#BreakTheCycle of #Obesity #MailBagMonday
Channel: Cuts & Curves Fitness
Date: 2015-02-10

For today's #MotivationMonday, I answer a letter from a young lady in a similar situation that I was in... After losing both of my parents, I can say I understand that pain. Every day, I work to #BreakTheCycle of #Obesity by getting educated on a healthier lifestyle, living a healthy lifestyle, & desperately trying to encourage others. I know it would make my parents so proud. :)

My other weight loss video rants: 
1: 2013 vs 2015 #BackDay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5lCh1mdNZU

2: Voyage to 100lb weight loss: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1p0LyQVopU

3: 100lb Weight Loss (includes April 2013 pix): http://youtu.be/yb2DvIDUHcE?list=PLRwLUq_MZjJumvqwwAfvRZTrJeHQRwAZH

4: Losing & Maintaining an 100lb weight loss... (pix & vlog): http://youtu.be/3SkXPHFPiBM?list=PLRwLUq_MZjJumvqwwAfvRZTrJeHQRwAZH

5: 7 months, 30 lb weight loss, 90 lb strength GAINZ: DEADLIFT comparison: http://youtu.be/v-N6PqZ2SOc?list=PLRwLUq_MZjJumvqwwAfvRZTrJeHQRwAZH

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My name is Estee Ratliff and I'm a 33 year old in Philadelphia, PA. I've constantly had battles with my weight since the 4th grade. In the 10th grade, I blew up to a whopping 26/28, 280 lbs. At that time I was also diagnosed with #Fibromyalgia, a chronic pain disease.

At age 19 I started exercising 5 days a week. Doing that for a few months, I lost 20 lbs, became a size 22/24 and my Fibromyalgia went into #remission. I started going back to school and enjoying my adult life.

At the age of 21 I started working out on my own again and I was happily getting into a size 20. It didn't take too long for me to become lackadaisical and slowly creep back into a size 22/24.

At the age of 24 I finally decided that I couldn't do this anymore! I was out of breathe and out of shape. I'm too young for that! It just clicked one day and I started going back to the gym in July 2006. I figured out that I wasn't really a "gym" person, as I was easily swayed from going to the gym everyday, so I started my love of workout dvds and my 'home gym'... my living room and dvd player!

I lost 50lbs doing home workouts and cutting my food portions. I then hit a plateau. I found beachbody.com and #TurboJam. I love to dance, so that was the best workout program for me to lose weight. 

I started Turbo Jam on January 20th, 2007, secured her full collection of Turbo Jam workouts and lost 30 pounds in 5 months . I LOVE them all and kept them as a staple in my daily workouts

After hitting another plateau, I thought it was time to "switch it up again". I heard that #ChaleneJohnson was coming out with a new workout series somewhat like #P90X. I figured it was time for me to tone and hoped my final residual weight would go with my muscle toning.

In my first month on #ChaLEANExtreme I lost 13.4lbs and 8.25 inches all over.By July 2009, I lost 22.6lbs with ChaLEAN Extreme & forever changed my love of "lifting heavy".

In September 2009 my Mother passed away. I became the caregiver of my Father with #Alzheimers. In January 2012 my Father passed away. I gained 55lbs back of the 100 I lost. 

In April 2012, after being asked to be a bridesmaid in a #Barbados wedding, I got my new jolt in life. I began P90X in August 2012. 

By November 2012, I needed a new boost so I began a heavy lifting program at the gym. Heavy lifting not only changed my entire body structure, it has change my LIFE! I absolutely LOVED it! 

By February 2013, I was down 40lbs again. 

With an amazing #SwoleMate by my side, I hope to be able to keep encouraging people to keep going - to keep striving - and that it IS possible!

Please believe, the path can be bumpy - but the road to success always will be. Once you reach your final destination - the rewards will be so sweet! This - I can wholeheartedly promise you!

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