life changing thing so I would like to say thankyou whether or not I win.. thankyou

I have over come addiction and am finally able to be the mom, wife and employee I always wanted to be now I want to concour my dream of being super fit, healthy and strong!

I want to win as I left my job of 10 years (manager of 5 McDonald's stores) as I changed my lifestyle and didnt agree with the food we were pushed to sell to all walks of life. Seeing a mum with 4 kids come and feed them breakfast, afternoon (after school) snack and dinner in 1 day was too much to bare. Although I'm not apart of the ABBBC program I have attended a "bring your friend for free day" with my sister who has attended since one of the first days, and not only did I have a great time but I also felt what a difference it can make. I know I could achieve more goals with the help of ABBBC but am happy with my progress so far. I hope to find a job really soon as I miss working (neer thought I'd say that!!). So fingers crossed for my new career and to winning this prize :)

Just had a baby and I would love to see how your program could help me get into shape!!

Hi my name is Jaydn Cronister and I'm 21 years old. I'm a single mother, last year I give birth to my baby boy. He is about 11 months old and I love my son so much he is the best part of my entire life and being coming a mother was the best thing that I've ever done, but since giving birth to him my body image issues have gotten a lot worse. I haven't felt attractive at all in over a year. Having a baby isn't the only reason that I've had problems with my body image it's been like that for as long as I can remember. It probably started when I was in middle school late elementary, I start getting picked on for my weight. all of the girls in my class were very tall and skinny, and I am very shorts so the smallest about of weight gain looks like ten times as much. Around my junior year I started cheerleading and I started feeling better about myself, I started to lose little bit of weight my senior year. I was feeling really good about myself and after I graduated I lost about 15 pounds. My freshman year of college I met my son's father and we were together for a few months and we decided to get engaged and we were planning a wedding. In February of 2012 we found out that we are having a baby, but when I was about 5 months pregnant things with us weren't going well. After a very difficult separation I got really depressed and that's when I gained most of my pregnancy weight. Altogether I only gained about 35 pounds which is pretty good for someone that's had weight issues anyway. After I had my son I started breast-feeding and I lost about 19 pounds right away. I tried to go back to work and trying to breast-feed and work didn't go very well for me so I eventually stop making breast milk. Therefore I didn't have that extra calorie burn anymore really, and it rly hindered my weight-loss after pregnancy. So since I had him I've gained about 35 more pounds. I weigh more now than I have in my entire life, and I weigh more now than I did when I was pregnant with my son. I'm just ready to be comfortable in my own skin for the first time in my life and I've tried so many things to get there that this is probably my last chance. If I don't find something that I can stick with then I'm just gonna be miserable for the rest of my life. I don't want my son to see me like that. I want to be the fun mom that goes on camping trips and takes him hiking and goes swimming with him, all that kind of stuff I want to be able to do, play with my son without being winded and feeling like I am overweight and that I can't do those things. I don't want him to have to come to me and say "mom, why can't you play with me". Then have to sit there and explain to him it's because I'm too big to move that fast. I don't want that I want to be able to enjoy my son and the time that I have with him while he's little and this is my chance to have that with him. I want this for both of us so we can have great memories together:) please vote to help my son have a happy healthy mommy!

Basically I've always been a bigger girl, my friends would describe me as beautiful, kind hearted and strong ! I am all these things but I do posses one weakness and that is when it comes to exercise I can not push myself to maintain it on my own. I hard work as a personal carer for the elderly, last year I injured my shoulder at work and was commenced on a physiotherapy program which involved Pilates machines and yoga, I thrived with the guidance and support and my injures went away and I felt stronger.
I am studying to be an registered nurse and i would love to be a picture of complete health, I have over come depression with positive thinking and now I am determined to the have the body that I have always dreamed about.
I currently weigh over 80kgs and I am only five foot tall, I would love to win the first prize of a complete member ship because I live less than 30 minutes away from this new center PLEASE vote for me because being a university student I can't not afford many luxuries, this would mean the absolute world to me, I love being pushed to work hard ....my dream of wearing a pair of shorts and even of a bikini could start right now with your help !!!! Please universe I'm praying for a little luck :)

I want to win the Ashy Bines Transformation center comp, as I have been going to the gym for almost 2 years now and have changed my diet and have dedicated my self to transform my body, I feel I still havn't reached my goal and am still quiet unhappy with my physical appearance. Wining this competition would mean the world to me to, to help me get to where i want and need to be.Parts of my body i have been told can never change and will need to get lipo suction, im determined to prove to people I don't need that. I can say im not an obessed person and there are probably others out there that need this more than me but I have the mind set and determination to do this and succeed.

