“Kathy”

AMRAP in 12 Minutes:

20 Lunges

21 Wall Balls

12 Pull-ups

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!  We had to throw the “Kathy” workout on you today because she does not come to class on Wednesdays.  So, wish her a Happy Birthday, but just know it was really yesterday!

Here is Kathy deadlifting 143 lbs!  A huge PR for her!  That’s a lot of weight she is picking off the ground.

Read Kathy Smith’s testimony here.  Scroll to bottom of page.

Plus, for another really cool testimonial about the transformation of Jessica Shelton, read below…

If I am being completely honest, my initial reasons for training with Lindsey were very selfish and vain.  I didn’t care one thing about being healthy…. I just wanted to get rid of cellulite and look decent in my bathing suit.  I had told myself at the beginning of 2009 that I would start running and working out while the girls were in Mother’s Day Out, but after 3 months, I realized I was killing myself and seeing no results.  So, after begging my husband, I decided to call Lindsey and see if she could just help me get there before the summer.

I was so sore after that first day I thought I might die!  But, I stuck with it and actually saw definition in my arms within about 2 weeks.   (Score!)  After training for about six weeks, I just mentioned to Lindsey that I was frustrated b/c my legs and stomach weren’t toning up like I wanted them to.

Now, let me just stop here and say that I was realistic in my expectations about my belly.  I had had two babies 14 months apart, so I bought into the lie that you can never have your pre-baby body back.  But, my legs….Well, they just needed to stop being so flabby!  Especially if I was doing all these squats and lunges and kettlebells!

Lindsey suggested that I come to her seminar on Zoning By God.  She told me that if I followed the plan, she was sure that I would see results.  So hesitantly, I went, and it has changed my life!

First off, I dropped 10 – 15 pounds in the first 2 weeks.  (I didn’t weigh myself before I started, so I am not exactly sure.)  And the best part was that I didn’t have to starve myself or deny myself any of my favorite foods to do it!!  What I loved about Zoning, was that it allowed me to eat a lot of food, several times a day.  And, if I wanted dessert every now and then, I could have it!

As I continued Zoning and working out, I saw my body transform and I gained a confidence that I had never had before.  For the first time in my life, I could stand in front of the mirror and not hate what I saw staring back at me!  But it wasn’t all about being “skinny.”  It was about being strong and knowing what I had accomplished that week in the gym.

As the year went on, Lindsey encouraged me to try Paleo.  I’ll have to tell you that I thought she was nuts living without bread and pasta, and for sure without dairy!  Before we started, Billy and I drank almost 2 gallons of milk/wk and oh, how I love ice cream!  But, as I got into it, it became easier each week to do without all the sugar and bad carbs.  (This is not to say that I still don’t love a little dessert every once in a while!)

Taking the Paleo challenge has helped me be more aware of what I am putting into my body. I look at my parents, who have not lived the healthiest lifestyle and have several health and auto-immune issues that they struggle with, and I know that I don’t want to be miserable when I am in my sixties!   Eating Paleo has done wonders for my health. I have been anemic for as long as I can remember and when I recently had blood work done for a yearly checkup, everything came back within normal levels.  Before I started with Lindsey, I wasn’t sleeping well, I had major issues with the muscles in my back and neck, and had major digestive issues.  Since training with Lindsey and eating a mostly Paleo diet, I am sleeping well, have more energy, no longer have digestion issues, and for the most part, my neck and back feel great.  I have noticed that when I stray from the Paleo regimen, my workouts suffer, my digestion issues return, and I feel sluggish and irritable.

I would encourage you to at least try Zoning but to also “endure” Paleo for six weeks and see if you can tell a difference!  I think you will be pleasantly surprised!  I know I was and it has changed my life!