I been doing Cathe workouts for about 4 years now. Before I discovered Cathe on FIT TV, I had been working as a personal trainer, doing my own designed workouts & ‘living’ health & nutrition since I was a teenager. At 17 years old, I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, at the beginning of my
I have always enjoyed athletics – running, in particular. When I had my second child, I started developing back problems from lifting my new baby and my toddler, who still wanted to be carried. This escalated into a herniated and ruptured disk. It was so bad that my doctor recommended that I consider not having
My story is not about losing weight or getting toned. I was already in a good place. But I wanted to prove to myself and others that Moms (both working and stay at home) can really push themselves to achieve a higher level of fitness and strength despite the fact that we many times put
I was always overweight my entire life. I came from a home where butter and Pasta were our best friend. From the time I was in the 3rd grade I could always remember getting teased and taunted for being fat. I got married when I was 24 and ballooned up to 300 lbs. And was
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
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
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
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
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 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
the beginning I was almost 7 years old when my family moved from Minnesota to California. Before the move, I remember being a popular, confident, leader-type kid, with a healthy, normal body weight. At my new school, I did not have a warm welcome from the kids. I was different. I was scared. I was
