Weight Loss Tip

I had a scheduled workout with Heather today at the gym. She is great and definitely pushes me beyond what I think my body is capable of. Luckily, she is right most of the time and is able to help me get past the mental block to achieve the daily workout. Today's workout seemed easy enough: 1000 meter row followed by 400 meter walking lunges.

The row went great. I did it in under five minutes and even pushed myself for the last 200 meters to go faster than the pace I was keeping for the first 800 meters. Then came the walking lunges. Walking lunges aren't fun. I didn't realize how far 400 meters was until I was 50 meters into it. Imagine a football field, to do 400 meters would be to cross the football field 4 times. It was definitely hard, but I know it will be worth it and as Heather said, "It's great for the butt."

Okay, here is what I wanted to share. We do the lunges outside on the sidewalk of the strip mall where the gym is located. There are a few restaurants, a couple nail salons and some other generic stores. About 125 meters into it, we passed a salon where two ladies getting out of their car asked if we were stylist at the salon. By this time, I am sweating and Heather, who decided to do the lunges with me, was also breathing hard and wearing her Graham Fitness Trainer T-shirt. We replied me saying, "No" and kept on with the lunges. One of the ladies then responded with, "You know Green Tea helps you lose weight."

Heather and I both thanked her for the information and then had a chuckle between us. We found it quite interesting that this lady felt compelled to tell us this as we were both doing lunges. It's like, ya, we know, working out also helps lose weight. We both know the benefits of green tea and do drink it regularly, but it's not some miracle weight loss solution. It's not like you can say, you know I want to lose weight, maybe I will just drink green tea. Working out and eating healthy the key to being a healthier person. I still think it was a little funny and almost as bad as the guy that asked me on Wednesday as I was jogging around the buildings if I had a cigarette.