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SuperStar Success 2009 ~ Finalist Daphne D.
Posted by buffmother in Fitness on February 16th, 2010
Daphne D
Number of children and ages (it’s okay if you have 0): 7, 4
Age: 32
Today’s Date:____11/21___ height:____5’3”______ weight:__110 —106.4___ age:____32_
Today’s cycle day-1
Please list the following measurements:
Bust (around breasts the biggest part): 33—34
Chest- relaxed (just under armpits above breasts with arms down at your sides):34—33 ½
Chest- flexed back and chest (just under armpits with arms down at your sides):35–341/2
Waist- relaxed (the smallest part): 28—26.5
Waist-sucked in (the smallest part): 26—25
Hips (the largest part of your butt): 35—35
Shoulders (around the outside of your shoulders with your arms at sides): 37 ¾—38
Biceps (relaxed at midpoint of upper arm): 10—10
Biceps (flexed at midpoint of upper arm): 10 ¾—10 3/4
Thigh-mid (about 8” above knee cap): 19—19
Thigh- upper (about 12” above knee cap): 20—20 1/2
Calf (about 7” below knee joint): 11 ¾—11 3/4
Why did you enter the SSS contest by BuffMother?
I entered the SSS contest for 2 main reasons. First, I want to win. I’ve discovered through my time in the Rally Room that I am extremely motivated by contests. I find that I am challenged by seeing what others are doing to accomplish their goals. In addition, the desire to finish well and accomplish my own goals is an overwhelming motivator for me. Second, I entered the contest so that I could accomplish super-star success. I want to get better and be the best that I can be, whether I win or not. I feel like if I win, that’s super. However, if I don’t win, I have learned and improved from trying my best.
What tactics did you use to stay focused and engaged for the entire 70 days?
I made a habit of blogging and commenting as often as I could. I know I missed days here and there, but I aimed for being active daily in the Rally Room. I also tried to set attainable goals for myself as well as using the weekly mini-challenges to start new and better habits. Third, I made up a chart that I could use to easily record and track my food, workouts, supplements, cycle days, and hormones all in one place. The chart helps me see how I’m progressing and how food and hormones play into my progress.
How do you feel about your success?
One of my goals was to reduce my body fat. I used a hand held body fat calculator at my gym and was pleased to see that it said that my body fat was down to %17.3. A year ago, it was %22. It’s not a tremendous drop, but it did go down. My other goal was to get more definition in my arms and legs and stomach. While my legs don’t show too much change, my improvements are showing on my upper body. I’m excited to see my fat loss continue to progress to my lower body.
What obstacles did you have to overcome in order to attain your goals?
I’ve struggled with stress and sickness during this contest. Both me and my family have had multiple sicknesses continually repeating and recurring in our household. I’ve also had tremendous stress. I’ve had a huge ordeal with my dad that our family has been dealing with. He is a difficult person and seems to thrive on attacking and emotionally destroying his loved ones. In addition, homeschooling has been tough this year. The contest started at the beginning of the school year and the stress of getting into the routine has been difficult.
What would you like to tell the world about BuffMother ?
I tell my friends all the time about the wonders of hormonal timing. Women don’t realize how simple it really is to reach their goals when they understand how to work with their hormones instead of against them. The more in-tune I am with how my body responds to my hormones and to certain foods, the more I can succeed at reaching my goals. I will never go back to floundering in the physical and emotional defeat that comes from not understanding my female cycle.
SuperStar Success 2009 ~ Finalist Darcie A.
Posted by buffmother in Fitness on February 11th, 2010
Darcie A.
Number of children and ages (it’s okay if you have 0):1 – age 12
Age:37
Today’s Date:_9-13-09 / 11-22-09__ height:_____5′5″________ weight:_132.0 / 129.6_____ age:__37_____
Today’s cycle day- 23/ 17
Chest- relaxed: 34 / 34
Chest- flexed back and chest: 36 / 35.25
Waist: 27.75 / 27.50
Hips : 37.25 / 36.75
Shoulders : 40.25 / 40.75
Biceps: 10.5/ 11
Biceps (flexed at midpoint of upper arm): 11.25/ 11.50
Thigh-mid (about 8” above knee cap):19.25 / 18.50
Thigh- upper (about 12” above knee cap): 20.75 / 20.50
Calf (about 7” below knee joint):13 / 13
Why did you enter the SSS contest by BuffMother?
I needed to get back in shape after a long time off. I needed the accountability to be able to stick with it.
What tactics did you use to stay focused and engaged for the entire 70 days?
I kept seeing myself looking better than I ever have so far.
How do you feel about your success?
I have mixed feelings. I really thought I could accomplish so much more. And yet I’m very happy to have been consistent throughout the whole challenge even through the different things life threw at me. And I’m very happy about not just giving up!
What obstacles did you have to overcome in order to attain your goals?
I had to get over my fear. Fear that “trying” would be too stressful and I would end up like I did last year. Fear of failing. Then Jake was diagnosed with diabetes and that was a shock to say the least. We live life by a totally different schedule now. Then there was my niece’s wedding (food!), family picnics (food!), my 19th year anniversary (food!). LOL, lots of food obstacles as well.
