Melanie Weese
February 26, 2009 by admin
Filed under Member Spotlight
Over the last year, Aaron, my personal trainer at Aspen Athletic Clubs, helped me
lose 90 lbs. and lower my body fat by 15%. I’ll never be able to thank you (Aaron) enough
for everything you’ve done for me.
– Melanie Weese, 35
I’m a mother of 5 very active children. I found myself feeling depressed, exhausted all the time, and extremely over weight. I was a whopping 260 lbs.! YIKES! and later found out that my body fat was 42%. My friend Missy had asked me several times to join at Aspen Athletic Clubs with her, and honestly, exercise was the last thing I wanted to do. I wanted a miracle fix to my weight problem.
Anyway, I decided to check it out. I went and took a tour of Aspen, talked to Aaron, who is now my personal trainer, and 3 sessions later I was hooked!
He had, and still has me doing things I never imagined I would be able to do. I’d be lying if I said it’s been easy, it’s hard to eat properly and exercise everyday, but it’s so worth it. It also helps to have a knowledgeable and very mo•tivating personal trainer. Another thing that has been extremely helpful is the bodybugg™ and Apex products. Keeping track of what I eat and what I burn helps tremendously!
I’ve hit a few bumps here and there. I had gall bladder surgery in Feb. 2008 and just recently had another surgery that will keep me down for a short time. And like I said eating properly all the time is really hard.
So, in the past year I have lost 90 lbs. and lowered my body fat 14%. I now weigh 170 lbs. and my body fat is around 28%. I still have 10 more pounds to go before I reach my original goal, but I know I’ll get there. I’ll never be able to thank you (Aaron) enough for everything you’ve done for me. Because of you pushing me to keep going when I didn’t want to anymore, I physically and mentally feel so much better. It’s not as hard to come and work out and see myself in those enormous mirrors anymore. You know how much I love those mirrors! I’ve also had great support from family and friends!
I also want to mention that it made it a lot easier to come to Aspen each day because my kids love coming to the nursery and kids gym. Thanks for taking great care of my kids too!
