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Carol Cain of NYCityMama.com is one of our “Makeover Bloggers“. Here’s an update from her on her progress.

"For me, beautiful is that feeling after a workout," says Carol.

This past week I felt like I hit an emotional wall. It’s been a few months now where I have been working on my fitness goal, and though I have seen some changes, in my head I’ve progressed further…at least I should have.

In a recent event where I was asked to model some designer outfits and walk the runway, I felt uneasy for a few reasons. 1) It wasn’t really my thing, as fun as it was and as awesome as it was to be a part of it, 2) it brought to the forefront my frustration with the fashion industry (when I noticed that instead of showcasing my body, most outfits given to me actually worked to hide it, and 3) I wasn’t particularly fond of the clothes chosen for me, as gorgeous as they were, and despite fitting into a smaller size jeans in the process.

You may remember Carol Cain of NYCityMama.com from our first round of “Makeover Bloggers” last summer. She’s continued to work out, and she’s blogging about her fitness journey again. Below is an update on her progress…

Carol works out at home when she's not at the gym.

I started my workout journey on July 15, 2011 with Lucille Robert’s first-ever Blogger Makeover campaign. That’s 6 months now that I have been working on getting fitter and healthier.

When Lucille Roberts first approached me, I was so out of shape and wanted to badly to make a change that I jumped at the chance. But it wasn’t easy, despite my eagerness to incorporate fitness and a new routine into my schedule. It was summer, and kids were out of school, we had just moved, and I had no sitter or knew anyone to help me with childcare. There were a lot of changes going on in my life at the time, and though adding something more to the mix made things harder, it also seemed like it was the right time because it meant that as I got myself settled into the newness of everything around me, fitness would be a part of it and I would adjust to it while adjusting to everything else.

Makeover Blogger Carol is doing an awesome job of sticking with her workout program with her trainer John. She’s lost 25 lb. and is still going strong! Best of all, she’s inspired many others to start hitting the gym on the quest for better personal fitness. Read her full update here on her blog–and watch her video, below!

Oh–and check out her awesome mantra: “I don’t want to get skinny; I want to get strong!” We love that!

Here’s Carol’s latest video update. She’s back from vacation and doing her best impersonation of her trainer, John Chung–who she managed to prove wrong, in a good way!

Here’s Carol’s update from August 25, as well.

Here’s Carol’s latest video update. Moms will certainly relate to this one. She also talks about what she’s learned about portion control. (Check out the nifty Portionware she’s using! It’s a great idea, especially for packing lunches.)

Read more from Carol on her blog, NYCityMama.com.

Lucille Roberts Blogger Makeover participant Carol Cain of NYCityMama is doing great at the end of her second week of training with John at our 5th Avenue gym in Manhattan. Here’s her latest blog update. Watch her video fitness journal installment below!

John and Carol

Carol Cain of NYCityMama will be training with John at Lucille Roberts on 5th Ave. in Manhattan. Read Carol’s first blog post about her makeover experience here.

You can also follow Carol on Twitter (@NYCityMama) and on Facebook.