I would like to hook up with a few people who desire/need a motivator. I am occasionally away from Traineo for weeks at a time, but I love the community. I would like to make a commitment to a few folks and be around every day, and continue my own journey to health and fitness by helping someone else. I am a motivator, but I have not signed on with anyone. I want only a couple of people, but I want to make a committment for the next couple of months.
Here's my story... and if interested, please contact me.
I have lost just over 100 lbs. I began earlier this year. I'd gotten very out of shape and become very ill, and in fact was hospitalized last year and almost died. Twice. By Spring I had recovered at least enough strength to start moving a bit. I committed myself to a nutrition plan of my own design, and have dropped all that weight. I started very slow, one step at a time, and just doing what I could do.
More significant than the weight to me, I just had a physical... and in every number they evaluated, I was within normal ranges. I had normal blood sugar and blood pressure perhaps for the first time in my life. 6 months of eating well literally brought me back from death, and began my weight loss and fitness journey that I am confident will have me arriving at my desired weight and fitness level early in the new year (I still have about 50 to lose, and will do so by Spring Break or sooner). I'm still a little shocked myself, but my doctor said my health, after just 6-7 months of diet and moderate exercise was "about as good as it can be". My tattoo artist and dentist both told me I appeared to be in perfect health and healed faster than most people. What I am most proud of isn't the weight loss, but the fact that despite the lbs I still need to lose, I have really turned it around and did it completely on my own. If you are facing challenges, I can tell you as someone who was not going to survive, you can turn it around and accomplish whatever you want. A year ago I wouldn't have believed what I was capable of. Now I don't believe there are many things I can't do.
I intend to stay fit and healthy long after reaching my final weight goal in the coming months, and helping others is part of what I have planned to keep me in the game.
One more item.... I began studying nutrition and exercise with the intention of becoming certified as a trainer. Not because I need the job - I sell advertising and I'm quite busy and committed, and at my age the last thing I imagine for myself is competing with 20 year old athletes for gym business. I started studying but because I like to learn, and going for certification formalized the time I spend studying leaning about health. I don't know if I ever intend to take a paying client, but I do intend to keep studying and I would like to get feedback from others that will help me learn. You'd be doing a favor for me by giving me feedback on the things we talk about.
I am in Austin, Texas, and if there is someone with similar goals here in Austin, working out together is not out of the question. But I am pretty self contained, my schedule pretty weird, and not seeking that. What I have really enjoyed doing for myself this last half year is experimenting with diet and learning about nutrition. I also have employed an interesting way of setting goals for myself, and I have helped several people among my friends and family begin getting their health together. I believe my own "back from the dark side" experience and success is meaningful, and I believe I am an excellent motivator. I believe thru email and Traineo's tools we can do some good work together.
I am a 40 one year old male. Besides diet and behavior modification, my fitness interests are in moderate cardio (walking/running), flexibility exercise and weight training. I have met my goals, and exceeded them so far, with diet and moderate exercise, and I'm not sure how much I believe in "hard" exercise. I believe my own path is one of moderation, mindfulness and attitude, and not on lifting til you puke (altho that's fun sometimes too). I believe you will find me inclined that way.
While I am a big guy myself, and no longer a kid, I believe I would have a rapport with people of many different shapes, sizes and motivations. In fact, I sort of hope at least some of the response will come from people not like myself, people who are younger or older, either gender, and with goals perhaps quite unlike myself so I can open my mind and use my imagination in trying to understand and motivate you.
I look forward to conversations about this, and thank everybody for all the support given me and others here at Traineo. Even if you are not someone who seeks me out, everyone.... keep on truckin. I enjoy seeing everybody here succeeding and supporting each other. I wish everyone the best in their work here.
J.
