Carol122201
Cathlete
Hi everyone! I'm into my third month using Cathe's workouts, and I just wanted to post my own story, which is still in progress!! I've always thought I was fit, having run in college everyday, then worked out with tapes at home, and at various gyms, sporadically throughout my 20's and 30's. I'll be 46 in a few weeks, by the way. Nursing school, marriage, and having my daughter got in the way of my regular workouts, and after she was born (she'll be 13 in December), I worked out off and on, but didn't pay much attention to my diet. Denial is a powerful tool - LOL! Last summer, I was at my all-time highest weight of about 188. My BMI was 34. Pictures taken of me at a friend's wedding are what finally motivated me to do something. More importantly, I finally "saw" myself as the fat girl. When it's insidious like it was for me, it's easy to tell yourself it's age, or hormones, or you don't really look bad. I worked out sporadically the entire time, so I told myself I was in good shape. I have all the original Firm tapes, and started collecting FitPrime as well. They weren't very challenging, so I thought I was in pretty good shape. Hah! I was in size 18, and pushing out of them. I'm only 5'2", but still ... those pictures finally forced my mind into reality mode.
They were talking about Cathe's tapes on the FitPrime forum, where I hung out once in a while before it became a paid forum, but I thought there was no way I could do any of them. Last August, I did Atkins for 4 months, and worked out with Firm and FitPrime, and lost 22 pounds. I stopped near the holidays, and put back on most of it in a surprisingly short time. A friend of mind from college had great success with Weight Watchers, and encouraged me to try it. I started the end of April, at 171.5 pounds, and have now lost 34 pounds. About ten weeks ago, I bought my first Cathe tape. I bought Circuit Max, and was hooked!! I now own 22 of them, and can't wait for the newest set!! More importantly than the numbers on the scale, I am now in size 8, and VERY close to size 6!! The last time I was in these sizes was before my daughter was born. My BMI is now 25. I have lost 35 inches along with the 34 pounds!! All of this is like a miracle for me! I've never had results like this, and I credit Cathe's tapes!!!
Cathe's tapes are INCREDIBLE. I almost cried the first time I did Boot Camp. I thought there was no way I would ever keep up. Well ... I just finished it this morning, and not only did I actually get through to the end, but I kept up with 95% of it!! WOO HOO!! Last week, I did Rhythmic Step all the way to the end for the first time, AND, IMAX 2 all the way to the end!! These are major milestones for me. I had all but lost my aerobic endurance over the years, and thought I'd never have it back. Now, I can easily keep up with the cardio segments!! High impact is fun again!! Her step routines get easier for me each time I do them, and I know one day I'll figure out some of those more complicated moves. I'm a bit of a klutz when it comes to step routines, but I love doing them! Her tapes are the BEST. I will never go back. I'm giving away some of my Firm tapes and my FitPrime tapes to coworkers who are amazed at the change in me. I've been on WW for 21 weeks, and they are blown away by my progress. I'm blown away by it!! I get intimidated when I read some posts on here where you incredible ladies are in sizes 0, 2, and 4! I don't know if I can ever get that lean again, but I'm sure going to try! I'm not really focusing so much anymore on losing weight, but more on losing inches, because the weight will then follow. The scale can "lie", but the tape measure won't!! And, trying on clothing sizes and having them fit or not won't lie!
I'm just so grateful I found a series of tapes that challenge me, and keep me interested, and push me to heights I never thought I could achieve. I can easily see myself working out with Cathe for the rest of my life! I hope she's making these fantastic tapes when she's 70 and 80, because I'll be doing them!! LOL!!
Well, that's my story so far. Thanks for "listening"! Have a wonderful day, everyone!!
Carol
They were talking about Cathe's tapes on the FitPrime forum, where I hung out once in a while before it became a paid forum, but I thought there was no way I could do any of them. Last August, I did Atkins for 4 months, and worked out with Firm and FitPrime, and lost 22 pounds. I stopped near the holidays, and put back on most of it in a surprisingly short time. A friend of mind from college had great success with Weight Watchers, and encouraged me to try it. I started the end of April, at 171.5 pounds, and have now lost 34 pounds. About ten weeks ago, I bought my first Cathe tape. I bought Circuit Max, and was hooked!! I now own 22 of them, and can't wait for the newest set!! More importantly than the numbers on the scale, I am now in size 8, and VERY close to size 6!! The last time I was in these sizes was before my daughter was born. My BMI is now 25. I have lost 35 inches along with the 34 pounds!! All of this is like a miracle for me! I've never had results like this, and I credit Cathe's tapes!!!
Cathe's tapes are INCREDIBLE. I almost cried the first time I did Boot Camp. I thought there was no way I would ever keep up. Well ... I just finished it this morning, and not only did I actually get through to the end, but I kept up with 95% of it!! WOO HOO!! Last week, I did Rhythmic Step all the way to the end for the first time, AND, IMAX 2 all the way to the end!! These are major milestones for me. I had all but lost my aerobic endurance over the years, and thought I'd never have it back. Now, I can easily keep up with the cardio segments!! High impact is fun again!! Her step routines get easier for me each time I do them, and I know one day I'll figure out some of those more complicated moves. I'm a bit of a klutz when it comes to step routines, but I love doing them! Her tapes are the BEST. I will never go back. I'm giving away some of my Firm tapes and my FitPrime tapes to coworkers who are amazed at the change in me. I've been on WW for 21 weeks, and they are blown away by my progress. I'm blown away by it!! I get intimidated when I read some posts on here where you incredible ladies are in sizes 0, 2, and 4! I don't know if I can ever get that lean again, but I'm sure going to try! I'm not really focusing so much anymore on losing weight, but more on losing inches, because the weight will then follow. The scale can "lie", but the tape measure won't!! And, trying on clothing sizes and having them fit or not won't lie!
I'm just so grateful I found a series of tapes that challenge me, and keep me interested, and push me to heights I never thought I could achieve. I can easily see myself working out with Cathe for the rest of my life! I hope she's making these fantastic tapes when she's 70 and 80, because I'll be doing them!! LOL!!
Well, that's my story so far. Thanks for "listening"! Have a wonderful day, everyone!!
Carol