What would you like to tell the world about BuffMother ?
There’s nothing quite like BuffMother! Or even more specific there is no place like the Rally Room! Also, even when I try different programs and routines, they are all centered around hormonal timing. Even sometimes when I just don’t WANT to think about hormones I can’t help but factor them in now.
SuperStar Success 2009 ~ Finalist Dayle S.
Posted by buffmother in Fitness on February 9th, 2010
Name: Dayle S
Number of children and ages: 4 and 9
Age: 36
Today’s Date: 9/14/09…11/22/09
Height: 62 inches…same
weight: 131…129
Today’s cycle day-CD 29…CD37
Bust (around breasts the biggest part): 37…36.5
Chest- relaxed (just under armpits above breasts with arms down at your sides): 36…35
Waist- relaxed (the smallest part): 29…28.5
Hips (the largest part of your butt): 37.5…36
Shoulders (around the outside of your shoulders with your arms at sides): 39.5…38.5
Biceps (relaxed at midpoint of upper arm): 11…11.25
Biceps (flexed at midpoint of upper arm): 11.5…11.75
Thigh-mid (about 8” above knee cap): 20…19.5
Thigh- upper (about 12” above knee cap): 22…21.75
Calf (about 7” below knee joint): 13.5…13.75
Why did you enter the SSS contest by BuffMother?
To get back on track…I had been getting the workouts in but not as consistent or as INTENSE as I used to and it shows!! Not only was I feeling sluggish and non-motivated but my lack of BUFFNESS had resulted in a loss of muscle tone and a gain of about 10 lbs. since December ‘08!! I joined the contest because I needed the committment to accountability and the support of the RR to achieve my goals. This was also my first challenge BC *FREE* and I was excited to see what changes were ahead of me…good or bad.
What tactics did you use to stay focused and engaged for the entire 70 days?
KathyK and I either texted or emailed our POA’s to each other daily. I returned to more consistent blogging and changed the tone of my blogs to document more of my eating plans. I had my DH join me for the first half of the SSS and I loved the support and the togetherness. I also fed off of the new energy! There are many new RR members that are in their BuffMother “honeymoon” phase and it was energizing!
How do you feel about your success? I feel great! I did not make much physical change (and actually suprised that I did actually go down a few inches) but I am super excited about the other changes…my consistency was back and my eats had a major shift! I went from working out off and on to scheduling it into my daily life again. It also seemed like all of a sudden the eating part just clicked! I was choosing foods because I wanted to, not because I felt like I had to buckle down because of a contest. For several weeks I ate 90% clean every day with only 1 big cheat meal for the week! That is *HUGE* for me. The eats clicked mentally for me this time! WOOHOO!
What obstacles did you have to overcome in order to attain your goals?
Can you say FT job, 2 kids and a husband? I am not special in any way…I am not unlike any other woman, but I do have a lot to juggle and the inconsistency with balance, lack of energy and overscheduling myself contributed to why I lost the muscle and gained the 10 lbs. over the past year. Jeff worked out with me for the first few weeks of the SSS. I used to always workout on my own so this gave me a different kind of motivation. After about 5 weeks Jeff got really sick and had to take some time off…he never really got back in. I never realized how much I depended on his presence during workouts until he was gone. Honestly, I think that was when my workouts got a little sluggish.
What would you like to tell the world about BuffMother?
I would like for women to know that HT is the key to unlocking their potential! You ARE different and that is alright! With HT you learn to listen to your body and respect your hormones! Stop looking for quick fixes, the pills and the surgeries. YOU can do this! YOU can make these changes and you want to tell people that YOU did this! Earn this! This is why I love BuffMother. It is something you can put hard work into and earn all on your own!
SuperStar Success 2009 ~ Finalist Kenisha S.
Posted by buffmother in Fitness on February 2nd, 2010
Name: Kenisha S
Number of children and ages (it’s okay if you have 0): 1
Age: 32
Today’s Date:____9/14/09 11/21/09 ____ height:___5′10 still 5′10___ weight:__165 158_ age:___32 still 32___
Today’s cycle day-
Please list the following measurements:
Bust (around breasts the biggest part): 34 33.5
Chest- relaxed (just under armpits above breasts with arms down at your sides):33.5 33
Chest- flexed back and chest (just under armpits with arms down at your sides): accidently forgot this one in the beginning
Waist- relaxed (the smallest part): 27.5 26.5
Waist-sucked in (the smallest part): almost 27 26
Hips (the largest part of your butt): 38.5 37
Shoulders (around the outside of your shoulders with your arms at sides): 41 1/4 40
Biceps (relaxed at midpoint of upper arm): 11.5 11
Biceps (flexed at midpoint of upper arm): 12.5 12
Thigh-mid (about 8” above knee cap): 21 3/4 20.5
Thigh- upper (about 12” above knee cap): 24 rt=23, left=23.25
Calf (about 7” below knee joint): 15 15
Why did you enter the SSS contest by BuffMother?
