I want to introduce you to a wonderful friend of mine, Jess LaRue. You may have seen her inspiring transformation on published author and trainer Jeff Kuh’s site… Wet Wolf Training. (She is halfway down the page on his before and after pics.) Jess is a true warrior. Through the last year or so, she has struggled through some extremely painful situations in life… situations that we all hope to never go through. Yet, Jess never gave up! She relies on her faith in God as well as staying committed and true to self.
Throughout Jess’ young adult life, she stayed fit and healthy. She exercised and didn’t worry too much about her weight even after having her children. She even went to school to be a personal trainer. Then that dreadful age hit where the metabolism starts slowing —> 35! Jess began to put on weight even though she worked a job where running most days for 8 hours filling orders was the protocol. From around 1997 through 2005, Jess’ weight rose to 205 pounds on a 5 foot 9 inch frame from her normal 150 lbs. She felt guilty and continually apologized to her family. The stress over her weight was unbearable, and she would come home from work and cry most days.
Jess began exercising a lot more than she use to. Several days a week, she would head to the gym and worked out for 3 hours a day… yet no results! She was desperate and began researching for help. She started at www.bodybuilding.com and found a support group for women and mothers (this is where I met Jess). She ordered some training and nutrition books to help her get started on the right path. As Jess quoted, “Things were starting to come together and God was answering prayers.” She lost 25 pounds!
So, Jess was ecstatic that she was losing weight, BUT one day it just stopped. She was stuck at 180 pounds and could not lose anymore. She visited her doctor who told her to lower her calories. Hey! She was already on a low calorie diet taking in approximately 900-1,000 calories per day! How much more could she cut? I remember talking with Jess about this as I was afraid she was not losing weight because her body was holding onto everything it could being in starvation mode. She was having headaches and dizzy spells. All her friends on the support group were concerned for her. Then one day, she seemed to have just disappeared.
A few months later, Jess and I reunited. She showed me her transformation pictures. In just four (4) short months, she lost nearly 40 pounds!! When I saw the pictures, I was flabbergasted! I remember her being stuck for that last year I knew her at 180 pounds not making any progress… and now she was taking 10 pounds off per month! That was just AMAZING to me! So, I asked her how she did it. She was following Jeff Kuh (Wet Wolf) on www.figureathlete.com. Wet Wolf had put a challenge out and given free training and nutrition information to its readers/subscribers. Jess took on the challenge, and there was no return! She made an awesome transformation with only working out for 1.5 hours for a few days per week in the gym. Her transformation was so inspiring that Wet Wolf now has her displayed on his website. Great going, Jess!
So, what helped Jess to get out of the “stuck” mode and into the “fat burning” zone? First, she admitted to herself that she needed to do something about her body to live a healthier and more fit life. Second, she did research to find help. Also, her husband cut out buying junk food and took on a healthier diet himself, so that meant NO JUNK FOOD… only healthy foods. That relieved any temptations in the house. She even stopped eating fast foods. Finally, she put the metal to the pedal and just DID IT!
Currently, Jess has a goal to compete in figure bodybuilding in June 2010. She is packing on some muscle after losing all the body fat she needed. She even has a goal to be stronger and bench 225 pounds by March!! Woohoo!!! And, may I say that Jess is 47! You go, my friend!!!!!!!!
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If you’re interested in doing Wet Wolf’s workouts, I’ve included them here in journal format. Though I did add a few extra exercises for abs as well as cardio. Just remember that you MUST eat clean 90 percent of the time!
Wet Wolf Phase 1 – Kiss Bodybuilding Workouts Good-Bye —-> Wet_Wolf_1
Wet Wolf Phase 2 – Half Body Workouts —-> Wet_Wolf_2
Wet Wolf Phase 3 – The Total Body Assault—-> Wet_Wolf_3
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