I had gotten home after my first appointment with Dr. Lemia and called all the 3 numbers she had given me. The first one I dialed didn’t answer the phone. The second one had their mobile off and then the third one also didn’t answer. I didn’t think too much of it because it was prime time where I was sure they were training their clients. About 30 minutes later a lady called back and I couldn’t remember from which company. She had told me that there was a male trainer named Ondrej that was arriving in 2 days from Czech and was certified. I asked what his certifications were and I learned that he is a certified rehabilitation trainer. All the questions I asked had positive responses. I asked many questions because in my past I had tried home training twice with different people and ended up in bed with my disc acting up. This time around I wanted to train safely and not end up in bed.
Two days passed and he called me like she said he would. His accent was definitely out of this world and not the typical accent you get day to day. We spoke and then we made an appointment for him to come two days later. I felt like this was happening very quickly but I knew that there was a long road ahead of me. My first task was done! My Dr. wanted me to exercise and it was great because the gym was going to start coming to me!
Meanwhile, I knew I needed to get a decent water bottle to carry wherever I go. I found two online and they delivered it to my house the very next day. My second task that my Dr. recommended was done! I can now drink water with lemon wherever I go. I had NO EXCUSES!
That weekend we had Thursday off. So I went to the clinic and did my blood tests and got everything my Dr. wanted me to get. The results took 7 to 10 days. My third task was done!
Now that everything was falling into place I began writing what I ate from morning till night daily. Then the day had come for my first session with my trainer. He arrived at 7pm on the dot knocking on my door. I guess there is NO joke with him. I welcomed Ondrej in and he asked me some questions, gave me his cancellation rules and then asked me to perform some exercises to see where I was on the fitness scale. I told him that I was below 0, that I am unfit and weak. He laughed (which I was shocked because when he came in, he was in such a serious mood, that I was scared to crack any jokes with him. He scared me!) He still made me do certain exercises. I guess he didn’t believe me and had to see me in action for himself. We barely completed an hour as I was tired and unable to breathe. He then stretched me (which right then and there I knew he knew his stuff.) We set my schedule for the next month and started with 3 times a week. He told me to buy a mat and fitball along with a foam roller. I went that weekend and bought my equipment. I felt so excited! I woke up the next morning beyond sore and felt like punching him but I didn’t dare to tell him
anything. He messaged to ask if I was ok and all I could say was “I’m ok thanks, little bit of soreness.” I was afraid to tell the truth.
For the next two weeks, I wrote in my diary. I cut out wheat, exercised and drank water as much as I could. I kept my Dr. in the loop with every step I took and she was impressed (which I felt she was very hard to impress.) Drinking so much water and running to the bathroom every 10 minutes while teaching wasn’t a fun time at all. I’m sure my students thought I ate something wrong and had an upset stomach hahahahah.
Time to go pick up my blood results…
