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So, for the first time ever, I have managed to work out every day since I last saw Terri. Hated every second of it, but I did it, and it was actually only slightly more exhausting than thinking about whether I was going to do it and then not doing it, so there you go. But, for the record? I still hated it. Maybe in a couple of weeks I’ll get to that Lifetime movie kind of place with it where I actually see all the hating it as part of the process of coming around to like it, but I doubt it. For now I’m going stay with hating it, but still doing it, which is still progress.

So, it’s 10:30 on Saturday night and the only place I’m getting ready to go is to sleep.  Because I just got back from the gym…you know, where all the cool people go on Saturday night.  I could have avoided this perhaps by going to the gym earlier in the day, certainly, but instead I did just about anything else while silently obsessing about when I would go, how boring that hour might be, and then of course,  how terrible I would feel if I didn’t go at all.   And guilt is a powerful motivator for me, but maybe just this once once it’s serving me well.  So I went to the gym on Saturday night, but most importantly, I went to the gym.

So it’s amazing how quickly I can get in a bad place in my head with food and exercise.  And once that happens, fridge-grazing can never be far behind.  And so much of it comes from wanting everything to perfect, and not just perfect, but perfect right this second.  And the drive for perfection in everything has always been such a disaster for me — whether it was keeping me skinny on a diet of rice cakes and coffee, or keeping me fat on a diet of well, anything/everything.  I’ve definitely seen both sides of it, and neither one are any good.  Terri has a great way of reminding me that it took a long time to get from my old level of fitness to where I am now, and that I should be kinder to myself while I claw my way back.  The first day that I met Terri she told me that I had to be willing get get ugly with this whole process.  She was definitely right.  Everything about this journey is about so much more than shrinking my waist.  It’s not easy, and it’s definitely not pretty, but even on the worst day, it’s still good.

So, I’m just finishing my first five weeks with Terri.  When I started, just a few weeks ago, I had no idea what to expect from my first block of sessions.  I only knew I had to show up, as Terri says.

Three years ago my life changed radically, and my body changed with it.  For the first time, I found myself really overweight and out of shape.  I spent about two years thinking about how terrible this was, and by extension, how terrible I was to have put myself in this position.  Trust me, if self-recrimination or loathing were aerobic activities, I certainly wouldn’t be typing this now — I’d be too busy shopping the sample sales.  So walking into Terri’s gym for the first time, I was completing a mental marathon, if not a physical one.

After nearly five weeks that have been packed with social obligations, some bad food choices, and fewer workouts on my own than I’d like to report, I’m not sure what the measuring tape will say.  I’m crossing my fingers pretty hard.  But I’m also aware, thanks to Terri, that I’m not just perfecting my pull-ups in my sessions (a good thing, because I have a long way to go on that front), I’m also learning to appreciate the small steps, like eating breakfast, facing of the cold hard facts, and showing up.  So I’m not sure what the measuring tape or the scale will say, but I know that in tons of ways, I’m a lot stronger, and a lot lighter than I was the first day I rang Terri’s buzzer.   I’m also ready to see what the next five weeks bring, and more committed to getting my workouts on my own done.  For me, that’s a lot in just five weeks.  With any luck at all, I’ll also be a little smaller.

clientI2 is a new client who’s decided to blog her experience!

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So last week was my measurement session and talk about a pleasant surprise. I lost overall 7 inches and lost body fat % so needless to say I was psyched!! I was very pleased with the results.

Now I am starting my next session and Terri has me boxing which is so much fun but also a GREAT workout!! I just need to keep it up and put as much of my own time into it and I will be where I want to be. Looking forward to it!!!

Hey there!

Well last week we started doing full body workouts which is kicking my butt. I remember when I first started training and I hated the bike - Terri told me “one day you will be happy to be on the bike” and I thought to myself - she’s crazy I hate the bike. Well….that day has come..I actually can’t wait to get back on the bike when we are working out. I’m sure those of you that work out with Terri know exactly what I am talking about. I get measured this week to check my progress. I feel the changes and I see them but I also know that I haven’t been putting extra time in on my own as much as I should but I will let you know of the results - wish me luck!!!

Well I am going to hit my 20th session with Terri this week - I can’t believe it. I have to say after all this time I feel stronger. I am able to do real push ups now - I can do 15 well and the last 5 I can push through and I can lift heavier weight than I use to. I see a difference in my body and I would probably see even more if I had more personal time to work out on my own. That was the only frustrating part so far - not being able to work out on my own as much as I would like to. Terri definitely gives you the tools and knowledge to make this a lifetime change it just takes a personal commitement to really drive it home. I have two sessions with her this week. I finished last weeks sessions with some good soreness - ya know the kind where you are actually happy that you are sore because you know you worked hard and you can feel your muscles. I’ll let you know how this week goes. I’m sure my butt will be kicked. Ciao!