ShundasPROFILE

Age: 32

Single/Lawyer

What is your exercise goal that you hope to
achieve in three months?

I would like to find exerices that I enjoy and do
them consistently

What is your diet or weight loss goal to strive
for in three months?

I've set weight loss goals in the past and once I've
reached them I found myself back in the same
situation. I've realized that I need to set diet goals,
since I've never really had one-- I ate what I wanted,
when I wanted. My desire is to change my eating
habits and enjoy a healthy diet with a variety of
foods.

How would your best friend describe you?

That I'm a trustworthy and loyal friend, humorous
and straightforward (okay, they'd say "blunt" )

Describe the type of person you aspire to be or what changes you hope to
make in your life.

I am finally figuring out who I am, and I like her. I'm not saying that there's no room
for improvement (b/c honestly the space is wide-open), but I definitely like the
foundation. I hope to build upon that and live life to the fullest. I found myself
caught in a routine that has made me feel like a spectator of life. I want to be an
active participant and not allow circumstances to dictate my path.

What types of exercise do you like doing?

Walking, swimming and dancing.

What types of exercise do you NOT like doing?

Jumping jacks, jumping rope and leg curls.

What is the longest amount of you have gone with out exercising?

about a year.

                                               3. Don't allow your life to be just a dash between
                              your date of birth and date of death.

                                 Do you have any fun or interesting stories
                                         involving an exercise or diet program that you
                            tried but did not work out?
                                        I was a member of a local gym and I decided to take
                                                            the new Kickboxing class they offered. I was surprised
                                              to find that I was one of the three females in the
                                                       class (one of whom was the instructor) and I was the
youngest.   Pride set in immediately (which always comes b4 the fall) and I thought, this
is
going to be great, I'm gonna show these old guys.

After the warm up, which involved running around the studio, into the hall and
backwards around cones !, my breathing became laborious and I had that sinking
feeling that I was in trouble. When the boxing actually started, the "old guys" put on
boxing gloves that they'd brought w/them!!!!   It was at this moment that I began
plotting my escape.

I thought I would stay the first 15 minutes or so and then leave when no one was
looking. At the moment I thought I could get out, the instructor said "pair up" and
guess who grabbed me... yes, the Instructor... (the other lady, not having a partner,
made her escape!!!) By the time the drills were over I couldn't lift my arms above my
chest and each breath felt like tiny daggers in my chest.

When she said now where going to work on the legs I had to leave b/c I knew I
wouldn't be able to walk. As I left the gym and got into my car, I notice the woman
who had left earlier sitting in her car. I was too tired to care why she was still there,
although I realized once I got into my car and put my hands up on the wheel. My arms
hurt sooooo bad I thought I was going to have to call someone to come and get me. I,
too, sat in my car ........ for a while.

(That was the last kickboxing class I took and I switched gyms.)