I started out in July of 2002, after having my last of 3 boys in September of 2001, with all the weight of each pregnancy, if not more, still on.In 2003 I was turning 40 which I wasn’t looking forward to, and the fact that my size 18 pants were getting too tight was enough
I have had Crohn’s Disease since I was 18 years old. After years of trying to control the disease with meds, I had to have emergency surgery for a bowel obstruction. After going through the initial surgery and then a bowel resection, I slowly started to add exercise into my life. Fast forward to when
When I got pregnant I had been following Cathe’s DVDs for five years. I was very excited to be pregnant and progressing with mine and my husband’s marriage. Although I was very excited to be having a baby, I started to worry about my fitness and what was going to happen to my body during
On January 6, 2007, I quit smoking after 21 years. I had always been blessed with a good metabolism and was naturally thin. I had periods in my life when I would be a very active exerciser – but I never fully committed. As many people experience, I began to gain weight after I quit
As I stood at the start line waiting for the horn to sound the start of the 5K race, tears started rolling down my face. It was my July 31, 2010, my 50th birthday. I stood there and thought,”Have you lost your mind? You can’t do this. You are going to look stupid. You’ve only
As young as five, I could remember being active. I used to spend all day playing ball or running up stairs. My Mom said I used to tire her out.When I was seven, however, I began to tire out more easily, and act slightly more irritable. I started to complain to my mother that I
My past lifestyle was not the healthiest. I was a smoker for over 30 years, afraid to quit because I knew I would gain weight as well as lose my “stress reliever”. My husband convinced me to quit with him in October, 2008 and we were both successful, however, by Jan. 2009, I had gained
First off I have been an excerciser for twenty eight years. However, I was probably the most unhealthy person I knew. I suffered from an eating disorder for most of my life. I also struggled immensely with drug addiction. About six years ago my life came to what I thought was pretty much the end.
I was a cheerleader from junior high- college, which kept me in the best shape I could have imagined. So, when I got out of college & started working a full-time office job where I had to sit all day, it was hard to stay in the same shape as I was when I cheered.
My story is not a typical story you might hear. I was not overweight and needed to shed some pounds. I was skinny and needed to gain some self esteem. My whole life I was always told how “skinny” I was (almost like it was a disease) and how lucky I was to be able
I have been very blessed with great health throughout my 46 years, so my success story is more about weight loss & toning. In high school, I was voted as having the “best figure”. In my twenties, I remember thinking how lucky I was to not have to watch what I ate; exercising & weight
Like a lot of people that write in, I have always struggled with my weight. Growing up, I danced and would do the occasional step class with my Mom or a friend, but I never exercised regularly. After living in Oregon for 3 years, we moved to Florida. Along with the beautiful weather, came many
