POPstar Story! So Inspirational!
POPstar Story! So Inspirational!
Hey POPsters!
Today I wanted to share with you a motivational story from one of our POPsters, Hayley, who worked her butt off to achieve a slammin’ bod and sparkling confidence. I was astonished at the transformation picture she tweeted me and just had to let you guys hear her story! Through clean eating, working out, and pure drive she’s transformed her inside and outside…please read:
Hi, I’m Hayley! I’m 24 and I admit I am an official Blogilates addict.
I guess I am always someone who has been completely out of shape, the thought of exercising was always just a no no for me. I tried the gym and always felt like people were watching me and I just kept quitting with home workouts because I found them BORING!! I actually remember finding your videos online googling crazy but fun workouts, and one of your youtube vids came up. I watched it and I was like OMG that girl is insane, and to be honest I was super jealous of you!! But it made me think that maybe I could do it as well.
I was at my highest weight of 160lbs and I just wanted to change it. I started following your blog and sticking to your workout calendar I did every video until I knew each word that was going to come out of your mouth, yet I never wanted to mute you. I’m proud to say before I could not do one pushup, and now I can rock them out with you! And also the first time I did your Bikini Blaster workout you actually made me throw up as well. I made it my goal to stick with your workouts and reach my goal by my 24th birthday which was just two days ago.
Sometimes you made my body want to cry I must admit, but you always kept me motivated and focusing on the end goal!! I am now at my lowest weight ever of 125lbs and nothing feels better than being able to put on a bikini and feel beautiful for the first time! I put a few pics on here just because I LOVE THEM and I never thought I would say that!
So thank you so much for making the videos and just being there, because I am truly a new person ♥
Thanks Hayley for being a dynamic part of the Blogilates Community!!! You are a true inspiration to all of us and I commend you for your rock solid drive (oh and rock solid abs while we’re at it.) I am so sorry I made you throw up!!! I haven’t ever thrown up from working out so I guess I have never pushed myself as hard as you have! Be careful – but at least you know the extreme and you know your limits now.
Hayley is a perfect example of what a focused, driven game plan can result in. Even though her physical transformation is stunning, I am not featuring her for her weight loss. I am featuring her because she was able to create that mind-body connection and push push push through tough times to get where she wanted to be. She set a goal, kept her vision close and didn’t let anything get in her way. When people email me and say “Cassey, I want to lose weight but I’m not motivated,” I always say the same thing. “If you want something bad enough, you will figure out how to make it happen.” Hayley definitely figured it out.
Happy Belated Bday girl – I am gonna send you a gift so read your email…I need your address!
If you’d like, please tweet @HayleySummer88 some bday wishes or even questions about her journey – I’m sure she’d love to hear from you guys.
It’s so crazy to me still that Blogilates has sort of become a program, a free program, for people to use to get fit. I never imagined that when I first started out. I just wanted to post a video for my real life students to follow as I was moving across the country. You guys helped build the program actually…asking for meal plans, asking for more cardio videos…you made this yours. So thanks for molding me into a better instructor and for sculpting Blogilates into the perfect plan for you! I honestly don’t have a business plan or whatever for Blogilates – I just kinda go with the flow and listen to you guys. You’re my boss 🙂
I want to start featuring more and more of you on the blog, so if you have pictures and stories, please send them to POPsterpost@gmail.com. If you get featured, I’ll be sure to take care of ya for sharing your story with us with some cool Blogilates swag 🙂
Have a Happy Hump Day!
<3 Cassey
PS…currently filming some vids for you and taking pics in the new train like a beast look like a beauty shirts! I think you’re gonna love them!!!
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I’m not over weight I just want to get more muscle and toned. I play volleyball and soccer. Any advice for losing around 5- 10 pounds and gaining muscle?
Before reading your post, I understood that you have done great exercise by looking your photo.
Cassey,
Although this is very old, I really wish you would do your research before putting up these success stories. It took me around 15 minutes to figure out that this is a complete fake. “Hayley” has deleted both her twitter account, and her gmail account. Upon searching the pictures on google images, I found that the first set of pictures is from a girl named Elaine on Myfitnesspal. While I couldn’t find a match for the second before picture, the after picture towards the bottom of the page belongs to a woman named Catherine who has a blog. It is incredibly sad if you really did end up sending this girl a gift because she is a total fake.
The first picture with the blue and pink bikinis is not Hayley. I recognized the pictures from my MyFitnessPal friend Eliane. She has since deleted her MFP profile, but several other progress pictures of her are still on the message board forums under the username elianexox.
