My success story is just beginning and know that it will be ongoing for the rest of my life! Before I can tell you about my success, you need to know where I came from. I apologize in advance for this being so long! In high school I was a competitive swimmer – I trained
So there I was getting ready for a 5-1/2 hr hysterectomy surgery to remove 35+ lbs. of tumours. While I was at home on leave from work, I found Fit-TV and through that outlet I found Cathe and quickly became hooked. Though I had to take a small break after surgery from real tough workouts,
About 10 years agao I had a spinal fusion and had a great Dr. and was feeling great. Continued working out and feeling good. I was limited on some exercises but managed. Then in 2004 I found Cathe. I watched at first and thought “I can’t do that”. I was a “Firm” girl. Then I
After being out of a good routine of exercising for nearly a year, and having a really bad diet for even longer, I headed to the doctor for my routine thyroid exam. While I certainly did recognize that I wasn’t looking very good in the low-rise jeans that had looked pretty good when I bought
Cathe came to me at just the right time. I had divorced my husband when my son was just 8 weeks old. So there I was depressed from all areas of my life. I had no sense of well being and didn’t know where to start over again. Hopelessness was starring me in the face.
I am 46. I was in reasonably good shape and fairly active but my weekend activities were eclipsed by three or four days of recovery. While I’ve never been overweight I was starting to gain a few pounds as my boredom with my workout regimen grew. I was running a few days a week but
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
