I first got into health and fitness as a teenager when I wanted to gain strength and muscle. I was competing in BMX racing at the time against other girls who were much bigger and stronger than me. After I stopped racing BMX I put on a lot of weight and was sick all the time. I was restricting myself 1200 calories but would then would binge eat because I was upset that I couldn’t lose weight. I would then feel so guilty about binging I would go back to restricting myself. It was a vicious cycle and I didn’t know why I could lose weight, but this went on for about 2 years. I hated they way I looked and felt.

That’s when I decided that I needed to do something about it so I set myself a goal of competing in bodybuilding. It was something I had aspired to do but honestly never thought id actually be capable of doing it. I got in contact with Jen and she set me up with a meal and training plan. I also did one PT session with her each week.

After starting the process, my calories almost doubled and I actually struggled to finish all my meals. Jen taught me that I needed to eat quite a lot to actually lose weight. Within the first 8 weeks I lost 8kg, and I never really even felt hungry. Jen also taught me correct lifting technique, and we focused on squats and deadlifts. After training with her I realized that I had been doing wrong for years. The techniques Jen taught me I use now with my own PT clients.

“I gained so much confidence in myself and that was such an amazing feeling.”

My biggest accomplishment has been competing in 2 seasons in bikini and placing top 3. In the process I lost a total of 17kgs! When I first started out I didn’t think I’d actually make it to the stage at all, I just gave it a shot to see what would happen. The result was better than I could have imagined

When I was prepping for my first season I went through a really horrible break up, and sticking to my meal plan and training was the only thing that kept me sane during that tough period. I gained so much confidence in myself and that was such an amazing feeling. I also made huge gains in strength. All of my main lifts doubled in weight from where I started, and I didn’t lose any strength in the process leading up to my competition.

What Jen has taught me not only about health and fitness but what I am capable of is priceless and I can’t thank her enough.