Temecula Personal Trainers Deliver - See the results!

We all know who took the 1st place prize in the Healthy Times 6 Week Fitness Challenge - Debbie Clark - her story and numbers are in the paper at Healthy Times. Go pick up a copy if you haven't already done so.

As stated in the last post I will present each of the winners from "trainer to you", and also those that did not win but had great results and stories.

We'll start with Patricia Manley - or - "Ms. Determination" as I like to call her. She placed in the "Inspirational Winners" category.

We talk about numbers a lot in this kind of business. There are many ways to judge the results of your efforts to change your body. Objective ones(how many pounds did I lose) are easy to analyze. The subjective ones(how you or others perceive the difference) are a little harder to quantify.

So let me put forth both.

Patricia Manley of Menifee. Here is a lady of determination. We started working together in August of '08' when she was weighing over 230 pounds - those pants you see her holding are part of the old Patricia.

The HT 6 Week Fitness Challenge presented to her a continuation of the journey she was already on.

Before the contest, back in August of '08', when she first realized she needed to change her life, she contacted "trainer to you" from an ad she saw on one of our trainers cars. She checked out the website and scheduled a free consultation. Her first workout consisted of a ten minute walk outside of her door, just down the street and back. This introduction to activity took her heart rate into the 85%-90% Max HR range. Just getting her to the front door, before leaving the house, took her to 75%.

Things have changed quite a bit since then.

The following are the objective results of her 6 week fitness challenge. These are just her numbers for the contest, she has lost a total of 45 lbs. to date, and has her goals set for another 20 pounds to melt away.

HT 6 Week Challenge Numbers/what she accomplished in 6 weeks!

• Scale weight lost = 12 lbs.
• BF% lost = 4.5%
• LBM gain = 1 lb.
• Total fat loss = 13 lbs.
• Dress size change = 18 to 14

Awesome numbers for 6 weeks! She lost fat and gained muscle at the same time - exactly the way you are supposed to do it if you plan on bigger results down the road. The circumference numbers(not listed) were outstanding also (I took circumference measurements of all clients in the HT Six Week Fitness Challenge as I wanted them to see how they have changed physically - beyond what the scale said).

I smiled when I heard her complaints about that her clothes were getting to big for her, even though the scale was not moving as she would expect. She refused to buy new clothes as she knew that they too would not fit her soon. Her body was gaining muscle, or replacing what she had lost over the years, and burning excess body fat. She was getting thinner.

Trish was kicking ASS!

Patricia, Trish as she prefers to be called, says the following;

"I entered the contest to push myself further and to continue with my original goals which were, improve my overall health - be able to play with my grandchildren longer - become a role model for my gifted kids that I teach - become a role model for my friends and colleagues - go farther in local charity walks - and finally, to have more stamina in the after school programs that I'm involved in with 4th and 5th graders snorkeling off the coast of Catalina and sailing on tall ships."

During the contest she encountered an obstacle. We had to modify the workouts - because she wasn't going to quit - so we kept pushing forward. Trish says,

"My personal obstacle during the challenge was getting through each day without intense knee pain. I have a torn meniscus of my left knee, which I hurt playing with my grandchildren, surgery scheduled for May 28th. This problem limited my cardio to a recumbent bike and minimal lower body resistance training, on orders from my doctor, and even then I had extreme pain at times."

Trish adds;

"my primary source of inspiration during the challenge was my trainer. He never gave up on my abilities to succeed and never told me I couldn't win. That does keep you striving harder to be proud of your accomplishments. I always left sessions smiling and I knew that I could keep going to achieve my goals."

But her determination was the real key. Trish states;

"The most important factor in my success was my drive to succeed and not giving up because of my bad knee. For once in my life I am proud of the decisions I have made for me."

"During this challenge I learned that I am not a quitter. I am a person with convictions and goals. I can accomplish what I set my mind to. I learned to eat healthier everyday by keeping a food journal and by doing some kind of exercise everyday. I learned that I wanted to make good life choices so what I do in the future will not revert back to my old habits. I learned to be extremely proud of me."

As we say a lot on One More Set - there is no finish line - so Trish is setting new goals for herself;

"I would like to progress to further my fitness goals of weight loss with my trainer and to add to my lifestyle with more exercising challenges: marathons, hiking in the Rockies, and kayaking."

Trish has one more bit of advice for all of you facing your own challenges,

"My advice to future participants is to realize your end. Do not set yourself up to fail but work on small pieces of yourself as you succeed in your personal journey so you do make it to where you want to be."

Thanks Trish for your effort and story.

Your actual objective weight loss numbers far exceeded the HT Women's 2nd Place winner(not to take anything away from her - her pictures and accomplishments were truly awesome).

I believe your numbers should have put you in 2nd place behind Debbie Clark. Period!(BTW - your prizes from T2U, will reflect that we feel you took second place;)-)

So from me and all of us at T2U, clients and employees alike, great job and keep showing all of us how it is done.