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Name: Kim Newsom
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After going skiing shortly after turning 40 I realized how very out of shape I was and how I wanted to be a healthy, vibrant woman so that my husband, Vic, and I could do all the things we've dreamt of doing over the years. I did not want to be a weak, feeble old woman. I also wanted to be a better example of healthy and fit for our 4 children.
  Click Image To Enlarge.Kim Newsom's Body Fat Percentage Progress.
I joined the gym my husband was going to and since I had absolutely no prior exercise experience, I signed up right away with a trainer (Bus Leach, GET FIT Personal Training & Weight Management). Bus put me on a fat loss program doing cardio, strength training and a nutrition plan. In the first 3 months I lost 11% of my body fat. I've continued to lose ever since, while still building muscle. I joined Bodybuilding.com, I found Robert Kennedy's Oxygen Fitness for Women Magazine and discovered people like Jamie Eason, Ava Cowan, Tosca Reno, Diana Chaloux, and Gina Osterly.
 Click Image To Enlarge.In The First 3 Months I Lost 11% Of My Body Fat. I use them as my role models and inspiration. I am not where I want to be ultimately but I am that much closer every day. My original goal was to transform my body and I've done that. Now I want to continue to tweak it, sculpt it, lose a bit more body fat and build more lean mass. I'm at the point now where I have other people telling me that I'm an inspiration, which is hard for me to wrap my head around. It's very humbling and yet it also keeps me going to continue reaching for my goals.
 Check Out Kim's Husband's Transformation Here.
Meal 2: Meal 3: Post-Workout Meal 4: Meal 5: Meal 6: My diet is very clean. I do cheat but usually only occasionally, it's not a regular occurrence. I try very hard to stick to a super clean diet.
My training started out 3 days a week rotating upper body with legs and shoulders, doing abs every training day and cardio 5-6 days a week. We did 3 supersets of every exercise with 12-15 reps per set, with a total of 18 sets (for 6 exercises).
Currently I'm on a 5 day schedule. Cardio is done daily and abs are worked evey other day. I do 3 sets per exercise and 10-12 reps with the last set going until failure.
Get up and start moving, just do something. Take baby steps and be patient with yourself. If you can afford it, hire a trainer, at the very least just to ensure you are doing the right exercises for your specific goals and to ensure you are using the weights and machinery properly to minimize the possibility of injury. Also, be patient with others. I have found that women especially are not as understanding or as supportive of other women who are trying to improve their fitness and nutrition, especially if you have bodybuilding goals, they just don't seem to understand.
 Click Image To Enlarge.Get Up And Start Moving, Just Do Something. And it often seems like some people will try to sabotage you and your goals, do not get discouraged. Find like-minded people, surround yourself with them and use them as part of your encouragement to continue on with your goals. Bodybuilding.com has been a very good source for those like minded people for me that have helped me stay on track. And I am now at the point where I can help and encourage others as well. It's time to give back what so many others have given to me.
Check Out Kim's Husband's Transformation Here.
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