Anissa D's Page

I Joined the Body Proud Community to

Get Encouragement to Reach my Goals. Learn how to Improve Myself

My Background // My 'Story"

I started working out and lifting weights when I was 18 as a stress reliever when my best friend was battling terminal cancer. I hope to lose weight and gain muscle tone.

My Body Proud Beliefs:

I love being fit and strong and the exhilaration I get from working out.

My Prime Body Proud Goals:

Improve my Health, Increase My Strength, Keep Me Young, Feel Better about Myself, Sculpt My Physique, Feel Good in a Bathing Suit, Be an Inspiration to Others

Timeframe &/or Plan to Reach My Body Proud Goals

Rehabbing an injured right knee by building medial quadriceps muscle, having physical therapy and also working with with personal trainer.

I Am Looking for Advice On:

Nutrition and great exercises to work abs and back, information on ways to speed a slow metabolism due to hypothyroidism.

Status

looking for friendship, heterosexual

My Philosophy on Nutrition, Physical Fitness &/or Focused Thinking:

I enjoy eating fish, vegetarian ‘meats’, and experimenting with more soy and gluten-free products. I have hypothyroidism and therefore have an extremely slow metabolism. I also have to follow this type of diet to maintain my weight and it is a continual struggle to maintain a low bodyfat. I am working on lowering my current body fat of 37%, which is MUCH higher than it should be. I recognize that for the rest of my life, I will
have to work out more than the average individual just to maintain a healthy and fit physique and muscle tone. However, I have committed my life to fitness and hope to become a Certified Health Education Specialist, obtaining my Master of Public Health in Health Education.

My Dietary &/or Training Routine:

I enjoy eating chicken, turkey meat, fish, vegetarian ‘meats’, and experimenting with more soy and gluten-free products.
I do cardio 5 days a week, work abs 5 days a week, legs 3 days and back/arms 3 days a week. I hope to increase my cardio to 6 days a week and also increase legs to six days a week.

I am Grateful For:

my ability to gain beautifully defined muscle tone rapidly in my legs, back and arms.

My Advice to You to Help You Reach Your Body Proud Goals:

You are beautiful. Never let anyone tell you any different.

A Few Words about my Hero / Role Model / Trainer / Sponsor / Coach

Monica Brant Peckham, Jillian Michaels,Jessica Paxson Putnam, Jamie Eason, Francisca Dennis, Ocean Bloom. Enough said.

I learned about this site from: (Be specific please)

Mindy Blackstein on Twitter