I'm Halfway There!
Yeppers. I've finally reached the halfway point in my weightloss journey. I remember talking with a friend of mine (also trying to lose weight) about starting to take a Personal Trainer Certification program once I reached halfway. That was kind of a goal that in all honesty I really didn't think I'd reach. It goes back to just how many unsuccessful attempts I've made at weightloss in the last five to ten years. I really honestly, in my heart of hearts, probably didn't think I'd ever reach 34 pounds lost. And so now, here I am and I was looking at options for studying to become a Personal Trainer and actually found one that I like. You do the entire thing online and you have up to two years to complete and test for it.
Sooooooo...<drum roll please>.....I signed up and am officially on my way to becoming a Certified Personal Trainer. How cool is that?
I still feel like I have a long way to go (need to get going on my weight training and such), but boy did it feel cool to reach that goal and follow through by signing up.
AND...I walked my little butt up to the gym and signed up there as well. I've honestly been able to shed the 34 pounds just through walking and proper eating, but it's time that I kick things into high gear. My girlfriend and I joined and will hopefully be able to go together most days. I don't love the whole co-ed gym thing...too many guys hanging out in clumps working with the machines and I tend to feel really intimidated. At least if I go WITH a friend I'll be able to focus on her and I and not be wondering if people are looking at me, whether I'm doing it wrong, etc.
So there you have it. Two, no Three very monumental things have happened to me in the last couple of days. 1) I reached halfway. 2) I signed up for Certification Training and 3) I finally joined a gym. Am I on a roll or what? Was it only yesturday that I posted about being stuck? LOL See, that's what happens...I get a bit discouraged and know that it's time to pick a new carrot. Say what? I need a new challenge...new source of motivation to keep me going. Joining the gym makes me feel fantastic. The Certification makes me a whole lot nervous, but it's honestly been a dream of mine for ages and I think what better profession to choose than one that literally keeps you in shape by definition of the business. Even if I only worked at it part-time it would make me money and keep me in shape. You can't get better than that!!!
Ok ladies, hustle your butts and make some real progress this week. I'm on vacation next week, so we'll see how things go. ;o)
Later!