Art of the Catwalk

I'm Brandi, a 25 year old college student and Tallahassee native and I started my weight loss journey on July 1, 2010 weighing a whopping 410 pounds. I wore a size 5x and 32 dress size! I joined a program with an extremely strict diet and stuck to it by the accountability of weighing in each week. After the first month I lost 30 pounds! So then I began exercising 4 days a week at the gym at my college (it's free!) and I stuck to doing that for a whole 6 months! But after a while it's easy to get into a routine of something and getting bored out of your mind with it!

That's when i found Art of the Catwalk! I was hesitant at first because I thought, "There's no way I would fit in there with all those skinny pole dancing girls," BUT....to my great suprise I met some of the most genuine, heart felt, motivational people I've ever met!! Before long I became a regular there, going to Zumba every chance I got (which i LOVE! Hi Doreen!) and I have tried almost every class there at least once. I am still a beginner in the Curvalicious pole class, which is a class with the voluptuous woman in mind, but I am getting there day by day!

As of today May 6, 2011 I have lost over 150 pounds on my journey and wearing a size 18 and XL clothes!!! Thanks to Art of the Catwalk I am still motivated to work out every day and come to class! Between the music, lights and all the awesome catwalk ladies i have met, I feel like I have joined a club and know that I can come to this place and everyone there is trying to do the same thing I am....be healthy!! Thanks Marion and all the staff at the Catwalk for making me feel welcome and motivated to continue my weight loss journey!