Female Fitness Models - Caitlin Johnson
Figure Shows:
- 2004 Npc Las Vegas Classic-Bodybuilding, Fitness & Figure
Placed 11th In The Short Figure Division Out Of 25 Girls
- 2004 Npc Excalibur-Bodybuilding & Figure Championships
Placed 12th In The Short Figure Division Out Of 19 Girls
- Los Angeles Bodybuilding, Figure And Fitness Championships -Culver
City, Ca.
Placed 8th.
Future Figure Shows:
- August 20 - Pacific Usa Naturals Bodybuilding And Figure Championships
In Anaheim, Ca.
- Sept. 10th. -San Fransisco Bodybuilding And Figure Championships -Hayward,
Ca.
Modeling contest:
- 2005 Max Model Contest-Irvine, CA
3rd. place winner
Promotional Modeling:
Coco-Cola Full Throttle Promotion
Locations:
- Wal-Mart-31700 Grape St. Lake Elsinore, Ca
- Venice Beach Boardwalk
- La Galaxy Vs. Real Salt Lake - Home Depot Center Carson, Ca
- Usc Football Scrimmage
Magazines:
- Max Sports & Fitness
February 2005 Issue-Pg.18
May 2005 Issue-Pg.- 8
- Iron Man-Real Bodybuilding Training, Nutrition & Supplementation.
May 2005 Issue-Pg. 201 & 208
June 2005-Pg. 227 & 228
Photographer References:
Alex Ardenti- (818) 517-5617
Jerry Freadrick- (310) 394-7712
Areas of interest:
All areas concerning health, sports, nutrition and training. Also performing
arts for example: dance, art, acting, modeling, etc.
Special talents:
I have taken my body from obesity to an athlete in 3 years. I train
with all the best in the industry to keep in optimum condition to learn
all essentials of competing. I write a lot on different topics concerning
health and fitness along with a full record of everything I have done
that works or doesn’t.
Website: www.catsallthat.com
Contact email: cat@catsallthat.com
When I decided to take control of my problem with weight
gain, a problem that began when I was eight years old; I had a long
difficult task ahead of me. However, I’ve never regretted my decision
or looked back. I’m now aware of the pitfalls I fell into with bad eating
habits.
Eating can be a way to escape the hurt feelings we have in life. Food
provides nourish-ment and one can confuse the need for emotional nourishment
by overeating. It is not the correct way but that’s what I did. My parents
got divorced when I was eight years old. I didn’t know how to cope with
my feelings so I started overeating, trying to escape. From that time
to age nineteen, I was sedentary and classified as obese from the body
fat chart. Throughout my school years, I was ridiculed with names like
butterball, fatty, wide load, two ton, etc. I was depressed and hurt,
so I hid away in my room and overate. I lacked confidence in sports
and resisted my mom’s attempts to keep me active. Inactivity and overeating
made me gain more weight.
After graduating high school, I had boyfriends whose eating habits were
no better if not worse. From McDonalds to Jack in the Box, fast food
was my primary food intake and we would supersize! I did make several
attempts to lose weight; a weight loss camp, trainers, aerobic classes,
etc. However, I always fell off the program and gained everything back.
At age nineteen, things changed for me and I became committed to changing
my life. It was a few days after Christmas which I’d spent gorging on
sweets, when I decided to go to a local gym and take a kickboxing class
for fun. When I got on the scale, I had maxed out at 181 lbs. Shocked,
I realized I was close to 200 lbs, not acceptable for my tiny 5’3” frame.
I went ahead and took the kickboxing class which I really enjoyed because
of the amazing instructor. Her name is Denise Hart and after class she
mentioned that she was also a personal trainer. I was so impressed by
her physique; she’s also short with a small frame so I could relate
to her easily. I signed up that day.
Denise corrected my eating habits, small meals 4-5 times a day, weight
training twice a week, and cardio six times a week. As we trained, she
would ask me, “Do you want it?” That motivated me to correct the bad
eating habits and to train harder. I managed to lose 60 lbs. Motivated
and so much happier with my new healthy body, I decided to move to Los
Angeles to pursue a degree in exercise science.
I read the book, “Championship Bodybuilding,” and began training even
harder more than attending school. One day while doing my cardio routine,
I read a fitness magazine and discovered the fitness model, Monica Brant,
who has such an incredible physique. I wanted to become a fitness model
too. I contacted Monica by e-mail about getting a coach. We had a great
talk on the telephone and she was so helpful, giving me all the neccessary
contacts. She said the best way to get noticed is to compete. I began
training with Joanne Lee and started nutrition counselling with Kim
Oddo. I’m training with heavier weights, building muscle, have gone
from 181 lbs/ 39.9 % body fat to 115 lbs/ 9% body fat, and will compete
in my first figure competition on December 4, 2004. I’ve decided to
reach for the sky and compete in Fitness Olympia.
It’s been four years since I began and no one believes I was ever heavy.
I’ve changed my whole life, am now an athelete, and enjoy life so much
more. I’m proof it can be done!