This is one of the reasons why I want Blogilates to be my PE trainer. I hate PE at my school. Its just so BORING! Same moves and games over and over and over again… Nobody wants to do it and our currant trainer won’t let us do anything else. Always ether way football or volleyball… ALWAYS. It is really annoying. BUT blogilates has different routines every single day if you follow her monthly workout plans. It is always fun to exercise with her and reading motivational stories like this, makes me wanna work out as hard as I can and move forward. THANKS!
How did you get a flat stomach ? PLEASE REPLY !!!!
just do the workouts and you will get a flat stomach. Trust me, it happened to me already after only 2 months of workouts.
She must of worked so hard to get where she is now, freaking AMAZING job Hayley. Way to show us how it’s done:)) >> Can’t believe how fantastically fit you look. I’m 16, and my HW. was 165-170. I never really put myself down, put going into high school made me realize that I had to after the things I want and work hard for them. So I dropped down to 120 lbs. It took a long time, but it was worth it. I had a weight fluctuating on 115-125 for a couple of months, then decided to throw away the scale. Numbers don’t define us, and my weight didn’t matter to me anymore. I’ve been lifting weights for almost 2 years now and I try to work out almost everyday. I just recently found Cassey’s videos actually, and got her app. I’ve done 6 videos so far and I’m in love with it so here I am.
hi casey! how did you lose so much weight? I am kind of suffering from anorexia yet i don’t seem to be losing weight. I am 13 and 115 lbs but as you said, numbers don’t define me, I just want to be skinnier. How did you do it? Which videos did you watch?
Hey, sweetie.
Please don’t worry about a thing. I promise, you are beautiful already and at the perfect weight. If you’re this focused on being skinnier, and you even think you /may/ have any disordered eating, PLEASE GET HELP. I know it’s embarrassing to talk to your parents about things like this, but it will really change your life, in a good way. It will help you understand that your body is perfect.
Please, honey, trust me. You’re in one of the best years of your life. Don’t waste it worrying about losing weight.
I love stories like this! They motivate me and let me know that I can do it if I stick with it. I turned 30 a few months ago and it seems like my metabolism is slowing down so I have started the beginner’s workout to remove some of this stomach and thigh fat haha. I have never been over weight in my life and want to keep myself from getting there. I am so happy for this girl though! She did an awesome job! She looks great!
Wow this is amazing! Truly an inspiration to everybody no matter what weight! I love blogilates so much its amazing and i have a thigh gap after doing the thigh gap video like 4 times and its amazing! The first time I did that video which was the first video i ever did I was struggling and couldn’t finish and now im stronger than ever and can you all you videos properly! Thank you so much Cassey, I love you and tell all my friends about you! Train insane or remain the same, and abbs are made in the gym but shown in the kitchen!
Hey! i’m 21 years old and I want to find someone to share motivation with, support eachother and just getting to know someone that is in “not so good shape”, and wants to get in better shape, to slim down, and most importantly to be healthy.. i’m not going on a diet, just making small healthy chages in my life, if you want the same things, just E-mail me on (marenstenhjem(at)hotmail.com) telling me what you’re “starting out” with, and what you want to acheve! hope to hear from someone soon! 🙂
No matter how many times I try and watch other YT workout videos or even regular DVDs I still prefer to watch you Cassey! Hope you don’t mind I make my own Blogilates DVDs from them – Custom Workouts! Your bubbly personality is so encouraging and motivating! I also like that your workouts get harder, but you still have some that are easy enough that I can direct my friends here! Your recipes are a HUGE help and I hope to see more of them in the future as well! Thanks to your recipes I was able to realize eating clean wasn’t “gross” or less tasty! I feel fantastic, I never had so much energy in my life (AND I gave up caffeine!) and I can’t wait to post my before and after pics when I reach my goal!!!
Congratulations to Haley! You look great and I hope my results are half as good as yours!!!
I feel the same way! i am 30 and going to be 31 in Aug. i would like to know how long it took to get those results!!!! i’ve been working everyday for an 1.5 for a couple months now. thank you! love the videos!
I want to know how long this took her!
This story has really showed me that it is possible to transform like that. Thanks for giving me that boost i needed to keep going, now i just hope i can fit everything in around school, i mean i am only 14. 🙂
so true!! school is a pain 😉
but that moment when you realize your more committed to blogilate videos then school work. hahaha
I know right? I wish Blogilaties WAS school!
definitely, I really wish that blogilates was our PE lesson, seriously if i love it(and i hate pe) i’m sure loads of people in my year would love it too. It would also mean that after school i had time for homework and revision. The joys of being in year 11.
All of my favorite recipes I have found on https://healthyrevelations.wordpress.com. There are a lot of amazing pre and post workout meals. Everything is very healthy and low calorie 🙂
Does anybody know what Hayley’s email is? 🙂
Thank you 🙂 x
Hi, I know this post is really old but I’m commenting anyway.
