Overweight Trainer in the House
Imagine this; you’ve decided to sign up for a weight loss program. You’ve done the research, talked to the counselor/trainer/coach and you like what you hear. The program seems to be sound, it doesn’t make outlandish claims or promises and you’re convinced that this is the one. With checkbook-oops debit card in hand you march into their office and prepare to sign on the dotted line. A healthy new you is on the way. Suddenly you hear the voice of the counselor/trainer/coach you’ve been speaking with and the excitement mounts, this could really be a turning point for you. Next thing you know you’re face to face with the person that’s about to take you to optimal wellness, and your heart sinks. Your Counselor/trainer/coach is obviously overweight. I’m not talking about 5-10 vanity pounds; I’m talking about a good 50-60 pounds overweight. What do you do?Do you now doubt the validity of the program? If it were so great why isn’t it working for counselor/trainer/coach, are they using it, does they have a medical condition that keeps them from using it? There are a ca-zillion questions coming to mind. Somewhere in the recesses of your confused psyche you’re telling yourself not to judge, but dang nabbit you can’t help it. Not wanting counselor/trainer/coach to see your obvious distress you try to make polite conversation as you fill out the required forms. Here’s the $60 million question: are you going to go through with it?
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