List your accomplishments since Cathe

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jdoll

Cathlete
Everyday, i read about someone accomplishing something new around here and i was thinking today (after i almost had a butterfinger breakdown, BUT didn't!) about all the changes i have made since i started hanging out here and doing Cathe workouts. It's pretty remarkable! List yours too please! it's VERY motivating:7

*lost 20 LBS and 11 1/2 inches
*cut out sugar
*started eating clean(once i learned what that was:+ )
*devoted a room in my house to working out and painted it:p (that counts IMHO)
*quit smoking(three weeks and 1 day so far!)
*increased water intake and quit sodas
*learned to eat Brown stuff and whole wheat(THAT was hard!)
*finally graduated from a step with no height to using risers:7
*i can see my abs sort of
*due to increased cardio capacity, i JOGGED!!!
*i made a lot of life-long friends who i talk to everyday and genuinely adore and i never get sick of them!


thanks for listening and i hope you post your achievement too!


jes:D
 
Jes - what an awesome thread!! And congrats on your most excellent accomplishments!

* Lost -0- pounds :( BUT! I have gained lots of muscle :) AND! I'm certain that I'll eventually get rid of my excess baggage....see below.
* Eliminated sugar, white flour, pasta, basically all refined carbs
* Started monitoring macronutrients and added lots of protein (yay whey!)
* Enjoy working out now more than ever - love to hate the burn!
* Feel confident that I can accomplish whatever level of fitness I desire
* Started eating MORE to "fix" my metabolism
* Thanks to Wutherhi (Shari) I learned about insulin resistance, which is very likely what is preventing me from losing weight in spite of hours of Cathe and extra-clean eating. We'll see after next week's glucose test!
* Work out now as much for the side-benefits as for the weight loss.
* Get far less accomplished at work now more than ever - but my Cathe posts are slowly increasing }(
* Am inspired every day by the stories here and am very happy to have found like-minded people and a very supportive environment.

Thanks to all the "regulars" on these boards and the "educated crowd" -- I've never come across such a cool bunch of people with so much integrity, humor, intelligence, and compassion.

Joni
 
Jes,

Great thread. Congratulations in your accomplishments!

Here's my list of accomplishments:

* Lost 40 pounds on the scale; no idea how much body fat was lost
* Increased cardio capacity
* Significant increase in muscle gain
* Higher self-esteem
* Understanding how to eat clean
* Understanding how to do a good workout rotation (I was working the same body part daily instead of giving them a break)
* Most importantly, making new friends on this board! :)

Lorrayne
 
Jes, Lorrayne, Joni,

You are all on a roll! All of you are doing AWESOME!

As for me:

*I feel better and my endurance has improved
*I have gotten rid of over half of my summer top from last year as they don't fit me anymore (shoulder and lats have increased in size)
*My DD friends think I look HOT and one thought I was her sister.
*Making new friends on this board
*Hardly ever sick
*Core is very strong now
*I can do 12 push ups on my toes
*I can bench 60 pounds now and just 3 months ago I couldn't bench 40.


Charlotte~~
 
Great thread!!

*quit smoking (almost 2 years now)
*increase in endurance and strength
*can do tons of pushups on my toes(was only doing them on my knees before Cathe)
*went from 20% bodyfat to 17% as of last month
*made some great friends on here
:* :* :* :*
*learned that weight training is just as important as cardio (use to be a cardio junkie)
*eating a lot cleaner

Aila:)
 
*more chiseled muscles, especially bicepss and triceps
*can do more pushups
*core is so much stronger
*focusing more on strength training - giving it as much time as my cardio workouts
*improvement cardiovascular endurance, courtesy of lots HIIT
*incorporating more protein into my diet, which has in turn improved my workouts

and the list could go on.... :)

"you miss 100% of the shots you never take"

Debbie
 
>* Get far less accomplished at work now more than ever - but
>my Cathe posts are slowly increasing }(

}( Hee hee hee... this sounds like ME! ;)


Okay, here are my accomplishments since finding Cathe:

*Learned that there is something better than The Firm... much better
*Can do 2 or 3 pushups on my toes now (up from 0 when I first started Cathe)
*Became a vegetarian
*Cut out a LOT of the crap from my diet (but will never give up chocolate - see my signature line below)
*Lost 7 pounds without really trying (mostly a result of going veggie and cutting sugar intake)
*Learned that step aerobics is really fun!
*Bought a HRM and use it every day
*Made a lot of awesome friends, many of whom I'll be meeting in person in about a month (woo hoo!!!) :)

I'm sure there are some other things that I can't think of right now. I just don't know what I'd do without my Cathe DVDs and all you guys here on the Cathe forums. :D
 
Great topic, Jes!

