Erin woman vying for feature on the cover of national fitness magazine
(PHOTO COURTESY OF: CAT SUTHERLIN)
ERIN, N.Y. (WENY) -- An Erin woman is vying for a feature on the cover of a national fitness magazine. Cat Sutherlin is competing for a feature on the cover of Muscle and Fitness HERS magazine and to win $20,000.
Sutherlin said she submitted her stuff and then didn't hear back from anyone for a while until one day she got a message. She said getting that message is what started her journey.
"I was in a stressful place in my life when I started my fitness journey. I wasn’t happy with the way I looked, I gained a bunch of weight and didn’t make time for myself," said Sutherlin.
She said she wanted to be happy about who she was and had been through so many ups and downs in her fitness journey. During her transformation, she started setting goals for herself, learning how to get physically stronger, learning how to eat (healthy), and overcoming an eating disorder.
All of those things were part of my fitness journey, so I just really wanted to share that with people and to let them know that we all go through things in our journey and it’s okay," said Sutherlin.
Thousands of people across the country entered the competition and once the competitors are selected, they're put into a group where people can vote on who they want to move on in the competition.
"I made it to the top 20, and then I made it to the top 15, and now I'm in the top 10," said Sutherlin.
As of May 31st at 10:45 p.m., there are 10 people left in the competition. On June 1st, the voting will close at 10 p.m. and the top five people with the most votes will move on.
If you'd like to vote for Sutherlin, you can click here.
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