Jussi
“Honestly, I don’t know what to say or where to start! From being so run down, confused and exhausted to finally being able to comfortably say I know what I am doing and with the continual support, plans and nurturing provided in this process, the sky is the limit!
I look back to the first pictures of me and I can see the disdain and lack of confidence in my appearance. I felt every bit as sad as I looked in that picture.
I had gone from years of not really having to worry about exercising as I was generally so active and always having a sweet tooth with any repercussions to putting on and so much weight even after giving birth to Kaleb.
I was left in a state of low confidence, inaction and anxiety. I was so worried every time Juggy would say we have a family occasion or that we were going out and it was really affecting me mentally. It seems so trivial, but it became an ordeal getting ready, having to choose clothes that hid my body rather than feeling comfortable and happy.
I thought I wouldn’t be able to do anything until Kaleb went to school full time as I just saw it as such a huge task to be able to lose the body fat I had put on and I was so confused as to why I seemed to be accumulating fat so rapidly.
I didn’t tell Juggy this, but I would even get to the point of just not eating all day and hoping that would work. A few times I just felt dizzy and sick and it was at this point I knew I needed help.
I know people expect me to know everything because I am around Juggy, but it was so good to just have things explained to me, someone who understood what was happening and why and was able to give me the simple changes designed specifically for me and my obstacles. It wasn’t a plan as such because when things came up Juggy would provide another solution.
The more we problem solved, the easier the journey became and the more belief I had in myself to see it through. Initially I didn’t think something so simple could get me the results as you always read how scientific these things are and you need so many supplements to achieve a result, but just being able to sit down and work out my schedule with Juggy and develop a calendar to nail the basics of when to food shop, when I could cook, when the kids classes and activities were and how I could work around them and even how to fit in a night time routine to improve the sleep I was able to get in between Kaleb waking up and needing to be fed or changed! This element of coaching was huge for me personally!
I really enjoyed training, although I was worried to go back to the gym having barely exercises in 2 years. When I looked at the initial plans I actually thought they were going to be too easy, there was no big lifting or crazy weights, but Juggy explained to me the importance of building the foundation before doing these things. It made an immediate impact and I just felt so much stronger, my body began to change, and I didn’t feel completely drained either! Within the training there was a simple step count goal that we worked on and it meant I could achieve an element of my activity without having to go to the gym, which was perfect as I hadn’t thought of walking around with the boys or taking them out as exercise before!
I feel so much more confident now, I feel like I am myself again and I feel like I can actually be the role model I have always wanted to be for the boys. As silly as it sounds, when you don’t feel confident, the boys can pick up on that and I have noticed how they are just so much more open and themselves in social circles now and a bit of me thinks that could be because I feel more at ease too.
Whilst I am no expert, I do have experience and I feel my results have been life changing, not just for my body but my mind too. I am hoping my journey can help others and I will be much more open to guiding and helping the LIA members where possible and understanding the female perspective, I feel I can also support a lot of Juugy and Bal’s female clients through my own journey, my ups and downs and help them see the success that I have seen to date!
I am just so excited about what the future will bring! I also guess, a thank you is in order to Juggy for all the support, care and attention he has provided and a few of the stern words I needed along the way to stay on track!”