So at my campus, there is a state of the art gym. All students pay membership fees and there are some awesome perks that come with it. I signed up and went to my free fitness assessment on Friday February 3rd. For the first time I feel totally emotionally and psychologically ready to actually get healthy. My entire life I have struggled with my weight and now I'm realizing quickly that I am on a direct path toward diabetes and heart disease. At my last doctor's visit I was told that surprisingly, I am very healthy. But I have severe back pain, and possibly a herniated disk. My doctor told me that he wont do a scan of my back until I lose some weight because it would be difficult to even do surgery with my body this size. Additionally, there is a good chance that if I lose some weight, then the pain will go away.
During my fitness assessment I found that I weighed 226 pounds. On my 5'4" frame that makes me obese. Additionally I'm in the "at risk" category for nearly every health related issue because of my size. I've been talking about this with myself, but also my mentor/friend and I feel like I have a really healthy perspective on things right now. When I look in the mirror, I no longer hate myself. I look at my body and I think, "OKAY, this is what your body is right now, this is what you look like, but you are changing it so be happy." This is a complete 180 from moments of complete loss and sadness. I really do feel like I hit rock bottom and now I'm finally swimming to the top.
After my fitness assessment I signed up for orientation, but I also made up my mind to sign up for personal training. I had to pay all of it up front, but it comes out to about $28 per session once a week. The really great part is that my trainer is the same woman who did my assessment and my orientation. Every week she gives me a work out plan that I have to follow. I'm really excited about this new path that I'm forming for myself. I am the architect of my life. I am healthy, strong, and eat well.
Here goes everything!
During my fitness assessment I found that I weighed 226 pounds. On my 5'4" frame that makes me obese. Additionally I'm in the "at risk" category for nearly every health related issue because of my size. I've been talking about this with myself, but also my mentor/friend and I feel like I have a really healthy perspective on things right now. When I look in the mirror, I no longer hate myself. I look at my body and I think, "OKAY, this is what your body is right now, this is what you look like, but you are changing it so be happy." This is a complete 180 from moments of complete loss and sadness. I really do feel like I hit rock bottom and now I'm finally swimming to the top.
After my fitness assessment I signed up for orientation, but I also made up my mind to sign up for personal training. I had to pay all of it up front, but it comes out to about $28 per session once a week. The really great part is that my trainer is the same woman who did my assessment and my orientation. Every week she gives me a work out plan that I have to follow. I'm really excited about this new path that I'm forming for myself. I am the architect of my life. I am healthy, strong, and eat well.
Here goes everything!
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