Gerber's Story

02/13/2013 by The Tenth Muse Fitness Plus | 8 Comments

Say hiii yall!

Here is Gerber. Gawgeous ain’t she? She’s a hair stylist at world renowned salon Duafe and she’s also a make up artist. Well, last year I became her trainer, then she was in a car accident and had to stop for a bit. Now here we are together again!  ^-^  As a trainer my main concern is Gerber’s health and the pressure that she is putting on her joints.  If for no other reason G loses weight, she will feel and notice a significant difference in regards to the loads that are placed on her body. I meet with her Tuesday and Thursday early, early mornings (while the majority of the east coast is still dreaming about Batman, Beyonce & Bane.)  We do fitness and talk about dietary changes- progress/setbacks/ next steps. For Lent (perfect timing) she’s on a path to make changes that will positively impact her diet. We’re gonna  do this week by week making gradual changes that we hope end in a success story.

What I like about Gerber:

• She will push herself
• She listens

What I want her to work on:

• Believing in herself
• Not letting her environment influence her decisions

This first week, I propose that she cut the dairy out her diet. What the problem with dairy?? Well I’ll explain that in another post, yup I’ll dedicate a post to dairy-the good, the bad && the ugly.  Since December 2012, I’ve been pressing G to get her 64 oz in daily of water. So in addition to cutting the dairy, she’s being diligent about drinking water.  Gotta get that H2O in!

Cutting out dairy including:

Day One.

• cheese/butter/milk/ice cream/ yogurt/ cream cheese/ etc

Her Whole Food’s shopping list looks a little something like:

• Non dairy yogurt
• Non dairy cheese
• Non dairy butter
• Vanilla Silk
• Granola
• Fruits
• Veggies

I asked her to choose a weekend day to do some physical activity in addition to the two days I come. So her work is cut out for her, but she got it.

So this is Gerber’s story told via me! – Starting today Feb 12, 2013  and documenting her journey for 40+ days to a healthier lifestyle.  If Gerber has a story that is similar to yours, join us at The Tenth Muse’s Facebook Page. Check back (on FB) for weekly updates on what she’s doing and how she’s doing. Don’t forget …. around here we share, support and encourage each other! So right now I’m rooting for Gerb!  Let’s Frickin Gooooo Gerrrrrb!!!

Get There.
✗♥O

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