"Free Health Screening" - I am so naive

Joining the gym included a "free health screening", and it's only a testament to my gullibility that I opted for it. You know - I'll all about numbers, and benchmarks, and making progress. I may even need my own AYP. So when they said, "weight, strength tests, BMI," I thought it would be a good idea. Clearly there was not enough effort or foresight in my thinking.

It was a one-hour sales pitch!!! Ack! "Free health screening" needs to say, "Give up an hour of your life so we can try to sell you a personal trainer!" Justin later told me that I should have just walked away. Granted, he didn't say anything - no words of caution, no resiliency training, nothing - in ADVANCE.

It's true that I would L.O.V.E. a coach, but when I answered his question, "what are your personal goals?" by saying that I wanted to complete an olympic distance triathlon next year, it was pretty clear by his response that he had no idea what that would really entail. Poor guy. I know he just wanted me to say I wanted to lose 15 lbs and look better in a bathing suit. Still, he was the one stealing the hour from my life.

I did ask if there was any type of triathlon club that operated through the gym, or running club, or anything like that. After telling me that there weren't any, he suggested I sign up for a body sculpting class.

My family will argue this point, but I really feel that overall I'm not much for raising my voice. I wanted to pull him close and whisper very slowly,

"It. Is. Not. About. What. I. Look. Like.
Right now, I want, and need, to focus on
What. I. Can. DO."