My first training session was two days ago. It was suppose to be just some measurements and mobility testing. We spent some time catching up it had been over 5 years since we last worked out together. I was seeing her when I found out I was pregnant with my youngest, I started this whole blog after I had him so I've never talked about her. The last time I saw her I wasn't willing to listen. She wasn't telling me anything I didn't already know and I was just annoyed most the time I was at the gym. I am surprised she reached out to me when she came back but I am very glad she did. I am in a very different place than I was 5 years ago, well not physically but mentally I am.
We looked at my body fat percentage and I learned that I have 75 lbs of fat on my body and that according to the scale at the gym I need to lose 53 lbs, 45 of that will be fat and 8 of it will be lean body mass. She said that when you have as much weight to lose as I do, losing some lean body mass is inevitable. Also that I can't lose all my body fat because that wouldn't be healthy, but we are going to get me down to 24% body fat, I am right around 43% right now. We got done with all the assessments early and had time for "part of a workout". Well it wasn't even a whole work out and I can hardly walk. Granted I think we did the majority of the leg portion of the work out but no upper body but still! As we were scheduling my second appointment I wanted to keep on making appointments and she seemed a little surprised I was so eager to just sign up for training. But hubby had agreed that I can do what I need to do, and I know I need this!
During some of our visiting she asked me why am I ready to finally make the change now? My response was something that I don't know if I've really admitted to myself. I told her because what Drs had once said was a possible concern in the future has turned into lets test you for that. I am now on blood pressure meds and with high blood pressure & Type 2 diabetes running in my family I am now to the age where I can't keep on putting this off. She asked if my Dr recommended that I diet and exercise to help with my blood pressure and I told her nope. And she shook her head and said they never seem too.
I am now excited and scared all at the same time. The last time I put this kind of money out for something weight loss related was the last time I lost weight. I feel more obligated to this than just my gym membership this is allot of extra money and I feel more concerned about not doing it. I am making a serious investment in myself for these work outs and I need to not waste them by eating the calories I burn, like I did with my half marathon training.
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