Apr 25th, 2006
Pulling It Back Together
To start things off, I’ve been training with Terri now for almost eight months. I can’t even believe it’s been that long. When I finally bit the bullet and decided to get a personal trainer I never imagined what a long, hard journey it would be. I can honestly say that I wouldn’t have made it this far without Terri.
Even now she has to occasionally bring me back to reality. You do not get a Jessica Simpson body after a few short weeks. I mean, hey, you didn’t get the Roseanne Barr body after a few weeks either…
This week so far (and let’s face it, it’s Tuesday so this one is going to be rough) had been me reminding myself of what I’m working towards and how far I’ve come. Sometimes you get so fixated on where you are not, the body you want and don’t yet have, that you forget how much you have already improved. Of course, I’m comfortable in my body now and just want to get better, so it takes a real effort to regain my perspective and remember when I wasn’t so comfortable.
Since I’m definitely a food as comfort eater, when I start getting down on myself for hitting a plateau I’m in the danger zone. That is actually one of the reasons that I started the NuKitchen system that Terri hooked up for her clients. The food is actually really good, but I have to say it, portion control sucks.
At least I know that I am eating better than I ordinarily would and I have training with Terri tomorrow. Sometimes it’s that sort of consistency- being able to depend on someone else that is the best part of the whole experience.
So I suppose my thought for today is that looking the way you’ve always wanted isn’t easy, it’s really, really hard. But anywhere worth going is a bitch to get to.
posted by Flab to Fab at Tuesday, April 25, 2006