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kfisherx · 12-02-2007, 08:32 PM

Intro:
Okay so here I am starting a log per the suggestion of a few fine members. I really don't know at all what I am doing. I am 44-years old and a total cardio-queen. I have been running and biking and that sort of thing since I was 18. I did go through physical training in both the US Army and the USMC but I always hated anything but the running.

Despite being a professional athlete for my tours in the military, I have always stored fat around my middle. I remember in my late 20's when my 2 girls where very young I dreamed one day to take care of this issue. I knew about body building and trainers and that sort of thing at a high level and I knew I could do very well as I have a ton of testosterone in my body. Like many dreams when one is young and poor I did not find either the time or money to make this a reality. My only focus in those years was raising my children (I was a single mom) and climbing the ladder so I could afford to give them opportunities that I did not have.

Fast forward to today... I am a senior Program Manager at the world's largest chip set company. My children are both out of the house and also out of college (in other words out of my pocket). At 23 and 25 years of age, they are highly functioning and wonderful adults. At this point in my life I quite literally have it all including that pocket of fat that I have had for all my life no matter how much I worked out. One day while standing in front of the mirror I had a mind to get liposuction to that area and get rid of it once and for all.

This year I suffered a hamstring inujury and it got very chronic due to my stubborn will to push through it. After almost 1 year of pain and therapy I am through this injury. It was a challenging year for me but I made the best of it. I began changing my lifestyle in this year and eating more regularly and lost 40 pounds despite not being able to do as much cardio as I like. Also because of this injury I was turned onto the fact that I must balance my cardio with strength training. Since I hate the whole concept of surgery and since strength training is probably better (albeit more expensive and harder) than liposuction I decided to enlist the help of a professional and dive into the waters of the other side of the gym.

12-02-2007, 08:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
kfisherx Luv'n Lift'n Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,886 My Profile	Never 2 Late 2 Chase the Dream (it's better than liposuction) Intro: Okay so here I am starting a log per the suggestion of a few fine members. I really don't know at all what I am doing. I am 44-years old and a total cardio-queen. I have been running and biking and that sort of thing since I was 18. I did go through physical training in both the US Army and the USMC but I always hated anything but the running. Despite being a professional athlete for my tours in the military, I have always stored fat around my middle. I remember in my late 20's when my 2 girls where very young I dreamed one day to take care of this issue. I knew about body building and trainers and that sort of thing at a high level and I knew I could do very well as I have a ton of testosterone in my body. Like many dreams when one is young and poor I did not find either the time or money to make this a reality. My only focus in those years was raising my children (I was a single mom) and climbing the ladder so I could afford to give them opportunities that I did not have. Fast forward to today... I am a senior Program Manager at the world's largest chip set company. My children are both out of the house and also out of college (in other words out of my pocket). At 23 and 25 years of age, they are highly functioning and wonderful adults. At this point in my life I quite literally have it all including that pocket of fat that I have had for all my life no matter how much I worked out. One day while standing in front of the mirror I had a mind to get liposuction to that area and get rid of it once and for all. This year I suffered a hamstring inujury and it got very chronic due to my stubborn will to push through it. After almost 1 year of pain and therapy I am through this injury. It was a challenging year for me but I made the best of it. I began changing my lifestyle in this year and eating more regularly and lost 40 pounds despite not being able to do as much cardio as I like. Also because of this injury I was turned onto the fact that I must balance my cardio with strength training. Since I hate the whole concept of surgery and since strength training is probably better (albeit more expensive and harder) than liposuction I decided to enlist the help of a professional and dive into the waters of the other side of the gym.