My name is Amanda and I am 36 years old and currently I am overweight. I was diagnosed with depression when I was 14 years old, major depression when I was 16 years old and like so many others, have led a life of constant weight gain and loss going from one extreme to the other. I have tried dozens upon dozens of diets, pills, supplements and medication and of course, none have worked. I could almost buy a brand new little car with the money I have spent over the last 20 years. I have photos of me so skinny that my cheekbones protrude and I have other photos of myself which are hidden away because I hate looking at myself and seeing the truth about my body. I have 5 children - 2 older sons aged 18 and 19 with multiple major disabilities and Intellectual handicaps who no longer live with me due to their need of 24 hour care, as well as an older daughter who lives with her dad, and my 2 youngest daughters live at home. Of the two daughters living at home, 1 has Asperger’s Syndrome and Anxiety Disorder, and the other has Congenital Heart Disease and Fertiligo Disease and I also personally have Cerable Palsy (moderate) and misaligned hips and ankles. Our family life is an ongoing but loving journey with its ups and downs. I walk/jog around Burleigh Heads Beach when I can and I recently joined a gym as I have made the decision to lose the weight once and for all, and tone up, but do it correctly so it will last. I want to be able to have a fit and healthy and toned body for my 40th birthday. I would like to lead by example for my children, to be able to run with them and play with them for hours without having to “have a rest”. I do not smoke, I rarely drink, I do not have high blood pressure or diabetes and I am leading a healthy mind attitude these days as well. I am however overweight and it is hard to buy clothing that fits and the clothing that does fit sometimes makes me look worse than I already am. The physiotherapist I used to see suggested no more walking or running and to have a full hip replacement however I believe that to be a band aid fix and not a reality to the problem. I am ready and willing to put in the hard work, sweat and tears and effort to change my life and my health issues will benefit from a healthier body as well. My friend at church has been attending your workouts outdoors, and I have watched as she follows your advice, your workouts, your suggested eating habits, and I have watched as she has slowly but surely lost weight and is looking great and not just physically. I have seen many people and their stories as they have followed your advice and plans, and their photos of proof that Ashley Bines works! I am a single mom, currently studying for a Diploma in Child, Youth and Family Intervention, and this means that financially it is hard to be able to be a part of these types of things, despite desperately wanting to. To be able to be part of the Ashley Bines Transformation Centre, to be able to access the most experienced trainers on the Coast, who could take my disability into account but push me harder and not let my disability be an excuse, to be able to work hard towards gaining fitness and healthiness I have longed to have for over 20 years, knowing that it will happen with the right motivation and people involved, would be a prayer answered. To be able to work hard towards this and not have to constantly worry about the cost would be a benefit for my entire little family. I believe excuses are just that, excuses, and trust me, I have made enough of them for many years, and hard work is required to “make it happen”. If I do not win this competition, I will find a way to continue at my current gym and work towards my goal, however to be blessed enough to be able to be given the chance to do this in YOUR Transformation Centre, and see results in my own body that I have seen in so many others? That would be dreams come true! We all have our own stories and travels and trials, and while I am eager to win this superb prize, and I do hope people will vote for my story, I would also like to send good luck wishes to the other people who have taken the time to share their story in the hope of being a winner! Thank you!

