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clevermanka) wrote2010-11-19 09:51 am
clevermanka) wrote2010-11-19 09:51 am
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I am wearing a belt over a sweater for the third time this week. It is never too late to readjust your style habits, people! Belted sweaters: Not as scary as you thought! Film at 11:00. Actually, no any film at all, because I neglected to get photos of this week's Fashion Combos. But I took some chances and looked...not bad in most of them. You'll have to take my word for it.
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bart_calendar posted today that current reports show nearly one out of five residents of the U.S. experienced problems with mental illness last year. That's a lot. I'm not saying what you eat can cure all your problems, but it helps with a lot of them. My emotional eating and food obsessions are gone. The PMS bitchy/angry days are significantly fewer. It'll be interesting to see if my seasonal blues are lessened. I bet they will be.
Speaking of food qualities, a recently released study suggests that a calorie is not a calorie. During increased daily protein intake vs. control body fat percentage decreased with unchanged physical activity during 3 months of stable body weight. Stable body weight with decreased body fat percentage means they're either gaining lean mass (without additional exercise) or they're growing tumors. I'm betting on the added lean mass. I'm going to look into upping my protein intake just a bit. Since I don't weigh all that much, even an extra egg a day could make a difference for me. Worth trying!
The bloom is off the rose with Trainer Chris D. He's being flaky and his understanding of professionally appropriate behavior, while never great, has caused a small amount of irritation for me. I feel like I'm being treated like a second-class citizen because I don't see him on a weekly (or more) basis. He already asked to change our meeting date once this semester, I thought because of his class schedule. On Monday, I got this email: "My schedule is starting to fill up and I wanted to see if you could change to any of the following times as our new meeting time. I apologize for having to shift the schedule around, it's just that business is starting to pick up for me. I'm sure you understand." So because I hired him when he didn't have many clients yet, and because I can't afford (or need) to see him as often as some, I'm the one who gets asked to change her schedule. Not cool. And yes, I said as much in my reply email.
I've got three more prepaid meetings with him. If I wouldn't be out nearly $100, I'd say fuck it and cancel the remaining sessions. But I should be able to get one more three-week program out of him, and that's worth something. Well, provided he doesn't get his back up over not being re-hired and fail to get me the last program before he's officially on unpaid status. Which, sadly, wouldn't surprise me. Oh, Trainer Chris D, things started of so well. What happened?!?
Hm. You know what? I just thought about this. I think I'm going to make him an offer tonight. I'm going to explain why I'm irritated (in case I wasn't clear enough in the email) and ask if he'd be willing to take the time he would've spent with me in the gym and make me two more series of workouts (for six more weeks of programs). He can just email me those, and we'll call tonight our last night and he can use those other sessions for his better-paying clients. Yes, I think that's a grand idea. He gets all his time back, and I feel like I get my money's worth of information, if not actual one-on-one training time.
Last, an apology! I forgot an ingredient for the pumpkin casserole. Please check the updated post for the inclusion of 2 teaspoons of coconut flour.
bart_calendar posted today that current reports show nearly one out of five residents of the U.S. experienced problems with mental illness last year. That's a lot. I'm not saying what you eat can cure all your problems, but it helps with a lot of them. My emotional eating and food obsessions are gone. The PMS bitchy/angry days are significantly fewer. It'll be interesting to see if my seasonal blues are lessened. I bet they will be.Speaking of food qualities, a recently released study suggests that a calorie is not a calorie. During increased daily protein intake vs. control body fat percentage decreased with unchanged physical activity during 3 months of stable body weight. Stable body weight with decreased body fat percentage means they're either gaining lean mass (without additional exercise) or they're growing tumors. I'm betting on the added lean mass. I'm going to look into upping my protein intake just a bit. Since I don't weigh all that much, even an extra egg a day could make a difference for me. Worth trying!
The bloom is off the rose with Trainer Chris D. He's being flaky and his understanding of professionally appropriate behavior, while never great, has caused a small amount of irritation for me. I feel like I'm being treated like a second-class citizen because I don't see him on a weekly (or more) basis. He already asked to change our meeting date once this semester, I thought because of his class schedule. On Monday, I got this email: "My schedule is starting to fill up and I wanted to see if you could change to any of the following times as our new meeting time. I apologize for having to shift the schedule around, it's just that business is starting to pick up for me. I'm sure you understand." So because I hired him when he didn't have many clients yet, and because I can't afford (or need) to see him as often as some, I'm the one who gets asked to change her schedule. Not cool. And yes, I said as much in my reply email.
I've got three more prepaid meetings with him. If I wouldn't be out nearly $100, I'd say fuck it and cancel the remaining sessions. But I should be able to get one more three-week program out of him, and that's worth something. Well, provided he doesn't get his back up over not being re-hired and fail to get me the last program before he's officially on unpaid status. Which, sadly, wouldn't surprise me. Oh, Trainer Chris D, things started of so well. What happened?!?
Hm. You know what? I just thought about this. I think I'm going to make him an offer tonight. I'm going to explain why I'm irritated (in case I wasn't clear enough in the email) and ask if he'd be willing to take the time he would've spent with me in the gym and make me two more series of workouts (for six more weeks of programs). He can just email me those, and we'll call tonight our last night and he can use those other sessions for his better-paying clients. Yes, I think that's a grand idea. He gets all his time back, and I feel like I get my money's worth of information, if not actual one-on-one training time.
Last, an apology! I forgot an ingredient for the pumpkin casserole. Please check the updated post for the inclusion of 2 teaspoons of coconut flour.
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That stinks about your trainer. My eye doc says she's been seeing a trainer through Maximus, a youngster who's doing pretty good with her. Judging from the way she looks these days, I'd say so. I told her she looks younger every time I come in, and she laughed and said "let me schedule you again for tomorrow".
And hey I'm for any increased protein, it makes my coat soft and shiny. :) (but wait, the control group got increased fats and carb, I mean it wasn't just protein added with one group, and nothing added with the control).
I actually took a pic of my outfit yesterday, and details will follow once some work gets finished today! Inspiration strikes.
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He's a first-gen from parents who came here from Mexico, and one of his focus groups is low-income, at risk teens. Super cool sounding guy. I thought the name was something like Underdog Gym but I'm coming up with nothing on my searches.
Blast.
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You're welcome. Digging thing up is definitely one of my better skills.
I'm hoping that my boss will think the same when I have another evaluation next month. :)
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*g*
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Definitely worth setting up a consultation, though. Surely they do free consultations...
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I'd check them out if I were you,
They may have the equipment to bring in folks who can't see it as a legit gym without the machines.
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He's just new to this whole paid clients game and hasn't figured out that he needs to be equally nice to everybody who is shelling out for his services. Trying to think better of his motives doesn't make me any more enthusiastic about having to meet with him three more times, though.
Edit: Nope! He's an asshat.
Based on what you'd described, that's what I had my dollar on.
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Yay for inspirational friends!
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I'm not sure how this study shows how calories aren't calories... I haven't done any of the math but my suspicion is that the BMR of the relevant participants remained fairly constant even tho there was a composition change. Bodybuilders have been telling people about this sort of thing since the late 80's. But no one believes them... they are weird, and covered with bulges.
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They bore me. I hate being bored and I refuse to do it voluntarily.
See my newest post about my letter to Trainer Chris D and his response. *snort*
they are weird, and covered with bulges.
Yes, well, so am I.