Growing up I was always active and played sports, which kept me at an average weight for my frame. Eating was a different story. There was no portion control or moderation, and nutrition was something only thought about at the start of a new diet. This set me up for a lifetime of yo-yo dieting.
I am not new to exercise. It’s been a consistent part of my life since I was young. I discovered Cathe in 1997 after I moved to Texas and stopped teaching my regular aerobics class. I wanted a workout that would challenge me as much as a hard-core step class at the gym. “Power Max”
Cathe and the Milestones of My Life-96 pounds lost! I have been struggling with weight my whole life. I was an athlete in high school and college, so there were times when I was able to stay pretty fit, but after college, my weight seemed to spiral out of control. Throughout my 20s and early
I’m 41-year-old mother of two and in the best shape of my life, thanks to Cathe Friedrich! I was never an athletic child. I dreaded gym class like most people dread visits to the dentist. I had allergies, asthma and very pale skin…three characteristics that kept me indoors and inactive for much of my youth.
I began playing soccer when I was 5 years old. I played all through high school, into college and even on a pickup league post college graduation. I played on the school, city and church teams. In the off season I played basketball and ran track. I was always an athlete; exercise made me feel
When my husband became sick his Doctor recommended that he change his diet and excercise more. To show him support I decided to do eat better and excercise more with him. We started eating more fish, salmon and chicken more fruits and more vegetables. We also ate whole grains, brown rice and started taking vitamins
I always enjoyed exercising, whether bike riding or aerobics. My weight would fluctuate, but a conscious effort always brought it back to where it belonged. Then after I got married, I had a problem – serious weight gains led to dieting, led to weight loss, but nothing I could stick with. Quit the diet, and
Before I got pregnant I was in great shape. When I got pregnant with my first child I gained about 70 pounds and after having her I still had 50-60 pounds on me for a whole year.I was very depressed because of all the weight I had gained. I tried a workout program that helped
Okay, I am not on “house arrest” per se, but it is currently 110 degrees outside, so that kind of puts a damper on outside fun like running. My husband is gone frequently (military), so I must find ways exercise–in my own living room (ugh!)–after my 3 year-old goes to bed. Frankly, it is tempting
A few years ago, I had some tradgedy in my life, and my once fairly healthy and active lifestyle went for a loop. After I stepped on a scale at the doctors office, I realized I had gained fifty pounds without much effort at all! Of course, I knew I had put on a few,
I’m a bit surprised to find myself not just contemplating writing a success story about myself, but actually doing it. I’ve read many such stories over the years, and my story pales in comparison to many I’ve read. But I suppose the key is that it is MY story, and that, of course, makes it
Roughly 35,000,000 Americans suffer from depression, I’m one of those people. It wasn’t until my own severe episode with this disease in 1999 that I began to research ways of combating it, and found out that an exercise regimine is one of the best things you can do to improve mental health, so I joined
