THE BAD NEWS

Yesterday I went for my free consultation and fitness assessment w/one of Bodyplex's personal trainers. I was dreading it but I need to know the truth about what I'm dealing with. Here's the results (gulp):

Weight: 225

My age: 34
My age w/the body I have now: 40 (OH MY GOSH)

% body fat: over 35% (which is off the chart!)

While most of this is not a surprise, it was sobering to see it laid out for me. At least now I can fully grasp the monster I'm facing.

So, here's my goal. I would love to lose 10% of my weight by my trip to the beach in July (about 4 months from today). So that's 22 lbs. I know I can do it if I don't get discouraged. The personal trainer also said that I need to do weights first then cardio. This will help me burn the right fat and build better muscle. While I would have LOVED to sign up to have a personal trainer, I just cannot afford $35/hour. When I talked to John later, he said that there a ton of free information to use online for personal trainers. I will investigate that later.

Well, I'm off to the gym.