Angela

Start: 203 lbs - Size 16

End: 165 lbs - Size 6/8

Duration: 17 months

*Note: The swimsuit Angela is wearing is the same one she wore when she was 27 years old.* 

My journey with Trainer Tina:

May 2017 I was gifted with the opportunity to work with Trainer Tina. At first I was skeptical. Can a girl be a personal trainer? Then I began to wonder if this process was even going to work. I thought this will most likely be a waste of my time. But something was urging me on to go. So I went to my first class and was surprised. It was a nice experience. I decided I would go to her class and really try and push myself more than I usually do. However, I don’t see results fast enough. By the end of the week, I was broken down. Hurting in places I didn’t know I could even access. Trainer Tina knows her stuff that’s for sure. Everything she talked about in class, I went and researched it, if I had not already heard about it before.

Let me tell you what was a real life changer for me. I have had Personal Trainers before. At least 3-4 of them, I paid good money to utilize their services. I got some results with them but nothing like what I’ve seen working with Trainer Tina. Not only did she give me a meal plan, but she MADE sure I followed it. I had to take pictures of my food and she would make changes to what I was eating as needed. Not only that, unlike other trainers, she actually held me accountable for completing my outside cardio and attending her class at least 4 times a week. Another game changer was the fact that she weighed me often and did my measurements. If after a certain amount of weeks nothing is happening, Trainer Tina does a check in and altered my plan. When I realized she was in it for me to win it, I was genuinely amazed and happy. That thought process motivated me to actually stay on the plan she gave me and make the lifestyle changes that she advised.

I started with Trainer Tina weighing in at 203lbs. My goal at that time was to get to the 180’s and then I felt like I could do the rest on my own. Don’t get me wrong, I struggled and I slipped, but whenever she saw that happen she helped me pick myself up and keep going. Then we changed my meal plan again to only seafood and I dropped 10lbs. Then further changes, no seafood and I dropped again. These transactions were not easy, but I really started to feel so much better than before. Not only was I losing pounds, but most noticeably I was losing inches.

Just for reference, here’s some background on my crazy life, #NOEXCUSES. To start, I lost my mother to congestive heart failure which broke my heart and still does, I also took 8 medications for my high blood pressure just to keep it down. I have a job working around 60-70 hours a week. I went from being 10 months away from being an empty nester to having 2 grandkids, ages 6 & 10, living with me full time. I had one child graduating from college and still had the regular duties of being a wife and mother. So when it comes to my personal fitness, it felt like there was zero time for me.

When I kept making my weight goals I continued to move my goal date further and further. Today, September 1, 2018, I am 12lbs away from being 165lbs. I plan on getting there or even smaller by October before my next annual physical. I also plan on getting off my final 4 high blood pressure medications at this next doctor’s visit. The money that would have gone towards the 4 medications that I’ve already been taken off of, currently pay for my class time now.

This journey was not easier, it was definitely not always fun. A lot of the time, I didn’t want to go workout because I was exhausted with tons of work piling up and other things I needed to take care of. What kept me going was the fact that my Trainer Tina would not let me hide under a rock. Not only that, but when I did what she told me to do I saw results.

I post a lot on my personal Facebook and Instagram pages of my journey with pictures of me on my scale and in smaller clothes.

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I went from dress size 16 to 6-8

In workout clothes from an X-Large to a size small

Shoe size from a 9 1/2 to an 8 1/2

I’ve now got curves, tighter legs, and thighs.

I plan on making my 50 year old body the hottest I’ve been.

It was worth every cent and every second. I am actually scared to leave her because she has been such a change in my mental, physical and social well-being. With Trainer Tina I’ve changed my life for the better. Stop saying you can do it on your own because if you could you would have done it already. You would not be where you are right now.

Trainer Tina makes it happen!

Mishia

Start: 200 lbs - Size 14

End: Size 10

Duration: 7 months

She truly sees the difference of changing her food while incorporating strength training. I am so proud!! As busy as she is, of the commitment that she has made to INVEST into her health! Way to go Mishia!! You have truly made your trainer SMILE!!! 

- Trainer Tina