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.

Tuesday, March 22, 2005

Thoughts on being a Poster Girl...

A friend of mine asked recently how on earth I found the courage to have my "fat" pictures splashed all over the internet...like some "Poster" girl for obesity.

When you have a fat picture...The trick is, to have a really, really good "after" picture to go along with it.

I remember the day I picked up my first batch of before photos from Wal-Mart. When I got back into my car I opened the package...looked at the truth and started to cry. Then I started to beat myself up. A pity party followed. When I came to my senses I made a self promise to do what it took to change my life.
Part of the BFL process is getting that before picture taken...It's a real eye opener for those of us who have had years of practice looking in the mirror and seeing only the things we wanted to see. A picture doesn't lie. A picture gives you a starting place to begin your journey. That picture is also essential if you plan to enter the BFL 12 week challenge and have a shot a winning the 2005 Million Dollar Prize.

Get that picture taken....and study it real hard. Then spend the next 12 weeks fullfilling your own self promises. Hey and don't forget to fill out that EAS entry form and send it in! As a very smart champion once said..."Honey if you ain't in it...you can't win it!"
Besides...this world is in dire need of a few more "Poster Girls!"


1 Comments:

Blogger John Lesko said...

Hey there Michelle ... I see you're working smart by posting BLOG comments both here an on the BFL BLOG-site ... I hope you didn't mind me calling you a 'pin up' girl on that more public site? ... Take care my friend ... John

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