I have always been overweight. In high school, I was the fat girl who dreaded gym class. I started my freshman year in a size 12, and by graduation I was a tight, tight, can’t breathe tight 18.
I was the girl who couldn’t run the mile in gym class, but told myself it was ok [...]
People usually guess my age at anywhere from 10 to 25 years younger than what I really am. While I’ll never admit to how old I really am — even if you guessed correctly, I would most definitely lie — I will say that I’m over 55 and exercise to Cathe daily. I think her [...]
Weight loss, improved cardio endurance, stress relief, increased strength, better self-esteem - the list of why I have been a fan of Cathe for years goes on and on. At the top of the list of successes I attribute to Cathe, her workouts, and her forum is friendship.
Exercise has been part of life since my [...]
Growing up in school, I remember as far back as grade school being in gym class and always being the last one chosen to be on a team. I always hated that teachers did that. Why do they always chose two team leaders and let them chose who they want to be on their team. [...]
In 2004, after the birth of my son Chase, I was diagnosed with a stage 3 breast cancer on my right side. I received 4 rounds of aggressive chemo therapy that left me weak and sick. In addition to that, I received a mastectomy and 5 surgical procedures.
After my last round of chemo, I found [...]
2 years ago I had a wonderful and beautiful baby (baby #2).
I also had some extra weight that just had to go!
At 162 lbs I was about 24 lbs heavier than I was before I had gotten pregnant. I was 38 lbs heavier than I was when I graduated high school. None of my clothes [...]
It’s hard for me to believe that a year ago on February 9, 2009, I did my very first Cathe workout! After reviewing the multitude of workout DVDs available by Cathe, I settled on Cardio Fusion, Step, Jump & Pump & Step Blast and Ab Hits. I started with Cardio Fusion and it kicked my [...]
My story is not a typical story you might hear. I was not overweight and needed to shed some pounds. I was skinny and needed to gain some self esteem.
My whole life I was always told how “skinny” I was (almost like it was a disease) and how lucky I was to be able to [...]
My success story involves not just myself, but three lovely ladies that have entered my life. Battling with secondary infertility for seven years, I found myself having my third child at age 35. With each of my pregnancies, I gained 50-60 lbs. By daughter #3, this weight was extremely hard to lose, and the thought [...]
I had spinal fusion surgery due to chronic pain in my lower back and down my right leg. After surgery I was unable to work for 8 months and I gained a little over 30 pounds. Before surgery I was slightly overweight and weighed about 170 Lbs. I am 5′11″ and my ideal weight is [...]
