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Gabrielle Minar

Bio

I am turning 50 in 2012 and have gained a significant amount of weight over the past 6 months due to lack of exercise and not watching what I'm eating.

All of my stats are good except one:  BMI.

My goal is to lose 30 pounds over the next 12 weeks and reduce my BMI to an acceptable number.  I plan on doing this through reducing my calorie intake, drinking more water and exercising.

I'm glad that I have the opportunity to be a part of this challenge with other co-workers and friends who have the same goal whether it's staying healthy or getting healthy!

Activity

  • Pamela Fortner, NASM Elite Trainer
    Pamela Fortner, NASM Elite Trainer posted on Gabrielle Minar’s wall:
    Now it the time to put the hammer down. Finish this challenge strong. Log, log, and log.
  • Pamela Fortner, NASM Elite Trainer
    Pamela Fortner, NASM Elite Trainer posted on Gabrielle Minar’s wall:
    Happy Memorial Day, have a flag waving,. calorie burning good holiday.
  • Pamela Fortner, NASM Elite Trainer
    Pamela Fortner, NASM Elite Trainer posted on Gabrielle Minar’s wall:
    It is crunch time Challengers. Your activity level and logging is more important than ever. Every step, every calorie, every pound counts towards the grand total. The Grand Prize is at your fingertips, but you must log and be active to win. Time to step up for you and your team.
  • Pamela Fortner, NASM Elite Trainer
    Pamela Fortner, NASM Elite Trainer posted on Gabrielle Minar’s wall:
    I hope you had a great weekend. It is the start of a new week full of challenges and stresses. So be sure to shake your booty and melt the pounds away.
  • Pamela Fortner, NASM Elite Trainer
    Pamela Fortner, NASM Elite Trainer posted on Gabrielle Minar’s wall:
    It's Monday and time to hit the floor running. Shake your groove thang and sweat the pounds away. Have a great week, my friend.
  • Pamela Fortner, NASM Elite Trainer
    Pamela Fortner, NASM Elite Trainer posted on Gabrielle Minar’s wall:
    Have a great week, move those feet, pump those arms, take the stairs, have an activity planned for your break time and lunch. Burn the pounds away.
  • Pamela Fortner, NASM Elite Trainer
    Pamela Fortner, NASM Elite Trainer posted on Gabrielle Minar’s wall:
    Have a fun filled, feet moving, calorie scorching day. The weekend is almost here!
  • Pamela Fortner, NASM Elite Trainer
    Pamela Fortner, NASM Elite Trainer posted on Gabrielle Minar’s wall:
    Its Wacky Wednesday. Do something crazy today. Try skipping for a minute or so, jumping rope, or just a different activity from your usual routine. We are on the down hill slide to Friday, so stay focused and keep logging your activity and food.
  • Pamela Fortner, NASM Elite Trainer
    Pamela Fortner, NASM Elite Trainer posted on Gabrielle Minar’s wall:
    Have a terrific Tuesday. Move those feet, get that heart to thumping, your blood to pumping and the calories to melting away.
  • Pamela Fortner, NASM Elite Trainer
    Pamela Fortner, NASM Elite Trainer posted on Gabrielle Minar’s wall:
    Happy Sunday, Have a foot stomping, heart thumping, sweat pouring, calorie burning week.
  • Pamela Fortner, NASM Elite Trainer
    Pamela Fortner, NASM Elite Trainer posted on Gabrielle Minar’s wall:
    Gabrielle, not much activity on your wall. Logging your food and activities plus recording your weight on weigh in day are all part of the program. Hope to see you back logging soon. I am here if you need anything. Louisville is doing great on the leader board so lets keep this team motivated to log so they can win this challenge. Thanks for your help.
  • Pamela Fortner, NASM Elite Trainer
    Pamela Fortner, NASM Elite Trainer posted on Gabrielle Minar’s wall:
    Gabrielle, I am looking for success stories to send up the ladder so to speak. Would you mind sharing your experiences so far either with how you feel about the program, how much weight you have lost, how much better you feel, maybe something you can do now that you could not do say 6 weeks ago. I hope to hear from you. Let me celebrate your success.
  • Pamela Fortner, NASM Elite Trainer
    Pamela Fortner, NASM Elite Trainer posted on Gabrielle Minar’s wall:
    Prizes: There are two way to qualify for the Grand Prize Sweepstakes. 1. Lost 10 lbs. or more AND have logged the weight loss in the weekly weight tracker 2. Exercised an average of 150 minutes per week AND have logged their exercise minutes weekly in the activity tracker “Each participant will automatically receive an entry into the Grand Prize drawing if such participant has either: (1) has lost 10 or more pounds and logged this weight loss; or (2) has exercised an average of 150 minutes per week and logged these exercise minutes during the Sweepstakes Period.
  • Pamela Fortner, NASM Elite Trainer
    Pamela Fortner, NASM Elite Trainer posted on Gabrielle Minar’s wall:
    Gabrielle, we are looking for success stories. However, there is not much activity on the group walls or blogs so we really do not know how everyone is doing. Please encourage your team to log, blog and share so we can celebrate their success. Thanks
  • Pamela Fortner, NASM Elite Trainer
    Pamela Fortner, NASM Elite Trainer posted on Gabrielle Minar’s wall:
    Happy Friday Gabrielle, hope you have had a great week.