I can so relate to Hailey. I just started doing blogilates yesterday.
I printed out the workout calender and took a picture of myself I my underwear.
And it looks almost exactly like Hailey’s before picture. It’s so great to see
Someone who isn’t 250lb and now has lost 120lb. But only a bit chubby (sorry hailey
I will definitely send an email to you Hayley because I would like you daily routine and your diet!! You look great!! Very inspirational!!
I am amazed!!! I will work as hard and use you as a motivation! Great job!!!!
You’re an inspiration to me!! I will continue working out and eating healthy! Hope to be as in shape as you’re now!
hiiii my name’s valeria as well 😀 haha i’ve never met someone with the same name as me so hi 😀 anyways back to Hayler
You are an amazing!!!!! inspiration i could only wish for your drive and dedication, keep it up, well done! 😀
You have an awesome body! The BEST legs! So jealous, but instead of being jealous I am going to use you as inspiration! I want your toned tum, shapely legs and fit arms! I was doing really well but fell off the wagon again over the last week or so, so I have probably gained the weight back. Ugh.
wow .. i’m 100% motivated and I’m going to lose that belly!!
This is so inspirational!!! Great job, girl!!
WOW!!
WHAT A TRANSFORMATION!!
CONGRATS ON THE AWESOME BODY!!
AND HAPPY BELATED B’DAE!!
O-M-G! You are my super-duper-motivational GODDESS!! ;p Excuse my dellirium, but I’ve been caught off guard when I clicked on “inspirational stories” button a while ago and read this page..! That’s what happens when you have a goal and you commit yourself in achieving it. You look soooooooo GREAT and HEALTHY.I’m so inspired and motivated by your whole transformation, that I even made my own workout plan for the next three weeks (like a little kid I filled my so-called exercise notebook with colours and stickers to make it more appealing!! hehe) and I’m challenging myself to follow it without excuses. Also, the fact that I’m only a few pounds lighter than what you were before you started blogilates and that your current weight is my goal weight for life, made me more eager and confindent that I can do it too. I want to thank you for letting us know your story and giving us such a huge motivational kick in the butt!!! :p I know that more or less you followed Cassie’s workout programs and that’s what I’ve been doing for the past week. But I was wondering if you could tell me what videos you did in order to achieve your goal, whether there were times you wanted to give up and what made you keep going.
I would be gratefull if you would send me your daily workout program. My email is lizzie_b52@hotmail.co.uk
wow wow wow! That is amazing XD I could only dream to achieve something like that~
How long did it take you to look like that? would be really interesting how much time it took you and did you, Haley, follow the eatingplan from Cassey? Thanks for your answer.
Love, Laura
hi my name is jennifer im currently 165lbs and 5’3 . IM going to try out blogilates because i want to lose about 30 pounds but i dont know where to start help plz email me at rocknrollchic139@hotmail.com thanks
Would love a workout routine email! Very inspiring! Thanks 🙂
Oh my email address is n_wissanji@hotmail.com
Thanks!!!
Hi Haley,
Just like the last post, can you please email me your daily routine and also tell me how you got started? I am, like you were- never into the fitness scene but now at 25 I realize how much I have let myself go. I want to be fitter and stronger, and abs like that would be great too! I don’t know how to use the videos, how long it should take me to get through any of them – I tried a couple and I cant get through any of the videos apart from the beginners pilates one. HELP PLEASE.
ps. Well done!!!! you are such an inspiration to me.!
hi Hayley!
you are a real inspiration to me .can you send me an e-mail with your daily routine? i would apreciate it. im just starting with my work out and i dont know how to use Cassey’s videos or how to alternate them (sorry about my creepy english ,im chilean so i dont practice it everyday)
here is my email adress mlagos02@gmail.com maybe you could help me 🙂 i would appreciate it! <3
CONGRATS! X
Hi ♥ I tried sending you a message and I got told your email doesn’t exist??
Hi Hayley:* I would also like your daily routine. You are very beautiful and you did great, you look awesome:X My email adress is negreaandreea30@yahoo.com
xoxo, Andreea
WOW!!!!! what an inspiration! i have printed out her story and stuck it to my fridge! just so i know whats possible everytime i go to grab a snack when im feeling a little down! im in the same boat she is… my plan to reach my goal weight by my 27th birthday which is january 30th i have a bit more to lose then she does but i know i can do it! thanks for the inspiration!!!!!
she looks so amazing, i am following cassey and do some workout/ wish i could have a healthy and nice body. love you, Cassey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <3<3<3
Congratulations Hayley! You have been really great. And in a so little time…
I want to transform myself too. I haven’t to lose weight but I really need to tone my body. I want to put on a bikini and feel beautiful as you. In the last years I tried many different workouts, but nothing gave me the results I’m still looking for. I would like to know what is your daily routine, I don’t know what videos to do or how to alternate them. I really don’t know. There’s a lot of videos but I don’t know how to use them. Please give me as much information as possible. And please forgive my english. I’m studying it. Thank you very much!
