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Laura's Williams'
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Thursday 14th Dec -
Fitness Salsa
Laura has been working very hard
lately which is why she hasn't been able to make her weekly sessions.
Here are her comments on the very last classes of 2006 and my last entry
for a while on her BLOG too. I wish her ALL THE SUCCESS in 2007
and long may she continue with her personal quest to a fitter, healthier
and slimmer lifestyle - I know she can do it! - Changing the way you eat
and what you do is not easy and anyone out there who thinks it is or there
is "quick fix" needs to read her words straight from the heart... Mel xxx
"This past year has been an incredible
emotional journey for me. Although I've had the ongoing support and
encouragement from both Mel & my Sister in Law, it's me who's had to
change my emotional relationship with food. A lot of people I come
across find losing weight easy, but it isn't. It's not only the food side
of things or the exercise regime's you have to follow weekly, it's the
emotional side of things also.
In today's society
overweight people are just seen as "greedy", people who don't know what
it's like for us. If you're an alcoholic, you get the help that's
needed and people understand that, if you're upset or depressed in life,
alcohol is something that these people turn to out of desperation.
The same goes for drug abusers. However, if you're overweight,
you're just "lazy" and "greedy". This isn't the case. I
sustained years of torment and bullying through my school years, my only
comfort was food. It was something I turned to knowing I'll get my
enjoyment out of it. It was a vicious cycle. If I dieted, I'd
feel like I was depriving myself, I used to be emotionally and mentally
drained by dieting, needless to say within a matter of a month I'd be back
on the same route again.
This year I'd had enough and I was determined to do something about it.
It's taken me this long to sit back and think "Wow, I can do it" and
actually be proud of my achievements. It's been a rollercoaster of
emotions, I've had my bad weeks where I've just gone off track, but I've
always continued to follow Mel's classes each week and I've made small
adjustments every so often with my eating habits, and it's obviously
helped.
To anyone out there who is trying to lose weight - you CAN do it.
It doesn't matter if it takes months to lose a stone, you're still doing
it. It's not about dieting, it's about changing you're lifestyle. It's
about emotionally detaching yourself away from food. I always said to
people "I can't do it" -
but as someone I used to know said to me once, "can't" isn't a word. The
first step is wanting to change, and only you can do that for yourself,
but with the support and encouragement from family & friends, you can do
it.
I think my point in this was just to say, never judge an overweight
person. We're all humans, we have feelings and emotions too, and we do
have our own insecurities and problems we have to deal with. It's hard for
anyone to stand up and say "Hey I'm going to lose weight" and actually do
it. It's an extremely hard process. I know I've got a long way to go and
I'm always going to "have my moments" but I wouldn't be human if I didn't.
But I've come this far and I'm determined to carry on.
I'd like to take this opportunity to thank Mel especially for listening to
me ramble on and giving me a shoulder to cry on when things got tough.
She's given me the determination and encouragement that I've needed over
the past 7 months, and I will always be forever grateful to her. I'd also
like to thank my Sister in Law, who has plodded along with me to Pilates
every Tuesday and made the night more enjoyable!
And last but not least - I'd like to thank you
all for reading my BLOG weekly. You may or may not have made yourself
known to me over the months, but just to know you're reading and willing
me on makes me believe there are kind people out there who do generally
care.
I shall now finish this essay!! I'll be back in the New Year ready and
raring to go as usual.
Happy Christmas & New Year to you all. Laura xx
December 5th 2006 -
Final weigh in and body statistics
Laura lost another 2lb's of weight, down another % of body
fat, is a dress size down all over (24/22 top and 26/24
bottom), another inch off her bust, another inch from her
waist, nearly 3 inches from her hips, another 2.5 inches
from her thighs and a 1.5 inches from her arms. Not bad
eh!!!!!! Well done Laura - let's keep this kind of thing up in 2007
too!