Hey so im not from QLD so I couldn't really use the 12 week I challenge at your new transformatio Centre but I want to share my story anyway. Im 22 years old and my entire life I have had low self esteem weight problems and been an emotional eater my parents divorced when I was ypung and a lot of tragedies and bullying through my life contributed to this I n found I lost myself in started acting dofferently to fit in ibam someone who thinks everyone shoul be free to be themselves and that everyone is beautiful but because of wanting to be accepted I became so judgemental of myself because everyone else was nd found myself judging others which upsets me. My weight has constantly been up and down at my heaviest I was about 78kg which for someone who's pretty short 162cm is alot of weight to be carrying. Id go through stages of being really motivated but the depression i suffered most my life would always find a waynto catch upto me and beinbring me right back down. About six months ago I got asked to tell a bit about myself and I found I didnt know what to say I honestly didnt know who I was id been trying so hard to fit into this world that I didnt even know what my favorite colour was it sounds weird I know but I didnt know if I actually liked my favorite colour or if it was my favorite because someone I wanted to be like had itnas their favorite and I started thinking more and realised I felt that way about everything notnto b mention myself my body i was miserable I needed to chang. I saw your clean eating guidlines page poppong up in my newsfeed and decided to have a look and when I read what clean eatong was decided look up more. UnfUnfortunately I am studying full time so there is no way I could afford any of the guidelines out there so I did my own research I looked up recipes and rules about clean eating and liked every fitness or health page I could find on instagram and instarted yoga, pilates and body balance to help my mind and get back into exercise. I find itnhard with clean eating as it can be quiet expensive and I only have what info I can find so sometimes I lose track and dont get it right but I have worked so hard and in the last six months or so I have gone from weighing myself at 73kg and crying on the scales to 60.8 and feeling amazing I dont get bloated or feel sick ineat regularly smaller meals and drink more water then I thought was possible. I still need to do a lot of toning up which im finding hard and I know that when i do the scale weight will go up but I also know muscle weighs more then fat and im ok putting on weight if its muscle. I still have self esteem issues quiet badly I get anxious in public and worry about what people think of me far too much but I have come such a long way and im still working so hard and its great that there are so many pages outbthere full of inspiration and recipes for free that I can look at and get inspiration and motivation from. I wont ever give up i will keep working to make myself a better person not just physically but mentally and socially as well money does keep being a set back at the moment but I wont ever let it stop me and I just want to thank you for starting it all my life is better because of what I learnt from your page.

Good Morning, I am a single mother to my 29 month old son. When falling pregnant I was a very fit 50kgs & I danced everyday. While pregnant I gained a massive 52 kgs doubling my body weight, I was devestaded and to add to my devestation I lost my flexibility and pAssion for dancing cause my size brought me down. I am know after nearly 3 yrs back to 70 kilos but it has been a long and hard road to get here, I still need to tone and tighten my stomach and legs & the extra motivation is what I need to finish this journey I've been struggling with for such a long time. I want my core fitness back so dancing brings me the joy it used to.

I would love the opportunity to go to the transformation centre and to finally have the chance to rebuild my confidence & get back to the fit and healthy lifestyle I've always wanted but never been able to achieve by myself. Coming from a low socio-economic background, I never had the finances or chance to have personal training, visit a dietician or have one-on-one type coaching to give me the boost, confidence & motivation I need to reach my goals. With the Ashy Bine's Transformation Centre I believe I WILL reach my goals & I WILL continue to live my life to the fullest and with the positivity to encourage others to get fit and healthy too!

My name is Dannielle Ward, im currently at the age of 18, i work as an apprentice chef at Jupiters Casino on the Gold Coast. I was born at 10 Pound 2, Since i was a kid i always was a bit chubby and could never keep the weight off me, last year i put my head down and worked hard at my clean eating and exercise. In 3 months i lost 15 kgs. Its very difficult being a chef and being a shift worker, trying to get into a routine. Because i work with good all day i either tend not to eat at all, or peck at things which is making it worse for me. When i seen that the transformation centre was running and they had so many different session times to suit me, i was so excited to check out what it would be like especailly because Ashy Bines is one of the few that i look up to and my goal to be. Because it is so close to me near where i work and live. this would be the ideal spot that i would love to train at. To be at the transformation centre would be a dream right now, the only thing is being an apprentice, the wages aren't that great for me to afford it. I would love to meet new people and have fun while working out. Let's get fit!!!!