Hi Maria, I would love to help you, but it would probably be easier if you sent me an email rather than doing it here. ♥ hayleysummer88@gmail.com
Hi Haley! First of all, congratulations! You look incredible! and your transformation is astounding!
I basically have the same question as Maria, all though I have been a POPster for about a month or so now 🙂
Thanks!
hey Haley,
I really wanna transform my body as u my weight now is exactly as u first started and i really hate it…I need u to tell me ur workout routine that u used everyday to lose weight as there r a lot of videos on blogilates and I don’t know how to use them…thank u very much really it would help a lot 🙂
my email is hendphr@hotmail.com to send me there if u prefer
This is such a motivation! Congratulations Hayley – what a fantastic birthday present you have given yourself.
Casey – your dedication to POP pilates and positivity is really changing lives X
Is clean eating the same as gluten free? I’m new to all this! Thanks!
Clean eating is eating unprocessed foods (ie you should be able to pronounce all the ingredients in the product you are buying, and it shouldn’t have any preservatives)
Happy belated birthday Haylee! I think you gave yourself the best gift by reaching your goal, congratulations.
It made me happy to read about how you made a specific goal and achieved it. I’m impressed and proud of you, and also proud of Cassey for having the ability to keep you motivated. She’s really amazing at creating connection even though she may be thousands of miles away from you! 🙂
WOW! you look sooooo good!
Can I ask something? In how much time did you reached your goal? I’m reaally curious because i need to loose some weight myself and I was wondering in how much time I can look as amazing as you! 🙂
Btw a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
She said it took her 4 months.
Holy jesus, that really IS inspirational!
wow thank u! this was truly inspirational. i think it shows that once you have the drive and dedication, you can achieve anything. i really hope that one day i can have perseverance like that 🙂
Wow Hayley!
You look amazing! Keep up the great work!
She looks amazing! Great job. That takes serious dedication!!
OMG! this totally inspired me!
You’re awesome Hayley! And you look so beautiful and confident 😀
AMAZING! You look great and you are such a big motivation, Hayley! Trust me, you’ve done me a favor by sharing your story 🙂 it’s so similar to mine and now I’ve been back on track to achieving something the right way; with hard work and dedication. THANK YOU! Also, what sort of routine did you keep with the POP pilates, cardio, HIIT, other exercises to achieve this??? In other words, what sort of “combination” of workouts and videos did you do to give such results.
Thanks again and CONGRATULATIONS!
Cassey, I just want to say, that you’re a role model to me, inspiration for a healthier life style. Thank you for being with us, thank you for sharing your thoughts and ideas 🙂 You’re amazing:) Love youuu <33333
A big hug from Lithuania 🙂
You go sexy lady! You look awesome and it’s inspiring that you really stuck with your goal 🙂
Omg, this story made me cry! It’s amazing!!!!!! I can so relate to her too, because I was at 160 lbs as well, and since doing your videos I am now at 137 lbs. I know I’m not quite there yet. This is very inspirational! Congrats to her!!!!!!! We can do anything we set our minds to POPsters!
how long did it take u 2 lose it which excercises did u do
damn girl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! congratulations on all your hard work and perseverance! you look amazing and i am so glad that you FEEL even better! and thank you cassey for giving us all motivation 🙂
Wow, this is really inspirational. Happy belated birthday Haley!
I’m 181 cm tall and need to loose about 40-50 lbs myself.. this really gives me a lot of motivation! thank you
Wow, that was such an inspiration. I am so happy for your achievement, I have been trying my best to keep fit.
Dear Cassey, I am 17 and I am 185lbs, yes I am totally obese but standing tall of 164cm. So I was thinking would all the pilates be okay for me to do, I tried doing one of the abs and thighs videos, its really hard to put my legs up straight, but I am trying my very best to keep it straight. Train like a beast or stay the same , right! Can’t wait to send my pictures!
Hayley!!!!!!
Belated Happy Birthday to you!!! 😀 😀 😀
And congratualtions for the great transformation.
Could You please tell me what your height is and how long did it take you to achieve this toned figure of your! 🙂
And what time did you workout each day?
