No Pain...No Gain

I love my gym. It is the largest and most awesome gym I have ever seen or been a member of. I love going. I usually go 4-7 times a week and do an hour of cardio. Why an hour??? Mainly because it seems like such a waster to go...change clothes...and only stay for 30 minutes. Of course...I also loose track of time and it feels great to be working out for an hour. Monday I started personal training with a trainer. I wanted to start working out with weights but I don't want to get hurt...and I know nothing about which exercises I should do. Monday was a disaster. I meet with him during lunch hour and so I hadn't eaten alot or had much water at that point during the day. I got there early...did 45 minutes on the treadmill...and then started weights with the trainer. We were on our third exercise...which just happened to be squats...when I started feeling bad. After I finished my sets of squats I knew I was in bad shape...I started "whiting" out and was having severe trouble focusing...I have passed out many times and knew I was dangerously close to hitting the floor. My poor trainer...our first session and I almost passed out. Of course...It was all my fault...not getting enough food and water.

Still...I was very sore from the squats on Tuesday. My next session was on Wednesday. I modified my eating and drinking so Wednesday went perfectly. Of course...I am sore from the neck down...after I have been sitting awhile it is hard to get going again...LOL. We did ab crunches using an exercise ball...I have never had crunches mack me so sore! All of this is to say that the saying "No Pain...No Gain" is so true. Of course...it is frustrating in one respect. Those who know me know that I struggle with patience sometimes...and this would be one of those times. I feel like...if I am going to hurt this much then I should be able to see some instant results!!!! Of course...the results are not instant so I will keep working towards my goals.

I love my gym!!!!