Tuesday 5th Dec & Thus
7th Dec
No classes for Laura this week as
she was unwell. We did meet for a one to one to session, so more of
that to come next week...
Tuesday 28th Nov & Thurs 30th Nov - LBT,
Fitness-Pilates & Fitness-Salsa
LBT Class was nice this week, it was a smaller group and more compact and
I felt more at ease and not so worried about what I look like when I'm
wiggling all over the place! Stayed for a bit for the pilates class,
I was absolutely shattered though, and I still recon someone had attacked
my pilates band with superglue because it seemed like I couldn't even
stretch it! ha-ha! Wasn't able to do some of the balancing moves because
my foot seems to still be quite sore but I managed the majority of it.
Was nice to have a giggle about my "lack of" energy though with Sam.
I saw Laura at the back of the Salsa class in
tears of laughter last week due to some "new moves" I threw out to the
group - in fact most people were in stitches, which was really great to
see. Clearly the influences of Strictly Come Dancing are filtering
through but we got there in the end with a bit of practice. Laura
comments... I really enjoyed Salsa class this week, it was nice to get
stuck into a new routine, even if I can't do half the moves!! (But it's
funny watching everyone else from the back - shhh!) Due to my
cancellation of my operation I'll be attending next weeks class too which
I'm glad about!
Tuesday 21st Nov & Thurs 23rd November - LBT & Fitness-Salsa
LBT Class was OK, although again it was way too hot in the hall!!! I
had fun though never the less, although when I got home I realised I'd
hurt the top/side of my right foot, so I was hobbling about for a few
days! I managed to hobble to the Salsa class regardless of my poorly
foot (nothing can keep me away from my salsa class these days), I was a
bit disappointed that I wasn't able to do more because of my foot but I
still had fun. Tuesday 15th November &
Thursday 17th November - LBT,
Fitness Pilates & Fitness Salsa
Laura
brought two tops on Saturday, both size 22's!! Below is a
picture of her with the long t-shirt on which she loves! She says...
"it covers my bum & tummy and makes me look curvy!". She also is
considering going down another dress size on her bottom half to a 24 as
all of her trousers, jeans and jogging bottoms are getting too big for
her. She got compliments at work on her top and some of them said
they could see that she has lost even more weight which was nice! Even one
of the assistants at a shop in Biggleswade mentioned how much weight she
had so that gave her a real confidence boost!
She managed to have a nice "last night out" last Saturday, just had a few
drinks, listened to some good music and just had a nice time. She won't be
going out now until just before Christmas as she is working all weekends
then has an operation. Class-wise she felt really self conscious and
just didn't feel "comfortable", although puts that down to her! She
enjoyed LBT once she got into it, but it was too hot in the hall (I
agree!)! She didn't enjoy Pilates as much as she did the
previous week though as her back was really hurting again but she did do
practically all of the class which she was proud of. Laura enjoyed
Thursday night too, once she got into it, and again, wasn't in the right
state of mind initially but had fun with her friend Zoe! She thinks
that she has lost more weight over the past weeks and is feeling better
and slimmer too! I will be seeing her again for a final weigh in
before her operation & Christmas! She can't believe that she has
only 2 weeks of classes left... so onwards and upwards, as they say!
 Tuesday 7th November &
Thursday 9th November - LBT, Fitness Pilates & Fitness Salsa
Laura attended all three sessions this week and bought along her best
friend to the Fitness Salsa too. They both looked like they were
having great fun at the back too. Her comments about the classes
this week were... "Really enjoyed Tuesdays classes, minus me still
feeling a little poorly and I did put my all into it and felt satisfied
after both of them. I felt like I put a lot of effort into the pilates and
I really felt the benefits too the next day!! Also really enjoyed
Salsa, it was nice to have a friend there to have a laugh with! I'm
hoping she'll start coming regularly now, so fingers crossed! OH and we
both did some Salsa moves at the pub on Friday night.. The chicken move
went down particularly well! Colin (One of the Blues Brothers)
copied the move too... so the chicken move is catching on!!!!"
