starting 2011 ... in 2010

new years eve is officially next week.  and every new years i say ... i'm gonna lose weight ... i'm gonna learn a new skill ... i'm gonna travel more ... i'm gonna pay off my credit card.  and every year ... within a couple of weeks ... i say "disregard."  so instead of waiting until 2011 to start accomplishing what i set out to do in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, etc., i'm gonna start 2011 while still in 2010.


as most of my readers know (all five of you) ... i've had a very hard time adjusting to being home from overseas.  and in my attempts to comfort myself, i have taken food consumption to a whole new level.  now i've always enjoyed a good, juicy, messy meal ... with a big fatty diet coke ... and a warm chocolate dessert that oozes down my chin (and y'all know i don't share).  but this was out of control.  so after 1.5 years of struggling to adjust by eating to my sweet heart's content, a few months of therapy, and a couple bottles of anxiety happy pills (which i don't need anymore), i've grabbed my life by the balls and signed up for a personal trainer.  and tonight was my first session.


meet jake.  poor guy.  he's pretty quiet with a hint of personality.  he seems to truly want to get to know me and as a result, i apologized in advance for whatever may come out of my mouth.  he laughed but had a serious look of "oh crap" in his eyes.  i cracked a few jokes that he sweetly laughed at (because i'm paying him to) and as i cracked them i realized i sound more and more like my mother.  hi mommy!!  and then came the measurements of my body.  holy sh hell.  talk about mortifying and yet astonishing.  but i kept reminding myself that this is why i'm here, i'm the only one embarrassed between the two of us, and it is what it is.  i somehow got through it.  and then IT appeared ... the skin pincher.  hell no!!  i (ahem) politely declined the utter humiliation of having my skin pinched and even did so with a smile.  and you should've seen the flexibility test ... i'll just let you take a moment to visualize.  do you see it yet?  yep ... it prolly happened that way.


he asked me about my goals.  i got to choose three.  only three?  so here they are ... besides the obvious (weight loss), i said upper body strength (two surgeries on the same shoulder has wiped it out), running (which i hate but want to conquer) and flexibility (think back to your visual).  then i saw fear in his eyes.  i think i just became his 2011 challenge!


i somehow made it through the treadmill test and then the miracle of all miracles happened ... i signed up for more sessions.  six sessions cost quite a lot ... and i won't lie ... i was a little irritated that today counted as one of my sessions.  an introductory price yes ... but session price no.  so for now i'll be meeting with jake on tuesdays and thursdays.  he's even going to give me homework for my non-trainer days.  i officially start the tuesday after christmas ... cuz i plan on eating every last bite of all my holiday candy ... and we'll take it day by day.  i have a long road ahead of me ... but i've finally reached my breaking point and have nowhere to go but up!!  so that's what i'll do ...