About four years ago, I had a life-changing experience that drastically improved my life. I knew I was overweight and I had tried a lot of different diets, but they never worked for me. I was overweight and depressed and got to the point where I didn’t care anymore. Then one day my sons came to me and said, “Mom, you are really fat and we don’t want you do die.” Talk about feeling so sad, I saw the fear and the hurt in their face. I didn’t want to do this to my sons, at this point I knew I had to do something.
The first thing I did was stand on a scale. This in itself was an obstacle considering I had never owned a scale. Boy was I shocked when I saw the number 210 appear. How did I do this to myself? I could not believe I weighed that much. And so my journey began..... I started eating right and counting calories (which was not easy), but I soon realized I would never reach my goal without exercise. I started Cardio Kickboxing at Magnolia Brazilian Jiu Jitsu with Carina Caldwell as my instructor. This was a fun way to exercise! The weight started coming off and I was having fun doing it. After six months of Cardio Kickboxing, I decided to try Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and MMA with Scott Caldwell and trainer Derek Bain. Four years later I am a personal trainer, I am teaching Cardio Kickboxing and I am training to take on MMA cage fighting!
My two sons and my husband participate in the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu class also. I went from a size 16 pants to a size 4. I have lost 55 Ibs and counting. I am not going to lie to you, it was not easy. You have to push yourself to take that first step to go and workout. The only thing stopping you is yourself. Everyone has the little voice telling them I will start next week, but then you don’t. Silence that voice and just do it.
Let me and Magnolia BJJ help you on your journey to lose weight and get in shape. All while having fun!
“It’s not just about losing weight, it’s about GAINING CONFIDENCE too. It’s not just about SHRINKING in size, it’s about GROWING in STRENGTH.”
- Unknown
The first thing I did was stand on a scale. This in itself was an obstacle considering I had never owned a scale. Boy was I shocked when I saw the number 210 appear. How did I do this to myself? I could not believe I weighed that much. And so my journey began..... I started eating right and counting calories (which was not easy), but I soon realized I would never reach my goal without exercise. I started Cardio Kickboxing at Magnolia Brazilian Jiu Jitsu with Carina Caldwell as my instructor. This was a fun way to exercise! The weight started coming off and I was having fun doing it. After six months of Cardio Kickboxing, I decided to try Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and MMA with Scott Caldwell and trainer Derek Bain. Four years later I am a personal trainer, I am teaching Cardio Kickboxing and I am training to take on MMA cage fighting!
My two sons and my husband participate in the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu class also. I went from a size 16 pants to a size 4. I have lost 55 Ibs and counting. I am not going to lie to you, it was not easy. You have to push yourself to take that first step to go and workout. The only thing stopping you is yourself. Everyone has the little voice telling them I will start next week, but then you don’t. Silence that voice and just do it.
Let me and Magnolia BJJ help you on your journey to lose weight and get in shape. All while having fun!
“It’s not just about losing weight, it’s about GAINING CONFIDENCE too. It’s not just about SHRINKING in size, it’s about GROWING in STRENGTH.”
- Unknown