How Michelle's Goals Changed Over Three Years

Michelle started with me in May 2023. This week, three years on, we wrap up. So I want to tell you about her, because her story says something I wish more women understood before they start.

When she first came to me, she wanted what most women want when they reach out. To lose weight. That was the whole picture, and that's where we began.

We did that work. And somewhere in it, she found something she wasn't expecting. She got strong, and she loved how it felt. So the goal shifted. Now she wanted to build muscle, because strong felt better than small ever had.

When life changes the goal

Then came the hardest stretch of the whole three years.

Michelle was planning her wedding. At the same time, her dad was deep in a long battle with cancer. She wanted to walk into her wedding feeling every bit of the work she'd put in, and she was holding on to every moment she had left with him. He made it to the day. He passed shortly after.

Living through both at once, the celebration and the grief all tangled together, changed what she wanted from her body and from her life. The way she looks quietly stopped being the point. What she wanted now was to feel good, stay healthy, and make the most of every day she's got. That's the goal she holds today.

The thing that never changed

Michelle's goal changed more than once across those three years, and it never threw her. Not once.

That's because she's one of the most reflective people I've ever worked with. Always thinking, always growing, always honest with herself about what she actually wants right now, rather than what she thinks she's supposed to want. Every time the goal moved, she met it with the same open mind. Her plan changed to match, and she kept going.

That's rare. And it's the real reason she got everywhere she got.

Where she is now

She leaves stronger, more confident, and completely clear that this was never really about a number on a scale. Her goals grew up over three years, from how she looks to how she wants to live. Longevity, energy, making the most of her time.

What her story taught me

The goal you walk in with is almost never the one that matters most by the time you leave.

You start wanting to lose weight. You often end up wanting something deeper, and better. Strength. Freedom around food. A body that lets you get on with a full life. When your goal evolves like that, it doesn't mean you did it wrong. It means you grew.

Michelle, thank you for three years of trust, through the celebrations and the heartbreak both. I'm so proud of you, and I'm so glad I got to be in your corner for it.

If you're ready to find the goal underneath the goal, and you want someone in your corner while you do it, book a free discovery call and let's talk.