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smartgirlsdo

Alexandria, VA

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I've had so many lives! I toured with Broadway Musicals, I worked and lived in London for five years managing creative technology teams and now I'm back in my hometown of Washington DC working in knowledge management (fancy word for helping people learn from each other and from the past).

I have a medium small daughter and a side business selling 'romance products'. Truth is, I'm less interested in selling the products then I am in getting adults to learn about (and get comfortable with) their sexuality. Someday I'd like to teach an Adult Sex Ed class (really!) since I think it's as important to our physical and mental health as eating right, staying fit, and keeping a safe and comfortable home.

Of course I have to practice what I preach and have come to beachbody to get some of my groove back since my self esteem has taken a dive lately...So if no one else is gonna say it -I will... Yes I want to live longer and be a role model for my daughter yada yada yada. Yes I want to have more energy. But really? I want to fantastic in clothes and stop being tense about how I look naked...

My Progress

My fitness goal: Lose Weight

Transformation story

I've always been the funny sidekick. Even though I've always felt chubby, I would love to be the chubby I *was* twenty pounds ago when I cried over never being able to break 135. I actually got back to 140 (my pre pregnancy weight) when my daughter was 12 months old. But we lived in London... and upon returning to the decadent portions and car life of the US I worked my way back up the scale.

And life hit. A hurricane, a failed relationship that brought with it financial disaster and bankruptcy, and worrying and caring for my aging father while I was trying to work, get my masters degree, and be single mom... there was a stint of unemployment and depression in there somewhere. All this got me to around 164.

Not such a funny sidekick anymore. But I got back on stage - doing improv - and got some clever doctors to sort out my depression and migraines. A new job and my daughter getting older meant I started to find my feet again... and I used them to train for the Disney half marathon. That didn't help me lose weight...but it did get my self esteem back in order so I realized I deserved to put myself first and realize my potential.

I am the leading lady in my own life - I have been irrepressible and unsinkable in every way except one... fitness. I will lose 10 pounds and gain 15. I will run a half marathon - love it - and then somehow lose the confidence that I can do it again.

But I'm ready to break this glass - it's time. It's an emergency. I'd like to see my abs before I turn 40 in 12 months. I'd like my daughter to see me fight for myself as hard as I work to please others - so that she learns that self care is non negotiable. It took far too long for me to learn it....

Programs

Workout programs:

ChaLEAN Extreme® - primary program

Hip Hop Abs®

Turbo Jam®

Kathy Smith's Project: YOU™

Running

Supplements:

Whey Protein Powder

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