Tamara Sutila
Online Personal Training for Women Success – Tamara Sutila!
Drawing on her incredible life experiences as a ‘third culture’ person, Tamara from Croatia shows her daughter and the world how incredible being fit feels! As Tamara says, she doesn’t want to compete in a Bikini Competition, but she wants to look like she could! Check out her incredible journey.
Hometown:
I am originally from Croatia but now live in Cape Town, South Africa.
Personal Information
I’m what you call a ‘third culture’ person. I was born in ex-Yugoslavia but left the country with my parents and sister when I was 6. The family moved to different countries every 4 years on average until they settled in Tanzania in East Africa. I grew up in Norway, Zambia and Tanzania. I left for boarding school in France when I was 16 and then completed my university degrees in London, UK. When I was living in Paris, France, I become interested in fitness and joined a gym. I quickly became hooked on exercising, which I continued to do throughout my early 20s and into my 30s.
How did you get started?
What are your fitness goals?
As another client of Julie Lohre’s has said – I may not want to compete in a bikini competition but I’d like to look like I could. Ultimately, I want to have energy and vitality going into my midlife. I’m a 45-year-old mother to a 7 year-old-child and I want to be present for my daughter, both physically and mentally. I also want to prove to myself that age isn’t a barrier to feeling good and looking fit.
“I may not want to compete in a bikini competition but I’d like to look like I could!”
WHAT CHANGES HAVE YOU SEEN & WHAT HAS HELPED YOU MAKE THE TRANSFORMATION?
I’ve lost about 4kgs (about 9 lbs) and dropped a dress size. And my skin glows! I’ve still got some way to go to see muscle definition but am excited about the gradual changes. What has helped me most with the transformation is eating clean and eating 5-6 meals a day. In the past, I suffered from blood sugar swings but Julie Lohre’s way of eating has kept my hunger and energy levels stable. I also find that tracking my calories and nutrients using MyFitnessPal is very useful. It’s so easy to ‘overindulge’ if you’re new to clean eating.
“In the past, I suffered from blood sugar swings but Julie Lohre’s way of eating has kept my hunger and energy levels stable.”
What do you enjoy most about fitness?
I love the feeling of having a strong body, which also tend translates into a strong mind.
What motivates you to maintain a healthy lifestyle?
What is the best part about working with Julie?
I haven’t met Julie Lohre in person but just that one phone consultation and her motivating emails are enough for me to know that Julie is an amazing mentor and inspiration. She’s endlessly encouraging and I really like the fact that she understand the female physique (and female fitness/health) so intimately as well as the demands of being a working mother.
What is the worst part about working with Julie?
I can’t think of anything! I just wish she’s come on holiday to Cape Town so I could meet her in real life! 🙂
Favorite 'diet' food:
Ultimate Muscle Protein Protein Pancakes
Any other comments or anything else you would like to share
I really do believe that a person creates their old age today. I want to be a vital old lady some day – one that isn’t dependent on assistance is an old person’s home but one that is active and dancing salsa well into her 90s!
Online Personal Training for Women Client – Tamara Sutila
Working with Julie
I haven’t met Julie Lohre in person but just that one phone consultation and her motivating emails are enough for me to know that Julie is an amazing mentor and inspiration. She’s endlessly encouraging and I really like the fact that she understand the female physique (and female fitness/health) so intimately as well as the demands of being a working mother.