I started at 416 pounds! That number seems outrageous now!...

From iLoveKickboxing Member Jennifer C: I started this journey almost 2 years ago and it has been both the hardest and the most rewarding thing I have ever done. After trying several different diets and exercise programs I decided I needed serious help. I got the gastric sleeve done in February of 2018.

I started at 416 pounds! That number seems outrageous now, I can't imagine how much harm it was doing to my body.

After loosing the first 175 pounds I was ready to take my exercise program seriously. I joked about signing up for kickboxing with my daughter and she ended up buying me my first set of classes for my birthday. I couldn't say no to that!

After that first class I was hooked! The coaches are incredibly motivating and they were quick to offer modifications because I still had my limitations.

9 months later and I am up to 8 or 9 classes a week and down almost another hundred pounds! I am proud to say I can keep up with my daughter when we do burpees and glove drills! (Those are words I never thought I'd say).

While all of the coaches at ILKB San Jose are amazing I am extremely thankful to Yvette. She's tough but it's all tough love. She has a passion for what she does and for every person who walks into her studio. I don't know where I would be with her extra guidance and killer workouts.