After a 5 minute warm up on the tread mill – I met with my new  personal trainer Dan Go – We went into an office were I was weighed and provided my BMI.

Current Weight : 203
Current BMI: 34.8

Dan entered my height, weight,  age and measurements into a computer program. A figure appeared on his screen of what my body looked like under my clothes – not pleasant. He also showed me an image of what my body would look like at a healthy weight. He printed this out for me along with a sample meal plan and a few cardboard cards that I would use to track my progress.

203LBS!!

I underestimated how much weight I needed to lose -  to be honest I didn’t think I weighed that much – it was a bit of a shock. Dan gave me the low down on what is ideal for my age and height.

Target Weight: 135lbs-145lbs.
Target BMI: 18.5-24.9

203-135 = 68lbs.
Losing 68lbs was daunting – an impossible feat?.

Discussed this with my gf and she gave me some solid advice. Instead of having one big goal like “lose 68lbs” why not break it down into mini goals.

Goal 1: 185
Goal 2: 165
Goal 3: 145
Goal 4: 135

As trivial as it sounds – you would be surprised what it can do for your self confidence. Mini goals allowed me to feel a sense of accomplishment a lot sooner and four mini 20lb goals were not nearly as scary as one huge 68lb goal. – The best part though – each time I reached a mini goal I felt even more motivated to get to the next one. Losing weight is just as much mental as it is physical. Sometimes we need small tricks to help break down the roadblocks.

How many times have you heard “Getting in the gym is the hard part“. What tricks would you use to get over this hurdle? – I will tell you all about the steps I took to get over this hurdle……. eventually.

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