Personal Narrative: A Career As A Fitness Team

I stepped wonderingly into Farley’s East Coffee Shop, hands rubbing excitedly against my thighs. Eyes darting around, I had scoured the whole room, looking for Tammy. After shaking out my umbrella, drenched from the pouring rain, my body slumped into a chair, attempting to blend into the environment. Magazines lined the wall to my right and the pastries counter sat next to the shelf. Although already seven at night, the coffee machines still busily whirred in the back. This constant buzz harmonized with the occasional laughs and chatter that scattered around the shop. My eyes scanned the dark that blanketed my view of everything outside the brightly lit room, hoping to catch a glimpse of anyone who looked like Tammy. Finally, after watching others behind bright computer screens for a while, a woman walked up, resisting the rain with boots and a black rain jacket. She smiled apologetically and quickly introduced herself with her name and a hug. Tammy’s dark hair sat on the top of her head, pulled up …show more content…
Tammy has had this job for 3 years and it includes seeing clients, giving talks in schools or offices, and teaching fitness classes. From her childhood to now, she has always had a love for food, but in her early twenties, she saw a friend doing holistic health coaching, and it changed her way of viewing food. She stated, with sweeping hand gestures, “That really opened my eyes to trying different foods and just starting to cook more for myself. So from that experience, I really just got into food”. At this moment, she seemed to pause, remembering the past events that has shaped who she has become today.
After discussing more about her path to becoming a nutrition consultant, Tammy revealed the most important thing she stands by, which is knowing how to cook. Being able to feed yourself right is what she strongly pushes when coaching