Before

After

I am 34 years old, 5ft 4 inches tall and in December of 2008 I weighed 183 lbs. I hadn’t weighed that much since I was 8 and ½ months pregnant with my second child.  I wasn’t pregnant this time. I was just short and fat. I hadn’t realized the toll that stress eating, a mentally abusive home life, & dreams unfulfilled had taken on my body until I was in the dressing room at Target. 

I was trying on a pair of pants in the juniors department when the light seemed to illuminate every dimple and bag I had in every inch of my once svelte frame. I had never seen myself in this light…so to speak. I had never considered myself fat. Then in almost the speed of sound I had flash back of every uncomfortable/ unflattering clothing experience I’d had in the last 4 years. I almost cried there in the Target dressing room because the will to shop had left me…which I knew was ridiculous and absurd being that I am of the female persuasion. We love to shop and any woman who doesn’t either hasn’t found a store she likes yet or is still in the womb! 

At any rate I started working out on a treadmill I purchased in June and made a list of things I wanted to do for my New Year’s resolution and in addition to going back to school I hired a personal trainer to help me because on top of everything else, I HAD BECOME LAZY. 

I’d seen Chad Havunen’s webpage and was impressed with his philosophy and his accomplishments. He was local and reasonable with the cost. His bulletin stressed that he could help anyone and that he did. I was intimidated when I first met him in person but was immediately put at ease by his enthusiasm and genuinely kind demeanor. He pushed me beyond what I thought I could do and it took very little time to see results. Clothes I had purchased in smaller sizes because I “just had to have” but did not fit, I began to fit into and some became too small. By the end of my training sessions the large shirts I bought to work out in were far too large and I gave away a bunch of my “fat” clothes. My body was defined and the “back-fat” I used to wear 2 shirts to camouflage went away and I was cute again and thin. My husband who said I would never do it had to eat this words when I went from a size 10-12 to a 6! BOOYAH! 

All I can say is that CJ was not only motivating but also supportive. He could tell when I wasn’t eating right and when I did what I was supposed to. I had a goal, he helped me reach it and gave the know how to continue on my own. The results speak for themselves and I speak for CJ when I say “He’s the BOMB.” That means he’s awesome for those of you who don’t know.