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No More
Horsing
Around

POSITIVE STEPS
For the next several months, Crissy made great
strides to reclaiming her health. She hired trainer
George Tovar and he introduced her to Sam
Alvarez, franchisee of Max Muscle EdingburgMcAllen, Texas store where she started learning
about quality Max Muscle supplements and
good nutrition. The staff was always friendly
and encouraging, and Crissy immediately felt
comfortable with their support.
It took a long time for Crissy to learn to believe
in herself. Suffering from low self-esteem after
an unhappy frst marriage, she had started to
believe she couldnt achieve her goals. I felt like
I couldnt achieve anything, she said. She coped
with this low self-esteem by supporting everyone
around her, but never herself.
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After

THE WAKE UP CALL hit hard when it hit. It

was the combination of seeing an unfattering
vacation picture and an off-handed comment
made by her husband that stopped this
34-year-old from Laredo, Texas in her tracks.
The holiday vacation on South Padre Island
sponsored by her boss in December 2012
had been great fun and included a yacht
cruise and a beach horseback ride. But when
Crissy Cantu later saw the picture of the horses
behind and hers it was not so fun.
When her husband jokingly made the
comment, I like my women big, to a coworker, Crissy saw something she hadnt seen
before. Her husband hadnt meant to hurt her
feelings at all, but suddenly she saw how out
of control her weight had become. I was
very overwhelmed by the picture of me on the
horse, she said. My butt was huge!
Crissy knew at 229 pounds, it was time for
some changes.

Before

BY JACKIE CLASSEN

Crissy had never been in a gym

before and suffered from knee
problems, so the frst few months were
far from easy. It was uncomfortable,
even painful, but she hung in there and
slowly started to see results. Over time,
she brought her weight back down
to 189 pounds, and while her weight
dropped down, her confdence lifted.

NO MORE EXCUSES

down the bewildered stares of 50

strangers who had to be wondering
why this crazy woman was there on
the beach riding a horse in a bikini,
Crissy held her head high and thought
to herself if they only new the whole
story!
For Crissy, the wake up call was what
she needed to declare no more horsing
around; it was time to go from excuses
to no excuses once and for all.

By the end of September 2013, Crissy

was starting to believe in herself and
CRISSYS TIPS FOR SUCCESS
made a Facebook post that she was
1. Vision: Always visualize your goal
thinking about signing up for Max
and dont lose sight of it.
Muscles MaxForm Life Challenge 2014.
2. Why: Know your why. Why are you
For her post, she wrote, Should I, or
doing this?
not? It was the supportive reply from
3. No excuses: There is always a way.
a friend that was the push she needed.
His simple words, Just commit, did
CRISSYS FAVORITE
it. From that moment on Crissy was
MORNING SHAKE
all in and committed to achieving
1 scoop MaxPro Cinnamon Roll
her absolute best results during the
1 cup Almond Milk
challenge.
banana
Starting the challenge at 189 pounds
cup oatmeal
and 36 percent body fat, she hired
1 tablespoon of PB2 (powdered
trainer Miguel Baez to help push her
peanut butter)
to new levels in the gym and relied
Dash of cinnamon MS&F
on support from a knowledgeable
friend, who became her coach.
During this time, Crissys
STATS
mom started suffering
Crissy Cantu, 34,
major health challenges
went from 189 lbs.
and this reinforced the
and 36% body fat
need for commitment and
to 143 lbs. and 19%
focus. This motivated her
body fat.
to stay dedicated and make
the necessary changes to her
life.

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NO MORE HORSING AROUND

By the end of the MaxForm Life

Challenge in June 2014, Crissy had
reduced her overall weight to 143
pounds and her body fat to 19 percent.
She felt amazing! It had not been
easy for her or those closest to her. I
had to get out of my comfort zone,
she said. The people who were the
closest to me gave me the hardest
time. It was hard for them to see me
doing something for me, but then
they started to see results. Now these
people come to me for advice!

BACK IN THE SADDLE

At the end of the transformation
challenge with Max Muscle, Crissy even
went back to South Padre Island and
got back on the horse this time in
a bikini for her fnal pictures! Facing

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