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One clients’ journey with me as her personal trainer at my private gym and my fitness website www.online-personaltraining-nyc.com in the asphalt jungle of New York City.

Today was the end of my first week with Terri. I wanted to start working with her to prepare for a two-week wilderness survival course in Southern Utah in August. Even though that was my starting point, I think at the same time I was looking for someone who could help me make some more enduring changes in how I approach my life. Well, after my first week down, I feel like I’m waking up.

At first I wasn’t sure I could handle being up at 6:45 a.m. so that I could drag my ass to Soho from Brooklyn. I thought I would want to cancel so I wouldn’t have to get up early. After my first day, the thought of cancelling, notwithstanding the inevitable pushups and ass-kicking (literally) bike, never entered my mind.

My first week working with Terri has been full of surprising revelations. First, I have shoulders, which, at the moment, are preventing me from lifting my arms. The more important thing that came to light is that my eating habits suck, and that they have a big impact on how I feel and what I can do. I always thought I ate pretty well. Wow. Not. Evidently, the daily lunch special of a powerbar and midafternoon snack of m&ms (I mean, the peanuts are totally healthy) don’t exactly fall into Terri’s idea of a healthy eating plan (whatever.) Well, yesterday, I actually had a turkey sandwich for lunch and a decent dinner (for me), and then today I had a lot more energy during my workout (surely, it must have been coincidental!)