Originally from Alaska, fitness trainer Kathy Drayton can be just about anywhere online when it comes to health and fitness.
She and her husband, Luther Freeman, who’s known for her incredible success in the fitness industry, teamed up and created a successful personal training business. However, Kathy wasn’t always the healthy, and famous shape she’s known for.
Drayton wanted to become a model for agencies in Miami and Tampa, Florida, but she was rejected because she “wasn’t what they were looking for.”
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Needless to say, the event shocked Kathy, which made her determined to find a way to succeed.
After getting both the mental and physical keys of fitness down, Kathy eventually transformed her body, went from 118 pounds to nearly 200 pounds, developed popularity online, and is now an inspiration to fans worldwide.
"No, I did not wake up like this or that," Kathy shares via Instagram. "I actually started at a very small, straight up and down, 118 lbs with NO LEGS or BUTT!!"
"I work for it. Constantly. Just like you have to. It's not 'good genetics.' No, I don't LOVE working out or eating clean every day. (I like wings and pizza too, shoooot!)
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I do it because our program is the perfect combination, it works amazingly to help my efforts equal results!"
"Every now and then I’ll have someone tell me that there is no way I went from 118 lbs with no curves to me now and that I got something done to my backside for it to grow so much," explains Drayton. "My response is always... Well, what did I get done to my legs? LOL.
But heck I‘m not surprised. That’s why I live by this quote that my husband came up with...
'You ain’t great until they question your greatness. That puts you in the discussion.' End of discussion.”
"Yes- I love myself at all stages of development. I appreciate this body for keeping up with my heart and my goals. I understand that hating any part of me is not productive and doesn't make me a better woman in any area."
"Yes- I will continue working on me. Mind. Body. Spirit. This is an ongoing project one worth the investment."
"Real recognizes real as Love recognizes Love. I want to encourage you to remember that you deserve the best, but you gotta develop and define that with your actions."
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Here are just a few key areas in which she transformed:
DIET
One of the secrets to her success is the specific diet she's created, which often varies depending on her goals.
By reducing sugar intake, and by eating healthy proteins, fats, and vegetables, Kathy manages to stay in shape throughout the year.
Here is an example of some low sugar, alkaline-rich foods:
Protein:
Egg whites
Extra-lean chicken
Extra-lean turkey
White fish
Whey
Carbs:
Sweet potato
Wild rice
Quinoa
Fat:
Coconut oil
Fish oil capsules
Egg yolks
Almonds
MATH
Math is also incredibly important body transformation. Kathy and her husband have created a system that allows for maximum fat loss in a short amount of time.
Here is a general example of the math needed for someone wanting to transform beyond the 1-2 pounds per week in 30 days:
Take your weight and multiply it by 15 for a man, and 10 for a woman.
That's how many calories you should have per day assuming you’re training so hard you feel like you’ll break if you fall down.
Each week your diet will, more than likely, change depending on how your body responds to not only the nutrition but the workout.
For example: a 160-pound man should eat 2400 calories. (160 x 15 = 2400)
Next is protein: for men 1.5 x bodyweight, for women 1 x bodyweight.
For example: a 160-pound man gets 240 g of protein per day and a woman gets 160g.
Then subtract protein calories from the total calories and that leaves you with carbs and fat calories.
4 calories in each gram of protein and carbs, 9 calories in each gram of fat.
For example: For a Man: 240g protein x 4 = 960 calories. 2400-960 = 1440 calories. 1440/2 = 720.
Thus 720 calories for carbs and 720 calories for fat. 720/4 = 180g carbs and 720/9 = 80g fat.
So our hard-training 160-pound man can have 240g protein, 180g carbs, and 80g fat.
Now divide the protein among all 6 meals and the fat in the first 3 meals and the carbs in the last 3 meals.
MOTIVATION
While her body transformation in itself is inspirational, here are some inspirational words from Kathy that help get her thousands of fans going each day.
“Don’t aim for perfection. Aim for progress!! It’s amazing how easily we discourage our own process because we call our efforts ‘failure’."
"The self-talk going on in your head that says you aren’t doing well & you don’t even realize...
... your own self-consciousness is bullying you! It has to stop. That fear you’ve covered in humor and making jokes about yourself- that’s an undercover bully."
"The pain you’ve experienced from continuing to see yourself as less than what you ‘think’ you are supposed to run so deep you’d rather choose to stay in that place of pain than try to improve… Because you don’t even believe you can.
You are not a joke to be laughed at. And you have more to offer than your personality that so many people like."
"You are not a failure. You are human, just as we all are. And this human experience can be difficult to navigate at times. Staying the same is not going to satisfy though.
So don’t try to change ALL of you today. Don’t go into the gym and workout until you can’t walk for the next week."
"Make some real tangible goals for yourself and start with a Task a day. Even if that’s 30 min a day week 1/ 1 hour 5 days a week Week 2.
Make a goal that can work with you to encourage your process as you succeed. Let it rely on no one else. Just you. So that you can be the champion in your own story.”
We live in a world where everyone is following the fad of what everyone else is doing, even if it doesn't work. Find what actually works and go for it!!
Don't compare yourself to others, BUT look at others to help you get an idea of that "specific look" you wanna work towards, & go get your dream body!
Those who don't know how to defy their own genetics to create the shape of their dreams will also say that you can't do it too.
(Your, Family, Friends, Trainer etc)
"You gotta believe in yourself and go get what you want, not what makes you feel like, "at least I got something."
Is getting what you want way harder than just getting whatever's there?
BUSTED MY ASS FOR THIS CHANGE "LITERALLY!"
My Butt Actually Matches My Legs (My Whole Lower Body Grew) I started at 118 lbs and did this ALL NATURAL & Guess What, YOU Can Do It Too!
My change didn't take years, in fact, this change happened exactly 1 year."
“Once you learn what your body needs for your specific goals, you’ll never go back to doing things how you used to.
The crazy thing is, when in search to build your body, you end up building the mind.
There’s no way around it. Find a goal for your life and GO FOR IT! Create Yourself.”
All in all, Kathy is an example for everyone to keep dreaming and don’t let other people stop you.
Success is at your doorstep. all you have to do is unlock the door.
