Oh how I wish I had a picture of this.....
Today was just another day at the gym-I got started about 4 hours later than I wanted but if I had gotten there any earlier I would have missed out on quite possibly the most amazing thing I've ever seen at the gym in my entire life-
A woman, running on the treadmill, in black exercise pants, and her bra. Now this might sound normal-I mean lots of women exercise in a bra and pants. But this was no sports bra-it was a regular white bra. Clasp in the back, regular straps, no support. Things were flailing about everywhere. I think my mouth has never dropped open so far.
And this is the clincher-she had a baby bottle instead of a water bottle-and she was using it!
Wow. Just wow.
Friday, July 10, 2009
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Comment on how it went down.....
I appreciate all the support I received to step-up and break-up with my trainer . This is how it all went down:
I went to the gym for my 1:00 appointment with trepidation-would I actually be able to do it this time?
I go into the gym and head upstairs-and the trainer is nowhere to be found...
I warmed up and then still couldn't see him-so I got very excited because we must have had a scheduling mix-up somewhere-which 3 months ago would have bugged the crap out of me but now I looked at it as a gift. So I started my own weight routine.
About 20 minutes later I spotted the trainer and he came over to me and said that he had messed something up-blah blah blah-and when could we reschedule. So I rescheduled and then asked how many more sessions we had. He said this would be the last one. And I said, ok, and after this one I'm done.
It was so easy! I'm so excited! So I'm going to let him know any exercises that I want to go over for our last session so he can write up some plans for me and then I'm on my own. Yea. So excited. And so glad that I finally did it!
I went to the gym for my 1:00 appointment with trepidation-would I actually be able to do it this time?
I go into the gym and head upstairs-and the trainer is nowhere to be found...
I warmed up and then still couldn't see him-so I got very excited because we must have had a scheduling mix-up somewhere-which 3 months ago would have bugged the crap out of me but now I looked at it as a gift. So I started my own weight routine.
About 20 minutes later I spotted the trainer and he came over to me and said that he had messed something up-blah blah blah-and when could we reschedule. So I rescheduled and then asked how many more sessions we had. He said this would be the last one. And I said, ok, and after this one I'm done.
It was so easy! I'm so excited! So I'm going to let him know any exercises that I want to go over for our last session so he can write up some plans for me and then I'm on my own. Yea. So excited. And so glad that I finally did it!
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Comment on breaking up....because it's hard to do
A long, long time ago, I was actually in a dating relationship with a guy who was very nice and I liked him, but we didn't have much going on in the form of conversations, instead we, well, my mom reads this blog so you do the math. The time came that I figured we should probably not date anymore, yet it was impossible for me to break up with him. Every time we went out for over a month I would swear that tonight would be the night I'd end it, and every night I would lose my will to do it. So I broke up with him over email. Yes, that's right-I'm that girl. In fact I couldn't even write the email-one of my co-workers did it for me. Please don't think less of me.
Fast forward to the present. I've been in this relationship for the last 4 months or so, and I need to find a way out. I've tried breaking up with him before, but it just hasn't worked out. I get all psyched up to do it, and then I find myself getting sucked back in. And just who is the 'him' I'm referring to?
My personal trainer.
Yes, that's right. I've been working out with a personal trainer since February. I always said I wouldn't get sucked in to personal training, seeing as how I was trained to be one myself, but I got caught up in post-depression recovery and thought it would be a good idea. It hasn't been bad-in fact I even enjoyed it for awhile. Then I started dreading our workouts-too much pressure to perform. Then my therapist recommended getting outside, so lately I've been less inclined to go to the gym and more inclined to go outside and work on my running and becoming one with nature.
I tried ending the relationship before summer hit with the excuse that I would be really busy with vacations and such (all true) but the next thing I knew I was agreeing to dropping from 2 sessions a week down to 1. He told me that he was afraid if I didn't keep up with the sessions I'd go downhill. So back I went. Kicking myself later of course. Seriously- I worked out before he came along and I'll continue to work out after.
So my time with my sessions are coming to a close and I'm sure the subject of me continuing with him will come up again in a week or so. He should see the signs coming-I've rescheduled more often than not or cancelled at the last minute, so really it should be no surprise.
I hope I've learned my lessons from the past and that I'll be able to be straight forward and say we are done. It's over. Wish me luck......
Fast forward to the present. I've been in this relationship for the last 4 months or so, and I need to find a way out. I've tried breaking up with him before, but it just hasn't worked out. I get all psyched up to do it, and then I find myself getting sucked back in. And just who is the 'him' I'm referring to?
My personal trainer.
Yes, that's right. I've been working out with a personal trainer since February. I always said I wouldn't get sucked in to personal training, seeing as how I was trained to be one myself, but I got caught up in post-depression recovery and thought it would be a good idea. It hasn't been bad-in fact I even enjoyed it for awhile. Then I started dreading our workouts-too much pressure to perform. Then my therapist recommended getting outside, so lately I've been less inclined to go to the gym and more inclined to go outside and work on my running and becoming one with nature.
I tried ending the relationship before summer hit with the excuse that I would be really busy with vacations and such (all true) but the next thing I knew I was agreeing to dropping from 2 sessions a week down to 1. He told me that he was afraid if I didn't keep up with the sessions I'd go downhill. So back I went. Kicking myself later of course. Seriously- I worked out before he came along and I'll continue to work out after.
So my time with my sessions are coming to a close and I'm sure the subject of me continuing with him will come up again in a week or so. He should see the signs coming-I've rescheduled more often than not or cancelled at the last minute, so really it should be no surprise.
I hope I've learned my lessons from the past and that I'll be able to be straight forward and say we are done. It's over. Wish me luck......
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