Age	:	31
Goals acheived	:	Weight loss More energy Nutrition knowledge

Rochelle has struggled with weight her entire life, "I was a fat child, a fat teen, a fat college student and now a fat adult!" In January of 2008, Rochelle started her first successful weight loss journey losing 26 pounds. Now more than ever Rochelle is motivated to lose the weight that she’s been carrying her whole life.

Incredible Abs	30 Day Shred
Ball Abs Workout	Lower Body

Make Me Over

Make Me Over Video (9/16/2009 9:30:49 PM)
OK ExerciseTV fans - have you done our Make Me Over Video?  Everyone I’ve talked to has said how great we look and how awesome it is.  But wait, they’ve also told me that they didn’t DO the video - they just watched it.  As nice as that is - that’s not the point!  Gina,...
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The New Rochelle! (8/31/2009 8:24:24 AM)
And watch my video below to find out EXACTLY WHY ExerciseTV workouts helped me lose weight!
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Rochelle’s Make Me Over Update! (8/30/2009 3:26:19 PM)
Hello everyone!  Happy Fall!  As one of the Make Me Over girls from this Spring I was able to participate in something absolutely amazing - not just the whole Make Me Over program with ExerciseTV and eDiets, but also make a workout video with our fantabulous trainer Steve Maresca.  It comes out soon so watch...
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Amazing! (4/29/2009 8:58:09 PM)
Time flies when you are having fun!  It seems like yesterday I was getting all nervous because I was worried what the eDiets food would taste like and how hard Steve would kick my ass on Saturday.  And now…  Due to the Make Me Over program, I was given the chance to meet my first goal. ...
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Looking Back to Move Forward! (4/16/2009 9:02:25 PM)
My challenging week is almost over and it wasn’t as bad as I had originally thought.  It was easy to prepare healthy foods, it was just harder to resist yummy snacks around the house and back at school!  If you didn’t know, teacher lounges are just about the worst place - filled with snacks that people...
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Make Me Over Challenges! (4/10/2009 11:48:33 PM)
Find out what fitness challenges Rochelle is facing this week: It’s time to get back in my routine!  I’ve got a few obstacles this week - working out and eating right.  Ha!  I know, those are challenges every week!  I’ll get back in the routine and get these couple pounds off that I gained eating yummy...
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Rochelle’s Weightloss Achievement of the Week (4/7/2009 6:42:43 PM)
Find out how Rochelle achieved her weightloss goal this week!
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Revelations (4/4/2009 4:49:59 PM)
Hello to all out there!  Well, I’m done with the first part of my vacation.  The official vacation part anyway - the second half is going home to Indiana for a few days to visit family.  Yes, family I love you, but Florida and the beach is a vacation - home is not.  Anyway, I...
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Confessions and a Vacation Update (3/30/2009 11:42:00 AM)
Hi all!  Vacation is going pretty well so far.  I’ve definitely been relaxing and not worrying about work, people, whatever.  It’s not going as smooth as I had envisioned in my mind and I think that I am going to revisit my weight loss goal - I’ll be amazed if I maintain a 199.  Honestly. ...
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Vacation Update! (3/27/2009 8:08:34 PM)
Hello to everyone!  I just wanted to tell everyone how awesome I feel today!  It’s the first full day of my vacation and I can’t tell you how awesome today was in more ways than one.  Yesterday was all travel and I made some OK choices, and some not so good choices - but that day...
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Vacation Goals (3/25/2009 10:52:23 AM)
Hi everyone!  I’m heading out tomorrow to Florida for my Spring Break and this is going to be a very tough challenge for me.  Not only do I have to control myself around all the great food I usually eat, I have to try and get workouts in!  I spent some time with Steve on...
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Rochelle Confesses About Drivethrough Temptations (3/23/2009 10:55:30 PM)
Why don’t I listen to myself?  But, I will take what I’ve learned tonight and remember it the next time I eat off plan and not choose wisely.  Darn it.  (I’m saying that the PG way because the rated R way is probably not acceptable…)  See my confession video to understand why I’m ticked off...
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Pink Sparkly Headbands! (3/19/2009 9:00:55 PM)
Just a fun post:  As I mentioned in my previous post, I finally made my first goal of 199 lb.  I’ve never made it even close to there so this was definitely something to celebrate!  My trainer, Casey, and I had a whole conversation about sweatbands/headbands about 6-8 months ago.  In the end, he agreed...
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I did it! (3/18/2009 7:35:40 AM)
Well, of course I had to share ASAP - I hit my first goal!  I am officially at 199 lb.!  It was driving me crazy because for the last two days it kept saying 200 and I was like, is my scale broken and won’t go below 200?  Geez!  But, today, this morning, I saw...
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Rochelle’s Confession Wk 6 (3/17/2009 9:30:28 AM)
OK everyone - I’m almost at my goal of 199 lb.  I weighed in with Steve on Saturday at 200.0 lb.!  BUT why am I wanting to eat off plan and not work out???  This is my old mentality.  I don’t know what’s wrong with me - I am having to go buy new clothes...
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Something different (3/11/2009 8:18:18 PM)
I’ll start off with a little story.  Back in January of 2008, I took my first ever class at my 24hour gym (this was pre-weight loss) - it was a lift class and I thought I’d be fine.  About 20 minutes into it, I was hurting horribly, I couldn’t do any of the lunges and I...
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Rochelle’s Confession: Week 4 (3/11/2009 3:52:12 PM)

