WormwoodScrubs
Cathlete
Jillybean here (still waiting for my old forum name to become 'valid'). In any event, I wanted to thank you, Cathe, for a wonderful, wonderful weekend. It was truly one of the BEST times of my life. My head's still spinning from all the fun and excitement!
Cathe, your generosity, humility, sense of humor, kindness, and never-tiring spirit made the weekend so incredibly special for all of us. How do you do it?! I know, it's the mix of slow twitch muscle fibers, fast twitch muscle fibers, and bionics - isn't it?
The STS preview clips have me more pumped than every about what that form of training has in store for all of us!!! 30 push-ups on your toes?! You go, girl! You are a marvel, Cathe - and I'm so very, very glad I found you. You pretty much saved my life.
In 2000, when my anorexia was at its worst, I weighed less than 90 lbs (I'm 5'7") and had the bone density of a 90-yr old woman. My doctor told me that because I wasn't eating, my body was eating its organs. My brain and heart were literally shrinking. My resting heart rate was 29 bpms (and not because I was uber fit), as the doctor told me my body was "Shutting itself down, readying to die."
So I began to eat. Boy, did I begin to eat.
By the time 2001 rolled around, I rolled around too, as I was up to 200 lbs. When I stumbled upon your website back in '01, I felt brave enough to give 'you' a try. I ordered CTX and the rest is history. I fell in love with working out again - and not in an obsessive, unhealthy way like before, but in a way that was beneficial to my body and mind. I lost 50 lbs and gained a whole lot of strength, confidence, and courage.
Like most Catheites, I began to buy the rest of your DVDs and now have 'em all. When I tried Interval Max for the first time, I couldn't make it through the warm up! But I stuck with it and I can't believe where your workouts have taken me in terms of cardiovascular endurance. The other day I had a physical, and my doctor scolded me by saying, "I told you not to eat before you came here!" I said, "I didn't!" (I didn't, really!) She said, "Hmm... well, your resting heart rate is pretty low." I didn't say anything. She paused and said, "Do you workout?" I gave a simple, "Yes," and said a silent 'thank you' to you, Cathe. I may not be the leanest or strongest person out there, but that's not what it's about, right? I'm happy, I'm relatively healthy (I need to find a cure for these sweet theeth of mine), and I've got bone density to spare!
To the rest of the RTers, what can I say? I bet you'd never believe this, given my annoying laugh and loud voice, but I am actually very shy. Meeting new people scares me something silly! And I don't vacation well at all. There's this anxiety I carry with me like luggage whenever I travel, so I rarely go anywhere. But all of you (and I mean ALL of you) were so friendly and sweet. For some reason, I was fearful the road trip might be a room full of catty women or a contest or something like that, but it wasn't anything of the sort - it was just a group of sweet ladies (and Keith!) who share a love for Cathe, fitness, and fun. And what fun we had! Thank you so much for being so gracious and friendly, and for allowing me to enjoy myself and let those travel anxieties subside. I had an absolutely teriffic time and I have Cathe, the a-ma-zing RT coordinators (you ladies ROCK!), and all you fiesty RTers to thank.
Hopefully, I'll see you all again in 2009!!
Cathe, your generosity, humility, sense of humor, kindness, and never-tiring spirit made the weekend so incredibly special for all of us. How do you do it?! I know, it's the mix of slow twitch muscle fibers, fast twitch muscle fibers, and bionics - isn't it?
The STS preview clips have me more pumped than every about what that form of training has in store for all of us!!! 30 push-ups on your toes?! You go, girl! You are a marvel, Cathe - and I'm so very, very glad I found you. You pretty much saved my life.
In 2000, when my anorexia was at its worst, I weighed less than 90 lbs (I'm 5'7") and had the bone density of a 90-yr old woman. My doctor told me that because I wasn't eating, my body was eating its organs. My brain and heart were literally shrinking. My resting heart rate was 29 bpms (and not because I was uber fit), as the doctor told me my body was "Shutting itself down, readying to die."
So I began to eat. Boy, did I begin to eat.
By the time 2001 rolled around, I rolled around too, as I was up to 200 lbs. When I stumbled upon your website back in '01, I felt brave enough to give 'you' a try. I ordered CTX and the rest is history. I fell in love with working out again - and not in an obsessive, unhealthy way like before, but in a way that was beneficial to my body and mind. I lost 50 lbs and gained a whole lot of strength, confidence, and courage.
Like most Catheites, I began to buy the rest of your DVDs and now have 'em all. When I tried Interval Max for the first time, I couldn't make it through the warm up! But I stuck with it and I can't believe where your workouts have taken me in terms of cardiovascular endurance. The other day I had a physical, and my doctor scolded me by saying, "I told you not to eat before you came here!" I said, "I didn't!" (I didn't, really!) She said, "Hmm... well, your resting heart rate is pretty low." I didn't say anything. She paused and said, "Do you workout?" I gave a simple, "Yes," and said a silent 'thank you' to you, Cathe. I may not be the leanest or strongest person out there, but that's not what it's about, right? I'm happy, I'm relatively healthy (I need to find a cure for these sweet theeth of mine), and I've got bone density to spare!
To the rest of the RTers, what can I say? I bet you'd never believe this, given my annoying laugh and loud voice, but I am actually very shy. Meeting new people scares me something silly! And I don't vacation well at all. There's this anxiety I carry with me like luggage whenever I travel, so I rarely go anywhere. But all of you (and I mean ALL of you) were so friendly and sweet. For some reason, I was fearful the road trip might be a room full of catty women or a contest or something like that, but it wasn't anything of the sort - it was just a group of sweet ladies (and Keith!) who share a love for Cathe, fitness, and fun. And what fun we had! Thank you so much for being so gracious and friendly, and for allowing me to enjoy myself and let those travel anxieties subside. I had an absolutely teriffic time and I have Cathe, the a-ma-zing RT coordinators (you ladies ROCK!), and all you fiesty RTers to thank.
Hopefully, I'll see you all again in 2009!!
. You seem like a strong, fit, happy person, and you are an inspiration! It's going to be fun to share our experiences about STS when it comes out! I hope I will meet you again one day.
