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Cathlete
Thank you Cathe for making such wonderful workouts and for these forums. I had started exercising with your workouts and with running in August of 2007. I had lost 20 lbs and down to a size 4 (never in my life would I have thought that would happen) by January of 2008.
Everything was going fine until July of 2008 when I received a free one month membership to a gym. I added the gym classes to what I was already doing with your workouts (weights three times a week) and running (I was up to running from 5-10 miles three times a week) or step workouts. After 2 weeks I realized something was seriously wrong with my left foot. I finally went to a doctor and he confirmed I had a stress fracture and would need to rest my foot for at least a month.
The first week I sat around feeling sorry for myself and eating just about everything in sight. Then I got back into doing just weights being careful not to stress my foot. The not being able to walk or run really got to me and so I gave up again and let my workouts go and my eating become terrible.
On Monday I decided to get my life back and get back to work. As of Monday, Sept. 15, 2008, I weighed 137 pounds. I am 5 ft. 5 inches tall. In July of 2008 I weighed 115 pounds. I almost didn't weigh myself because of fearing what it would show. Well, yesterday, Sept. 16th, was by 47th birthday. I had lost 4 pounds in one day just by eating right and exercising. Today I am down another 1 and 1/2 pounds. I am doing your weight workouts every other day. And in between I am doing lots of walking and even beginning to run again. Only running a few blocks at a time in between the walking.
I even took pictures this time and measurements. Oh my, they look awful! But I am looking forward to when I take the next ones in a month. I didn't take pictures last time and I think if I had they would have helped me realize how far I had come and to not give up.
The most amazing thing is that even though, today, I am still not at the weight I want to be, I feel so much better just because I am exercising and eating right. When I eat lots of junk food, I feel lousy and sedated all the time. I don't want to do anything but eat. And I get mean, too. When I feel the urge to eat something I shouldn't, I just go for a walk or start cleaning or playing with my kids and I feel better. Working out first thing in the morning helps my whole day go better.
So thank you, thank you, thank you Cathe for all your wonderful workouts. It is so good to be back and alive and looking forward to living life again. And I am so looking forward to STS. It always seems like Christmas when the UPS person arrives with your DVDs.
God bless you, your family, and your staff for all your hard work and dedication. You are the best and you bring out the best in all of us.
Heather
Everything was going fine until July of 2008 when I received a free one month membership to a gym. I added the gym classes to what I was already doing with your workouts (weights three times a week) and running (I was up to running from 5-10 miles three times a week) or step workouts. After 2 weeks I realized something was seriously wrong with my left foot. I finally went to a doctor and he confirmed I had a stress fracture and would need to rest my foot for at least a month.
The first week I sat around feeling sorry for myself and eating just about everything in sight. Then I got back into doing just weights being careful not to stress my foot. The not being able to walk or run really got to me and so I gave up again and let my workouts go and my eating become terrible.
On Monday I decided to get my life back and get back to work. As of Monday, Sept. 15, 2008, I weighed 137 pounds. I am 5 ft. 5 inches tall. In July of 2008 I weighed 115 pounds. I almost didn't weigh myself because of fearing what it would show. Well, yesterday, Sept. 16th, was by 47th birthday. I had lost 4 pounds in one day just by eating right and exercising. Today I am down another 1 and 1/2 pounds. I am doing your weight workouts every other day. And in between I am doing lots of walking and even beginning to run again. Only running a few blocks at a time in between the walking.
I even took pictures this time and measurements. Oh my, they look awful! But I am looking forward to when I take the next ones in a month. I didn't take pictures last time and I think if I had they would have helped me realize how far I had come and to not give up.
The most amazing thing is that even though, today, I am still not at the weight I want to be, I feel so much better just because I am exercising and eating right. When I eat lots of junk food, I feel lousy and sedated all the time. I don't want to do anything but eat. And I get mean, too. When I feel the urge to eat something I shouldn't, I just go for a walk or start cleaning or playing with my kids and I feel better. Working out first thing in the morning helps my whole day go better.
So thank you, thank you, thank you Cathe for all your wonderful workouts. It is so good to be back and alive and looking forward to living life again. And I am so looking forward to STS. It always seems like Christmas when the UPS person arrives with your DVDs.
God bless you, your family, and your staff for all your hard work and dedication. You are the best and you bring out the best in all of us.
Heather
Keep up the good work.