Looks like my moves are making it out into the entertainment world too -
can't be bad eh! Thanks for the comments Laura - Photo's of her
night out on Saturday...
Tuesday 24th October -
Fitness Pilates
Laura completed the whole class in quite a packed out session in the
Scout Hut due the the village hall floor being fixed. As the rest of
my classes were not running she promised to also try a few of my DVD's
during the rest of the week...! More next week...! Tuesday 17th October -
LBT & Fitness Pilates & Thursday 19th October - Fitness Salsa
Laura has had an amazing week this week not just with exercise but we
met up for a one to one to check out weight, body stats, etc and the
results have been fantastic and a great confidence and moral boost for
Laura. I know she always dreads getting on the scales and is usually
in tears and she was convinced that she had put on all the weight that she
had lost over the past months but I knew different and these stats only go
to prove it. So far, to date Laura has achieved the following...
Total Weight Lost - 2 stone & 9 lb's, Total Body Fat Lost - 2%, Inches
Lost from Bust - 1.5 inches, Waist - 3.8 inches, Hips - 4.2 inches, Thighs
- 1.5 inches & Arms - 1 inch. She is still continuing to wear at
a dress size less than she was in May and even finding some clothes she
bought a month ago too big. She has gone out and ordered a whole new
"fitness" wardrobe as I would like to see her wearing something a bit more
fitted to show off her new figure and give her more confidence too!
To say she was over the moon is an understatement and when she turned up
for Salsa on Thursday she had the biggest smile beaming from ear to ear!
She sent in this lovely photo taken this weekend as she had a special do
on at work and got all dressed up and she looks just fantastic. She
said that she got lots of comments and lots of "male" attention too!!!!!!!
Laura - Oct 2006
She has had lots of congratulations for
friends and family members too and is finding that more and more people
are noticing her weight loss and even her mum has commented on how great
she is looking too. It hasn't been easy and it still continues to be
hard work but hopefully fun along the way and she is so happy with her
progress that from now on it is onwards and upwards!! Anyway, class
wise she really enjoyed the LBT class, and didn't find the floor work as
difficult as she did before, although there was a move or two she avoided
because she knew it would upset her back and that is fine! She was pleased
that she had worked through all of LBT class and she stayed on for the
toning section of the pilates class, which worked out better for her.
Next week she is going to do the same plus have a go at one of my DVD's
too! Tuesday 10th October -
LBT & Fitness Pilates & Thursday 12th October - Fitness Salsa
Laura really enjoyed the LBT class this week, and she felt that it was
the hardest that she had ever worked in any class before. She pushed
herself just that little bit more, plus used the heavier hand weights and
felt very happy with herself after the class. Because she worked
herself so hard in this class she wasn't too impressed when it came to the
Fitness Pilates class, but she gave it her best shot. It isn't easy
doing 2 classes back to back and with her back still playing up a bit she
could only do what she could (which is enough!) She tried her best and
that is good enough for me! On Thursday she turned up with all
smiles and again, really enjoyed the salsa class despite the hall being
very hot!!! Laura is due to be weighed & measured next week and I
know she is dreading it. She thinks that she has put on weight but
this simply can't be the case if she has had to go out and by new clothes
in dress sizes smaller than she is and even those are too big she told me
on Thursday. Soon, she may start attending 4 classes a week
especially as she is seeing progress with her weights and the fact that
she doesn't want to give up on herself yet. She knows she is still having
a lot of trouble with the food side of things, but if she wanted to give
this all up then she would have done months ago. She just needs to
keep on pushing and motivating herself and know she will get there in the
end!
