I met Kate Rawlings earlier this year at the NEO CrossFit Challenge where she was a judge.
As fate would have it Kate was my judge for all three of my events.
Her enthusiasm and motivation during those events instantly turned me into a Kate fan and I have enjoyed following her fitness progress.
I am reprinting a portion of a recent blog entry from her online blog, ‘Killer’ Cross-Fit-ness” because I think some of my readers can really benefit from her story. I encourage you to discover the end of the story at her blog.
2 1/2 years ago I was pushing 185lbs and on the verge of buying a size 14pant. I knew I needed a change. My whole life I played soccer at a competitive level. That meant playing for 2 and sometimes 3 teams at a time, practicing every night of the week and eating like a horse and never gaining an ounce. This all changed when I walked away from my soccer scholarship after my freshman year of college.
I became a “normal” human being for the first time in my life. No practice, no expectations, just being. I continued to work out on my own, but a HUGE downgrade from Division 1 soccer training. There wasn’t team around you, a strength coach pushing you and a trainer rehabbing you. I quickly fell into a 60min of cardio 30min of lifting routine. It was what you read in all the fitness magazines so it had to be the best approach.
Then I went shopping 2 1/2 years ago and could barely zip the size 12 pants and I thought to myself…”when did I get fat?”……..read the rest of the story