Your Holiday Gift To Me - Let Me Train You

[final_destiny]

As many of you know, personal training is a long-standing passion of mine. I've studied exercise science, once earned a certification from a prestigous conditioning organization, and read exercise science and kinestesiology for recreation. It's always been a shame to me that I wasn't able to bring myself to pursue it professionally

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[sultaness]

Am I eligible for this, and can I take a raincheck until March? The Bunnymuffin (my dear affianced) and I are getting married in March, and he is moving here from Michigan. We have discussed making a lifestyle change at that point in order to improve our lives and our health. A family membership to the YMCA will likely be our starting point. I could DEFINITELY use some help with diet/nutrition, and fitness/training advice would doubtless help as well. I'd love to have your advice on this if you are willing to work with me via email or whatever.

A note about what you'd most likely be dealing with: I'm 5ft 7, a women's size 24/26, diabetic, limited to low-impact exercise at this point and MAY be looking at back surgery in the early part of 2011. Fitness-wise, I'm not looking to ever be super-model tight or anything, I'm more interested in what can be done about my health than what can be done about my dress size. Bunnyface is 6ft 1, and although he hasn't been on a scale recently, I know he weighs 350+. Health-wise, we don't really know that much since he hasn't seen a doctor in ages, but we do know that his blood sugar tends to run on the low side, and there is a family history of both hypoglycemia and cardiac problems. Fitness-wise, as far as I'm concerned, again, it's more about health than what he ends up looking like, but I know he is interested in weights and strength building. The #1 thing he complains about is that he would definitely like to "lose some gut". I'm not sure what we are going to be working with as a grocery budget. I'd like to keep costs down as much as possible, but our health is a BIG concern for me, and I'm willing to make as much of an investment in that as I possibly can, financially as well as in effort. We're both aware that any significant progress will require a lifestyle change, not just a token effort.

So what do you think?