BelovedHeather
Cathlete
Challengers:
Welcome to our 12-week challenge! I am inspired by Cathe’s “Eye of the Tiger” calendar for 2008. I have been battling my weight for a lifetime, and it is not going down without a fight. With a determined focus and a renewed commitment, I am ready to rise to the challenge!
Glory! I love the hope and joyful expectation the dawn of a new year delivers. I can testify that 2007 was a life-changing year of mental and emotional transformation. I started the year with a blast of inspiration after receiving my first Cathe calendar, ventured out of my comfort zone to Jersey for my first Cathe Road Trip in August (when I was feeling insecure about my weight and size), embraced heavy weight training and faithfully completed my first official Cathe rotation with Cathe’s 4-Day Split in November, and wrapped up 2007 by breaking free from a cycle of defeat that I had been caught in for years.
Cathe’s 4-Day Split was my breakthrough series. Cathe created fun and effective workouts that inspired me to embrace heavy weight training after years of cardio and circuit training. I was delighted with the dancy step choreography, and my results inspired me to start 2008 with a 12-week challenge centered around the 4-Day Split.
I wrapped up 2007 with a major breakthrough on Christmas Eve. I have been stuck in a cycle for years of gaining a chunk of weight during the holidays, writing off the last week of the year as a lost cause, eating everything in sight for a week, and starting over on New Year's Day. I confess that I indulged in feast food and gained weight during the holidays. But I started over at 4:00 p.m. on Christmas Eve. It dawned on me that I do not need to wait for a new year, a new week, or even a new day to make a fresh start! The 6:00 p.m. Christmas Eve candlelight worship service was so inspiring. I left my last Hershey's Hug on the altar during communion. I fasted and drank nothing but water and a few sips of orange juice on Christmas Day. I blessed my body with plenty of nutrient-dense food for the rest of the week. I am bursting with energy and ready to blast off my 12-week challenge this morning!
I am delighted to share the good news that for the first time in years, I am joyfully starting a new year from a place of victory. Taking a recovery week to detox, refuel, and recharge with restful sleep was a good plan.
My workouts will center around the 4-Day Split with extra cardio. My game plan for nutrition is about abundance, not deprivation. I am returning to a plant-based way of eating and blessing my body with 80 percent fruits, veggies, beans, legumes, whole grains, nuts, seeds, and hemp protein and keeping dairy, organic eggs, condiments, and fun foods to 20 percent of my intake. I believe eating 80 percent clean consistently will be better for me in the long run than eating 100 percent clean for a few weeks followed by a fit of rebellion!
I am starting 2008 and this challenge at 230 pounds in size 20 jeans. My goal for 2008 is to shed 100 pounds (down to a size 8) and break free from this fat cocoon for good! My goal for this challenge is to break into the 100s and fit comfortably into size 14 jeans by Easter. That is a size a month! I have not consistently weighed under 200 pounds since the spring of 2006. I dipped into the 190s after my first Hardcore Series rotation in the fall of 2006 and stayed there for less than a week. I took a break from Cathe during a recovery week, and my weight immediately bounced up again. Keeping my weight under control is like holding a beach ball under the water! I am so thankful I found Cathe’s workouts because they are very effective.
I am believing God for deliverance from 100 pounds in 2008 and another live Cathe class to celebrate! My pictures are stored in my photo album, and my weight and measurements are recorded on my 2008 Cathe calendar! Cathe is waiting for me to start my 12-week New Year’s Eve to Easter challenge. Let the transformation begin!
Blessings,
Heather B.
“So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God” (1 Corinthians 10:31 NIV).
Welcome to our 12-week challenge! I am inspired by Cathe’s “Eye of the Tiger” calendar for 2008. I have been battling my weight for a lifetime, and it is not going down without a fight. With a determined focus and a renewed commitment, I am ready to rise to the challenge!
Glory! I love the hope and joyful expectation the dawn of a new year delivers. I can testify that 2007 was a life-changing year of mental and emotional transformation. I started the year with a blast of inspiration after receiving my first Cathe calendar, ventured out of my comfort zone to Jersey for my first Cathe Road Trip in August (when I was feeling insecure about my weight and size), embraced heavy weight training and faithfully completed my first official Cathe rotation with Cathe’s 4-Day Split in November, and wrapped up 2007 by breaking free from a cycle of defeat that I had been caught in for years.
Cathe’s 4-Day Split was my breakthrough series. Cathe created fun and effective workouts that inspired me to embrace heavy weight training after years of cardio and circuit training. I was delighted with the dancy step choreography, and my results inspired me to start 2008 with a 12-week challenge centered around the 4-Day Split.
I wrapped up 2007 with a major breakthrough on Christmas Eve. I have been stuck in a cycle for years of gaining a chunk of weight during the holidays, writing off the last week of the year as a lost cause, eating everything in sight for a week, and starting over on New Year's Day. I confess that I indulged in feast food and gained weight during the holidays. But I started over at 4:00 p.m. on Christmas Eve. It dawned on me that I do not need to wait for a new year, a new week, or even a new day to make a fresh start! The 6:00 p.m. Christmas Eve candlelight worship service was so inspiring. I left my last Hershey's Hug on the altar during communion. I fasted and drank nothing but water and a few sips of orange juice on Christmas Day. I blessed my body with plenty of nutrient-dense food for the rest of the week. I am bursting with energy and ready to blast off my 12-week challenge this morning!
I am delighted to share the good news that for the first time in years, I am joyfully starting a new year from a place of victory. Taking a recovery week to detox, refuel, and recharge with restful sleep was a good plan.
My workouts will center around the 4-Day Split with extra cardio. My game plan for nutrition is about abundance, not deprivation. I am returning to a plant-based way of eating and blessing my body with 80 percent fruits, veggies, beans, legumes, whole grains, nuts, seeds, and hemp protein and keeping dairy, organic eggs, condiments, and fun foods to 20 percent of my intake. I believe eating 80 percent clean consistently will be better for me in the long run than eating 100 percent clean for a few weeks followed by a fit of rebellion!
I am starting 2008 and this challenge at 230 pounds in size 20 jeans. My goal for 2008 is to shed 100 pounds (down to a size 8) and break free from this fat cocoon for good! My goal for this challenge is to break into the 100s and fit comfortably into size 14 jeans by Easter. That is a size a month! I have not consistently weighed under 200 pounds since the spring of 2006. I dipped into the 190s after my first Hardcore Series rotation in the fall of 2006 and stayed there for less than a week. I took a break from Cathe during a recovery week, and my weight immediately bounced up again. Keeping my weight under control is like holding a beach ball under the water! I am so thankful I found Cathe’s workouts because they are very effective.
I am believing God for deliverance from 100 pounds in 2008 and another live Cathe class to celebrate! My pictures are stored in my photo album, and my weight and measurements are recorded on my 2008 Cathe calendar! Cathe is waiting for me to start my 12-week New Year’s Eve to Easter challenge. Let the transformation begin!
Blessings,
Heather B.
“So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God” (1 Corinthians 10:31 NIV).
Well, as some of you know I am usually up well before dawn - usually 4:00ish to get in my workouts. But as these holidays have progressed so has my sleep - ICK ICK ICK!!!! So day 1 eh? This am I got in Cathe's 4DSKB and a 30-minute itread of sprints. (wink mama!
