Recently, I got myself a personal coach to help me fight one of my biggest personal battles in my life - my weight!
You see, I have been over weight all my life! My mum said, she refused to carry me when I was a baby because each time she carried me, her hands will be swollen! I never heard my dad saying anything else to me except for... I need to exercise! I have always been very cautious what I wear or when I had to change for physical exercise even in primary school! I always had to wear a L or XL! I do not remember fitting into any other sizes!
I have tried occasionally to loose some weight but never got anywhere! So, some how recently collected some courage to sign up for a personal coach! It was a combination of my friends effort, some new realization about myself and probably the most important contributing factor would be... realizing I couldn't do it alone and I needed help!
The first day at class, like usual... the over alert me... turned up like 30 minutes earlier! I was too anxious... the 25 minutes wait in the car felt like the longest 25 minutes of my life! Finally, collected my stuff, walked few steps and there bumped into my coach in the car park... his warmth smile helped and I began to relax... he said, not to worry, today gonna be simple stuff... and I was thinking, how simple can it get in a gym!
I had to do some fitness test so he can gauge my physical level and can tailor a suitable program for me... we went from one step to another and then finally we came to the bicycle! He said i have 10 minutes and give all I have! I sat in that bicycle and the last I did this was like 14 years ago but somehow I felt so happy... and when I finished he said, in my experience no one in your weight, your size has done this timing with this speed for 10 minutes! He gave me that smile... and I know that smile... the smile that says... girl, you are not bad at all!
That day brought me back to 14 years ago when i was much lighter and used to enjoy mountain biking so much and I started the mountain bike club for my university and all this while I thought I have lost it! Today, I realized for no reason the fear has stopped me from claiming my energy, health and my fitness back! I enjoyed my first day in the gym so much that I couldn't wait to go back again! I committed to 3 months training with my coach to reclaim my life!
I left that day with a smile on my face because i know I already won my battle!
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