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Hey guys!

Hey guys!

I finally did it. I went for it. I got a Personal Trainer (PT). I finally decided that I needed guidance and motivation for my workouts. I was getting all my information off the dang internet and you really don't know what is fact and what is someone’s opinion. The up and down weight loss is frustrating and motivation really suffers when the weight goes up. So I needed something. It took me a while to decide because it is very expensive- $100 a month for a year. Yes- there are two plans for lower amounts of money but they really didn't fit what I wanted to accomplish. One was $50 a month and it was once a week for a month then 11 months it was 1 time a month. The $75 a month was once a week for 2 months, twice a week for 3 months and then the rest was once a month. This plan is once a week for 5 months, twice a week for 5 months and then once a month for the last two. I felt I needed more than the other two plans gave. You can get more than what I get. I think $300 a month gets you three times a week for 5 months and so on. No way can I afford that. Russ is my PT so anytime I refer to Russ you will know who I am talking about.

Our first meeting was Saturday the 6th however we did no training that day. We went over all the exercises I have been doing and all the charts that I have shown you guys in the past. We also did measurements and a weigh in. He said I was very organized and determined. I about fell off the seat- me organized…. LMAO you guys KNOW better than that! We went over the long time goal I have of doing the Derby Marathon. He said he could get me there! Awesome.

So yesterday was my first “real” visit. I was to do cardio before I saw him. I got there too early because I had an hour before the session and I usually do ½ hour of cardio. So I got on the elliptical and did ½ hour on the weight loss program which does an incline of 4 on level 1 part of the time and then does an incline of 10 on level 8 part of the time. And I did it at a good pace. With ½ an hour left before the training I hit the track. I walked the length and then ran the end caps for ½ hour. He was watching me as he trained another person… I felt paranoid.. LOL. He told me in training that I was doing awesome on the track.

So our session- I had just done an hour of cardio.. right? So… our session. I still don’t know what the word is to describe it. Difficult comes to mind. I am so out of shape it is pathetic. How I could do an hour of cardio and not do what I am about to tell you we did is beyond me. This was the “dynamic” workout he had me do: 25 sitting squats (where you go down till your bottom almost touches the bench and then back up), then he gave me a 25 lb weight and told me to bend at the waist and touch the floor and then bring it back up- 15 times, next he got the step aerobics bench with 3 risers and had me do the shuffle step for 30 seconds- you straddle the bench and then step up with one foot then the other… then you step down with one foot then the other and repeat for 30 seconds… then you pass out. After that he handed me the weighted bar (I have no idea how much it weighed- it was not bad so probably 10 to 15 lbs) and had me squat and swing the bar above my head at the same time. I had to do 25 of those. After that we got the half ball and he had me stand on the flat side and balance myself (which I am accustomed to) and squat. While I was squatted (is that a word???) he handed me the weighted bar and told me to do 20 arm curls with it. Then he told me to get on this contraption- let me see if I can explain it so you get a picture of it in your head- upper body torture chamber device??? Probably not the right picture, huh? Well I found the correct name. It is a Vertical Leg Raise. Look it up. The only difference is mine has a bar underneath that you stand on and you raise it up with your legs while holding on for dear life with your upper body. So what you do is put your back flat against a platform, bend your arms at the elbow and put them on a pad on each side of you and hold on to the bars…. Support your weight and then lift your legs straight out in front of you. Yeah. 20 of those! I was about dead after that….. Then we repeated it three more times!!!!! With a two minute break in there somewhere that I don’t remember- I just remember him saying 45 seconds left of rest.

I was seriously thinking afterward can I really do a year of this stuff? What was I thinking? I am not in good enough shape for a PT! What is wrong with me!? And I am sore today- so I am still thinking all that LOL. But I am committed for a year now. I don’t think it will get easier and I don’t think- all joking aside, I want it to. The reason why I paid for a PT was to push me to my limits and give me the workout that will work for me. Now if I could just get this food thing worked out I may reach my goals. I have a year to get myself healthy- change my eating habits- change the way I think about activity and exercise- change my life! Wish me luck- or better yet- start the journey with me!!

Love and Hugs,
Christy