When you're a celebrity

You know how people say they could have the body of a celebrity if they had a personal chef and a personal trainer? Yeah, well I'm half way there baby! I had my second meeting with my "personal trainer" today at the gym. My first meeting was on Friday but we didn't do any exercising. We just had a meeting to discuss my goals, what I'm doing now, what I should be doing to meet my goals, etc., etc. It was so wonderful! It was probably one of the best experiences I've ever had at a gym.

My trainer's name is Cory and she's an intern at the gym. She's really tiny and cute but also really nice. She took all my measurements (eek!) and also calibrated my body composition (EEEEEK!) and told me what a healthy goal weight is for me. I was actually really happy because her healthy and my desired goal were within 5 pounds of each other. So at least I know I have a reasonable goal in mind. We also went over how many calories I should be eating in a day and I was surprised because I thought it should be way lower. I was thinking I should be eating 1200-1300 calories a day, she says 1500. That should put me on target to lose a pound a week. We discussed meal planning and healthy snacks and all kinds of stuff. The weight loss industry can be very confusing because there are so many people out there who think that their way is the best so it was nice to have someone tell me that I can eat real food from the grocery store and go out to eat and still maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Today I had my first "training" session. I wasn't really sure what to expect but I enjoyed myself. I was afraid she was going to have me doing all sorts of crazy things and that I wouldn't be able to walk out of the gym when I was done. But that didn't happen at all. She had me do 30 minutes of cardio; half on the treadmill and half on the eliptical. I haven't used an eliptical machine in years so that was interesting. I kept feeling like I was doing it wrong. Of course Ms. Fitness America had to be on the next treadmill over. Bitch. Ok, maybe she was working out but it seemed like showing off to me. It probably didn't help that my machine was set on level 10 incline. I thought I was really out of shape when I was gasping for air within the first 5 minutes but I figured out the incline and how to lower it and things went much more smoothly.

After my cardio was over we started my strength training routine. It was heavy on pilates and stretching and breathing. I did squats with the big ball resting in between my back and the wall, I did really hard sit up things, some push up stuff, something that made me look like Superman flying on the floor, some leg thing with a band around my legs that hurt like hell, and some stretches. The strength training was definitely a lot more challenging for me than the cardio. I guess Jazzercise did help me out with that afterall. I'm glad that I'm challenged by the routine she gave me because if it was easy it wouldn't really be worth it.

I go back on Wednesday but I'll be on my own for that one and I meet with the trainer again on Friday. I feel really fortunate to have the opportunity to see a trainer for free in a gym I can go to for free. I know myself and I know I would never spend money on a "luxury" like a gym membership or a trainer for myself. I've thought about it in the past and always dismissed it because it was too expensive and not as important as other things. But, I realize now that it was important and I wish I would've taken steps to get into a gym sooner. Even if I did have to pay for it. I mean, really, what's more important than your health? Bygones.... all I can do is be proud of myself for doing it now.