Last night my little sister sent me a text asking if i could go online as she needed my help and she couldn't wait for me to get home as it's still 2 weeks away, i was off to a meeting so said i'd call when i got home.
I got home late, but as it seemed quite urgent i thought i'd better call. The second she started talking it was like she wanted to started bawling and she could spill it all out to me... but she gathered herself and managed not to, but i could hear the pain in her tone and it absolutely broke my heart.... i wanted to be there to hug her.
Amandas just turned 22, she has a one year old child, is building a house, has property investments andis miles ahead of me in the "growing up" dept.... she weighed herself yesterday and she has ballooned to 111kg's!!! She was gutted, what really put it in to perspective is that my mum weighs 112kg - and moo now can obviously really see how bad it's got. when she told me i just about died, i just couldn't believe it. I had my poor little sister on the other end of the line clutching at straws, so confused.... confused about how it's all meant to piece together and why she isn't losing weight when she's trying so hard...as usual she's tried the usual stuff, weight watchers, jenny craig etc...
when i was home last time i tried to explain to her what i thought about her doing jenny craig - in my opinion she should have been cooking her own meals and learning about healthy eating etc..but moo is a hard girl to change... if she doesnt want oyur opinion you just keep it to yourself as it is a waste of your time & energy... so i left her to her own devices... and now this...
and now it's time for the gripe, this is what pisses me off, she is paying good money to a gym and the girl is still cluless about weights... WTF? Sharee and i have had this conversation b4... it's a fact that most gyms want your membership and dont give a shit about your personal advancement... yeah yeah i know, employ a personal trianer... but still... there are still a lot of gyms who dont bother to show you the equipment or explain how to lift weights correctly, even when i was a gym member i explained my shoulder injury to the owners and knowing what i know now the idiots had no freakin idea.... i couldn't lift the way they showed me for my shoulder and they told me to keep going and it was completely wrong!~!!!
So anyway... during our conversation i brought up protein powder.... and after a while she says "i think i have something like that i'll go have a look" she comes back and says, yeah it's a chocolate flavoured goliaths powder or something..." i was like or something..what do you mean or something... you have NO IDEA what you bought... and she goes "nah, the girl at the gym just said it would be good" and i was ropable, i mean it would be like me selling someone an entire beauty regime cleanser, toner etc and letting my customer walk out the door having NO IDEA which order they're meant to use them in... surely they would lose faith in you?! Im pisse doff because i feel as if amanda was kind of used... you know, like shes really really desperate and obviously through asking the girl at the gym questions the girls gone, here you go use so protein powder, and amanda bought it out of sheer desperation!
im upset that there aren't more ppl out there who really care, you know if i had a chance to help people or was in the situation where i worked at a gym i would be there because i want to be there and would make damn sure my clients wew being looked after, i've discussed this with Rae and my personal trainer sharee and seriously there has got to be some better accrediations going on out there... it's just bloody sad!! These people in the gyms need to remember that a lot of people are SO confused about the way to lose weight becasue of the surrounding media hype that their clients dont know the right thing... just because trainers know....they presume everyone knows... (ok, now im generalising and i know there are a heck of a lot of personal trainers who do care) but there are also a lot with crappy attitudes...it's like Raes sister going to the gym and the guy their told her not to worry about weights and just do cardio - as that would make the fat come off! "hullo?"!!!!!!!
k, there's my whinge, i just wish the world was a more just and caring place.... i take it so for granted.... i live in this glass world where i see the best in people... i mean i know there are a lot of ass holes out there.... but realistically, when you walk in to places that are for fitness or health you expect to get "expert" advice and ppl that care, and i think it's really sad that there aren't more people out there who do!
k, i've had my whinge, sianara... ardios amigos... im outta here....ciao!
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Hey kaddy,
You have some great points here, and yes it is frustrating that so many people just don't care. I am great believer in karma and still hope that if there are enough of us positive people out there we can chnage the world.
I feel for your sister, but I am sure you can help her help herself.
Sending you postive vibes now!!!!!!
Lisa
I agree with you Kat, the gyms are just out there to make the money & not do anything about actually helping people. I had a friend whom was working at the gym where I go to & she was told not to help people on the machines unless they ask for your help. That is so wrong esp, when she can see that they are not using properly but can't do a thing about it.
Hi tracey -that's CRAP! i feel sorry for her, becuase that would be SO hard!
lisa - i agree - big believer in karma - cheers for the positive vybes!
I was told by my personal trainer to do as much cardio as I can and was shown a very slight weights program that took me a whole of 7 minutes, I was not told to increase weights or how much to life or anything else.
For 3 months I struggled doing an average of 90 minutes cardio a day. I was exhausted and all I lost was 3 kilos.
I then read Body-for-LIFE, cut the cardio down, increased the intensity and started some serious weight training.
I finally starting losing weight and toning up with no thanks to the gym staff at all.
Don't suppose your sister lives down this way.....I could do with a gym buddy
Hi there,
That is really sad to hear. I have a friend who has lost a lot of weight and has been sold nearly every product on the market. Those big companies just don't care. It is really hard, as every gimmick costs money and advertises itself as a quick fix.
At least your sister is lucky to have someone like you who does care. Maybe you can set up a system where she calls you to check in.
And thanks for the advice on the magic bullet :)
Cheers
Rebecca
Body for life is probably a good idea for your sister.
I have the book - I'll give it to you if you want to pay for postage. I never read it.
Another good resource is the log of a girl called Kenz you can link to it via my blog. That was around the weight she started off at and she has some good posts about her journey on there which are inspirational. She actually live in perth I think. I agree with you though. The fitness industry should be far more regulated than it is. I hate seeing poeple inthe gym who obviously have never been shown what to do. For someone who is over weight it can be quite daunting.
Andjxx
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