4/19 Starting weight: 270
4/25 Today’s weight: 259
This morning I woke up to the same number on the scale as yesterday…and that’s okay! Especially because I know that I worked hard in the gym and ate healthy. My body is adjusting to the major diet and health changes that I’ve recently taken on, and I need to give myself some grace.
There may be times the scale goes up or stays the same. I am learning to be okay with that and be proud of the progress I am making regardless.
The Personal Trainer
I remember the days when I was scared to work out in the gym. I used to think people were judging me and staring at me, being the big girl on the machines.
I conquered that fear and became pretty comfortable in the gym. Why should I care what anybody else thinks about me?
I became so comfortable that I even dance and lip sync whilst working out. If I’m gonna exercise, I might as well have fun doing it. Who cares!
One thing I never could bring myself to do was get a personal trainer. It draws so much attention to you in a full gym and I didn’t know how I felt about having someone tell me what to do and how to do it.
Did I need a trainer that was soft and sweet, or one that was harsh and loud to motivate me?
I decided that on this current journey, I needed a personal trainer. Why, you may ask?
Because I have tried every diet and workout regimen on my own with poor results.
If you always do what you’ve always done, you will always get what you’ve always got.
I hired my favorite person in the world, my husband to take on the challenge.
My husband is ripped, to put it lightly. He has trained for years and years, studied it and perfected it. It’s practically what he does for a living. He knows everything there is to know and applies it.
I never asked him to help me before because I thought it would be a problem in our relationship. I thought that I would get frustrated with him and it would cause issues.
But a few months ago, he sat me down and had an intervention with me. He told me how much he loved me but that he could see my weight and binge eating was becoming an issue and that when I was ready, he was offering his non-judgmental help.
Today was the day I decided to take him up on it.
After church, we hit up the gym together. He showed me what machines to use, proper form and patiently worked with me and talked me through the whole thing.
It was so nice to have someone who genuinely cares about me, show me how to do this stuff. I didn’t feel judged or nervous. I was comfortable and eager to do my best. And I don’t have to pay a cent!
He will be doing weight training sessions with me 3 days a week from now on and I couldn’t be happier! I had to step outside my comfort zone and allow him to step into that area of my life, an area I never allowed anyone into before.
If you are debating getting a personal trainer, I’m going to ask you this?
Have you been able to get the results you want on your own? If not, you have to try something different so that you do get the results you want.
Step outside your comfort zone and push yourself. You’ll be happy that you did.
xo, S
Catch up on the whole series!>>
Day 1: The wakeup call, the game plan & the “why”
Day 2: The habits to break & symptoms to shake
Day 3: The fat girl revelations
Day 4: The scale obsession
Day 5: The temptations
Day 6: The sugar withdrawal