I was in the second group, reporting at 7:30. First thing the weighed and measured me. Yikes! My weight was up about 3 pounds. But I guessed that. I've been eating like a pig in preparation for this. Storing up the calories.
Most of the measurements didn't shock me. I was already prepared after filling out the forms. What did shock me was that the fancy computer scale said my body fat was 50%. A full HALF of me FAT. OMG is an understatement.
Then we went to orientation. Filled out the waviers and the photo releases. Standard stuff. There wasn't a confidentially agreement, so I guess I can talk about it. Maybe I should ask?
We went thru the walking part of the program. Basically it is interval training just like we did at First Strides. But kicked up a notch, or five. They issued us a Timex sports watch to do the timing. Now if I could find a rocket scientist to set it, I'll be in good shape. Sadly I bought one before the Relay for Life, and haven't used it since because I can't set it. Guess I'll give it to Lyd or Sharon.
Another component is strength training. Scares the heck out of me. I'm not good at strength training. I can't do a push up to save my soul. And these knees were not meant for squating. We'll see how that goes. Diet isn't a diet. It's a bunch of behavioral changes and portion control. But no measuring.
Then the before and after photo shoot. I wore a 1x. Which was great. I even got to keep the socks.
I have to tell you when I was taking off the shoes, they were reviewing the pixs, and at first I didn't recognize me. The hair was one thing. I've only had this cut a little over a week. But the person on the screen was "regular fat" not ginormous like I see myself.
I didn't see everyone. Maybe about 10 of the 30 people. Nobody had a person to lose. Everyone was overweight. I guess because more morbidly obese people would not yield the same results in only 12 weeks? Or maybe they need to be medically monitored. I don't know.
Friday is my walking test. Yikes.
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