So this blog is meant to document both my hair journey, which I am usually pretty good about, and my fitness journey which let's face it has been hit or miss. I have lamented many times that I would love a trainer. Preferably one that was already at my gym so I didn't have to travel to yet another gym to get trained. When I joined the Y so that I could take classes in addition to the swimming I thought I could find a trainer there but literally no one has ever called me about it so I was getting discouraged again. Yep I had added the yoga classes to my swimming classes but two hours a week of sweating and moving my body wasn't putting a dent in the spare set of tires around my belly. I was still wanting plan B to come together but I wasn't putting much effort in after getting no where with local folks for months.
As I was tending to Influenster and my participation in the Vidal Sassoon campaign, I noticed another relatively new thing on there called VoxPerks. I clicked on it and actually paid attention to the one I had scrolled over before for a website called FitOrbit.com. Influenster was offering a discount on registration so I said what the hell let me check it out. Turns out I was pretty impressed with the program and went through the registration. The sign up is easy enough and actually more detailed than I would have thought. From there you are given your top three matches but can keep looking at others if you don't think you will click with the ones they suggested. Oh and if you hate your trainer you can switch to another one which I thought was great too.
I chose my trainer, Elizabeth, because she seemed to be good at all the things I wanted to work on and was friendly. We started narrowing down my wants, interests, routines and habits even more as well as any food limitations I have. She's been great in the few days we've been working together so that I can officially start on Sunday. I spent part of the day working on part of what will become my Friday workouts. I went partially because I haven't been in a while and partially because next Friday and Saturday I will have to work to get a good workout in because I will be at a conference. I totally forgot about that when I picked the 2nd as my start date but I will do something even if it's a short workout. It was great to be moving again at the gym that got my lazy behind off the sofa in the first place but woosah it was a killer and I didn't even finish it all. It's good to know that it's set up to be a good sweaty workout and as feared I need to mix them up instead of doing them in order because my upper thighs hate me right now lol.
I spent the rest of my afternoon/evening shopping for the things on my new meal plan--that's right no guessing what to eat on top of the workouts--that I didn't already have at home. I did switch out a few things that were allowed switches (yeah I kinda hate broccoli) but for the most part I have the ingredients I need to start things off well. I will still hit the pool and yoga in the morning. And then Sunday morning both Maroon 5 and I will be singing a new tune. In case you have no idea what I'm talking about with my estranged scruffy tattooed yoga enthusiast Jewish rockstar husband I will leave what I mean at the end of this post.
Who has a trainer? Or had one? Or has questions? See ya for the next wash day.
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