🙂 🙂 🙂
Thanks so much. I’m 5″6, it took 4 months and I usually like to workout in the morning. But that does change ♥
I LOVE your legs!!!!!!!! 🙂
Wow! Great results! This is so inspiring, and not just in the way most transformations are. The reason it’s been so hard for me to lose weight is because I always have this feeling like it’s all or nothing, like I have to go for extremes (doing extreme workouts 6 days a week) to get results. I’ve always wondered if I can get results simply from following an online fitness channel alone (cause those are always my fav). I’ve always doubted it though just because it has always seemed ‘too good’ to be true and I end up getting discouraged. This is very motivating though and I’m definitely going to change the way I think about workouts. I’m going to keep up a good workout schedule but I’m going to make sure I get in some fun blogilates workouts as much as possible (: I’m going to keep pictures for progress too!
great transformation..this is why i enjoy waking up every morning and thinking..”what is Cassey gonna give us this time?”
Hey Heyley,
You are really an inspiration for me…the motivation you have shown is amazing…..I am 32 trying to get in shape post pregnancy….but your cliks really make me think i can achieve what i have thought.
Belated birthday wishes…
Keep going.Ity
How tall are you Hayley? That’s an amazing transformation and what did you do for your cardio?
5″6! And I did Cassey’s cardio most of the time, with a little running in there too!
CONGRATULATIONS Hayley! You should be so proud of yourself. Send some of that self discipline my way! 😉
Congrats Hayley! your determination definitely paid off. i have not been sticking to my calendar but now i definitely will! thanks alot for sharing your story, motivating indeed! xo
WOW! I was starting to feel un-motivated and wanting to eat junky foods (that darn period week always gets me! chocolate…! haha) after I read your story, I remembered it just takes time and not to get down on myself! Thank you for such a truly inspirational story!! 🙂 You look AMAZING! I can’t wait to feel/look the same!
Wow, lookin’ goo-ood! Shows that perseverance and commitment to something reaps results! You’re both an inspiration to me! Btw, I threw up the first time I did one of your videos too hahaha.
Happy Birthday! So proud of your determination and hard work! As others have said it was EXACTLY what I needed at JUST the right time. I love my job but it’s been a rough few weeks of work. Yesterday, after 11 hours, I was wiped out. I found myself mindlessly snacking on the couch and could not get motivated to put on my workout clothes, much less actually workout! Of course, the guilt crept in…my mind kept telling me to do at least the “What Make You Bootyful Butt Challenge” but my booty was making the decisions last night and it wanted to stay planted. I was dragging again this morning and then saw your story! I put my work away for a little while and made the conscious decision to focus on ME for a little while. I have to keep that top of mind…make time for myself! Thanks Hayley for your inspiring story! Cassey, I’m so thankful I found you and your wonderful community! I’ve lost 21 pounds so far and have about 40 more to go so would love to see more of these stories in the future! Cheers!
Very Inspirational, Thank You for Sharing! Time to get off my butt!
Very inspirational! Thanks for sharing…now I’m getting off my butt!
Wow!!! This is so inspirational. Thank you thank you for sharing this with us!!
Cathy Trails
First of all, congrats! you look amazing and are very inspiring!
Secondly, Cassey girl you really know how to work a sista! LOL
I am 41 and I had a son 3 years ago. I’m still working on dropping 30lbs. I lost weight before with pilates, walking and eating right. This time has been a lil harder but I am convinced that your Blogilates will do the trick. Can’t wait to send you pics:)
Absolutely inspirational! And best of all, it’s not cheesy like an infomercial.
Congratulations, Hayley! Amazing showing of hard work and determination. You got it, girl. 🙂
seriously?!it was amazing!!!!your success story can be a good motivation for all of us. and anyway, happy birthday, have a blast!! 😀
Hayley- you go girl!!
That’s amazing! Soooo freakin’ inspirational!! Now I wanna do the calendar workout too!! You look great and I wanna look like that too!! 🙂
Btw, did you change your eating habits as well? If so, what were you eating? I’ve been eating salads like everyday and still don’t see a difference 🙁
What kind of salads? If it has fatty dressing on it… 🙂 and you might have slown down your metabolism by not eating enough.
Amazing story – I totally agree that you should feature more success stories! Nothing is more inspiring on days I don’t feel like working out than seeing what exercise can do for someone 🙂
Oh my goodness! Your story is amazing and very inspiring, Haley! 🙂
CONGRATS GIRL!!! Way to help other POPsters stay motivated!!! Also, Happy belated Birthday!!!!
Congrats girl! Can you tell us a little bit about your workout routine? Was it an hour workout everyday? Once again congrats!
Love,
Maggie
Oh my gosh, thank you guys so much!! I am amazed by the amount of support and questions that I have had in my email today ♥ If any of you do want to get in touch with me that’s cool. My email is hayleysummer88@gmail.com
And everyone who does send me something, do know I am replying! I have around 60 messages in my inbox right now from blogilates girls ♥
That’s awesome! 🙂
Ha, I feel like a celebrity today!! I can’t imagine how many messages Cassey must get!