My name is Jess I am 26 years old loving on the Gold Coast. My story.... I would call it my life. I have been bigger than my peers my whole life. I hate that I have to call it my story. I don't want it to be my story anymore. I'm sick of being over weight. I largest is 121kgs. I found my doctor telling me I need a sleeve surgery or I won't life a long life. To be told that at 26 broke my heart. I feel like I failed myself. I have recently had the surgery which I a still recovering from. This would mean the world to me and my family to get ME back on the right track. I have a friend who has signed up but I just can't afford it. So please please please consider me for the free 12 week challenge. I'm ready for a change I REALLY am. I won't let you down.

I am a young mum with a less than healthy opinion of myself. In May 2010, I had to have an emergency c-section. My wound became infected with 2 different infection, both causing my wound to rupture. During the 11months of my wound continuously opening & closing I was unable to look after myself properly, I could barely walk. About 4months after I had my son I was unable to continue breast feeding, this I believe was the final reason for gaining the weight.

I would honestly be happy to go back to my before pregnancy weight & fitness level, sadly I've gained about 30kg. I have tried by myself doing many different programmes and I have always fallen after a couple of weeks.

Being a young mum my son always comes first in everything I do, now it is my turn to look after me. A happy healthy mum will make for a happy healthy bub.

I need this not only for myself but for my family. I really want my husband and son to be proud of me. I believe you guys are the best & I know you are the answer to all my healthy, fitness and selfesteem problems.

Thanks Kaitlyn

My wedding is in 2 years I want to be a beautiful bride not a fat bride I have avoided going to try on wedding dresses because I can bare to look at myself some days I'm embarrassed of what I have become I need this chance I'm 21 and shouldn't be feeling this way plz help

Hey I'm Kaytee :) I would like the chance and opportunity to win this competition as I have let myself go abit and need motivating and this would help me a lot to get back in great shape. I do love working out and eatin healthy but I tend to eat the wrong foods and I would truly stick to this guide as I wanna get into being a fitness instructor myself in the future to help other gain confidence like this opportunity will give me more confidence and to achieve is a body like yours but I need a guide to follow as I wouldn't know where to start n what foods to help me achieve this goal.. Thankyou Kaytee Xxx

hi my name is ange, i am 25 years old mother to 4 children 2 boys and 2 girls. I never had a problem getting back into shape after my first 2 children, my girls. always found it easy to do it on my own i was fit and healthy. Just as i got pregnant with my first boy i got a severe kidney infection and ended up in hospital, i was fine antibiotics fixed me up, but that was the start to my down hill turn. My pregnancy was exhausting i put on alot of weight this time round, had to deal with depression and my greandfathers passing whom i was very close to, he never got to meet my boys. After i gave birth i spent the next year and a half struggling untill i fell pregnant again with another boy, again my pregnancy was full of those wanting to hide in the closet moments. I know there are so many others out there who probably deserve or need this more than me but i feel that at 25 its disgusting that in so unfit, unhealthy and cant keep up with my kids, it saddens me even more that i havent been able to find the motivation, or that even tho this is a very fair price i still cant afford to do something for myself for a change and be around others for support with the same goals as me.

Firstly, I'll introduce myself.... I'm Chloe- April 21 years of age from Brisbane.

I was a relatively active and healthy girl, until October 2011.

Little did I know that on the 6th October 2011 my life would change. I started the day with my normal routine - Breakfast, shower and to leave for work.

I was travelling along a highway in extremely heavy traffic on a wet rainy day. Suddenly I heard SCREECHING BRAKES, a vehicle losing control headed towards my vehicle at 100KM/PH....

A P PLATER TEXTING, did not see the heavy traffic ahead of her, until it was too late. I couldn't do anything! I was stuck in heavy traffic with a vehicle headed straight into mine!

BAAAANNG! thats all i remember, she'd hit me, thrown my body forwards, throwing my body backwards SHATTERING two vertebrates in my spine.

I've tried clean eating, calorie controlled diets with exercise and have only lost 7KG over the past YEAR :(

Doctors are telling me surgery would be my only option, unless I am able to afford a PT or Trainers to work with me and point me in the right direction. I want to prove to them, that surgery isn't my option.

