...but your husband's a trainer...

When Bob and I fell in love almost 6 years ago, I did not fully understand what it meant when I heard that he was a trainer. I thought "Cool! We can workout together and he'll really help me out." Keep in mind that around that time I was around 150 lbs or so. (Now to some of you that may be a goal weight and that's fine, but on my very small bone frame, this was simply extra baggage I was carrying around.)

So he introduced me to real workouts in the gym, tabata sprints, correct form for all exercises, and the world of supplements. I'll be perfectly honest... I hated most of it. I just couldn't get it. I tend to be an undisciplined person when it comes to preventative maintenance, such as working out and taking my supplements. It was a struggle for me and it seemed that Bob just could not understand why. He came to a place of wanting to give up on me, because I had given up on myself. I cannot say I blamed him.

For awhile (about 1 1/2 years) we worked together at the same gym. This was very beneficial for me, because I could ask him what he thought I should do for a workout, and finding the time was simple. I learned to become a lot more comfortable around the gym equipment, and during this time is when I lost 30 pounds in about 3 months. It was like living in a dream... but I would soon wake up.

About a year and a half ago, Bob started looking into kettlebells. I thought that it was just going to be another thing that I would have to keep up with at first. Then he went to seminars on the almighty kb. Then he started to get certified to teach the kettlebell. Interesting enough, I started to inquire about it, and it seemed interesting to me. About a year after I quit working at the gym and focused on my career at Red Lobster (yes, the cheesy biscuits still haunt me), I had gained about 15 lbs back. What I loved about the kb is that it was a tool that, if I learned it right, I could do this exercise at home and never pay for a gym membership again. Hmmm...

Well as of a few weeks ago I'm proud to say that I am now IKFF certified, and I feel that I am mastering the kettlebell. There are some other things that I like to do for exercising, and all those things I can do in the comfort of my own home (like push ups, mountain climbers, we even have a pull up bar). So anyone who says they can't afford to be healthy... that's just another one of those lies that we choose to tell ourselves...