Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Day 0 - I meet the trainer

It's officially day zero!

I'm not a workout kind of guy. I'm more a TV guy. I love decadent food, have an office job and have always lived by the mantra, "no pain, no pain." But I'm ready to change that. I'm going to see what 90 days of good eating, spartan self-discipline, and hardcore workouts can turn this flabby 29-year old body into. Today I picked a gym, got a membership, and set up 9 sessions with a personal trainer.
As a baseline, I did 35 minutes of free-form running today, and nearly died. My diet is semi-set - I've been working on getting my diet under control, which I've done with some success barring the occasional night out (Friday).
So here's the rules: I won't lie to you, my readers. At all. No matter how much it hurts. I will record all my workouts, my diet, and my drinks. I will attempt to take a picture of myself every day to track my progress. Believe me, it's not easy to post these pictures. I take a lot of solace in knowing that soon, soon I hopefully I will be proud of these pictures.
If I can do it, anyone can do it. One of my favorite quotes is by Peter Drucker, the father of modern management - "Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work." So bring on the hard work, and let's see what happens!

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