Just in case you need some inspiration to get thee to the gym as the holidays come at us for the next 2 months, here’s another set of my “before” and “after” pictures (more in “My Story.) (That’s my super cute niece with me in the “after”.)
You may not believe it, but the difference between the two of me is only 20 pounds. Fat weighs less than muscle but takes up more space per pound (about 18% more if my Google search can be believed) so as I got rid of fat and gained muscle I didn’t lose a lot of weight but I lost a lot of size – 8 to 10 sizes to be (not quite) exact. The changes definitely didn’t happen over night (the Before is 2000, After is 2008) but each baby step I took and still take, be it fitness or food based, kept (keep!) me moving forward.
Want to get back at me for the tortures I’ve put you through AND give to charity at the same time? On Friday December 5th, RVC’s trainers are donating their time (and muscles) to raise money for CHAD and Parkinson’s.
Here’s where you come in. For a donation to one of the charities mentioned above you get to torture train me (or another trainer of your choice)! How awesome is that? Just choose a time (you can pick 30 or 60 minute intervals. I’m aiming for a donation of 50 cents to $1/minute.) and I’ll put you on my calendar.
If you normally train on Fridays you’re welcome to keep that time and instead of me working you out, you can work me out (or we can do it together.) Your donation is made in lieu of your training session (so you don’t lose a session.)
Make sense? I have some flyers I’ll be passing out to clients and classes and there will be signs up in the gym. Keep your eyes peeled and start thinking about what exercises you might want to put me through. If you want to gang up on me with a gym friend the more the merrier. (I see an evil ab session coming my way.)
P.S. You can also just donate without making me drop and give you twenty.
The bad news is that means I could still be going for 30 years AFTER the current retirement age.
Do I have enough money to live my life essentially over again? Nope, but it does reaffirm my need to restart automatically saving the maximum amount of money I can in a Roth IRA in January (once my student loans are paid off).
Oh, and I have to floss more and cut back on sweets. Dang it.
My name is Amy Fortier and I am an NASM certified personal trainer at the River Valley Club in Lebanon, NH. For information on how I became an "accidental trainer" see the "My Story" tab above.
If you'd like to contact me please send an email to
amyfortier at surfon dot com
