So I've been going to a personal trainer twice a week for a few months now. It is awesome! I love it (most of the time). Except now when I'm done with work and don't have training until 6:45 pm but if I went home now I'd just turn around again to travel back to the gym (Life of a bus rider). So I'm just at work for another half an hour. If I left work and went to hang out near the gym I would spend money on something. Either coffee or tea or some obscure book at the used bookstore nearby. I won't get home until 8 pm. And you all know what an early to bed kinda gal I am. So today I am just not looking forward to it.
I don't have fear of commitment, I swear. But I HATE to know that every Tuesday and Thursday I have to go to the gym. I must or I'm out some cash. I feel trapped in my schedule. Even if I don't have anything better to do. Why complain, you say? Well, that's a good question.
That's that.
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I've considered working with a trainer precisely for that reason - that you are forced to commit. I do find that being in a tiny class for yoga helps because if one person doesn't show the teacher makes less $$ and you feel like a big jerk. ;-) Dave and I are lifting M/W/Sat at home (got bench and weights on Craiglist) and it helps me that someone else will KNOW if I slack and I would be letting him down. I think I have only skipped once since we started, I can't remember why, didn't feel good I think. It is hard to feel locked in but worth it. What are you focusing on with the trainer?
It's hard fitting working out in with a job and a personal life. Are you happy you did it *after* the training sessions? Maybe there's something specific you could train for that will give the sessions focus and meaning. (A 10K, the ability to do a pull-up, etc.) Would Paul want to join you? I've experienced an exercise renissance since Jim started running and working out. Neither one of us wants to be the weaker one, so we motivate each other to get out there. And it's time together rather than time apart.
Thanks girls for your lovely support. For your questions-I love it *after* I'm done and so happy I did it. Totally worth it. My main focus initially was just getting stronger for work--there are some things I won't even try anymore because I don't feel strong enough. And that's lousy for me and my patients. Now I'm feeling stronger and would like to trim down a bit. Temptations are abundant at work (did I really eat five "snack size" candy bars yesterday! Ugh!). Pauly boy likes the exercise bike (which I do not) so we do our own work outs. It's great you guys work out together. Thanks for the boost in my motivations gals!
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