Hmmm...let's see....

~Finally able to do Step Aerobics!!!
~Cleaned up my eating habits. They are not perfect but MUCH better than they were!
~Benefits having to do with pregnancy include:
*I minimized my weight gain by working out for the full 9 months.
*I lost 25 pounds of my 35 pound weight gain very quickly after delivery.
*Recovered quickly from giving birth.
~Spent TONS of $$$ on Cathe dvd's and equipment in a VERY short period of time! LOL }( :p ;)
~"Met" lots of great ladies who share a common interest/goal with me that I can turn to for support, advice, and lots of laughs!

Wendy

6/13/05 Some new pics added!Check out pics of Joey's room in the "nursery" album!

http://www.PictureTrail.com/wendymin
 
Jes, that is AMAZING! Can't wait to see you next month.:)

As for me, I realized I need a new scale. Because the thing is stuck between 105-107 lbs. every time I'm on it. I went to my doctor recently and got on her scale. It registered a whopping 111 lbs.!

When I started, I was 98 lbs. with 20% body fat. (This 98 lbs., according to the nurse, was probably inaccurate because I had on jeans and shoes. She said without my clothes, she could've taken out another couple pounds -- imagine that, but 98 is what I opted to start with.) I had 78.4 lbs. of lean mass. Currently I'm 111 lbs. with 17% body fat, which gives me 92.13 lbs. of lean mass. That's a 13.73-lb. increase in lean mass. It only took me two years -- a long time.

I have other accomplishments -- the push-ups, pikes, planks, the strong core, the cardio capacity, the flexibility from yoga, a lot of know-how about my body and the nutrition and exercise it needs -- but I'm still reeling from this weight increase. The last time I was 111 lbs. was 3 months post-pregnancy, and I couldn't even get my butt into size 8 pants.

Pinky
 
Oh neat! Here's mine:

*lost 15 pounts
*I took up running recently, and ran a 10 mile race in 1 hr and 50 minutes a couple weeks ago. Also, I just started training for the Chicago Marthon! I'm running it on October 9th this year! (Something I thought I would NEVER do in a million years)
*Increased my running pace by 2 minutes per mile
*Learned how to eat clean but still have my treats every now and then
*Went down 2 pant sizes! I fit into size 4 clothes at Ann Taylor the other day!
*Made a lot of friends here
*Feel a lot better about myself

:7
 
This is a Great Thread....

****lost 78 lbs since april of last year
**** can do Imax 2 on 1 set of risers now instead of none
**** got the routine for Imax 3 in 3 attempts(it took 3 months to *****--learn Imax 2.
*****can do half of the Gym Style Chest pushup on my knees.
***** no longer addicted to coke/pepsi products
***** lowered my blood pressure (medications no longer needed)
***** recently started jogging
***** I have chisled arms and a 2pack abs(upper abs) still have some
loose skin on the lower abs.
***** elimnated all white products from my diet (flour, sugar etc)
***** drink 8-10 glasses of water everyday

Love Chap...
 
Congrats to everyone on their amazing accomplishments! There are so many inspiring women here!

Here are mine from the past 7 years:
*lost about 40-50 pounds
*finally learned to love exercise
*fell in love with running
*met so many cool, inspiring, strong women
*started doing resistance training
*learned how to eat clean (though that doesn't mean I do it often) }(
*I am now in the best shape of my life (at 33)
*got certified and became a personal trainer
 
This is a great thread. Way to go everybody!
I just started doing Cathe seriously within the last few weeks.
I can already see some definition in almost all my muscles.
Just doing the workouts and knowing I'm doing something good for myself has boosted my self esteem so much.
I feel more confident and energetic and all around happier.
I feel like I can come in here anytime and have support which has made a major difference in my attitude toward fitness. I have always worked out but would get discouraged when I wouldn't see results, and end up gaining weight.
So "for me" even though it's only been a few short weeks of Cathe, I feel I've accomplished a lot. And I'm grateful to Cathe and all you guys who share in here.

Kali:)
 
Jes,

Congratulations on quitting smoking! I know how difficult it can be at first and I encourage you to keep it up. My wonderful 47 year old brother, a smoker, is now battling lung cancer that has metastasized to his brain. There is a palpable sadness in my family and regrets that can't be rectified, all because of cigarettes. You are benefitting your body in so many healthy ways!
 
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