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.

Friday, December 03, 2004

To be a champion you have to.....

Surround yourself with Champions. That way you can pattern your efforts for success.

I work out in a cardiac exercise rehab unit at my small town Hospital. They open the exercise area to the community for a small monthly fee. It's the best bargain in town!

Each day I see heart attack and stroke survivors hitting their tens to regain their health. Some have oxygen units strapped to their backs. When I start to slack off on my cardio or start thinking about easing up on the weights I lift I think about these true heros. Average folks doing what it takes to squeeze out a few more years of quality life.

That's one of my goals too.
A few more years of quality life.
In order to do that I know I have to join this hardy bunch of friends and neighbors to exercise my heart and lungs and build my muscles and bones.

I believe a big part of my transformation success has been the example each of my workout buddies has set. Hard work--push through the pain and do the things that need to be done.

I am so blessed that a heart attack or stroke didn't force my hand. Given that, there is no good reason holding me back from hitting my tens and creating my best body ever.


Here now is answer #7 submitted with my official BFL contest entry for challenge #4.)

Since entering the BFL challenge and becoming a fitness role model, what person did you inspire to follow your example…to experience all the positive changes you have had over the past 12 weeks. Why did you choose that person, and how will you help that person succeed like you have?

Since sharing my transformation with my television audience it seems a day does not pass without someone coming up to thank me for having the “courage,” to go public. That courage was found, along with a new sense of hope and happiness by working this program.
I know the only way to maintain this precious gift is by giving this program to others. I do this by sharing my story at community health functions…..by giving out BFL Books, referring people to the BFL Website and giving away EAS meal replacement samples. Each day I ask God to send me one person who is ready to adopt the EAS/BFL lifestyle. Nearly every day that prayer is answered.

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