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I noticed… (3/8/2009 5:15:00 PM)
Hola everyone!  I just had to do a quick blog about something I noticed last night.  I went to this party last night for the Jewish holiday Purim - where we dress in costumes and have lots of fun (I won’t go into all the details of the holiday, that’s not what this is about!). ...
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Rochelle’s Confession Week 4 (3/6/2009 9:15:27 PM)
Not much going on this week.  Unfortunately, I don’t think I lost anything this week.  I really don’t know why, I’m working out, I’m eating on plan, I don’t know.  I weigh myself on Tuesdays and Fridays and this morning I am still at 203.  I guess we’ll see where I am tomorrow at the...
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Finishing up our workout (3/6/2009 11:04:33 AM)
At the end of the day, we do a combination of strength training and cardio to burn fat and build muscle.
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Yay me! (3/2/2009 9:51:10 PM)
How’s that for a title?  I’m so proud of myself.  I did a second workout tonight because I knew I didn’t do enough!  Yay me!  Have a nice day! Rochelle
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How far have we come? (2/27/2009 9:57:36 PM)
Cathy asks so we answer! How far have I come?  OK, give me moment or I’ll start to tear up - yes, I’m that big of a dork.  By doing this program and receiving this wonderful food and exercise advice I’ve actually come to a point that I’ve NEVER been in my entire life.  Yes, I...
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Rochelle’s Confession: Week 2 (2/27/2009 7:48:56 PM)

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Had to share! (2/24/2009 3:40:08 PM)
I shared a few days ago about Science Night and what we taught students and parents.  I just HAD to share what another teacher told me.  Her own children walked around to the exhibits and they absolutely LOVED the nutrition room where I was.  Her kids don’t want to drink soda anymore because they have SEEN...
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Science Night! (2/21/2009 4:53:30 PM)
I just wanted to share with everyone out there the fantastic night we had at my school on Friday night.  It was Science Night - our first ever.  We had astronomers with telescopes, the Rainforest Cafe brought 2 parrots, and there were tons of experiments going on.  We also had the Nutrition Network through my district...
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Rochelle’s Weightloss Confession: Week Two: Cravings (2/20/2009 5:48:53 PM)
Ponder this a moment:  You are craving something specific (pick your vice - chocolate, fries, chips, beer, etc.)  - is it better just to have a small amount of the thing you want, or to go without?  If you go without, you might spend the better part of a month trying to compensate for the...
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An epiphany! (2/19/2009 3:08:37 PM)
I have a long drive every morning to work and I’m usually still tired - so most of the time I’m listening to music and zoning out thinking of things.  Yesterday, I began to think back to last Saturday when I weighed in with Steve.  I’m still amazed that I had lost 6 pounds in...
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A little effort (2/16/2009 12:17:11 AM)
So, I’m a week into this program and my first big challenge approaches - my dad is here for a visit.  Thankfully, we spent some time before he came discussing what I needed (and what he needed for that matter) and what we would do for each situation - if we needed to eat out,...
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The waiting is over! (2/14/2009 9:19:58 PM)
Alright everyone - you’ve been waiting and waiting to see how our Valentine’s Day challenge went.  Well, let’s just say Steve is pretty sore.  His challenge was that for every pound we lost he would do 10 pushups.  Well, 160 push ups later….   keep going Steve! So, I think we won that challenge!  Yee hah!  But,...
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A challenge! (2/13/2009 9:58:36 PM)
So, the girls and I mentioned that last week Steve gave us an assessment where we did all kinds of things.  One of those was to get to a mile as fast as you can on the treadmill at an incline of 3.0.  Well, normally on the treadmill I go somewhere between 3.0 and 3.7...
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Less is More Cardio - with kids! (2/11/2009 6:23:21 PM)
I meant to add this a few days ago but didn’t have time.  I did the Less Is More Cardio workout with Cindy Whitmarsh on Monday night and had a blast.  A great full workout in only 30 minutes.  I thought, “Why can’t I bring these moves into my classroom?”  So, I did!  I’m really...
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Naptime No More! (2/11/2009 6:15:44 PM)
So, I’ve noticed something over the past week and a half or so since I began the Make Me Over program - I’m not as tired as I used to be.  I used to come home from school and (after taking the dog out) would HAVE to take a small nap, just to get through...
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Ready for Tuesday (2/9/2009 6:22:20 PM)
What question did I get asked the most today?  OK, second to “Can I go to the bathroom?” from my students was, “How was this weekend?”  All my colleagues wanted to know how the weekend went training with Steve and with the food.  So, I told them the honest truth - it was great!  The food...
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Training Day (2/7/2009 8:24:08 PM)
OK all, it was our first training day with Steve - and man, is he motivated!  His energy and enthusiasm are infectious and you can’t help wanting to push yourself further and further when he talks to you.  We started with a fitness assessment: running on the treadmill as fast as you can until you get...
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Exciting! (2/6/2009 5:33:22 PM)
OK, so day one of food begins.  And I have an audience!  There are some people at work that eat breakfast with me every morning (I always bring breakfast) and many were curious as to what I was going to eat.  So, here is my first bite… I was also pleasantly surprised.  Yes, the portions are...
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I felt like dancing! (2/4/2009 6:06:02 PM)
So, I started my workout this evening with Jillian’s No Trouble Zone workout.  I got about halfway through and I just felt like moving more.  So, as hard and great as her workout is, I stopped, got out my iPod and started playing all my favorite songs that I like to dance to.  I probably...
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Working out (2/3/2009 8:58:05 PM)
I actually made a good decision tonight.  How many of us have gone to workout then feel we can reward ourselves with something yummy?  I was so craving some ice cream or something bad after I did my strength training for an hour.  Before I drove away I sat in my car and kind of...
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What’s your motivation? (1/30/2009 11:39:50 PM)
Well, Cathy, you asked for it, so here it is!  What’s my motivation?  Before I answer, anyone reading this should know their own.  WHY do you want to change your life?  When you make a list of important people in your life, who is #1?  If it’s not you, you need to rethink what’s going...
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