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Originally Posted by insp86 
Hey-
I need to lose weight. I'm resigned to the fact that my metabolism has slowed and I've become increasingly inactive as I've been more seriously into my studies (24 year old graduate student). My goal is 15-20 pounds by next May. Realistically, it isn't going to happen until the new year/semester because of finals then a couple of vacations... so we're talking about 4 months.
Right now I'm thinking my best bet would be to join a gym and pay for something like 8 half hour personal training sessions, once a week for two months. I figure that paying upfront and scheduling them at reasonable intervals will function as motivation.
My questions are...
Is 15-20 pounds in 3.5-4 months a good/reasonable goal? Trying to drop from about 185 to 170-165?
Is paying a few hundred bucks in gym membership/training wise or wasteful? Think I could just do it on my own or at my university gym?
Does anyone have any experience with personal training at either Golds or 24 hour fitness? Obviously it'll vary from location to location, but I'm curious...
Any other advice/suggestions? As soon as I get back next semester I'm going to be going from basically inactive to a real workout schedule, so any advice in getting going in that regard would be appreciated as well.
Cheers!
-Insp
I need to lose weight. I'm resigned to the fact that my metabolism has slowed and I've become increasingly inactive as I've been more seriously into my studies (24 year old graduate student). My goal is 15-20 pounds by next May. Realistically, it isn't going to happen until the new year/semester because of finals then a couple of vacations... so we're talking about 4 months.
Right now I'm thinking my best bet would be to join a gym and pay for something like 8 half hour personal training sessions, once a week for two months. I figure that paying upfront and scheduling them at reasonable intervals will function as motivation.
My questions are...
Is 15-20 pounds in 3.5-4 months a good/reasonable goal? Trying to drop from about 185 to 170-165?
Is paying a few hundred bucks in gym membership/training wise or wasteful? Think I could just do it on my own or at my university gym?
Does anyone have any experience with personal training at either Golds or 24 hour fitness? Obviously it'll vary from location to location, but I'm curious...
Any other advice/suggestions? As soon as I get back next semester I'm going to be going from basically inactive to a real workout schedule, so any advice in getting going in that regard would be appreciated as well.
Cheers!
-Insp
Not only could you easily lose 20 lbs of fat, but you can replace it with 5-10lbs of lean mass that will make you look a lot better and actually keep that fat off a lot easier.
I have worked every day with a trainer and let me tell you, you can get very good results. It can make it more fun if you like them, and they'll push you to do things you wouldn't have tried by yourself. It's almost easier to work yourself to death if you're just following orders. You still need to be highly motivated, but honestly if you have the means, it's a great way to go. I train alone now but I can see why some of my friends see their trainer 4 times a week.
