The Red Bikini Lady....

Body for Life Champion and Liftime Achievement Award Winner, Michelle Lee. "page-a-day" memoir of the steps I took during a journey to my first Body Building and Figure Competition and beyond. (c)2008 all rights reserved by blog author

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I'm at an age when many women believe their best years are behind them. I hope to convince my "Sisters" that many more of those "best years" are waiting to be lived! I'm living proof it is never to late to live them. Not to long ago I weighed nearly 200 pounds and was being treated for a long list of obesity related medical problems. Thankfully there came a point in my life when I decided to keep my self promises. When I did...my life opened to a world of possibilities.

Monday, November 22, 2004

necessity is the mother of invention...

I've been living a new and improved lifestyle for more than a year now. It shows. I have lost weight and dress sizes. The newness for me has worn off a bit. I am who I am. But my new look can be a shock for people who haven't seen me in awhile.

Some ask whether I have been sick. Others wonder if its cancer. Can't blame them. I am in the target age group for a whole host of serious and life threatening illnesses.

My husband attended an antique show last Friday. An aquaintance said to him..."Hey that Michelle, she's really re-invented herself, hasn't she.?"
Husband dearest happily agreed and passed on the man's kinds words to me.

Come to think about it I guess I have re-invented myself. Looking at my old, fat pictures I see an unhappy stranger looking back at me. Who is she? I wonder. Could that have really be me on Oct. 6, 2003. Its really amazing how a few simple adjustments during your daily lives can make such major changes in a person's life.

Now looking forward to my second BFL Thanksgiving...I don't have enough fingers and toes to count all my blessings this holiday season.

One thing this past year has taught me is Body for Life is not a race to be won. Its a journey to be enjoyed.

Enjoying a beautiful Monday in Minnesota,
Michelle

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