well i got my new scale today. the good news is that i am making progress on the program and i am still losing weight. i know this because my inches lost is still going up. the bad news is that i have not lost as much as i had originally thought. the scales i had originally been using said that i had lost 90 pounds. the new scale that i purchased, and i trust this one a lot more, says that i have lost 76 pounds. still great progress but it means that i am going to have to reset some of my goals. i updated my timeline with the latest information and reset some of my goals based on this new information. i still have a hugely positive outlook on this life change and something like this is just an obstacle in the road to my success at weight loss and being physically fit. i have so much drive and dedication toward my fitness that it would take a lot more then a scale to throw me off.


well it seems that i am not nearly as motivational as people say i am. what i mean by that is that i tend to be to hard on people. i think it is often me being misinterpreted or misunderstood but i am sure a lot of it is my fault. sometimes i expect people to “just get it” or to have the energy that i have. i realize though that i am unique. no, i am not saying that others cannot do what i am doing, but often they accept themselves or have other things in their life that are preventing or blocking them from changing. that is a decision that they make in their lives. all i can do is try and change my interaction with them. all i can do is lead by example and when/if they ask about my progress or fitness then talk with them about it. too often i evangelize fitness more so then i should and people think i am putting down their attempts or progress. i don’t see it that way, but others do. so from this day on i will just evangelize when asked and not any other time. no, i am not going to stop being outgoing and myself, i am merely not going to impose fitness on people that aren’t receptive to it.


my roomie bought a new car this weekend. he got the new 2001 mittsubishi eclipse spyder. it is a silver convertible with black leather interior. it’s a really nice car … makes me want to get my sports car that much sooner. anyhow, he bought a manual transmission and did not know how to drive it. so i spent some time teaching him how to drive a stick-shift. he started out pretty slow learning it … lots of shaking and jerking but by the end of the weekend he was pretty good. something bad did happen though .. while showing him how to drive, and getting jerked all over the friggin world my back started hurting. well low and behold it hurt all friggin weekend and still hurts. the bastard threw my back out … heheh … it hasn’t hurt in 6 months and now it does .. arg. anyhow, i am hoping that it heals up pretty fast because it really is a pain. other then the back incident the new car is pretty nice.


i spent a lot of time this past weekend reading my issa personal trainer material. i finished reading the booklet on “fiscal fitness” that outlines how to get a company started, market it, and keep it running. it tells you how to interact with doctors, insurance companies, how to obtain, and keep clients and lots of other great stuff. it got me thinking about my gym a lot. i realize that getting the gym off the ground is going to be a ton of work. it is also going to cost a ton of money … so i was thinking i might start a smaller personal trainer business first. get some business experience, get some cash coming in, and get some experience as a personal trainer. maybe then with what i learn from that and with some history running a company a bank might be more willing to loan me some cash to start the big gym. in the mean time i will open a few personal trainer outlets. i think that even if they are marginally successful that i can open one a year. and with the charting that issa gave for income from personal training as well as some calculations that i did, i think that it could be a very comfortable business for those that are involved in it. i would love to get my family involved in it. it is something i think about all the time. hell, i think christina’s experience at the hospital along with a certification as a personal trainer would make her an ideal business partner. but this has to be something that everyone involved wants, not just me. so i will plan on it only being me … if from there the others in the family want to be a part of it then great, they are welcome to. i just don’t want it to seem like i am setting everyone else’s goals or preventing them from being the person they want to be because of my incessant dreaming.


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