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My Story
How I Got Here... (TW - ED)
My name is Mahina Kailani, I am 27 years old and have a passion for health and fitness. Working out and eating right definitely hasn't always come natural to me. I was always the fat kid. The kid that was picked last in PE. The "big boned" girl who could barely finish a 400m run without getting nauseous during track and field. I got used to the way i was viewed, but what i never got used to was the way my mind constantly compared myself to others. At the age of 8 i picked up a journal and started obsessing about the idea of calories and keeping track of everything i put into my mouth. These habits began my long journey of a terrible relationship with food. I saw food as "the thing that makes you fat", and over the years began to cut back to almost nothing. I began to FEAR food and use exercise as a punishment for the negative views i had of myself. When i had lost weight, i gained positive attention from those who made fun of me and found it easier to fit in. Little did i know that the positive reinforcement & my horrible habits would end me up in a hospital bed barely able to walk. Sometimes it takes a terrifying experience to make you realize how important your body is & how much you take it for granted. In recovery i was given a new extreme approach to viewing food. "Just Eat," anything and everything to "fill you out". Learning some basics about nutrients and less about calories helped me out of my disorder but throughout recovery i gained over 150 pounds. I had the option to throw my hands in the air and go back to my dark past but i vowed to dive into educating myself on overall health and fitness. I started doing a full body workout program with healthy amounts of cardio & tracking food the correct way. I began training as a distraction from my mind and instead I found myself again. The weight shed off and i was left with BEAUTIFUL muscles, a STRONG heart and a HUGE smile on my face. I learnt to LOVE myself for the first time. I found refuge in fitness, i found myself through fitness. That was when i decided to become a personal trainer. And through that experience i could inspire others with my story in order to inspire themselves. I hope in reading this you feel a bit closer to me and believe you CAN and you WILL achieve any goals you set your mind to, by putting in the work and beginning your journey. Not tomorrow, not next week, TODAY. I will be here by your side to walk the journey with you, as your coach and as your friend. Do not give up, keep pushing, you'll get there. 'Rome wasn't built in a day'. Best of luck. xoxo - Mahina
2013 - Unhappy & Unhealthy
Severely underweight and a very poor relationship with food. Suffering mentally with an eating disorder, over-exercising and weak.
Today - Happy, Healthy & STRONG
Healthy weight and body fat percentage, lots of strength. Mentally stable, happy, have a healthy relationship with food and exercise.