New trainer, New Moon and my Minnesota Vikings

Yep I got me a new trainer. (praise be to Kels for telling me about him) He is young and surely knows what he is doing! I do like him a lot as he has the perpetual smirk on his face that my sweet Pooky bear gets when he is being funny. I worked out with him Friday and Saturday and could barely move on Sunday. Although very funny to see, I was truly sore. When I asked him on Saturday what does it say about him that he loves to torture people for a living? He asked what does it say about me that I pay for it?? I liked him immediately! I have never had a work out where my heart rate stayed up the whole time and I was taught the whys and hows of stretching. (something Kels had shared but I chose not to listen to b/4) I walked on the treadmill after (as Brad did not want me to do it b/4 the session as I had previously because then I would not be as inclined to do our workout) as I was walking (actually dragging my feet) I noticed my shoe was untied and decided I could last the last 5 minutes and tie it when I was done. I get off the treadmill and immediately collapse on the floor! Horrified I look up and see Brad with that smirk on his face telling me safety first as he looks at me tying my shoe. Praise God that it looked as though I tripped over my shoelace and not the real reason which was that my legs had given out and I was not prepared!! Dang funny even now that I am typing it! Anyway, I really like the new trainer. Just wish I could get the money I wasted on the first one back because after what I was taught in just the first two sessions, I know the first was overpaid!
Now on to Twilight :New Moon.... All I can say is... Ahhhhhhhh, Edward! Yes I know I am a complete loser on this subject but I just cant help it! The books are just so flippin good and new moon was wonderful! Anyone that is rooting for Jacob over Edward has not read the books and is dumb! (see I told u "loser") Heck Sissy has not read one book and yet she understands that Bella and Edward are the whole story! I am now counting down to June 30th when the 3rd movie is released... (again, "loser") What a great week! New trainer, New Moon and life just could not get any better. Pooky came home for the weekend and I always enjoy visiting with him. The Vikings won again on Sunday and it was truly an awesome game and although I missed watching it with Brian (as I could not get off the couch) it was nice to watch it with Pooky again! I really see Miami in the Vikings future! End the weekend with an episode of my favorite guilty pleasure (dexter) and what more could one want? Absolutely nothing!

Snap Fitness ~ training without a trainer

My trainer quit 2 weeks ago. I feel that I must write down my feelings and thoughts so I can just get past it all, as I am so hurt. The man that was so encouraging, seemed to love his job and was very good at it now states " there are a few clients that I actually enjoy training. I wish I would have just kept like 4 clients, and got a real job think things would be a lot different. Anyway I have always had a hard time charging people money for training. Over the past year I built up a decent client base, and last week it just got to be to much. What I am saying is I feel bad that people need a trainer I know sometimes they are needed, but charging people for something I would never buy got to me"
so all that he said to me and all he did was a big fat lie? I guess if I stopped charging people for my service because I wouldn't hire someone to do it, then I would be out of business?? I should be grateful that I don't think like him? His plan is now "is to keep doing bootcamp classes and spinning classes (both something I would pay for)" he states. Like anyone in their right mind would go to his boot camps after his deserting so many people? Nice guy! I feel used and I think snap fitness should have checked his references thoroughly before hiring him. Although I have lost many inches I certainly would not have wasted over 500.00 paying a trainer that did not want to train people. I really believe that I wasted my money only for the fact that he was hired to help me get to a certain point and he quit half way into it. So I feel cheated by him. I am trying to go it on my own and had I known he was going to fail at his end I would have paid more attention instead of just doing what I was told. The saddest part of all of this is that I trust no one. I have misgivings about everyone when I meet them but he really fooled me and I feel like I used to feel when I used to let my bio family members get the best of me. Yes, I do believe the trainer has some serious issues going on and for that I feel bad but what he did to me was truly sad and I am so angry at myself for falling into a trap that makes me feel this way. Something I swore to myself I would never allow to happen again in my life. It all may sound a bit melodramatic but if you had been raised in the family that I was raised in everyone would understand where I am coming from. Its been a very long time since someone has fooled me and I can guarantee that it will be a very long time before someone will fool me again.I have begun working out on my own and I will have success for my 44 birthday so I can be a hot grandma. Just not sure if I will continue with snap or do it at home? I really do wish I had someone to work out at snap with me, I think (actually I know) I need someone to be held accountable to. Working out is still boring but is something I want to stick with as I do feel very good when done!

Snap fitness ~ another 7 total inches gone!

I know its a bit late but I was measured again a couple weeks ago and yo and behold another 7 total inches gone!! Although it is not as much as the first month I am thrilled!! I have a wonderful, albeit sadistic trainer that is wonderful! I truly do not know where you can get a personal trainer for as little as I pay? (Bloomington, Mn) Scott has truly transformed how i think about working out and taking care of myself! He truly is a gem! But of course his very lame humor does not hurt nor do his sadistic ways! I know I would not be where I am with out him! Thank you, Scott!! Before Snap fitness I always thought I was overweight but I got plenty of exercise with my line of work? Wrong!! I now know that "manual" type labor does nothing to get me in shape! So, thank you Scott and Snap Fitness for giving me an inexpensive way to get in shape!!

Snap Fitness and 16 total inches gone

After 4 weeks with my wonderful and at times masochistic trainer Scott I was measured yesterday and found that in total I have lost 16 inches!!! Go, me!! (actually I guess I am going??lol) 5 just from the hips! Only one from the waist (and that area needs the most gone) though. But who cares really as there has been much progress made! I know we are not supposed to be "prideful" but I cant help it I really am proud of myself! Actually, I know that if I did not have Scott I would not be where I am now. Where am I exactly? Well, from 4 weeks ago I am feeling so much better, more energy and Judes told me that I "looked really healthy" which is a very big compliment as she is not one to dole out compliments unless she really means it! So again.... Go me! I want to now thank all the "little people" that helped me to get on the road to being a "hot Grandma" for my 44th birthday... Number one: is Snap fitness! For if it was not for them I would not have found Scott my awesome trainer! Number two: Sweet Scott Herman! His encouragement and guidance makes me want to succeed! Number three: Me! Go me for really doing it! And last but certainly not least is number four....... Jesus, for through Him all things are possible!

