All About Tamara Efstratios Swan
The Owner & Founder Of Body By T.E.
I am 27 years old with an affinity for fitness. I started as a nursing major back in 2010, I got as far as an LPN, then in 2013, 1 year away from completing my bachelor's degree in nursing, I realized that nursing was not for me. I began to struggle with my weight when I was going to school full time and working 3 jobs, one of which was overnight. I was miserable, I ate poorly, barely slept, barely drank water, and most of the time went out drinking with friends whenever I could get the chance.
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I was miserable and self-conscious.
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One evening while drinking a bottle of wine with my mother and aunt on --FINALLY-- a night off, my aunt brought up how she wanted to lose 30 pounds. I complained about how I was overweight and was so unhappy. I expressed to them my complete and utter disgust in myself after getting on the scale at my father's house earlier that day and it reading the heaviest I had ever been in my life. I told them that night I could lose 10 pounds in 30 days and that I was going to just do it. That night I took progress photos in a bathing suit that once fit me. The next morning I woke up and decided that was it, last night's conversations weren't just drunken rants; I was changing my life for good.
30 days later I found myself 20 pounds slimmer and ready to start looking into healthy meal planning and strength training. From there my obsession with fitness spiraled out of control from training my body to helping others lose weight, to becoming a certified personal trainer with a concentration in diet and weight loss. 6 months later I began actually training others.
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Happy ending right? Not so much.
So fast forward three and a half years. My husband and I receive the most amazing news, we are expecting a little nugget of our own! Pregnancy hit me like a ton of bricks! I was tired, I was sick, I HATED being overweight, EVERYTHING hurt, I COULDN'T breath it was a miserable experience for me. But from it I got the most beautiful blessing of a baby boy; I couldn't ask for anything more. During my pregnancy, I gained 34 pounds. Due to complications during birth, I ended up having an emergency cesarean. I left the hospital 7 pounds heavier than I went into the hospital, AND they took a whole baby out!
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The first three months postpartum not being able to exercise was the hardest for me. So I made my diet a priority. I NEEDED to make healthier choices and be stricter with my diet, but I wasn't able to exercise. In the first three months, postpartum I lost 40 lbs. From 3 months postpartum until 11 months postpartum I lost 20 more pounds. Totaling 60 pounds of fat loss within the last 11 months. I am very proud of myself but have so far to go. Learning to love the skin that I live in daily has been the hardest transition for me.
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Through training and coaching, I help others get their lives back. Learn to love themselves unconditionally. Learn to make better choices when it comes to things that will affect them mentally physically and emotionally. I don't just help women get where they want to be physically but where they NEED and DESERVE to be mentally physically and emotionally. I guide others on a journey to be the best version of themselves mind, body and soul! I have had the honor of helping over 150 others achieve their goals. I hope to inspire many and change the lives of thousands…millions…billions. Your support along the way whether you know me or not means more to me than you will ever know.
I'm building a team, and the question is... will YOU join?