My idea of heaven is getting paid to workout.
And to eat… errrr… cook.
Several months ago I earned personal training certificates through the International Association of Fitness Sciences (IAFS) in Functional Training, Bodybuilding, and Sports Nutrition. This is 8x Mr. Olympia Lee Haney‘s program (he’s basically my version of a movie star).
I wasn’t sure how or if I’d use it… I ended up training a couple of friends and deciding it’s something I really did love. So I added a link on my site for training and nutrition. Between getting married and moving, I never did much to promote it. Now that we’re settled, the time has come!
You don’t have to want to be a competitor to have a trainer. I loved doing figure competitions, but these days I’m a lifting-boxing-running-everything else fanatic.
I firmly believe that fitness is personal. Everyone is a snowflake. We all have different goals, body types, and abilities. I will work with you to design an online training program and/or nutrition plan customized to meet your individual needs. Whatever success looks like to you, I want to help you get there and be your biggest cheerleader. Rah!
If you’re interested, click here to learn more. Fill out the form and I’ll email you ASAP.
End of sales pitch. Time to eat.
This WIAW we’re kind of normal for a change. The term normal is relative, obv…
Read on for my eats, and then check out Jenn’s blog for everyone else’s delicious creations!
Breakfast-ish #1:
Vegas and I had our usual morning cocktail. I had my morning sludge.
I was rushing out the door to boxing class, so meal 1 was a bar. My favorite S’mores Quest Bar.
Breakfast-ish #2:
The post-boxing morning meal was my favorite smoothie bowl. Chocolate Beet. I eat this almost every day – sometimes with the coffee and tofu, sometimes with just the beets and my favorite chocolate rice protein powder.
Lunch:
A light salad with greens, asparagus, carrots, cucumbers, sprouts, and smoked chili habanero salmon. I’ve been buying smoked fish from Whole Foods. It’s a expensive serious addiction at this point.
Dinner:
Pizza night! I made my cheese-less cauliflower pizza for Vegas and I. This is one of my most repeated recipes – you can even pick it up by the slice!
Mine was topped with marinara, greens, tempeh, mushrooms, onions, and cheese.
Vegas wanted the traditional toppings.
Hers was marinara, mushrooms, onions, cheese, pepperoni, and more cheese.
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Today is baking experiment day. Wish Vegas luck.
Have you ever used a personal trainer?
What’s your favorite pizza topping?
Congrats on your certification! That’s awesome. I have used a personal trainer before. She quickly made me realize how I kid myself when I workout on my own – I don’t challenge myself nearly enough!
Thanks! I felt the same way when I started seeing my trainer in ATL. I definitely wasn’t going hard enough.
YOU are my favorite personal trainer!! While I am there, we must start this all over again. Ok?
I will entertain you with throwing underwear at places, while you design my plans and I help Vegas baking (and burning).
You are more than entertaining me!!! Please move.
ahh we have SO MUCH IN COMMON.
I love love love LEE.
I met him a few times in person and he is just as fantastic and charismatic in real life as well.
<3
Isn’t he?! It was so cool to be able to do the workshop with him. Super nice guy and knows his stuff!
Congrats on the certification! I have used a personal trainer before and even as a former personal trainer, I loved having someone tell me what to do and then made sure I was doing the exercise exactly right with no cheating. It’s great for accountability!
That e-card sums up my idea of why I ‘d like to have a personal trainer . No, honestly, it’d be awesome to have somebody around knowing what might work best for me and keeping me accountable. Congrats on getting your certificates – lucky future clients of yours! I hope they like refueling with all kinds of balls 😉 .
Hahaha – thanks. 🙂 Who doesn’t like balls? 😉
I’ve never used a personal trainer and I need one most likely because weights are always confusing and intimidating. One of my best friends is a trainer so I should probably just have her give me the run down and take notes! Doing what you love is an amazing thing, congrats on the certification 🙂
My favorite pizza topping is any type of meat 🙂
Train me! I was thinking the other day I should get one to get my body back into shape but I have limitations that are complicated. I need someone who knows how to work around them.
I’d love to train you!!! There’s a lot you can do to modify to hit those muscle groups.
my favorite pizza topping is mushrooms…. as long as they’re fresh and not from the jar (can?)! i’ve only worked with a personal trainer twice and enjoyed it both times!
Ewwww… can you even get mushrooms in a can?
I always wanted to get my personal training cert- that’s awesome you got it and youre using it! I dont think I’ve ever seen tempeh on pizza…. sounds strange but good 🙂
Thanks! Definitely recommend the tempeh on pizza… I didn’t think it was strange until Vegas called me out. 🙂
My favorite pizza topping is . . .. cheese and anything! My family just always wants boring pepperoni and never any of the weird (I mean good) stuff
That’s what’s so great about these personal pizzas. Everyone gets their own toppings!
That meme is hilarious. Seriously. My goal as a personal trainer is to help my clients not only work towards their greater goals but also to help them become self-sufficient, but still to return to me because they WANT to!
Exactly! Being self-sufficient is an amazingly empowering thing, but I personally still love having a trainer to take it to the next level.
I’ve never used one but I am one in real life :-). Good luck with your training endeavors! I still haven’t tried the cauliflower crust though amazingly my husband, who hates cauliflower saw it mentioned somewhere and commented (positively) on it. I guess it must be time to try it!