Tuesday 3rd October -
LBT & Fitness Salsa
Laura attended the LBT class on Tuesday and she really enjoyed it despite
feeling pretty tired to begin with. She found the floor exercises
really difficult and didn't manage to do many as they hurt her back, but
she did what she could and that is all I ask of anyone. She did however,
use the purple hand weights, throughout the cardio/fat burning section
(2lb) as she usually use the little pink ones (0.5lb) and she really did
feel it in her arms the next day which was a good thing! Laura
thoroughly enjoyed the Salsa class, and she thinks that she has made a
friend! She asked her if she went to any other classes and she told
her that she did so she may meet her at the LBT class on a Tuesday
night if she can! Despite the exercise and rest in-between
classes this week Laura's back is still hurting a bit and she puts it down
to the hip/waist movements in Fitness Salsa although this is defiantly her
favourite class and wouldn't miss it for the world. She knows that
the benefits of keeping her body and back moving far out way a bit of back
pain and that if she gave up completely it would only make her back worse
in the long run. She hopes to attend 3 classes next week. Tuesday 26th September -
LBT, Fitness Pilates and Fitness Salsa
What a great week, fitness wise, Laura had this week attending 3 sessions.
She really enjoyed LBT on Tuesday although coming back after a bit of
break mad her realise how little sense of direction she had a felt a bit
all over the place! Although, I didn't think she was that bad and kept up
with the new routine very well. It must be in her mind!!!
Anyway, she was proud that she didn't stand at the back like she usually
does and she used hand weights! She still struggled a bit with
Pilates, as her back hurts when she lays on it but she managed the best
she could and at least she did it. A lot of people in her situation
I know would have just stayed at home and felt sorry for themselves but
she turned up and did what she could and managed to get through 2 sessions
with a reward of a nice hot bath to finish!
She really enjoyed Salsa,
and she said that it was fantastic to be back!! She didn't realise
how much she had missed it until that night. She had a good laugh
with some new people that had turned up and all I could see was her
smiling face at the back especially as the routine at the moment is to her
favourite Shakira song!! She was was singing and dancing away and at
the end she told me that she had very little pain in her back - which is
fantastic. It just goes to show that with a little light gentle
exercise and movement with some determination you can overcome anything!!!
Next week she is going to try and get to these 3 sessions again!
Tuesday 19th September -
Fitness-Pilates
Laura is back after taking nearly a month off of fithaven classes due
to a bad back. We kept in touch via email regarding eating habits,
etc and she has tried a little light exercise in-between. Anyway,
tonight she managed the fitness-pilates class and kept surprisingly she
felt OK since pilates!! Now she is more aware of her limitations
regarding her back problem she can work around things a lot more.
She was a bit scared before in class about just stopping or resting
because she didn't want to think people thought she was lazy but she just
did what she could and feel all the more better for and still felt like
she had worked out too. Sometimes it is very difficult to know what
to do for the best when your back is concerned. Next week she hopes to up
her anti and get to another session including the fitness-salsa if her
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Tuesday 22nd August -
LBT & Fitness-Pilates
Laura had fun in classes tonight although still feels lacking a lot of
energy and the need to hibernate for a week! It must be the change
in the weather plus recovery from her night out and the extra work she is
putting in too. However, she still came to class and put in just as much
effort - so well done! I have posted some pictures that she
sent over to me to show me when she was a majorette and when she thinks
she started to put on her weight and a lovely picture of her enjoying a
night out with a friend at the weekend. I am off for a while now but
Laura promised me that she will do some of my DVD's at home plus get out
and about more with her dog for long walks and keep as active and busy at
work as she can. See you all soon and for those of you who are
helping and supporting Laura through this time, please can you make sure
she keeps on track with her eating and exercise over the next two weeks -
thanks!
