Previous to this photo I’d lost some weight and was wearing anywhere from a six to eight, down from ten-twelve. I took in a boarder as a favor and the result of that move was I couldn’t exercise when I wanted to, so I decided to let myself go, this was the result. I ate whatever I wanted in any quantity I wanted, with no exercise. This picture of me (on the left) was what shocked me into seeing how ridiculously fat I’d let myself get.
It’s funny how a person can have an image of themselves in their head of how they look that has no bearing on reality. It was so bad that not even the fact that I couldn’t fit into certain items of clothing was enough of a hint to make me do something about what I looked like.
I got serious after I entered a body transformation contest (which required more photos), I pulled out all of the
Cathe DVD’s I owned and started the process of remaking myself. Oh, I stumbled a few times, taking an aerobics class without changing my eating habits, which didn’t work at all. I then referenced some bodybuilding resources and learned that in addition to cardio, I needed to weight train and eat cleanly, a difficult task, but not an insurmountable one.
While I still haven’t reached my ultimate goal of 139-140 lbs, I am well on my way toward it…clean eating, weight training and Cathe’s videos are the weapons in my arsenal to get the body I crave at 48 years of age. My final goal is to take a photo in a bikini and be proud of it because my stomach’s flat and there are beautiful muscles taking the place of the bulges and cellulite that remain!