You should try it! I have done it with a flax egg too. 🙂
I really need to make that pizza crust. Just pinned it (again) so hopefully I’ll remember. I’ve never used a personal trainer unless you count Cathe Friedrich DVDs – which following a periodized plan kind of counts right?? But as a personal trainer, I can really see the benefits even for myself. It’s really easy to get into a rut with your workouts or feel less than inspired. I think having a PT can be a big bonus for motivation and accountability
Oh yeah – it’s huge accountability. I still text mine in ATL!
That smoked salmon looks divine! I too have it as an expensive taste, I can easily eat an 8-ounce package within the day!
It’s so awesome to be paid to exercise! I’m a Zumba instructor, so I understand 🙂
Also…my idea of a good pizza is TONS of veggies and just a sprinkling of cheese. My boyfriend thinks the complete opposite 😛
You guys sound like us! I want to be able to taste all the ingredients… not just the cheese. LOL!
Whoo hoo. Training is the best! Plus since i work from home, it’s party time to interact with people aside from my dog and Dan.
Yum pizza! Must put tempeh on the list it’s been too long!
You make cauliflower crust pizza look good. That’s talent. I’d even eat it, especially if Vegas gave it the thumbs up.
Why do I feel like you and Vegas are ganging up on me?
Hi Laura! Congrats on launching the new side biz! I’m a personal trainer and learned the ropes by working at an Equinox, which was just awesome. However, also quite tiring. Personal training is a tough career, because it’s not only very physical, but you’ll see that clients look to you for help with nearly everything going on in their life, and they don’t always enjoy working out. Which is so weird for us fitness people to understand! Great eats and good luck with the training!! I bet you’ll be awesome!
I know… I think a trainer can be like a hair stylist. It’s really a therapy session.
That’s so awesome! Congrats friend!!
Congrats on your certification!! What a cool association, I had never heard of it before! Love cauliflower pizza I have to make some this week! Lots of Love C
Thanks Courtney! Let me know if you try the pizza. You’ll love it!
Congrats on the certification! that’s so awesome! I bet you’d be a pretty kick-butt trainer 🙂 Happy WIAW!
Congratulations! I was a trainer for many years and it’s awesome to see clients achieve goals, tell you ALL their secrets and connect with people on such a personal level and truly help them see their potential. Whoever GETS to train with you, is lucky. Give ’em hell!!!
It is like a therapy session, right? I know I did it to my trainer in ATL! Thanks Allie!
YAY for cauliflower pizza crust!! I LOVE it! I also love that you added tempeh to your pizza. I surprisingly have never done that.
… I still don’t know what I want to do when I grow up. 🙂
I have used trainers in the past, and have thought about it again recently. another sort of recent ankle injury left me less active, and while I am back to playing tennis a bit (not moving across court TOO much), I feel like I want a trainer to push and motivate.
YAY for baking day! cannot wait to hear about it.
Girl, you and me both.
I saw your snazzy pink tennis shoes. Hope you’re feeling good!
I’m excited to see you starting to kick your training business into high gear!! i know you’ll be a great trainer! 🙂
Thanks Heather! I miss you guys!
Honey, wth is tempeh? And thank you for the pizza (it was delicious) and ALL you do!
Ready to go to the game?!
Your pizza looks yummy! Homemade pizza is one of my favorite things to make. And I JUST had my first s’mores Quest bar yesterday – liked it! Did you hear about their new chocolate mint flavor? I feel like I need it in my life ASAP.
Congrats on moving forward with the personal training! I didn’t know that about you before this post.
I haven’t gotten the chocolate mint yet! I heard it’s really good. Must find.
Thank you! Can’t wait to meet you Thursday!
That’s awesome girl!! You’ll do awesome!! And of course I love all the eats yummy! Must make the cauliflower crust pizza. I may be sending some training questions ur way hehehe 😉
Thanks friend! Feel free to send any questions – and let me know if you try the crust!
I’m a stay-at-home dad right now, but really want to become a CPT and start a side job training others when my daughter starts going to school. Way to go on the certification, and best of luck!
I’ve been wanting to make cauliflower pizza FOREVER, and will use your recipe hopefully soon. Both pizzas look amazing! Have a great week right into the weekend!
You should totally do it!
I really love the pizza – let me know what you think if you do try it!
Congrats on becoming a trainer and starting your biz! I cannot wait how you do out there…PS: next time I am back, we’ll have to meet up. My schedule this time was all over the place. I don’t discriminate with pizza toppings…I LOVE pizza dn pretty much love anything on top of one. 😉
Thanks Katie! I’d love to meet up some time. Let me know when you’re here!
I am interested in getting a nutrition cert as well. I’d love to hear your thoughts on the one you did. Thanks and congrats!
Thanks! It was a good one, but if you want something more nutrition-focused you might want something more in-depth.
I have no doubt you’d be an awesome PT! And I’m still yet to try cauliflower pizza – you make it look damn good though!
Thanks Tara! If you try the pizza you MUST tell me. I’m really curious to know what you’d think.
Quest bars ❤ and I love your thoughts on working out and our bodies being snowflakes. Great message
Thanks Maria! It’s so true. 🙂
OMGi am so pumped for you! I want to promote the heck out of your training! yes! and by the way, look at them good eats. dang!
Awwww… thanks Lindsay. I can’t wait to workout with you when you guys come! We need to do something cool… like kayaking.
I followed all the old school bodybuilders way back when! CONGRATS!!!!
I remembered you saying that! He’s such a cool guy.