004:Fitness & Social Media Journey with Special Guest Jill Christine, PEScience Athlete

Today I had the privilege of talking with Jill Christine, an athlete for PEScience about her fitness journey and being a social media influencer. Jill is born, raised and currently resides in Minne”snow”ta. She has had a tremendous weight loss/fitness journey herself. She was overweight growing up and struggled with her body image  Jill’s senior year of high school she was at her heaviest weight of 180 lbs (before her journey began.) The following January after graduating high school is when her fitness journey started. She cut out alcohol, switched from eating unhealthy to healthy foods, and starting exercising consistently with lifting weights and cardio. About 6 months into her journey she lost 50 lbs. “When you start this journey you have to make it a lifestyle, you can’t just do it to lose the weight and then go back to your old habits.”

Jill started to struggle with re-gaining some of the weight she lost but then maintained a “skinny” physique for a couple years. Which led to an unhealthy obsession with exercise. “Even though I was “thin” I was mentally not healthy.” She needed to shift her mindset then to a “self-love” journey rather than a weight loss journey. In the past few years she gained 10 lbs of muscle and that's when she social media presence picked up.

Listen in to here more about Jill Christine’s journey.

Highlighted questions:

Have you always been in great shape?

What would you say to someone that says they’re stuck or struggling on their journey?

Could people be struggling with their journey because their environment?

Why do you think people look-up and engage with you on social media?

Do you become a social media influencer overnight?

Do you ever feel like giving up?

What is some encouragement you can give to people just starting their fitness journey?

What is your advice for people trying to grow their social media influence?

Where you can find her:

Instagram: @jillchristinefit