Laura as a Majorette
Simon & Laura on her birthday
Tuesday 15th August - LBT & Fitness-Pilates
I managed to see her for half an hour just before class to show her some
Fitness-Pilates exercises that she can do at home to help a shoulder and
back injury she is carrying at the moment. With these
exercises she will gain more range of movement and better flexibility so
that she can start to feel ease in these areas. She enjoyed the
classes this week although she felt that she lost her energy half way
through the second class as her back/shoulders were playing up a bit, but
she did feel better for it when she got home! Her comments
about the classes were... "I don't know what you were on last night,
but whatever you had I'll have some of it for next weeks class!!!! ha-ha!"
Tuesday 8th August - LBT
and Fitness-Pilates
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I would like to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY LAURA!!! Another
turning point for her this week as she turned the ripe old age of just 20
years old!!!! Laura attended two sessions this week and worked
really really hard. To me she seems to have a renewed motivation
after her results last week, which is fabulous and will help keep her on
track for the coming weeks and months we have ahead. It is very very
easy to become complacent and loose motivation and interest and this is
where my job comes in. She has had amazing help and encouragement
from her sister-in-law Sam, who bought her a hand blender and Low GI book
for reaching a stone weight loss. She also helped her achieve her
NEW LOOK doing her hair, (she is now officially a blond) and took the
photo of her in her new clothes and just look at how fabulous she looks.
If you scroll down and look at the photo's I took of her initially you
really can see how much weight and inches she has lost and how much better
she looks. A fantastic achievement!!!
Here are her comments about
her NEW look... "I received some of my clothes today and both tops fit
perfectly, but I thought they'd actually be too small but I am now in a
size 22/24 top! Also, my Mum has noticed the dramatic change in me
today, as usually I only wear big baggy t-shirts around the house/going
out, so it's a change for me to actually wear a fitted top and she saw how
slimmer I looked, which is a good thing as she hasn't noticed before!
The new jeans I got are still a size 28, as I wanted to be safe and they
fit fine although a bit baggy around the waist but not hugely big as I
feel I still need to still get them over my hips but they are fitted
jeans, so no more bagginess!"
Tuesday 2nd August - LBT
& Wednesday 3rd August - Dance & Salsa Fitness
This week I saw Laura for a one to one session to measure, weigh and
take body fat stats. These stats are as follows...Her weight is now
down 15 lb's (that is 1 stone and 1 lb), Body fat is down
2%, Body inches were really good with a whopping 3.3 inches less
from her waist and 4.8 inches from her hips which she is
thrilled about. Her dress sizes have gone down from a 28 bottom and
26 top to now a 26 bottom and 24 top, with all of her clothes feeling far
too big so she is going to treat herself to a few new clothes whilst she
continued to loose more inches... She attended the LBT class this
week and tried out the Dance & Salsa Fitness too. This is another
great milestone that she has turned, so now we need to concentrate a bit
more on the food side of things as well as keep the motivation still going
with exercise and active, healthy living.
Tuesday 25th July - LBT
& Fitness-Pilates
Another seriously hot and sweaty sessions
attended by Laura this week. She really enjoyed them both but is
struggling with a few knee and back problems which I am going to address
when I see her next week for her one to one and weigh in. Apart from
that another good week and hopefully will be able to attend the new Dance
& Salsa Fitness class starting on Wednesday too. Tuesday 18th July - LBT
& Fitness Pilates & Wednesday 20th July - Fitness Salsa
Laura attended 3 very hot, sweaty and steamy
sessions this week and really enjoyed herself. She also told me that
she has got herself a part time job which is fantastic news so good luck
with that Laura and I look forward to even more fantastic sessions and
seeing your hot and smiley face in classes next week too! It is her
birthday soon and she is looking forward to letting her hair down a bit
and is off to London to meet up with friends and I am sure they will be
amazed and impressed with her weight and inch loss so far. Keep it
up Laura - you are doing so well so far!!! Tuesday 11th July -
Legs, Bums & Tums & Fitness Pilates
Laura attended a back to back session this week and really enjoyed
both of these sessions. I recommended that she took a quick breather
just before the end of the LBT class to have a banana and to change
her top due to it being so hot and sweaty at the moment and she found this
to be much better for the fitness pilates class afterwards.
