A Client of Mine… I Have to Show Off!!
Ok, so I am having a particularly proud moments these days. My "career" as a personal trainer is short compared to most, but absolutely a passion of mine. I count myself among the fortunate few who actually get to make a career out of their greatest passion. When this client came to me I knew she was going to be fun, fun, fun to work with. She came prepared, with her charts and numbers, her previous workout experience and her food list. She quickly told me she didn’t cook…ate mostly frozen entrees… and liked it that way. See, she had done this before… she knew how to lose weight… she wanted me to show her how to lose weight for good!! Picture me rubbing my hands together at the thought of this lifestyle change getting ready to happen. She had already shown me her work ethic in the gym… we had been training together for a while now. She is a rock!
So we started seeing each other everyday… cardio, sprints, body splits, stairs….cardio, sprints, body splits, stairs…
For nutrition, I was fortunate enough to have Jason Phillips (jphillips17) agree to direct her meal plan. Having his expertise in that area has been huge. We didn’t want to put her on a crazy diet, but rather show her a healthy lifestyle change. She has worked hard, and done everything we’ve asked her to do!! I am blessed as a trainer to be a small, small part of this story, to learn from one of the best in this business (Jason Phillips) and I look forward to showing you the end results in the coming months. Here’s a sneak peek…
I am soooooo proud of her…and so excited for what is to come. You all will be seeing more of her in the coming months!!
Please help me show her the power of your support!
June 16, 2009 at 2:42 pm
Outstanding!
June 17, 2009 at 12:56 pm
What a wonderful spirit you have, Candice! The collaboration between u and JP17 will no doubt be successful. Your client is very courageous in taking this significant lifestyle step and I know she is in great hands. Give her my best wishes and prayers for patience, resolve and strong will. I am confident and believe in her strength. Harris!
June 17, 2009 at 12:59 pm
Congrats on getting her to where she is. I’m still looking into being a personal trainer because of guys like you and JP. Good to see ya hon.
June 17, 2009 at 1:50 pm
Candice, Congrats, looks like you ladies have accomplished alot, does she use fitday.com, does she have an acct here at bs.com.
My trainer took me to the grocery store for free - as a BD gift!!!! to show me how to put meals together, I NEVER cooked prior to her, now I prepare a lot of "my meals" - you should have her go ready transf stories, she’ll really be blown away and so motivated, the people here really do ROCK. Have her sign-up!! clc.
June 17, 2009 at 2:30 pm
Hello very beautiful candace your blog is simply amazing that you are able to take this women and work very hard with her . To transform her in the best possible shape she can be. I admire that you are so dedicated and able to do this and that is be a personal trainer which is a really great passion for you. This women has taken a big step and that is to seek advice from you and JP and that you are able to workout with you aswell. Her transformation has already begun and her progress picture is proof of that and of the hard work of you & JP and thats amazing in itself. Just tell her to be patient it took me about 6 months to lose 59Lbs and that i had other things that could have stop me But i continue to keep moving forward. Be surrounded by love and support from postive people like yourself candace . Welll keep up the great work with this women and tell her to hang in and if she likes tell her to read my interview or profile page aswell God Bless you candace and your wonderful client and JP God bless you all & takecare Ciao bella beautiful Candace
June 17, 2009 at 3:05 pm
Candace you know what my thoughts and opinions are on you but I will say it again YOU ARE AMAZING, such a strong willed and spirited woman with an incredible heart and passion for not only life but fitness/figure and helping others. I admire so many things about you but these would be the most shining qualities I believe you have shown me! I think that you have done fantastic with this girl and I know FIRST HAND that Jason knows whats up in up lol AND I LOVE HIM he has helped me lost 10-12lbs in the past 2 months and 3 weeks, granted I have cheated a little more than I needed to (popcorn at the movies is killer for me and the fiance on sunday nights, need to ask Jason about swapping my cheat meal for that HA!) I am EVEN MORE MOTIVATED seeing that you have done such a great job here! Keep it up girlfriend YOU ROCK!
June 17, 2009 at 5:06 pm
Candice, We’ve never met, but I have a great deal of affection for you! You see, I have known her a long time - I am her dad.
Over the months she has many times told me how much you have meant to her and how thankful she is for all you have done. I’m so glad she forwarded this to me, so that I can add my own appreciation for the wonderful part you (and Jason) have played in her life. Thanks from the bottom of my heart!
I am very proud of her in so many, many ways. As a single mom, she has managed to successfully maintain the incredibly demanding workout and diet regimen you guys have put her own, while devoting herself and an amazing amount of time and energy to her very active teenage daughter (and college age son) - all while continuing a successful and equally demanding career! And amazingly, during these same months, she has been the anchor for our whole family while we have been through what has been an extremely difficult time.
Thanks for helping provide her with the strength and motivation to pull all of that off! And thanks for giving me this forum to express how proud I am of my daughter.
Walt Motley
June 22, 2009 at 11:51 am
Wow! Great job Candace!! She couldn’t ask for a better trainer than you. Your hard work and heart for helping people is amazing! I feel extremely blessed to know you. I can’t wait to see the next set of progress photos. You can see the transformation happening. Tell her to keep it up and stay encouraged!