It’s been a while since my last entry but a lot has gone on! All good things. Since starting fresh on my journey back in January I have dropped about 12lbs! I go to the gym about 3-4 times a week and have invested in a personal trainer. The trainer is a bit pricey but we’ll worth it. For the first time in, we’ll, my entire life I actually look forward to going to the gym. I have said in a couple of my past posts that I have never been an athletic person. I still don’t consider myself one. But I am really enjoying my workouts and feel stronger ever day. My clothes (especially my pants) have become loose, and I actually like what I see in the mirror. Now, I have been a member of gyms before and hated the thought of going. So why is this time any different? It has to do with the choice of gyms.

The first three gyms I joined were the typical “meat market” types. You know, the places where only the already fit go and (unintentionally or not) tend to make people like me feel like crap for even walking in the door. I always felt like I had no right being there because I didn’t look like those other women! Someone with curves was never really a welcome creature in those places. Another issue I with those gyms was the gawking. Having a larger bust (34DD) I was stared at quite a bit during my workouts and it really makes it uncomfortable to want to keep bouncing on the treadmill. The 4th gym I joined was a women’s only gym. I won’t say the name of the establishment but I will put it to you this way, at 42 I was the youngest person there! Again, not the gym for me.

In January, I joined Anytime Fitness and took up the offer for a personal trainer. I was matched up to my darling trainer, Lauren, and she has been absolutely instrumental in my physical and mental workout. Mental? Yes, mental workout. What I have discovered is that a big part of physical health is your mental well-being. When you are happy with what you are doing and where you are mentally, your physical health improves. Lauren challenges me on a physical and mental level. Just when I think I can’t give one more push up, she encourages me and I always seem to give one more! She tells me that I can do what I think can’t be done and understands what I’m going through. Best investment I’ve ever made!

Liz