Personal Trainer

After a long weekend of having fun with my friends, I saw a personal trainer today at my gym. I was really worried about this visit because I just knew that the wine I had Saturday night, the pasta I had Sunday night, and the margarita I had Monday night were going to put me back up over my weight. Somehow, I got lucky. I weighed in today at 265 lbs. I didn't lose any weight this weekend, but I didn't gain any. I'm calling that a victory. I had a blast this weekend. My Happy Divorce Party was a lot of fun.

My trainer did an IronMan body composition analysis of me today. I scored a body age of 38. That's 15 years older than my actual age. Yikes! It also told me that I don't drink enough water and my body fat to muscle ratio is extremely high. It really made me start thinking more about my health, rather than just my weight.

When we were done talking about my weight, body mass, and goals, my trainer took me out into the gym and made me work out a little bit. It was a pretty mild workout (compared to what some people do) but it sure made me sweat. It made my legs burn like the pits of hell too. Leg lifts are hard work. Today I was able to do 26 assisted push ups in 1 minute, 44 (very poorly performed) crunches in 1 minute, and I spent 4 minutes on the bike just go gauge my cardio performance. I also did leg lifts and the bi(tri?)ceps machine. (I'm not sure which the machine was for, but I had to grab the bars and push the weights down). I did assisted pull ups, but could only do 3 or 4. They were tough, even with 165 lbs to assist me (so I was only pulling up 100 lbs, but JEEZE that was a heavy 100 lbs!).

My trainer will be $360 for 2 months. That's $180 a month. I'm not sure I can afford it, but I really need to do something, so I'll have to find a way to make this work. I will see my trainer 3 times a week. I need someone to push me and make me work to lose this weight. I've heard that having a trainer helps to motivate you, helps push you, and gives you someone to hate to help push your way through. I'm sure the money will also factor in, because I cannot afford to waste this $360!

My minimum requirements for going into the Marine Corps are a weight of 160, a 3 mile run in 31:00, 50 crunches in 2 minues, and a 15 second flexed arm hang. My personal goals before going in are a weight of 150, a 3 mile run in 24:30, 80 crunches in 2 minutes, and a 60 second flexed arm hang. I have a long way to go, but I know it's acheivable.

I'll be posting pictures from pre-weight loss and the end of month one in my next blog. I can't see a difference yet, but I'm SO excited for the day when I finally can!