Summary: Today we are honored to listen to Lorraine Gearhart who placed tenth in the Eighth Venus Index Transformation Contest. Read what Lorraine wrote about her experience with the Venus Factor: How great can it be to become a Venus? More importantly, how can you get there without having to do the impossible? In my case, the Venus transformation promises seemed literally too good to be true. I've got siblings who are crippled with osteoporosis, overweight, who've literally thrown in the towel on ever getting themselves in any kind of shape ever again. I want to inspire them, I could see the incentives before me. I've got a loving husband who celebrates any achievement I make, and I sure didn't want to arrive at age 60 with a hunched back and no bone density. Of course, it's rarely that easy. Getting nutrition and training down to a science, well sure, but you need to balance that against being self-employed and having a hundred obligations outside of simply improving and shaping a physique. A real balancing act, complete with having parents into and out of the hospital ICU, a million other obligations, and a need to stay motivated and focused at all times. That said, we're celebrating a real success, since in a mere 12 weeks I've managed to shed excess fat, shape up to more ideal proportions, and add a good bit of lean mass. Can I strut down the runway with girls half my age? Maybe. It's only been 12 weeks after all. More importantly, have I gained in health, have I achieved proper proportion, do people notice it and complement me on it every day. OH, YEAH, BABY!!! Never have I EVER experienced the sheer amount of positive comments and reinforcement I've seen in the last month! People spontaneously talk to me about fitness, try to guess my age – delightful! Not to mention, my Adonis really likes the changes I've made! Listen to Lorraine's interview here, and please “like” it when you’re done:
