Hi everyone! My name is Jenn.
I'm an ISSA Certified Personal Trainer who USED to *up until 3 weeks ago...when I moved to Louisiana from my PRECIOUS California* have a trainer, and not just any trainer. The top trainer in L.A. Now I'm on my own for the time being...and I need a little support.
My issue: CARDIO. I'm not overweight in any respect, and would never claim to be. I'm a tiny girl at 5' even. The gals in my family *including myself* tend to have bigger hips. Add to that that we're mostly pear shaped *when you store more fat in the thighs and bottom* and uh oh.
So at 5' I started my journey 1 year ago with my own personal trainer. I was at about 19.7% body fat. He was a major jerk and after getting a job at the SAME gym I found out he had stolen over $200 of sessions from me. Suffice to say his workouts were bland and required me to lift heavier weights than someone with my bone structure and strength level had any business lifting. I stopped going regularly.
And BAM. Suddenly I was at about 21% body fat. This is of course according to a body fat machine, not the most accurate....
Once I started WORKING as a trainer in the gym I realized how important it is to look the part, but also have that energy you get from being completely healthy and happy with your body. Clients can tell when you're not where you say you want THEM to be. It's embarrassing.
After a few months working there and 2 months of rigorous boot camps every weekend and a few personal sessions with THE Los Angeles trainer I dropped back down to 19%. I'm not sure where I am now to be honest, but I haven't noticed a change in my physical appearance.
To be where I need to be, and owe it to my clients to be...I want to get to about 106 lbs. 110 would be SUBLIME. I'm naturally shrimpy, so I need that extra muscle badly. I also want to get somewhere in between 12% and 15% body fat.
It's true what they say....that last pound is the hardest. I'm at the point where a picky diet is all that's between me and killer abs...yet I just refuse to do it. So....I'm hoping that being a part of this community will allow me to help others.....and allow you to help me as well.
Hi everyone! My introduction.