Kelly Rippa arms

Do I really need "Kelly Rippa" arms?? I am beginning to wonder?? When I first met my sweet trainer Scott, I told him I wanted "Kelly Rippa" arms. Her arms are fabulous and I figured why not shoot for the moon?? I am now having second thoughts! Who really needs them other than her?? After last nights workout I do think I may be dying? Or at the very least my arms !(not sure what these particular muscles are called so I will just refer to the whole darn arm) I was sooooo pathetic at last nights workout, I could not even do 2 or maybe 3 of the stupid exercises I was to do. Of course Scott being so sweet that he didn't even let my stupidity show on his face and gave me kudos for the half ass way I did them and then encouraged me with a "dont worry another couple weeks and you will be doing them" so sweet of him! What was my reply??? I told him to "shut up"! And I was not nice with my tone. I believe I even called him "stupid" at one point. Also referring to him with my usual your "masochistic" The poor guy, not sure how much of my abuse he will be able to take? Today though I am suffering for it all, OK well not really suffering and the arms don't hurt to bad now that I am writing this. That being said I cant remember my complaint now?? But, do I really need "Kelly Rippa" arms??? If I want to be a "hot Grandma" at 44, I really do!!

The uncoordinated and her trainer

I am really starting to feel a bit sorry for my sweet trainer Scott. How he can keep a straight face while watching me attempt to do lunges is beyond me?? The uncoordinated SHOULD NOT be doing lunges. I never really thought I was that bad and always assumed it was my age until I started training with Scott. Today's workout confirmed that it has nothing at all to do with age and that I am sooooooo flippin out of shape that I should be in a hospital??? Seriously, how does one become so out of shape with out realizing it?? We certainly don't start out that way and in our younger years we are basically in shape?? At what point in ones life does our bodies become second to our daily living, so that eventually we are so far out of shape we really don't even realize it till we are past the "being able to do it on our own" point?? Who knows the whys or how's? All I know is that today I found, I am uncoordinated and badly in need of his help!! Talk about job security???!

Me and my masochistic trainer

OK so, Masochistic may be a bit strong? I suppose I don't really think he enjoys my misery?? Then again, he might?? We started the session with the measuring of my whole body! YUCK! To see it on paper was well?? Just plain hideous! Oh well, in the end those measurements wont mean a darn thing. Then on to more fun... Tonight's workout was a bit tough at the starting gate but got better in the middle then back to his masochistic self in the end. Like I really should be holding my fat *** up in a pose from the ground? It truly is the longest 30 seconds of my life, I am really heavy! He had me do one workout thingy that he called the "skull crusher" just the name scared the crap out of me. I could see why he calls it that as I was sure that my uncoordinated self was surely going to drop the bar bell across my skull and give him a demonstration as to why it is called that? Anyway, I made it through it all, I think it helps because Scott has a really dry sense of humor and other than his slight masochistic ways he is fun to train with and I am really glad I found him although I am looking forward to just the treadmill tomorrow. (never thought I would be looking forward to the treadmill......

Working out for weight loss with Scott

Well, my first actual work out with my new trainer started today. Wow, was that fun! By fun I mean boy am I out of shape and boy am I going to be sore tomorrow! It started easy enough as Scott is such a great trainer but then I began to suspect that he picks the training to best make me look like an idiot? OK, I am sure he does not but it sure looked like that. I tried to keep count of my reps but I kept getting side tracked. Am I glad he actually does keep track. I began to realize that when I tried to keep track that I was way ahead of his numbers and it finally dawned on me that I was counting going up and down so of course I was way ahead of the counts! (he really does not have to make me look like an idiot as I am perfectly capable of doing it all on my own) By the time the hour was up I did not have a single hair on my head not wet! (overweight people do not look good with wet hair) Why they put mirrors everywhere in the gym is beyond me. I mean really, who in there right mind would want to watch themselves work out?? NOT ME! Oh well, its all for a good cause and I will suffer to get to my goal! (praise God he forgot his tape measure today as the mirror's showed me plenty of disgust! Onward and upward....

Me and my trainer

Yesterday I met with my new trainer. (go, me) I was so flippin nervous all day and as it was getting closer to the first meeting I was already starting to sweat and I had not even done one exercise yet! I was sure I was going to embarrass myself most of the meeting as I would not be able to do the stuff he wanted me to. With a heavy, but, determined heart I went to my appointment. It started with talking about what I wanted to see happen. HELLO??? look at me? I think it is easy to see I need to lose some serious weight! So, after calculating today's weight (horrified to admit it to him or anyone, I shared it with my BFFN yesterday) with my goal weight he determined that I could in fact be at my goal weight and in great shape for my 44th birthday. Exactly 6 months from now. That was exciting although I had hoped for the fall. (unrealistic I know) So, we begin with the testing and all that crap. It was not so bad then after running on the treadmill we head to the next thing and he leans on the elliptical machine, horrified, I started panicking thinking of the last time I tried the machine. I choked out in a hoarse whisper a "not that machine" when he laughed and said he was only turning on the TV for someone! PRAISE GOD and thank Him for always watching my back! The rest of the "tests" went by with great effort (that's putting it mildly) and I completed it all. I really like Scott, I do believe he is my new best friend?! I am now booked twice a week with him for the next 2 months. He swears soon I will be able to do 30 push ups with ease......HA!! We will see............