LOL! Scary thought.
Congrats girl! You are awesome and a great inspiration! I was wondering, how long did it take you to get from your starting point to now?
I replied to all 151 people!!! It felt so great to know that so many people could be motivated by MY story ♥
YOU ARE AMAZING!
Thank you so much for sharing your story! How did you follow Cassey’s videos? 45 min of pilates, 60 mins of cardio as she recommends?
Just as she reccommends yes!!
That is so wonderful Hayley!! im around 160lbs and my birthday is in 4 months hmmm…. Thank you for showing us these pictures and what SUPER hard work and dedication can do! Thank you Cassey for putting up these free videos and work out calendars, you’ve truly changed lives.
Holy crap, girl! I’m so happy for you! Congratulations!!
I was always in pretty decent shape, and then I turned 25 and my metabolism decided to shut off or something. The weight just piled on so easily! At present, I’m 27 years old, 5’0 and weigh 145lbs (eep!). I gave myself a realistic deadline of my 29th birthday to get back in shape. I wanna look amazing before I turn 30 lol!
I agree that Blogilates is just easy to stick to. Gyms got boring and I never really knew what to do. Other home workouts were repetitive and didn’t feel as effective and the instructors were irritating. I’ve been doing Blogilates for a couple of weeks now, and I’m already seeing some inches coming off! I haven’t thrown up, but I still wheeze and curse every time I do the workouts LOL! I’m sure they’ll get easier as I keep going 😉
After reading your story, I am even more motivated that this is going to work for me. I turn 28 in 2 months, so I may be halfway to my goal by then and not have to wait until my 29th bday!
Wow, Hayley, you are so beautiful! Congrats on reaching your goal and thanks for the inspiration! I’m where you were 4 months ago and have so many excuses why I should just skip workouts, but no more! This is the kick in the butt I needed! Cassey, watch out for my before and after pics because they are coming!!!
Congratulations, Hayley on such an accomplishment!=] Your story is truly inspirational and proof that people CAN reach their goals through hard work and dedication. I really don’t know what else to say, I am just so moved by this and am so happy for you. Thank you also to Cassey for all of your killer, yet very motivating workout videos.=] Even if I only see you through my computer screen, I don’t think I’ve ever done a workout with an instructor whose charisma lifts my spirits and determination so much and makes me WANT to do my best!=] I have also seen some results from doing your videos, both physically and mentally. Maybe not as impressive as Hayley’s, but it’s a start hehe.^_^
Hayley, you are awesome, and so is your bikini! Haha I love before & after stories, they’re always so motivational and real. And I can’t believe this was the post for today because I was just thinking earlier of posting my before/”during” picture to the Blogilates FB page! I’m still working on losing fat & gaining muscle so I’m not quite as far as Hayley, but I’m still super proud of the progress I’ve made from clean eating & literally no other workouts besides your videos! Cassey, I feel like I should say it every day- thank you, thank you, thank you for all that you do! I’m the same as Hayley when it comes to the gym- I always feel like people are watching me and thinking, “That girl doesn’t know what she’s doing.” Even though I’m working towards ignoring thoughts like that, I just have so much fun doing your workouts (even when I’m dying, I’m having fun) that I can’t imagine switching it for the gym with all those machines and random people. Maybe one day I’ll be more comfortable in that setting, but I love having Blogilates as my number one fitness tool 🙂 You keep me motivated and inspired every single day & I seriously wish I could thank you in person! We’re on opposite coasts of the country right now but maybe one day you’ll venture down south close to my area 🙂 Your positivity is just infectious and I love spreading it! So one more time…thank you!! & congratulations again to Hayley- you’re amazing!
OMG Hayley is going on my inspiration board!!!!! Whoop Whoop you go Hayley!
Hayley you are totally on my inspiration board now. and soon I’ll be on my inspirational board. SUPER PUMPED!!!!! Man i wish there were emoticons on here…….heeeeeyyyyyy Caaaaasssssseeyy…….lol
WAU Hayley! That’s amazing! You look fabulous and your smile is so happy 🙂
“When the dream is big enough the facts don’t count.”
This is such a great inspiration! You look amazing!
Wow! Congratulations Hayley, you look fabulous!! You must have been crazy disciplined and I hope to get myself to that point. I have around 4 months til my 24th and have just recently decided it was time to get my butt outta bed. You’re a wonderful inspiration!
Cassey I hope that Hayley has proven to you that there are actual people out here, watching, listening and following along working toward our goals and getting results. You are both an inspiration and no doubt this post is keeping someone from giving in, giving up and thinking results are impossible ~ thank you ladies! Happy Birthday Hayley and thanks for your inspiration!!! Remember to always, always put your health and physical fitness before anything else!
Well said.
