About Me


Chelle Stafford - Weight Loss & Fitness, Before photo
Before: 2/2007
194 pounds
Chelle Stafford - Weight Loss and Fitness, After Photo 2009
After: 10/2009
123 pounds
One year of weight maintenance!


After: 3/2011
121 pounds 
Two+ years of weight maintenance!
After: 10/2012
125 lbs

4 yrs!



Hi!  I'm Chelle. 
Over an 18 month period, I changed my life. I started January 2007 at 194** pounds, wearing a size 16/18.  By my birthday in October of 2008, I was well-past my goal weight and down to 123 pounds and a size 0/2. Because of the things I have learned and the lifestyle changes I have made, I've been able to maintain both my weight and size, and being healthy has also helped bring my asthma under control. (**I had originally thought my starting weight was 178, but according to my doctor's records it was actually 194 lbs!!)

I'm just a "normal" person. I have a regular job, 4 kids, a husband, an extended family, friends... a life. Changing my lifestyle wasn't easy, I didn't always have "time", but along the way I've learned some tricks to make it doable, and I hope my tips can help you reach your own goals.
 
The transformation has been drastic... and difficult, but worth every drop of sweat, every tear.  In fact, a direct result of my transformation is the honor of being featured in several magazines and associated with some amazing groups!


  •  June 2009 issue of Scottsdale Health Magazine, the Fit & Fabulous column
  • March 2009 issue of Women's Health Magazine, You Lose, You Win column (click here to go directly to my page)
  • August 2011 issue of Oxygen Magazine (pg 150).  
  • My weight loss story is also in the Rodale (the publishers of Women's Health Magazine) promotional brochure! 
  • March 2011 - I became an Eat Clean Diet Ambassador, and was invited to join the Eat Clean Diet™ Team at The Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus Ohio (March 3-6, 2011)! 
  • August 2011, I joined the Champion Nutrition USA Team as a sponsored athlete (woohoo!), and I post a weekly recipe for them on their facebook page! Check it out here
  • ISSA Certified Nutritionist & Sports Performance Nutrition Specialist
  • In 2011, I was contracted by World Physique magazine to provide recipes for their new publication, World Physique Women
  • August 2011 - First Figure Competition! Placed 4th in both my events, bringing home hardware! Woot! 
  • February 2013 -  Attended the Arnold Sports Festival again as an Eat Clean Diet Ambassador
  • April 2013 - Filmed and shot with Go Daddy, highlighting me and Recipe For Fitness as one of their small business partners! 



Please visit my main website to view my recipes, workout music playlists, Sunday Food Prep plan (cook just once a week!), and more!