Building Brian's Fitness Journey
I am raising funds in order to be able to continue the amazing health, wellness, and fitness journey I have been on for the last 18 months. Having lost 150lbs, I'm excited to see how much more I can grow and learn, and in the process continue to lose weight, and regain my health and quality of life.
The funds I am raising will help me to pay the fees to continue working with my current trainer (Scott Shaheen, at GoodLife in Woodstock). Scott has been instrumental in helping me to push my boundaries, stay committed, stay accountable, and achieve success. While the costs of training are considerable (hence me needing to raise funds), working with a trainer has been instrumental in my weight loss journey in a number of ways:
-designing constantly-changing programming, and giving valuable feedback on nutrition
-keeping me safe, and helping me learn how to work effectively with some of the physical limitations and injuries I have
-helping to manage chronic injuries (especially back and shoulders) through Fascial Stretch Therapy, and designing stability and stretching programs
-pushing me to challenge my own boundaries, encouraging me to try things I would never try on my own, and pushing me to exceed my own expectations
-helping to deal with the mental and emotional baggage which are a huge component of my struggles with weight- who knew that the gym was such effective therapy?
I have struggled with my weight and my health my entire life, and I have never had the kind of long-term success that I have had while working with Scott. I'm not ready for our journey together to end- there's so much more I still have to learn, so much more to grow, and so much more to lose!
And so, I need your help! Your donation will help me continue training with Scott (for 1 or 2 years, depending on funds raised), and in the process see just how much further I can go, and how many people I can inspire along the way, as I share my journey.
I can't begin to thank you enough just for reading my story, let alone for donating. For those of you who feel moved to make a donation, large or small, know that EVERY dollar I raise makes such a huge difference in being able to build the kind of happy, healthy future for myself that I couldn't have imagined just 18 months ago. My heart is filled with gratitude for the support, and for the investment of money and confidence that you are making in me!
