UGH! So, I am getting my ass in shape. I want to do the USMC Mud Run next year. Today, I met with a trainer at Gold’s Gym. He asked all sorts of health- and body-related questions: “What are your top goals?” “When do you feel you were at your best physical state?” “How committed are you?” “Are there any big events that are motivating you?” I found out that it is not going to take me as long to reach my goals (less than a year). My real age is 41. My health age is 45. Not too shabby. I think. I refuse (in a traditional female way) to post my weight on the world wide web, but it’s NOT what I want it to be. It will be!
Today’s trainer, Duston, was hilarious, and he kicked my ass in just a few minutes! He was lighthearted, but made me push myself. He was born the year I graduated high school, so we decided this was a good omen to get back to my high school self! (or really just close to it) I decided to dole out the money for a weekly (not more!) trainer to keep me accountable and on target. After considering it, I determined that I wanted to be healthy and fit, more than I wanted to go out, buy new shoes (maybe not more than I want new books), and mainly more than I wanted to hand over money to doctors because I was unhealthy. Luckily, I haven’t reached that stage yet – the diabetes/high blood pressure/high cholesterol stage. Forunately for me, I have never smoked. That is such a huge factor.
This time 12 months from now, I will have reached ALL of my fitness goals. That just seems like not time at all! I can tell you, after busting my ass tonight, I do NOT want to add anymore to what I am trying to get rid of! Geez! So, it’s 3 days of weight training 4-5 days of cardio, 3-4 days of strength training, and I am going to add some yoga as well. Before I add the yoga, I am going to have to learn those positions so I don’t look like a bigger dumbass! Ha!
I want to be fit and strong for three reasons:
1- The Mud Run 2011
2- My 25 high school reunion is coming up (fuckin’ ay, i’m old!)
3- I will be 42 next year
Those are all excellent reasons I think. I am doing this for me. I have spent my entire adult life taking care of everyone else. I am going to start putting me first, because frankly no one else does or has sin I was a child. I am not sad about this; it’s just something that has been, but doesn’t have to be any longer.
In addition to upping my physicality, I am paying closer attention to my food intake. Cheese, my beloved cheese, we can be together no more. Or not much anyway. I bought 99% fat free turkey tonight for sandwiches AND NO CHEESE OR MAYO! I bought lots of veggies, fruits, yogurt, grains, legumes and some fat free milk for my Cheerios and oatmeal. I am not going to cut myself off completely because that’s not realistic for certain situations: The State Fair, Thanksgiving and the Free For All. French fries are officially off the menu, except for the Fair! I rarely drink sodas, unless I have an upset stomach, so that’s not a problem. I drink tons of water and unsweetened tea. I just really need to work out more and harder.
I am really glad I have been walking 3-5 miles pretty regularly or I would really feel like shit tonight!
So my achy thighs will now go to bed! Tomorrow at 6, back to the trainer! Stay tuned.
Incoherent Ramblings 
That’s pretty aggressive. Lemme know how it goes.