Pam Harrelson has been certified by the American Council on Exercise as a Personal Trainer since 1997 with hundreds of educational units in Physical Therapy, weight lifting, cardiovascular, and working with weight loss.   In the past, she has been certified by Cooper Institute and Apex as a Nutrition Coach, under the strict umbrella of Registered Dieticians. She worked for 10 years at large athletic clubs and for 11 years as a free lance trainer, making a priority for 5 grandbabies in a row!  At age 70 she is semi-retired now.  The grandkids are growing up and she has been training a few clients at a large athletic club for the last 4 years. (North Cypress in Hammond)   Still semi-retired.... time for hobbies and family.   

  She has a great gym at home and will take a client there unless they are a member at North Cypress, which would be a conflict of interest. 

Pam relies on position statements and position stands from large scientific bodies such as USDA Dietary Guidelines, American College of Sports Medicine, and American Dietetic Association. These position stands are in public domain.

Pam has counseled or trained approximately 2,000 clients over the course of 25 years.

As a civic mission to the public, Pam was facilitator for the Lifeway Educational program, which teaches a healthy lifestyle, in three different locations. For years Pam gave motivational seminars to civic groups and churches to motivate folks to get off the couch!

Twenty years previous to her health and fitness missions, Pam directed Prison Ministries at her church.

Pam's friends and five grandchildren enjoy her semi-retirement as well. She has street bikes for them, bike paths, and kayaks where they have a relaxing paddle on the bayous. She loves pulling the kids on a tube from her jet ski and trolling the Tchefuncte River on her yellow party barge, called Mimi's Crew.

Pam's burning desire is to help bariatric patients, or anyone of any size who is sick of dieting, to achieve the same peace and balance she has and for them to stay off that miserable dieting roller coaster.  

The "Rest of the Truth" was Pam's first book, in print.  She updated that to an Ebook, "Practical Advice for Lifetime Maintenance After Bariatric Surgery," and that ebook sold steadily for 5 years! Pam has now completed the Second Edition of the Rest of the Truth with many updates and revisions.

Pam enjoys sharing her faith at Christian events in a topical fashion, which ends with a powerful invitation to surrender one's life to Jesus Christ.   She hopes that this new book, and grand kids being older (which frees up her time),  will result in a renewal of speaking invites! She is still young at heart and full of fire, and has now recovered from changing diapers for 12 years!