I have put on a MASSIVE 35KG over the past two years, I can't stand the sight of myself in the mirror, I have stretch marks everywhere and look like i've given birth multiple times.

I can not afford a PT anymore, my gym has basic equipment and no one to direct me on what I should be doing.

Winning a spot in the ASHY BINES TRANSFORMATION CENTRE, would be life changing for me.

Please help me, I want to look beautiful and feel confident with my body.

Thank you, Chloe-April xx

Hey guys, my whole life I've been the bigger girl and always the 'friend' girl and 'cute' damn it I wanna be hot lol i lack motivation at the best if times and have never been taught or learnt how to eat healthy and what foods to avoid appart from the obvious stuff, to be a size 10 or smaller would just be amazing and totally life changing, to live with the positive attitude and to not be grumpy as soon as I open my eyes cause I know the wardrobe and I are gonna go head to head! I want to live ever moment like my last I want to be that happy chappy that inspires others too! Thanks for listening and good luck everyone !

My name is Amanda and I started my journey weighing in at 93kgs. I'd always been pretty thin when I was a kid, but when I hit puberty I started gaining a heap of weight. At 16, I was diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. I knew that I had it because I was overweight and I was overweight because I had PCOS, so basically I assumed I was pretty doomed when it came to my body. When I turned 23, I thought enough was enough and I started researching different diets to try. I finally came across Ashy's clean eating guidelines and decided to give them a go. I am now 73kgs and still going! This isn't a diet for me, it is a lifestyle change and a chance to change my life forever. I would like to have children one day, and losing weight, therefore getting my PCOS symptoms under control I will be able to do this. So thank you so much Ashy. You've helped me change my life and I couldn't be happier.

I have always been very active and sporty and at 29 years of age I fell pregnant with my first child. At 26 weeks pregnant I started to experience heart palpitations and I was sent for tests to discover the right side of my heart was very enlarged but they didn't know why. At 29 weeks pregnant I was put under a general anaesthetic for further testing to see if they could determine what was going on but unfortunately they were inconclusive. I went through the delivery and underwent further testing 4 months after delivery to be told I had a rare congenital heart defect that makes up only 0.5% of all heart defects in the world and I was given 6 months before they predicted I would be in heart failure. I was born with only one lung correctly connected to my heart so I was only living off the oxygen from one lung. It was by far the scariest thing I have ever had to deal with! I underwent open heart surgery 8 months after giving birth and have struggled to get clearance for exercise since. Recently I have been given clearance to get back into training and as you can imagine it is quite a daunting thought to me and finding the right trainer and gym is of utmost importance to me. I am due to give birth to my second child in just five weeks and have been on the search for a program so that I can live a healthy, happy and long life for myself but mostly for my family when I came across the transformation centre and it could not be more perfect for me with all the experience and options on offer! I have emailed Gretchen regarding my concerns and she has been so helpful at answering all my concerns and questions. I have been given a lucky break and second chance to make the most of every opportunity and I believe the transformation centre can help me reach my full potential in doing so by guiding me to a healthy body and mind. 2014 is going to be a great year!

I want to be apart of the Ashy Bines Transformation Centre because .... It looks absolutely AWESOME!!! I love the idea of a total health package, and the location is perfect! I can't wait to take control of my diet, fitness & well being! Let's shake this baby booty off.. Yeeeeew!

Ashy bines is we'll know and very experienced I have seen a lot of transformations and all the girls have done so well it makes me want to do it I have lost 12kgs in the past and I'm struggling to drop the last 15kg would love to win to get my body in tip top shape HEALTHY and fit so I can wear a bikini not a one piece covering up my body

Being a first time mum to a now 19month old; it's eye opening the change pregnancy and birth has on you body. Even though I'm back down to my pre-pregnancy weight of 47kgs I'm struggling with the overall change to my body: loose skin and bigger and wobblier in certain areas than I was before. I'd love the opportunity to train and learn from a team of professionals who can teach me how to be healthy and fit as well as transform me from "skinny" to defined. The difference between the two are huge and would help me with my current struggle with body image.