Wow this was truly inspiering to me !!!
Thank you for sharing your story with us 🙂 i was kind of in a funk and wanted to quit my journey, now i am motivated again , to reach my goal.
i lost 30 lbs myself, but still have to lose another 20lbs.
xoxo josie
PS: Could you do this motivating storys on a monthly basis, like popster of the month or something, i really loves that one, it keeps me going 🙂
yes!!!
POPsters of the month. Sounds familiar, haha! 😉
I second this notion.
Yeah – me too!
Now i am jealous of you Haley. Great job with your body.
I wish you a healthy and enjoyable life.
Thank you for Inspiring me and motivating me.
I would love to get up and exercise but am tierd and some sleep will do me good. Especially when the last few days my sleeping hours were missed up.
Ooooops, am overtalking.
But, tommorrow ,no more excuses for me.
Thank you Cassey for sharing this.
Wow! Great job! This is motivation
Happy Birthday Hayley 🙂
Very inspirational story! Being a teacher, I love to see when my students succeed…and this story shows how Cassey is a motivational teacher herself! 🙂
I just discovered this site and am enjoying the quick vids! They leave me with no excuses! Some are just a few minutes, so I can squeeze them into my schedule! 🙂
<3 Laura
Congratulations Hayley! You look beautiful and healthy! I am curious as to how your diet changed.
What an awesome story!!! Hayley, your body looks soooo freaking spectacular. What an awesome accomplishment! Your abs look super tight. And happy birthday!!! My 24th birthday was just yesterday. I was in the same position as you in the previous months, but I didn’t have as much weight I was looking to lose, and I was sooo happy to be looking trim for my birthday. And I owe it all to Cassey for giving me these awesome workouts and motivating me. Kudos to you. You worked hard and it really paid off, like in the extreme. You look great!
Only 4 months? :O You are amazing *bows* I’ve always been small, but I want to be more fit and healthy. I guess I don’t push myself enough, but this inspired me to. <3
This is such a great story! CONGRATS!
This is incredibly inspiring!!!! Thank you Hayley for sharing your story. I just want to let you know that you were still beautiful before you lost the weight, inside and out. It gives everyone else inspiration so thanks for putting yourself out there. Pilates is truly amazing!
Oh yes it is!! Some people really underestimate the power of pilates. But they haven’t tried POPPilates!
I agree Hayley I have never done pilates before but I hurt my shoulder from doing weight training and I still needed to keep focused, so I googled pilates and found Cassey’s site. I absolutely love it. By the way well done to you, you look absolutely amazing and yes hard work does pay off and being consistant is the key. Happy Belated Birthday. 🙂
WOW! Congrants Haley!!!!! You did all THAT in just FOUR months!!!!?????? That’s fan-fricken-tabulous! You did it just by eating clean and following Cassey’s plans? Did you ever fall off the bandwagon? Did you ever not workout? How hard was it for you? I’d hate to say it but I’m glad to hear you threw up! I thought I was the only one who ever got to the point of tossing after a hard workout. You are truly a motivation and I’m going to have to go back and look at Casseys workout calanders!
Yes 4 months!!! Trust me I was way more surprised than you, I never stuck to anything like this before. Exactly what you said, eating clean and following Cassey’s plan! I think I only had like 2 days when I skipped my workout, and I just didn’t let it knock me back! It started off being really hard for me, as I said when I first started one of the workouts literally made me sick! But call me crazy, I still wanted to keep going!! PoPPilates is my addiction!
You did a great job Hayley! You were beautiful before, but I bet you just feel more energized and better after your transformation!
Keep up the great work!
Wow Haley you are astonishing! This is so motivating and Congrats and happy belated. How long did this take you? It’s amazing and you are amazing. Great story and very inpirational, i feel like working out even more now!
Cassey i have always loved how your videos are such easy access and hope to see more great videos and stories like these. XD
That is so awesome and totally inspirational! Her goals are the same as mine (although I will set mine before my 24th bday, since that’s well over a year away!), so seeing this is even more inspirational as me! I gotta try this too! Way to go, girl!
(Also curious about the timeline between the two pictures!)
That is so nice to hear, thank you ♥ The timeline for these pics was 4 months. The other post should say 15th March to 15th July!
Wow Haley! Great job! You’ve really inspired me to get my butt off the couch! I’ve been in a workout rutt for the last couple of weeks and this is just what I needed.
Congrats!! Nothing feels better than reaching a goal! You look amazing!
This just made me motivated to get my butt on the floor and do a workout 🙂 Thanks Haley!
Holy Smokes! This is exactly what I needed to see today. I am SOOOO impressed, Haley! Now don’t lose another ounce, just keep up the healthy work.
