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No Pain, No Gain!

Azonto aerobics, Bob Horton, kickboxing, Leslie marathon run. I also run a virtual 10 km race. I li
Sansone; name it, I have it. I had no idea what was in weights, I strength train and push myself every day to
store for me. Sore body; I could not li my feet, arms get results. I sometimes do not want to li a nger but I
and entire body for weeks. Today I term it “sweet pain”. don’t do this as a luxury; I do it because I have to! And
Ironic, isn’t it? I endured the sweat, grit, bad work out so I wake up, show up, and grind hard!
days and all the ups and downs, which come with being
t. is process has shown me that I have an indefatigable
spirit and when I set my mind to doing anything, I can
I fell o the wagon several times till one day I decided to and I shall. My go to mantra was and is Philippians 4:13
write down all my goals. I wanted to weigh 70kgs from – “I can DO ALL THINGS rough CHRIST Who
the 93kgs I weighed. I kept at it every morning, six (6) STRENTHGENS ME!”
times a week. en I started working out twice a day, I only set out to get back into those jeans; but today, it is
morning and evening making 12 workouts a week. I not just about those jeans. It is also about encouraging
had days of laxity and days of beast mode, but I trudged and helping others to attain their goals, while learning
on every day. about my own inner strength and potential. is

I realized I had amazing strength but my stamina as a narrative is not just about losing weight. For me it is one
runner was low so I began to run. I run 100km within of a journey of self-discovery, resilience and hard work;
two weeks and that became my constant target for a attributes which we all aspire to. So whatever you want
long time. I joined a support group in 2014 called to do, do it because you can. Do it in spite of the pain;
WEW- Women Encouraging Women to eat healthy on no pain, no gain!
Ama Emefa Agyeman Facebook. I was actually added by my Nigerian friend

My Journey of Self-Discovery as a Fit Mom Modupe who noticed my posts about working out and As I write this today, 12th October, 2016, I weigh
struck a conversation. I was the only Ghanaian at that
65.8kgs! Above all I’ve got guns!! Yes, my arms are
point so I was what you’d call a silent member. Reading, popping!
Why would anyone put themselves through this torture learning and applying everything I learnt for two years
called tness regimen?? till I decided to be an active member and begun posting
my workouts and engaging in all tness challenges
I knew I had gained weight. I wasn’t really bothered thrown our way.
because, well, that’s what happens to us aer child birth
right? I had a running nickname, “obolo”. It never rough that group, I came into contact with many
aected me much till one day I picked up my favourite amazing women and formed many beautiful friend-
pair of jeans to wear and they would not move past my ships and relationships. Key amongst them is one with
thighs! I stared at the woman in the mirror and said to my Coach Mai Tchichi Wehzira. She unleashed my
myself, “I am not about to be an obese mum.” potential and I became a mean machine!
I began to research, and bought my rst ever work out I have run several marathons from 5km to 10km and
DVD! Insanity, Insanity Max 30, Jillian Michaels, 15km races and I have a medal to show for a half

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