Anytime Fitness Challenge

Hello readers and fellow dieters!

Well this week was a tough one as well as a awesome one. My fiance` and I as well as members of his family, mom dad and isas Nina and Tia Jia all came to surprise Isa on her fifth birthday at......wait for it......DISNEYLAND!!!! We had a great time for four days on the beach and in the parks and guess what everyone ...I fit in all the rides! Even those tiny kids rides that was so important to my daughter that I was with her! I walked all over that land of happiness for HOURS!

My feet were killing me, my calves were throbbing and the blisters were developing personalities. So to say the least I didn't search out an Anytime fitness that was in Anaheim and my diet wasn't up to the standards I have been holding myself to.

So no Tim the greek god trainer for four days, and on top of that I came down with the plauge.....ok just a really bad cold but I was miserable and I missed a few more workouts. Im dreading stepping on the scale again, sort of escaped reality while I was in Disneyland with my daughter and family, however im back in Tucson and ready to dominate that scale again!

Till next week!

Wishing you ibuprofen and Bengay!

Sara Summers

Another week of working out. It is about 6 weeks into this fitness journey, and I am down 21 pounds! I am very encouraged by that, and have not lost over 20 pounds (and kept it off) before. I have tried healthy eating plans before and this is about the time I give up because it is so hard, and my old habits kick in.

I am not about to quit this time! I am feeling confident that because I have this opportunity of the challenge and the accountability of a trainer, (and many friends asking how it is going) I can do this. I can make it a lifestyle change over the course of the year.

I am starting to feel the benefits of healthy eating: a lot less headaches, less stomach issues, more energy...Don't get me wrong, a big, juicy cheeseburger sounds really good right now! But, it is getting easier to say "no" to unhealthy foods and sweets. I too am doing things in the gym I never thought possible.

I join a few other participants in the new-found acitivity of jogging (interval) which I have not done in 20 years! I am excited to see my body shape changing, ever so slowly! I am getting used to barely being able to walk for a few days each week! I am very blessed to have this opportunity and cannot wait to see the positive changes the next few months will bring.

Erin

Officially it has been a month and nine days since this journey has begun. I believe it is settling into my good habits category. This past week has been a challenge. We did a killer leg work out, and I could not sit or walk very well. I believe it was a little to much for my poor legs to handle. Moreover, I believe it is a try and modify work out process.

I talked to Tim and said I couldn't deal with having to shuffle around and needed to back down on the work. Four days of recovery is not a good work out make. Tim agreed and said that he likes to push me to my limits atleast one day a week. Well, we found out what that was.

I am just grateful for the opportunity, and the ability of my trainer to listen to me. Overall it is a team effort! That is really what has impressed me about Anytime Fitness trainers. They don't tell you, "oh come on your making it worse than it really is." (This has happened at other gyms.)

I feel validated and cared for, and every session ends with a hug. Till next week!!!

Pamela Maldonado

pamelaspeach@aol.com

The problem I find with going through this lifestyle change is noticing everyone around me that isn't. I try and go to the gym five days a week and it gives me amazing endorphins that make me happy and good natured towards everyone! Even the guy that cuts me off on the freeway or a grim coworker whose sole mission in life is to makes everyone around them miserable. I usually notice that these individuals are smoking or eating crap from fast food joints and they probably haven't met Tim the fit, toned, hulking personal trainer who only wants you to be successful and achieve your goals.

Speaking of my golden trainer Tim, he had me run on the treadmill this week and I thought I could quite possibly die right there in the well lit gym while the Achilles clone shouted encouraging words.....but I did it!

Of course it was " interval training" as Tim would call it, whatever fancy fitness word that trainers come up with I was running, something I never thought I would do unless zombies were attacking.

 Readers and fellow dieter take that plunge, join a gym buy a salad and get a good pair of running shoes because it is an adventure that wont disappoint. Wishing you sweat and dependable deodorant!

 Sara Summers