2 posts tagged “personal trainer”

I'm not sure if I had a Hiring a Trainer Part I, but anyway....

I'm back and I'm looking (a little bit) better! I've been doing so good at eating right that it's not even funny! Okay, so Memorial Day was questionable, as will be Independence Day...but I will NOT deny myself while everyone around me is eating hotdogs, burgers, ribs and (hopefully) crabs! There ain't that much discipline in the WORLD, lol.

I haven't been on the scale yet, but already I can tell my pants are fitting me a little differently. Just a little. I'm not down a size yet, but I'm closer, at least! I just keep picturing myself in that size eight dress! That's the size I was in high school and I'm about to star in my own reality show as I battle to see that size yet again!

But anyway, I might be hiring a trainer. I almost hired some dude from my church to train me, but turns out he couldn't. Something about going back to college and getting his degree. As if that's more important than helping me get into shape! Who told that man he was allowed to make something of himself? LOL.

But, no, my father met this woman at a networking group called BNI, and she's supposed to be calling me, but we'll see - because she hasn't yet. I've already shot her an email. Let's see if she gets back to me, and once she does, let's see how her rates are looking. If she wants $50.00 and hour like every other hotshot, I'm only going to be able to see her like, twice a month. At this rate, maybe once, LOL. Money is looking tight right now. If she doesn't call me, I'm certainly not going to call her. It'll mean more money in my pockets, for sure! (I mean, gas is $4.00 a gallon people). Beside, slowly but surely, I'm making it on my own.

In my efforts to lose weight and get some nutritional pointers; I am hiring a personal trainer. Actually, my mother and I are hiring him together! We both need to lose weight and though our efforts are getting us by inch by inch, we know we need someone to push us into turning that inch into a foot. I would LOVE to turn that inch into a foot!

Now I'm cheap. So this is a stretch for me. If there's a cheaper alternative to what I'm doing then I'm going to choose the cheaper alternative. However........my cheaper alternative to hiring a personal trainer is subscribing to every fitness magazine that exists! Those offered a few pointers here and there; but I'd be back to a size nine by now if those actually helped. All these magazines offered were lose ten pounds in a week gimmicks!

My other alternatives were buying books by Dr. Oz, and Bob Greene, and even Dr. Ian from celebrity Fit Club. But those were so confusing because they all have different opinions on how to lose weight. I just need to know how a regular person loses weight; no diets, no tricks, no gimmicks, no nothing. Yes, I want to change my eating habits. But no, I do not want to eat beans all day, Dr. Ian! I just want to learn how to eat healthy, and learn exercises specifically tailored to my needs.

A personal trainer costs a lot more money than those mags and books, but he can definitely help me get where I need to go. Plus, those magazines don't shout at me when I'm being lazy. When you pay for a personal trainer, you're paying for someone to push you to your limit and beyond...because we can really go beyond what we feel our 'limit' is. I need that extra push. I am so tired of shopping and finding nothing to fit me. Can I once again find love in shopping for clothes? I have become a technology freak now...the money I used to spend on building up my wardrobe now goes to the latest iPod, Cell Phone, GPS system...let's see...what else have I bought? LOL....I know it's vain but I want to find pleasure in going shopping once again. Yesterday I went into Target to buy a shirt. A simple shirt. It took me an hour to do so. Not because I didn't find anything I liked - I found tons of things I liked! But I couldn't find anything in my size and it hurt! It really made me angry at myself (and at these stores for thinking anybody over a XL needs to wear ugly things or pay extra for it).

I also want to find pleasure in looking in the mirror. I want to look at myself and love the face staring back at me. Now, I look at myself and I see a fat face that used to be skinny, a double chin that used to walk alone, flabby arms that used to look strong and defined, a stomach hanging over my pants that used to be hidden inside, flabby thighs that used to be sexy and firm, 42DD's that used to be...well, you get the picture...

And a personal trainer isn't a magician, and I'm not going to treat him as such. I still have to put forth the effort even when he's not around. It's my responsibility to learn as much as I can from him and put all that he teaches me into practice. It's my responsibility to make the changes; he only tells me how to go about it. If I still insist on eating a pound of M&M's and five Mr. Goodbar's and a box of Mike & Ike's all in one sitting; then ALL that's on me. I have to put forth the effort. I have to work hard, I have to make the changes. My personal trainer already has a healthy, strong body - inside and out. He's already there. Now it's my turn; and I need his help. Maybe when I'm buff and tough I'll be able to help someone else!