okay... not yet. but, they FEEL like they're shaping up.
yesterday i had my 5th personal training session with Tara and she kicked my ass. (at one point i had to throw the medicine ball to her and it MAY have grazed her head by MISTAKE.)
i actually got up to 17 minutes on the elliptical!! woo!!! not for nothing, but, i've been trying to make these "mini goals" with the elliptical. seeing as a couple of weeks ago i nearly died at 4 minutes on that thing.
so i've been writing these little notes like "GOAL: do 16 min on elliptical." and then i did 17 minutes. i pretty much try to increase my goal by 30 seconds more than my last session. and i have been finding that i surpass that usually.
I'm trying to get to 20 minutes on the elliptical by this sunday. we'll see.
OH!!!! and i just found out that the gym/locker room has a sauna!!!! sweeeeeeeeet.... or should i say "SWEAAAAAAT!"
i'm going to head over there in a little while. mainly going to do cardio today because i have another personal training session tomorrow morning.
i asked what the rates are for more training session / packages.
for 10 sessions it's $700
for 20 sessions it's $1300 ($450 down and then you have 3 weeks to pay the rest)
for 30 sessions it's $1800 ($600 down and you get 4 weeks to pay it off)
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personally, i want to get the 30 sessions. because if you LOOK AT MY WEIGHT LOSS SPREADSHEET you'll see that i have 25 weeks 'til my 20th reunion
if i bought the 30 pack (which i can't afford.) i could do 2 sessions a week for 15 weeks
if i did the 20 pack... i could definitely do 1 session a week for 20 weeks (i can't really afford the $1300 either... )
if i did the 10 pack i'd probably do 2 sessions a week... that'd last 5 weeks - that would take me 'til mid-February and I might be able to see if I could buy more (it's not really a good deal if i keep buying the 10 pack because if i wound up buying it 3 times it'd be $300 extra bucks.
then again, maybe i should do the 10 pack because, while i like my trainer, i might not want to be stuck with her (she's good, but, she does seem a little timid about pushing me... dammit, i think i've been watching the Biggest Loser too much.... it's not that I want to be crippled after working out and she DOES beat the shit out of me --- re: the medicine ball being thrown at me whilst i was stepping up and down on the, well, stepper thing - that was horrible.)
i've gotta figure out my finances (the fact that I "won" down in atlantic city last week was moot because i pretty much covered what gigglemom lost down there and then i paid overdue bills for the house. which sucked. when i hit for the cash I'd envisioned getting the personal training sessions... okay how effed up is THAT? "i envisioned getting personal training sessions" --- that's insane.)
anyhooooo...
i've gotta get my sweats on to get up to 17:30 on the elliptical and do about 40 on the treadmill... and gather a towel and flip flops together to go check out the sauna
(it's 14 bloody degrees outside. yay!)
Whatchoosayin'?? (5 yapped)
It's so awesome that you haven't fallen off the wagon!!!! I am getting ready to start up with a 36 session pack, but I am splitting it with 3 other people and it is a little over $900 each. Doing 3 sessions a week for 9 weeks. I need it, because without someone yelling at me... the weights will have to walk up and through themselves at me before I will do anything good with them. Hoping to get back on the treadmill today, gotta get back on the nike+ challenge ;)
Posted by laura | January 3, 2008 12:51 PM
I more like one ab, but it's awesome
Posted by furiousball | January 3, 2008 1:10 PM
She may not be timid about pushing you ... it might be that she is prudent about not pushing you beyond a healthy point. It is in her best interests to not injure you & yet keep you motivated enough to keep you coming back. She most likely will do this by making the workout tough but not grueling. And as your level of fitness improves, she will eventually show her "dark-side" by pushing you [wink].
The truth of it is that you are the only one who can make this a success. You are making progress & are seeing the benefits ... (improved energy level, craving more workouts) ... If you can stay motivated to do the workouts without the personal training sessions you might find that buying 10 packs three times a year, possibly with alternate trainers, but if you find a good one stick with them, gets you just enough to keep it fresh & challenging.
Posted by Rick O | January 3, 2008 1:59 PM
Congrats on the new training program. I've just started trying to lose some weight myself. I've been slightly overweight ever since I was a teenager and for the past couple of years I have tried unsuccessfully several times to drop pounds. I found an interesting site called Fitday.com that allows you to track your pounds, diet, etc. that you might find interesting. Good luck with the training I'll be sure to check back in the future and see how things are going. Cheers
Posted by James Strawman | January 3, 2008 3:37 PM
Although I too may be insane and therefore would completely understand, I don't see anything at all wrong with your envisioning getting personal training sessions with your winnings. I see it like this, you have been fighting this battle with your weight for at least the amount of time I have been visiting you. Any amount of time fighting this battle is frustrating as I know from first hand experience. You went into this gym and to your first session with apprehension and came out with motivation. With each post I feel your enthusiasm at the progress you have made. It is a major accomplishment to find something you can stick to and dare I say somewhat enjoy....okay maybe not enjoy during the process but once you finish a workout nothing can beat that feeling of success. So with these things in mind, coupled with the heart stopping rates charged for personal training sessions, I see nothing insane about your desire to spend your winnings this way. Great minds think alike. ;-)
[note from GC: thanks. of course, there's no money left since i paid bills with all of it.]
Posted by Denise | January 3, 2008 4:32 PM