My experience is nothing like the stereotypical “personal trainer” experience I imagined. When I met Mike the first time there was no one else was in the gym which was huge to me. My vision of big box gym personal trainers made me hesitant about trying anything. Looking back, I wish I had met My Path Wellness the day I heard the words “You have cancer.” As it is, My Path is helping me “pick up pieces”; some are more difficult than others and not letting me give up on myself. I would say to anyone who is struggling with weight, has a health issue that could be improved by exercise and nutrition to re-evaluate everything in their world and figure out how to make a personal trainer work.

I approached Mike at My Path this spring. After having my first child three years ago, I was feeling very unhealthy and unable to move forward. I'd been using intermittent fasting for several years to *maintain* my weight, but was unable to *lose* weight, and I was not very strong. I would get tired after holding my son for just a few minutes. Now it is late August and I am at a lower weight than I have been since high school. I am strong enough to hold my 30-lb child for a long time before getting tired. Most importantly Mike has taught me how to eat. For real - I feel like I never really understood food before now; what I crave, when, and why, what to eat, how often to eat, *everything*! I feel that I finally have the tools to have control over what I eat. For example, even if I stress-eat half a pizza, I know why it happened, I choose to let it happen, and I know what choices to make to minimize the impact on my body. This is the big piece I was missing in all my previous weight loss efforts. I love how Mike will go over meals with me, point out good choices at fast food places, and bring my attention to trends in my eating that help me suss out what my body wants. Working out with Blake in the gym is fantastic as well. I love the feeling of getting stronger and Blake is always willing to work with me if a particular movement is tough or I need help.Also these guys are totally friendly and awesome to hang out with!