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Sunday, November 13, 2011

It's been a while...

Hi Everyone!


So, it has been a little while since I posted (since April 20th, 2011) to be exact. 
Sorry for the delay, I have had quite the busy few months.  I am almost finished my PTS Certification with Can-Fit-Pro, I am almost halfway through my Photography course and I am writing a civilian exam.  I'm also kind of jumping between homes and staying with friends and visiting so I am sorry to have missed so many months :(

I have posted a lot of technical information up until this point, it was helping me learn/study.  But I want to kind of make this blog a little more personal.  

As a new Personal Trainer I want to find my "niche" in this industry...I want to find myself and my own style of training.  I want to attract people because I am unique and different but also because I am great at what I do.  Obviously, I will need to continue my training and always learn new things in order to help make programs that are specific to each individuals needs and wants.

I feel a little disheartened in the lack of support (on a trainer to trainer basis) but I am so enlightened by the support from my friends, family and even my clients.  I love to motivate people and help people.  My clients have no idea how much they drive to be more successful, more inventive and more educated.  And my friends and family have shown me nothing but support 100% of the way.

I am a bit of an unusual trainer when it comes to other trainers views (or so I'm told)...
I have had a huge struggle with weight myself.  Peaking at 230 pounds I was depressed, anxious, sad, lonely, and had no idea what to do at only 20 years old...
I moved back home with my Mom, changed my diet and started going to the gym.  Of course, I had no freaking idea what I was doing...so I just mainly stuck to the cardio.  And yes, I did feel like a 'fish out of water' and I hated going some days because I was so over-weight.   I kept going.

And one day, Chris Neal came into my life and changed it.  He started training me and I got smaller, I got stronger and most of all...I got happier.  I then met a never before seen weight of 155 pounds at 24 years old.  Then...I let it all go.  I peaked at 194 pounds in August of 2010.  I am currently weighing in at 178 pounds.   Now, I have gained quite a bit of muscle so that number doesn't mean that much to me anymore after I lost quite a number of inches.  

I bought a dress yesterday at Le Chateau...a medium.  I have never...bought that size in Le Chateau (and no, it's not a big make).

I feel like I need to tell MY story to you, mainly because I don't want to seem like a person who is a personal trainer because it has come easy to me.  I have worked so hard and struggled.  It is not only a weight loss journey but a mental journey.  Through this process you really need to do it in the proper and healthy amount of time and really find yourself along the way.  I don't want you to get to your goals and then stop and let go and creep back up.  We want you healthy on the inside and on the outside.  Now, I am not a dietitian or a psychologist...but I truly recommend those professionals.  Mind...body...soul...it's all a triangle and without one part, it all falls.

I eat as healthy as I can and I work out as much as I can.  I still struggle.  But I am highly motivating and supportive and I WILL get you to your goals.  I hope that me being human attracts a client base that can relate and appreciate my story and know that I will do whatever it takes for my clients to be happy and healthy.  My personal trainer changed my life and for that I will always be grateful.  I only hope I can do the same for even one other person.

I am not a fitness model.  I am not a competing weight lifter.  I am the average person who wants to look and feel amazing and have the self-confidence I never had.  To go shopping and feel great.  To wear my clothes and not have my clothes wear me.  I just want to have a happy, healthy life.

I can still work with you on whatever level you need or wish.  But I do not want to come across as fake. and I do not want to lead you to unsustainable goals.  I work out 3 hours a day MAX on a really good (or stressful day).  I do eat my snacks when I crave them.  I will not lie to you and say otherwise and I never have.  I will not put you in a gym for 6 hours a day and have you go on a crazy horrible diet to lose weight (diet is not in my scope of practice yet anyways).  If you want a crazy, unsustainable plan...I am not your trainer.  If you want to feel and look the best you ever have and get healthy from the inside out at a pace that works for you and your schedule...I'm your girl.  

I will be on your side 150% the whole way, fighting that battle with you and beside you.  I will be there for all the motivation and support you need.  I will not let you down and I will be there to pick you up when you fall.  This is a lifestyle change, something you need to be ready for and prepared for, it will not be easy...but nothing worth it ever is.  

Candice.