Hallie’s Transformation!
Check out Hallie’s journey to fitness for her wedding day!! Thanks so much Hallie for sending in your success story!!
In December of 2009, my life was all starting to come together. I was dating the man of my dreams, a comfortable income, and spending a lot of time with friends and family. My birthday in January came with a huge surprise!! My boyfriend proposed to me (of course, I said yes) and we were set to wed May 15, 2010. A couple months prior is when I decided to start working out at the gym to try to get in shape and maybe shed a few pounds, but now I was going to get serious! I looked into personal training at the gym I was going to, and was introduced to Kari. Not only was Kari a sweet girl and easy to work out with, but she was professional and very motivational during her training sessions. She also did a great job at kicking my you-know-what! I informed Kari of my recent engagement, and how I wanted to look ‘sleek’ on my wedding day. We sat together and discussed my diet as well as how often I was working out and what type of exercises I was doing. Kari made me realize being fit was a lifestyle and not just a quick fix I could do for a little while and then go back to my old ways. She made me LOVE the gym and eating healthy. I’m not a big fan of veggies and healthy foods, but nothing tastes as good as what skinny feels. Within four weeks of training with Kari and keeping a food log, I lost 6lbs and 9.75 inches! I continued to train with Kari and follow a healthy eating lifestyle for the next few months, and by summer I lost another 7lbs and 7.5 more inches and went down a size in jeans! It’s a great feeling to be able to shimmy those old jeans off without having to unbutton them. My friends began noticing the changes in my waist, arms, and around my face. I also noticed my shoulders and back looking more tone and my backside looking better in my jeans! When I went to have my fitting for my wedding dress (which fit perfectly the day I bought it) the waist had to be taken in 2 inches and chest 1inch. What an awesome feeling! I was getting the results I wanted and reaching the goals I had set with Kari my first day of training.
I started my journey at 5’3”, weighing 148lbs and wearing a size 8 in jeans. On my wedding day I weighed 128, had lost over 17 inches total body, and was wearing a size 4 wedding dress (that had been taken in!). I feel great wearing anything! My fiancé, now husband, was so impressed with my lifestyle change and how confident it made me feel, that he pursued a career in personal training and is now a certified trainer himself. He loves being able to make a difference in someone life. If it weren’t for being married to my very own personal trainer, I would work out with Kari as long as she’d let me! I continue to monitor what I eat and put into my body and exercise regularly with my husband. To this day I still see results and improvement in my endurance and stability with the foundation Kari helped me build. I am very grateful for her help and support. She gave me the knowledge to continue a healthier lifestyle.
-Hallie (age 27)