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I HATE HAVING ASTHMA!!

I haven't said that in 12 years, however, the last 2 weeks have totally sucked asthma-wise.

I have had asthma since I was 8 years old. A LONG time. Up until 12 years ago I was an extremely sickly person. Never able to do any type of exercise because I simply could not breathe. At times I would be on 5 different medications at one time. For those of you who knew me back then know all about this. My trips to the ER that would at times lead to week long hospital stays, all because of asthma.

12 years ago everything changed. I was sitting at my desk at Matsushita Avionics in Bothel, Washington as a Financial Analyst, just went through a breakup with a guy I had dated 5 years, and was playing on the internet. I found a website of a "12 week Get Lean challenge" and decided to do it, I was going to get lean. I emailed this person named Lee Labrada. No idea who he was, but started his program. I did it on my own. Created spreadsheets of my food intake, new diet, exercise program, etc. Woke up BEFORE work at 4am and hit the gym, then would go again after work. Twice a day. It was SO HARD because mind you, I couldn't breathe!

That was until my new diet started to make changes in my body. You see, I dropped all sugar, dairy, pasta, white carbs that was full of sugar. After a month...I could BREATHE!!! It was amazing. I could walk on the treadmill for 60 minutes WITHOUT having my inhaler in my pocket. In 22 years I had NEVER gone a minute without having my inhaler tethered to me.

12 weeks later my life had completely changed. It wasn't just about being in the best shape I had ever been in my life, it was about being able to BREATHE!! I became a success story on Lee Labrada's website, I was even in Oxygen Magazine, not as a spotlight, but they did an article on me. At the time, I had no idea about Oxygen Magazine, and wish I could find that article, but regardless, it was an honor.

The last 2 weeks my lungs have been giving me grief. I caught a cold from my honey's daughter, and it has been sitting in my lungs, trying to hold me back. It's winning to a point, I can't run on the treadmill like I need to, but I still get in and do the cardio I can do without coughing up a lung. I can't really blame it all on babygirl, because I am living with one of my sisters that has a dog that I thought I wasn't allergic to, it seems I am - which SUCKS.

So this morning I am hating having asthma. But when I write and remember stuff like I just did, I am thankful my asthma isn't as bad as it once was, and if it means I have to wait 30-60 minutes to rally to get to the gym and bust out my workout, then so be it! At least I'm able to GET to the gym and DO my cardio and training!

A quick shout out to the man/company that changed my life 12 years ago - Lee Labrada. Not only did his challenge change my life, he has become a great friend over the years. If you are reading this and are looking for a program you can do on your own, I recommend Lee's. Why? Because I did it and it worked! Go to Labrada.com and check it out.

11 weeks out from the Emerald Cup!  Let's do this!!!

Take care and God Bless - Fab

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