'My Big Fat Fabulous Life': Whitney aims to become a personal trainer to break stigma around plus-sized women

Whitney has been putting her all in working out and she is making sure that within a month's time she can become a personal trainer
PUBLISHED JAN 29, 2020
Whitney (TLC)
Whitney (TLC)

Whitney Way Thore has been shifting her focus onto things that are challenging and one of the things on her to-do list is to become a personal trainer. Whitney has been working out with Ryan Andreas for a while now and the two have been working together to make sure that their fitness business kicks off. 

The pair have made multiple workout videos online and are focusing on getting into a workout studio to kickstart their fitness business. However, the bigger picture in Whitney's mind is to make sure that she gets into personal training. Whitney believes it will be a big change because people do not usually expect someone her size to be a personal trainer. 

One thing that keeps her motivated is the fact that people comment about Ryan being her trainer in their workout videos even though that is not the case. She feels she would be a good example for every plus-size person who wants to turn their life around and turn towards fitness. 

She wants to motivate people and send the message that shape and size does not matter. To add to this, Whitney has been focusing on her weightlifting career. Ever since Whitney started working out with her trainer, Jessica, she has been making sure that she enters into weightlifting competitions and picks up a few tricks.  Recently, she even took part in a competition alongside Jessica and was thrilled to see how far she had come. Out of 10 teams that were competing, Jessica and Whitney came fifth. Whitney was happy with the result but she knew it was just the beginning of something new. 

One thing that keeps her motivated is the fact that she wants to prove a plus-size woman can do anything. Luckily for her, Jessica has been standing by her to help her stay motivated and on track to reach her desired goal. 

'My Big Fat Fabulous Life' airs on Tuesdays at 8 pm ET on TLC. 

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