I entered b/c I am a BUFFMOTHER at heart and I wanted to use this competition to help me get back on track and continue working towards my goal which is competing in my first competition along with moving towards my goal of doing fitness modeling. This challenge has really helped me get myself refocused and I was able to start a Bootcamp at home and really get my personal training going.
What tactics did you use to stay focused and engaged for the entire 70 days?
I decided I was a winner and I was tired of complaining about my weight gain and I knew I had the ability to lose the weight and get myself jump started again. I have just really been taking this time as a reevaluation period and it has been WELL WORTH IT. I also used my boyfriend as a motivation. He believes in me completely and has stayed on me hardcore when it came to some of my bad habits like my snacking. I also used his desire to get back in shape to help me to b/c I have to keep myself on track if I’m going to help him get on track. I also refocused on hormonal timing again and getting paying close attention to my cycle and weight gain. How do you feel about your success? I am truly excited and overjoyed about my success. At one point I thought I had really fallen off the wagon and I was so hard on myself about getting back on but this challenged allowed me to focus and obtain my goals.
What obstacles did you have to overcome in order to attain your goals?
During the 70 days I experienced some great highs and some terrible lows by having crazy weight gains every now and then. I struggled with my issues that I call “drive-by snacking”. It’s not that I eat bad I tend to pop in the kitchen and grab some nuts, a piece of this, a piece of that and that all adds up unfortunately. I have also been traveling a lot during these last 70days and I have really worked hard at staying focused and on track by running and doing my workouts at the house, hotel or any gym I could find.
What would you like to tell the world about BuffMother ?
You already know I am a BUFFMOTHER thru and thru and I will preach it from the roof top. As I stated earlier I have really refocused myself on hormonal timing again. So much so that I know what CD day it is just by how I feel without even looking at the calendar. That is one of the best parts about this challenge which is KNOWING YOURSELF mentally & physically!!! That has to be one of the best parts of Buffmother besides creating the bonds with the other ladies who are going thru the same things as you are. Another great thing is the challenges b/c it forces you to have a starting point and to track your numbers that way you are able to see your success first hand b/c sometimes without the numbers and pictures we would drive ourselves nuts thinking we’re not getting anywhere and that’s exactly what I had been doing in the past. Most of all I will tell the world that I LOVE BUFFMOTHER AND I LOVE MICHELLE for bringing it to us!!
SuperStar Success 2009 ~ Finalist Natasha T.
Posted by buffmother in Fitness on January 30th, 2010
Natasha T
Children: 6 and 4
Age: 34
Date 9/14
Age: 34
Height: 5’8.5”
Weight: 137-132 (-5!!)
Bust (around the biggest part, women only): 33 – 31.75 (-1.25)
Chest 33- 32 (-1)
Waist (the smallest part): 27.5 -26.25 (-1.25)
Hips (the largest part): 36- 35 (-1)
Shoulders (around the outside of your shoulders with your arms at sides): 41-39 (-2)
Biceps (relaxed at midpoint of upper arm): 11-10 (-1)
Thigh (8” above Knee cap): 22-21 (-1)
Calf (7” below knee joint): 14 - 13 (-1)
I entered the Super Star Success contest because I was ready for a true change. I have weighed the same almost my entire life (or since high school anyway) but I have never lifted weights! I have run several half marathons, spent hours on end in cardio classes at the gym and never seen a difference in my body! It was time for a change. Michelle was so inspiring knowing she has had 4 kids including a set of twins! I love the strong lean look and I could never get there. I was always so fearful of bulking up because that is what we are taught as little girls!
The tactics I used were for starters THE RALLY ROOM! I could not have done it without that accountability! I blogged a ton and that helped me so much to stay accountable! Everyone was very helpful and encouraging through both good and bad times! The second tactic was my Buff Trainer-Deb Gray! SHE WAS AMAZING! She was very patient as she tried to explain the different things she wanted me to do and how to do them. She was truly excellent—thanks Deb! I feel like she was a great trainer but also a great friend! We got to talk and pray for each other which was such a blessing!
I feel REALLY GREAT about my success. I think images and stats show the changes I have made in my body. For someone who has been a workout freak her entire life and NEVER seen a difference—this was so huge for me! I truly feel great about my accomplishments! I worked out 5-6 every week (except my trip to NYC) and I totally changed what I ate but didn’t have to starve myself! I actually felt more full with all the protein!
I had one big obstacle and that was my breast lump. I went thru a painful biopsy but with good results!! Again, I had the RR and Deb to pray me through it and encourage me to stop and smell the roses in my life.
Buffmother is a true inspiration to me! I tell EVERYONE about Buffmother and the changes I have made in myself! It is crazy to have a friend walk up to you after not seeing you in 4 weeks and ask “What are you doing—you look amazing!” I always just say, “You have to go check out Buffmother—she is my true inspiration.” The thing that I like most about Michelle (besides the fact that she has truly discovered the secret to a great body AFTER KIDS) is the fact that she is real! She has good days and bad days…she has sick kids..she makes mistakes..but she is just so real about it all! You can tell she is close to God and very content with where He has placed her and the job he gave her to reach as many women as she can! Thanks Michelle.
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