Felt Strong Today
Had my happy face on at the Y today. I did kickboxing first and told trainer girl I was taking it. I told her when she was ready to train me to come and get me from kickboxing. I am not going to wait around for her any more. 
Worked out with her for an hour. Then I did cardio. Today is my running day. I’m running every other day now. I ran fast today for me, on a speed of 6 most of the time. I did 3.10 miles (5k) in 39.58 minutes. So I am getting better…hehehe. I am happy with my workout today. I walked after the 3.10 to make a total of 3.5 miles. I’m tired now :) I know tonight I’m going to sleep well.
Something bothered me at the Y tonight. At first I didn’t even pay attention to it but then while we were working out I started to think about it and it got to me. My trainer was talking to someone about me that works there. This guy is really nice and always encourages me. He asked me how much weight I lost and I told him 95 lbs. and was like….Wow! You look amazing, and he has been losing weight too, of course not as much as I have to lose but some. Anyway, my trainer said back to him…Yeah! She is doing great and Jermey (another trainer there) gets all the credit with some girl he trains for losing weight. It was like my trainer wasn’t getting credit for the weight I lost…then she said to play it off…oh and Dorey doesn’t like that kind of attention anyway. At first I didn’t think much of it, but almost to end of working out I thought about it and it started to bother me. I can’t figure out why its bothering me. Should it be bothering me? Am I making too much of this? While I was doing lunges it started to bother me…trainer girl saw my mood instantly change at the end of the lunges and said what’s wrong? I said nothing…she said what it is…I know there is something wrong you look mad…if I said something then I’m sorry…I said no…I’m just tired. It sounded like my trainer was jealous of Jermey because he was getting all the credit for his girl losing so much weight. I don’t even go at that time when they are there. I guess what made me upset is that I don’t want to be her weight loss girl to be paraded around the Y. I don’t want her to just to like me because of that and that I make her look good. Know what I mean? I might write her an e-mail telling her that she doesn’t have to be jealous of Jermey getting all the credit for his weight loss girl that it’s ok and she will get recognition all in time or I could just let it go. Not sure what to do.
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I understand your being upset, but I kind of understand the trainer. As a teacher, one of the things I challenge myself with is results. My students results and success motivate me to be a better and more efficient teacher. Maybe that is what she was expressing. She could see how much progress you made, but couldn;t take credit for you. She wishes she could. (But it is all you!)
SHe still didn’t have any business discussing ot with anyone else publicly.
yes this pops up in so many areas of life. When you want to take credit for a child’s achievement but really can’t because it’s all them. I think though everyone can share in the credit for a persons weight loss if we all help and support that. The biggest share always goes to the loser.
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I figured it all out friends
I am not upset any more. I should be prancing around showing off so she looks good so she can get more clients. As a friend said…I am a walking advertisement for her. I look good and so does she. We have done it together.
Hey girlie… you’re her success story. If she’s honest about it she probably gets as much a kick out of training you and seeing you lose weight as you do seeing the weight come off. Most trainers take great pride in their clients. When a client does well, it looks good for them and they can feel good about their work. ALSO, you being her poster child will give her a better name in the fitness and weightloss world. I dont think it’s something to feel bad about, but if you do, then you should probably tell her you dont consent to being used as an example to others like that.