Hi everyone,
I am a lurker and not a poster, mostly because I feel I have a lot to learn but not a lot to share with other people. I just stumble around like everyone else, searching for the right ways and things to do! I always got inspiried about reading success stories, though, and always wished there were more. So here goes mine...hopefully it will motivate me for the rest of what I want to do as well as give others some inspiration!
From the beginning, I thought of getting my body back as Phase I and Phase II. Phase I focused mainly on the fat loss and was finished late last April/Mary. 90 lbs. Whew, I can't believe it even as I type it! I swam for most of the time, then added running and a step class while I did some 'weights' in the form of the FIRM tapes and then added some Cathy. From April to end of July I hung in a static state while I waited to have some Surgery. About 2 months ago I was all clear to start exercising again but have not had the motivation to get back into a routine! Well things be starting to sag and flab, so it's time to find it! Hopefully writing this post will help kick me into gear to start Phase II.
PhaseII should be adding some serious muscle. The amount that Cathy and her exercisers have. So, it's time to hit the weights hard, pretty d#$%^ hard. Time to get serious! Wish me luck, please! Eventually I would like to bench press close to my bodyweight and even be able to do some pull-ups. Hopefully in a few months I'll have some appreciable progress to post for my second phase!
-Mary
I am a lurker and not a poster, mostly because I feel I have a lot to learn but not a lot to share with other people. I just stumble around like everyone else, searching for the right ways and things to do! I always got inspiried about reading success stories, though, and always wished there were more. So here goes mine...hopefully it will motivate me for the rest of what I want to do as well as give others some inspiration!
From the beginning, I thought of getting my body back as Phase I and Phase II. Phase I focused mainly on the fat loss and was finished late last April/Mary. 90 lbs. Whew, I can't believe it even as I type it! I swam for most of the time, then added running and a step class while I did some 'weights' in the form of the FIRM tapes and then added some Cathy. From April to end of July I hung in a static state while I waited to have some Surgery. About 2 months ago I was all clear to start exercising again but have not had the motivation to get back into a routine! Well things be starting to sag and flab, so it's time to find it! Hopefully writing this post will help kick me into gear to start Phase II.
PhaseII should be adding some serious muscle. The amount that Cathy and her exercisers have. So, it's time to hit the weights hard, pretty d#$%^ hard. Time to get serious! Wish me luck, please! Eventually I would like to bench press close to my bodyweight and even be able to do some pull-ups. Hopefully in a few months I'll have some appreciable progress to post for my second phase!
-Mary