Personal Trainer

One of my readers have asked for an update to my blog (hi Craig!  :-)).


In my previous post, I started going to the gym with our next door neighbour and my roommate.  We have still been going and everything is going really well.  Teresa found out about a promo that CBC is doing with the YMCA across Ontario to promote a healthy lifestyle.  The CBC is giving out free 2-week passes to people who are not members at the Y.  Teresa and I went and we submitted our passes!  So, the woman at the front desk explained that we will get a meeting with a personal trainer to get us started in hopes that we will buy a membership.  I was super pumped to get started and have someone help me! 


Well, I went to my meeting (which was last Monday) and when I got there the trainer explained that she couldn't help me because I wasn't a member yet.  I was so disappointed!  I explained my situation, and how I was trying to lose weight and my goals for that.  She decided to help me get started on what I should be doing for a work-out.  She had me start on 3 machines and to do 30 minutes of cardio along with stretches at the end.  It was okay, but I was expecting so much more.  I was really depressed and felt like what I was trying to do is unattainable. 


Since then, I have been doing my work-outs and it's been great.  I guess I was expecting the personal trainer to be a cheerleader...when in reality they are not.  Tomorrow my 2-week free pass is done, I will be going to buy my membership and hopefully book another appointment with a trainer.  I might ask for someone else, since I don't know if I want the same one...


So far I haven't really lost too much weight.  The first week of working out I lost 4 pounds, and my scale is basically telling me that I didn't lose any last week.  I'm hoping that I will be able to lose a couple more pounds this week (I've been trying to stay off the scale through the week and only weigh myself once a week).  Fridays are my weigh-in days; I will provide updates on weeks that I have good weight loss.


This week, I was shocked with the sudden death of a high school friend.  She was only 29 years old and from what I have heard she died of a heart attack.  Sending my love and prayers to her family.  In times like these, you really cherish what you have and realise that every day is a gift.


D.