Archive for August 19th, 2008

I am worth it, aren’t I?

Posted August 19, 2008 * Comments(14)

I have two appointments to meet with 2 trainers, at 2 gyms.  One today at 2:00.  Tomorrow at 12:00 noon.

Crazy how much it costs.  Crazy amounts of $. 

Is it worth it?  Am I worth it? 

Should I do this?

It will take almost ALL that I am making to pay for it…since I work part-time.

But both places are promising me they can help me…wonder if they will give me a money back guarantee???

The trainer I just talked to said I won’t like her…that if I leave the gym liking her, she hasn’t done her job.  She said she is also training for her first 5k…and I she will make sure I will be able to jog the whole way in the one I have signed up for in Nov. 

Feeling hopeful again…but scared.  I want to cry just thinking about it. 

It is a combination of things. 

I feel sooooo guilty spending $ on me.  All those years I was poor…as a single mom…money was so hard to come by…just hard to spend it on me.

AND…I am scared of pushing myself.  Making myself do it.  The sweat and hard work it will take…the stuff it will bring up!

Oh well by Thurs I will know more…

Pray for me…courage and strength…no fear:)

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Help! Tick tock tick tock…Time is still moving, but my scale isn’t

Posted August 19, 2008 * Comments(10)

Drastic times call for drastic measures…

Christmas is coming, so is my parent’s 50th wedding anniversary…in February!!!!!  I do not want to be the fat one in the pictures this time!   I want to be normal weight by Valentine’s Day in February…

Could I do it?  That would be 14-15 lbs per month.

I know I could if I fasted…but I know, I know…it is bad for you…plus, I already found the weight loss plan that I want to use anyway.

So…what about if I worked out like crazy???? 

Someone posted recently that Michael Phelps eats 12000 cals a day!!!!
Can you imagine??? 
 this article has the list of all he eats in a day… 
http://www.diet-blog.com/archives/2008/08/13/how_many_calories_does_michael_phelps_eat.php
…so I am thinking, I REALLY love to eat, maybe not that much…so I just need to turn into a world class athlete!    Ok, maybe not a world class athelete, but at least an athlete of sorts. 

Biggest Loser is getting ready to start, and they workout 6-8 hours a day.  And they lose a lot of weight, in a short time.  So that has to be the key for me!

I want to jog the whole way in this 5k I have signed up for in November…so it is time to kick my big booty in to shape. 

My new goal is to find something to motivate me to outrun the clock…so I will be ready by the new year!

First thought is…should I just bite the bullet (and the wallet), and get a trainer?  Does anybody have any other suggestions?