{"id":504,"date":"2021-12-10T09:38:32","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T01:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.issaacademymalaysia.com\/issa\/?p=504"},"modified":"2021-12-10T10:03:27","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T02:03:27","slug":"hanane-garcia-finding-success-beyond-her-comfort-zone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.issaacademymalaysia.com\/issa\/index.php\/2021\/12\/10\/hanane-garcia-finding-success-beyond-her-comfort-zone\/","title":{"rendered":"Hanane Garcia: Finding Success Beyond Her Comfort Zone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Reading Time: 3 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a U.S. Army veteran who had lengthy deployments to Iraq, Angel Garcia\u2019s bravery should go unquestioned. The same can be said about the decision he made on the home front 14 years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His wife, Hanane, had recently given birth to their son, Daniel. The 5-foot-6 Hanane had gained 90 pounds during her pregnancy, putting her well over 200 pounds, and in the weeks that followed the weight wasn\u2019t going away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s when Angel suggested that it might be time for Hanane to lose some weight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next sound he heard was not the crashing of a flower vase on the wall behind him, but of his wife acknowledging that her husband was right. She was unhappy about the way she looked and had been told by her doctor that the weight gain had made her pre-diabetic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, she was ready for a change. The hard part was figuring out how to make it happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learning About Health and Fitness<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI didn’t really know what I was doing,\u201d Garcia said. \u201cI was eating salads and soups, or not eating enough. There\u2019s so much more to it than that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Angel left for deployment for a full year in Iraq, Hanane put her efforts into high gear. Over the next nine months, she lost 75 pounds. The weight stayed off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hanane was at the airport to greet him when he returned from Iraq. Her husband stepped off the plane and walked right past her. And when she got his attention?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe was blown away,\u201d Garcia said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe knew I was working out, but he didn\u2019t think it was something I was going to stick with,\u201d Garcia added. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learning from Failure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI remember going to a YMCA,\u201d Garcia said of her early failures, \u201cand I was trying to do the lat pulldown. One of the handles ended up hitting me right in the head. It was not just knowing how to work the machines, but also not knowing the correct form. Plus, I was so shy to go over and pick up a weight, because I never really did that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen I decided to try something different and took a class, it was like [the instructor] was going right and I was going left. It was frustrating.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She was able to stick with it because of her determination and her decision to hire a personal trainer to educate her on the things she needed to do to prevent becoming a life-long yo-yo dieter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That frustration melted away right along with the extra pounds. And her life forever changed. Just how dramatic her transformation has been is reflected in the fact that the 36-year-old is now a competitive bodybuilder<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She again hired a personal trainer last year to help her prepare for the fitness competition<\/a><\/strong>. She entered three categories at a local amateur event: Bikini, Master Bikini, and Transformation. She finished third in all three.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m so proud of myself that I did it,\u201d said Garcia, who plans to enter another competition in March. \u201cIt made me fall in love again with learning more about fitness.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Garcia earned her personal training certificate from ISSA in 2011. She is currently studying to earn an ISSA certificate in nutrition and said she is finding the intricacies of a healthy diet fascinating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI just feel blessed to have this opportunity find out about new things and things about myself,\u201d she said. \u201cWho would have thought I would be interested in science, or anatomy, or anything like that? I sure didn\u2019t pay attention to that class when I was in school.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNow it\u2019s like, \u2018Who am I?\u2019 I\u2019m really paying attention to these things.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Helping Others Get and Stay Healthy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Angel works as a contractor, and his job takes him overseas for long stretches. While he tends to keep himself in good shape and eats well, Garcia said, her husband does enjoy \u201ctreating\u201d himself on the weekends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut when he comes home, he knows he is on lockdown,\u201d she said. \u201cHe says, \u2018I open the fridge and all I see is vegetables.\u2019 I tell him they\u2019re good for him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She has the same message for her 14-year-old son, and for anyone else who will listen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI want to help others,\u201d Garcia said. \u201cI want to let them know that it is never too late.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are you ready to push beyond your comfort zone to take control of your health and help others do the same? Follow Hanane Garcia\u2019s lead and sign up for ISSA\u2019s certified fitness trainer<\/a><\/strong> course now!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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