When I was 7 years old, my father died, destroying my whole world. From that moment on, I started to gain weight. When I was fifteen, I developed an eating disorder (bulimia) to try to deal with my weight gain and succeeded in exacerbating the problem enormously. For the next twenty years, my weight went
I’ve always been an avid exerciser. I’ve actually been more than just ‘avid.’ I used to work out to the point of insanity, really. I’d get up early and workout, go to work, come home, go to the gym, and then workout till bed time. I basically worked myself to exhaustion, just to get up
My story is not about losing weight or getting toned. I was already in a good place. But I wanted to prove to myself and others that Moms (both working and stay at home) can really push themselves to achieve a higher level of fitness and strength despite the fact that we many times put
I had spinal fusion surgery due to chronic pain in my lower back and down my right leg. After surgery I was unable to work for 8 months and I gained a little over 30 pounds. Before surgery I was slightly overweight and weighed about 170 Lbs. I am 5’11” and my ideal weight is
After giving birth to my 3 kids all by c-sections I retained alot of my “baby” weight. I tried many different fad diets over the years but always gained it back. I have never been an athlete or someone who exercised on a regular basis. A year ago my friend Colleen and I started a