She enjoyed both sessions and would like to continue with this regime for
the time being. Unfortunately, she couldn't attend the Fitness
Salsa class this week but intends to make it next week for the last
session of the term. She is doing really well and against the heat
too it isn't easy. I will be arranging to see Laura again at the end
of the month for another one to one and to reassess food diaries, weight
and measurements too! Tuesday 4th July
&
Wed 5th July -
Legs, Bums & Tums, Fitness-Pilates and Flexible Fitness
Laura attended another 3 sessions this week as well as me seeing her
on a one to one basis to check her weight, body fat, measurements, food
diaries and progress too! She has manage to loose another 5 lb's
over the last few weeks, making it nearly 1 stone weight loss since
I weighed her last. Her body fat is down also and she has lost 3
inches from her waist and 1 inch from her thighs. She
says that her clothes feel looser and she is feeling a lot fitter,
although there is still along way to go. The food side of things is
still very difficult for her but small significant changes each week is
the key to making them a lifestyle change forever. The classes she
enjoyed this week but still finds them a challenge, especially the
Flexible Fitness class. She is coming back to Salsa next week and is
looking forward to sizzling her way to fitness and health. WELL
DONE Laura - great progress and keep up the hard hard work!
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Tuesday 27th, Wednesday
28th & Thursday 29th June -
Fitness Pilates, Flexible Fitness & Fitness Salsa
Laura attend 3 sessions this week, which is fabulous...!
So despite is being a hot and humid week she
battle with the heat and managed to stretch, flex, tone and sizzle into
shape this week. She said that she didn't enjoy the
Fitness-Pilates so much this week, now she has had a little taster of
the Salsa which is now her favourite class, and she enjoyed the
Flexible Fitness but found if very hard and could still feel her
muscles the next day and she really loved the Fitness Salsa and she
was shimmying and strutting her stuff like a true pro! Hopefully,
more of the same next week! Tuesday 20th & Thursday
22nd June - Fitness Pilates and Fitness Salsa
Laura attended 2 sessions this week and for
the first time tried out the Sizzling Fitness-Salsa class. She came
to the Fitness-Pilates session with her sister-in-law Sam, and she is
really getting into this class and she thoroughly enjoyed the Fitness
Salsa class. Although this was her first class and she was a bit
apprehensive about it, she felt at ease immediately when everyone was
chatty and friendly towards her. She felt a a bit self conscious,
but once she got into it it was good fun. She felt that she was a
bit rusty with all the dancing but with a bit of practice she will pick it
up in know time. So far this have been her favourite class so she is
definitely going to continue Sizzling Salsa!!! Tuesday 13th June - Fitness Pilates
Laura attended this evening
Fitness-Pilates class with her sister-in-law, Sam. She though the
class was really good and enjoyed it a lot more than the last time time
she went to this class. She wasn't too keen on attending the LBT
class because it's was so hot, and she felt that she may over heat.
She is going to attempt the fitness-salsa class this week hopefully, so
watch out for more shots of her at this class! I will also be
organising her monthly one to one to assess food diary, weights,
measurements and motivation too!
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Laura working on posture, upper body
strength & toning
Laura after our fitness walk together
around Little Paxton
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Tuesday 23rd May - One
to One and LBT
Laura came along to Little Paxton Village Hall for her second one to one
session with me and also to attend the LBT class as well. I weighed
and measured her again and she has manage to loose nearly 7lb's since the
beginning of May, plus her body fat is down and she feels a bit looser in
her clothes too. This has not been easy for Laura but she is pleased
with her progress and is happy that it is all going in the right
direction!
Our one to one consisted of
working with the resistance bands, body bars, stability ball and some
fitness walking (in-between the showers). I also worked on
strengthening the back and abdominal muscles and flexibility too.