Hey Cassey! I really enjoyed reading about this beautiful transformation! Today was the first day that I put on my bikini(motivation piece), and I felt GOOD about it! I always had doubts and body image issues, but you have helped me through it! I went outside and tanned, and almost took pics of my newly tanned skin and toned body, because I am SO HAPPY of the results that pop Pilates has given me! I’ve been working out and trying to tone up for the longest time, and nothing has worked as effective as Pilates and your Cardio videos have! I even started a blog about my new lifestyle 🙂
Until next time, Elle.
You should post the link to your blog, if that’s okay with you. I am sure other people on this website would enjoy reading it too. It always helps to know that other people are going through what you are going through and are having good days and bad days and just pushing through them. And congratulations!! There is nothing better than working hard and having it pay off!
Hayley you look incredible and you have done an amazing job!! You should be so proud of yourself. I saw the picture on twitter earlier and have felt inspired by it. All day i have walked around with my tummy sucked in! I will read this post whenever my motivation is low to remind myself of how strong you were and how I can do it too!
Thank you so much for sharing your story.
Hi girls, thank you so much for all the positive words and encouragement. And a big thanks to Cassey for featuring me obviously!! For those of you who asked, I took the first set of pictures back on the 15th Feb and the second set on my 24th bday on the 15th of July! It’s amazing how much it is possible to change in just 4 months, and I am so glad that I did it !
*Super hugs back*
Hayley, you’re truly an inspiration! Happy birthday!
OMG hayley this is amazing! you look unbelievable and it is so inspiring to see that you did this all in 4 months!! thats crazy! just in time for summer!
i shared your story with my co-workers!
they all loved it!
I can’t believe how far you’ve made it! You look absolutely stunning.
I just lost 31lbs (same as you – from 161 – 130) starting with a fun bet between myself and my dad that I couldn’t even lose 10lbs! Now I’m just looking to tone up because I feel like I’ve still got a ways to go but seeing this definitely adds to my motivation.
Happy Birthday girl and keep up the good work!
XO J
PS – How tall are you?
Love you!! I’m 5″6
A big congrats!!! NICE JOB!! 🙂 <3
Congratulations Hayley! I’m so proud 🙂 I hope you had a great bday
Way to go Hayley! This give me motivation to keep going too. I still have 8 more pounds to go 🙂
WOW! So very happy for you for reaching your goal and sticking with it. Gives me some inspiration as I go through my own struggle right now.. You really do look amazing! Happy Birthday to you :))
GREAT JOB HALEY!!
and THANK YOU SO MUCH CASSEY! i am right there with Haley…i don’t do the gym, and home workouts were always so boring, and instead of working out, i would just laugh and make fun of the people making the videos.
But YOU CASSEY, have changed me! i look forward to your new videos! and your personality and attitude are infectious! I LOVE IT and i love laughing WITH you while i’m doing pilates 🙂
Last year i was at 160 also, but started walking. I did my first 5k in October. I was disappointed when a 50-year old co-worker with 5 children finished WAYYYY before me. In December, i stumbled upon Blogilates. And I am now at my lowest weight, 135, since high school, ten years ago… with two kids. I am so excited for my upcoming reunion!!! I recently completed a five mile run in a relay marathon and i kept up with ol’ 50 😉
I am soooo proud of where i am now, and you have no idea how excited i am that YOU were a major part of it 🙂 you made me love exercising
thank you so much for your hard work and dedication to us POPsters
lovelovelove you Cassey <3
I just LOVE it when people take charge of their own life situation and turn it all aroud to the positve.
Since I have been there myself, I know how much hard work that lies behind, both pysically and mentally. Super fabulous good job. You look amazing and I am super happy and proud of ya!
*Super hug*
I’m a mother of two, full time mommy and also part time employee at a staffing agency, I’m trying to get into shape and lately i’ve lost interest because i get depressed and think i cant do it, but reading this story and looking at the pictures makes me want to get up off my chair and work my butt off, thanks for this inpirational story!!! ^_^
Hi Cassey, I just wanted to thank you for offering videos and meal ideas on your website. It’s so nice to have a resource that’s motivating and sincere. I loved your “Call me Maybe” video so much, I linked to it on my blog a little while ago! So then my Mom saw it, and she was so funny: “That girl is just so perky!” You do send out a great vibe. 🙂
My blog is still very new, but feel free to check it out. I’d be happy to share my story with you–although it’s a bit different–if you think it’s worthwhile. I’m a teacher, but have decided (and am currently studying) to become a certified health coach.
That is very inspirational! Amazing job, Hayley!!
Wow, I don’t have twitter, but if you’re reading Hayley, your story is incredible and you look amazing! I’m curious what kind of a timeline it was between the two pictures? Also, Happy Birthday!!
I would love to know as well!!!