That day in January of 2001 was supposed to be one of the happiest days of my life, but it marked the start of one of the saddest periods I have ever gone through. My husband Mike and I had flown back to Indiana (where I went to graduate school) so I could defend my
I worked really hard to gain the 50 pounds my doctor recommended I gain during my pregnancy with my twins. I had to gain as much weight as possible as quickly as possible because I was toward the end of my pregnancy, I could not maintain the weight gain my babies would desperately need in
I started going to the gym when my younger son was 5 and although I gained muscle, I always struggled with losing the extra weight that I had kept after his birth. In 2003 my husbands company moved our family from Atlanta to Houston. I decided that this move was the perfect opportunity to make
My story is less of a “success story” and is more of a “survivor’s” story. Christmas 2008 (at the age of 36), I was diagnosed with breast cancer… a very aggressive form. What a shock! I didn’t smoke, didn’t drink, ate healthfully, and exercised everyday. I wasn’t supposed to get cancer! Fast forward a year:
I’ve always been an avid exerciser. I’ve actually been more than just ‘avid.’ I used to work out to the point of insanity, really. I’d get up early and workout, go to work, come home, go to the gym, and then workout till bed time. I basically worked myself to exhaustion, just to get up
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