After that she attended the LBT class for more fun fat burning and toning
and afterwards she certainly looked like she had worked out the hardest.
Laura is going to make bit more of an effort to be a bit more active in
between classes by getting out and walking for longer, doing a fitness DVD
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Laura at the end of her first LBT class
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Tuesday 16th May - LBT
Laura attended her first Legs, Bums & Tums class and was fantastic!
She met another lady there, who comes every week, which helped keep her going.
She really enjoyed the class and can't wait to attend next week. She commented
on how proud of herself she was of coming, because she was dreading it but she
did as much as she could and was glad that she gave it her best. At
the end of the class, she was laughing and joking with the other ladies and she
said that this makes her feel so much better and at ease, comfortable with the
session knowing that it is hard work but good fun too!
Laura has been finding this hard, but Food Diary
improvements have been made by reducing and eliminating fizzy drinks, switching
from white bread to wholemeal bread or wraps, adding low fat yoghurts, eating
breakfast (nearly) every day, although this still needs a little work. She
has also made better efforts to prepare and eat freshly cooked and nutritious
evening meals, drinking lots of water and the occasional sweat or savoury treat!
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Tuesday 9th May -
Fitness Pilates
Laura attended her first Fitness-Pilates class in the evening at
Little Paxton Village Hall with her sister-in-law, Sam, who is also going
to help, support and encourage her to get fit as well as work out some
food plans too! Laura enjoyed the session and feels that she is
ready to tackle something a little bit more upbeat, dancey and funky as
she used to be a majorette and danced for over 5 years with them before
her weight gain. Therefore, I have recommended that she attend the
Legs, Bums & Tums next week! She has also increased her walking
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Thursday 4th May - One to One
Laura is 19 years old, is a Size 26, feels very unfit, suffers from
lethargy, and has asthma too. Her main aim during the next six months is
to reduce body fat, improve and gain overall fitness, tone up, and to socialise
more. She is currently out of work, but is actively looking for a new job
and attending interviews. She has decided that she wants to change her
career from working with nursery children to being in a computer/admin/office
role. This is another area that Laura wants to work on as she feels
she lacks self confidence and esteem and feeling and looking better about
herself with help with that.
My plan for Laura is to see her
on a one to one basis once a month to help keep her on track and motivated
during this time, plus encourage her to attend 1 to 3 classes a week. So
expect to see her bending, stretching, flexing and puffing her way through some
really great sessions with you!
This photo of Laura was taken
after she attended her first initial consultation and one to one session with
me. After taking all her vital statistics such as weight, body
measurements, body fat analysis and an example weekly food diary I looked at how
we could gradually increase more activity into Laura's schedule and how she
could make small but significant changes to her eating plan in order to help her
initially get fitter, burn fat and to assist weight loss.
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How it all started...
I was approached back in April by
one of the producers of ITV's Jeremy Kyle Show to see if I would help out Laura
with her quest for a fitter, healthier and more active lifestyle. She
attended the show back in January with family and weight issue problems. Those of you who watch or have heard of the show will know that Jeremy deals
with these types of family issues, as well as taking a look at the every day
issues that affect their lives.
After a few meetings with
Laura to asses what she really wanted out of a program, I saw that she
really wanted to to do this for herself and had a great determination to take on this challenge. So, I decided that I would
help Laura, and will be working with her for the next six months before she goes back onto the show
later in the year to look at how she is progressing.
For those of you who don't know
what The Jeremy Kyle Show is, then click on the logo above to access the
ITV website and find out more about this ever popular daytime
talk show that is helping change people's lives forever!
So, to help with her
motivation and progress I have decided to keep a BLOG of Laura's
Fitness & Lifestyle achievements to keep you as well as her family and
friends up to date with all the highs and lows, blood sweat and tears that she
endures along the way. Expect to see Laura in one of your classes
over the coming months - so please say "hello".
Good Luck Laura and keep up the
great work...!
Mel x
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