Exciting news, Kids!!
I've gotten a great response with a lot of well wishes from all sorts of people about BRILES IS LOSING IT! and PROJECT: Briles 200. One of these responses has come in the form of SPONSORSHIP!! (Kinda...)
After reading about PROJECT: Briles 200, my friend, Ann Marie Sheridan, owner and trainer of Cutting Edge Fitness in Newton, MA contacted me, asking about the 'fitness/nutritional regimen" that I'll be undertaking to make PROJECT: BRILES 200 a reality. I asked her that if by "Fitness/nutritional regimen" she meant, "Walking to Subway to pick up my Italian BMT instead of ordering a sub to be delivered through Foodler.Com?..." She said, "No..." Hard ass...
After discussing Cutting Edge Fitness and their strategies for getting people into better shape (just two thirty-minute workouts per week!!!), Ann Marie offered for Cutting Edge to be one of the tools I use to get myself healthier, which was a fantastic offer!! However, if I completely played by Ann Marie and Cutting Edge's rules, using the training sessions would be against the spirit of PROJECT: Briles 200. 'Regimen' and 'my brain' aren't really two compatible items in my reality. I'd have a hard enough time committing to going out drinking on the same days twice a week, never mind working out in a gym where I'm expected to be on time and answer to a trainer! It's just not my style. I might be able to keep it up for a few months or so (and that's a BIG might), but even if I did keep it up for a few months, or even a year, it probably just isn't something that I would/could keep going once I've achieved my goals for PROJECT: Briles 200.
However, after THINKING about it, I realized that I'm going to have to make some decisions to stick with SOMETHING on a regular basis. Having that be some weight training with an incredibly positive friend/supporter/FORCE, like Ann Marie, is something that I could commit to for once a week for a while, then take that training with me for the rest of my life.
Now, Ann Marie is pretty hard core. She's doing her own crazy training/dieting for a Fitness Bikini Body contest in June. (I WILL NOT be participating in that contest... THIS year...). And while I will not be going nearly as hard core as Ann Marie does on diet/training, I do plan on working hard at each of the horribly painful things I expect her to put me through each week and taking her nutritional advice, molding it to something that works for me and the project. She seems to think it's going to take NO time to for me to achieve the 200 lb level, but it will take a while for me to learn how to stay living at that level. Just to make sure I do though, she is going to be featuring my progress in her weekly newsletter... yikes!!
Tomorrow, I head in to Cutting Edge for my first day with Ann Marie. Apparently, all my measurements (bicep size, chest size, weight, body fat, bmi, etc) will be taken so we can measure results. I will embarrassingly post them all here so you can monitor my progress with us. Again, I'm not in it for certain muscle sizes or BMI, just to get healthier overall over a long run... I'm proud of myself for making the decision to commit to this once a week work out and excited to have Ann Marie support me while kicking my ass! Both of which should greatly increase PROJECT: Briles 200's chance for success!!!
Not gonna lie, it's my first time with a trainer... I'm a little afraid... and sore already...
P.S. Instead of a picture of me at Bloc 11 Cafe in Somerville when I post this, I'm posting the picture that is my motivation for PROJECT: Briles 200. I think the photo captures me at my largest.
Good luck! I'll be reading. Nice sweater.
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