I have been dieting on and off for many years. I joined gym after gym, bought product after product with no results. But this past November, my life changed. I stressed to my husband how important losing weight and getting back to “me” was. I was starting to have health problems and I just was not happy with me. I felt awful. I was excessively overweight and unhappy.
My husband has always been very supportive…but this time he told me for every 2 pounds I lost there would be a present under the Christmas tree. “Pounds for Presents” This may sound crazy…but for the people that know me, I love Christmas!!!! So, I started with cardio. One hour a day, Walking on the treadmill, then increased to jogging, then increased to 1 hour before work and 1 hour after dinner. I was
As for my diet, well I didn’t change much because I ate pretty healthy. The only thing I did cut was soda. I prepare all my snacks for the week each Sunday afternoon. I also post in the kitchen our menu for the week. This saves me on time. I work full time, so fitting in cooking healthy and exercise can be time consuming.
This is my lifestyle…healthy eating and fitness!
I have Cathe to thank for my amazing transformation. Also, I could not have stayed motivated without my forum friends. Thank you to all for giving me my life back! Cathe is my personal trainer for life!!!! Thanks again.
Congratulations Missy! Thank you for sharing your motivational story 🙂
Congratulations on your amazing progress, Missy! You stuck with your program and broke through your plateau, which is not easy to do. You look awesome!
Congratulations Missy!! You look amazing!! I wish you much health & happiness 🙂
Missy You are a winner in my book. You work hard everyday and you look fantastic. I wish you continued success. You are a walking testament for Cathe. Congratulations.
Pounds for Presents! I love it! And the best gift was giving yourself a healthy lifestyle. That’s a gift you can use every single day. Awesome job!
Missy, what a great story! Thanks for sharing your motivation with us!
You are one of my fitness insprirations!
Way to change your life! Thanks for sharing your story!
Congratulations for getting your life back on track and your health back too. Good for you and good for your husband for being so supportive. You look great and with your lifestyle changes you should be able to have a healthy life!
Hi Missy…. was it the Low Impact Series rotation you completed or one of the Low Impact Rotations ? Congratulations you look amazing.
Thanks for all of your compliments!!!
Jane—NOV 2011 Low Impact Series Rotation
Congratulations, Missy! You look great and I’m very happy for you:)
You look great, Missy! You are so inspiring. And I love the Christmas idea. I think I will see if I can get my husband to do that for me 😉
I love pounds for presents! I love Christmas! You look fabulous and I can’t imagine all the fun you have exercising! I just ordered 3 new 2013 videos and wna tto start rotating them in.