Do you know what a "back butt" is?  Until I tried on the wedding dress of my dreams, I had no idea either.  I am getting married in October.  The proposal was beautiful, the ring an absolute knockout, and my husband-to-be by far the smartest, kindest (and most handsome!) man I have ever known.  Ah, fairytale wedding plans... until the back butt.

My gown is strapless with a lower back, and very fitted through the torso, to keep the full skirt up.  So, its tight, very tight.  Looked great in the front, pushing bad bits down, and good "bits" up... awesome!  A look in the hand mirror at the back of the gown revealed a major flaw.  Apparently, I have grown a bit "chunky" over my back and shoulders, and the tight bodice of the gown actually pushed my back fat together.  Some call it  "shoulder cleavage", but I think it looks more like an ass crack, but on my back.  GROSS!  I can't walk down the isle, when it looks like I am mooning people, with my back, it's just poor form.  Especially in a church.

So, I signed up for a personal trainer.  Onmilwaukee.com had an ad for Fitness Together, which promoted "one on one" training.  I have always been a bit self conscious in gyms, with people all around you looking like they were either ready to run a marathon, or throw you through a wall.  I figured that training might be the right way to go, versus paying for a gym membership that I would rarely use.  I called up, and before I knew it, I had a schedule of workouts planned through the end of the month.  I figured it would be a piece of cake.

I was so wrong.

I just had my first full workout today, and it hurt, and it sucked.  The trainer reassured me that I was doing well for a first time, but that if it made me feel better, I was free to yell at her and call her "every name in the book", just as long as I finished the exercises.  My trainer was awesome, really helped me understand and get through the exercises.  I was more pooped after fifteen minutes that I was after an hour at the gym just aimlessly going from machine to machine.  My legs were actually shaking at one point, and I realized, holy cats this body of mine needs work.  Even though the experience kicked my butt, I'm looking forward to the next one.  I'm really excited to get stronger, build some muscle, and get rid of this back butt!

So my friends, I will be bloging about my ongoing workout sessions with my trainer at Fitness Together in Milwaukee's third ward.  I'll be giving accounts of how I'm feeling (aka pain level, energy), how I'm looking, and occasionally, bits of info on how the wedding planning is coming (I'm beginning to think at 350 guests, its more like a conference.)  

I will get in shape, I will loose my back butt, and by God, I will look smokin in my bikini for my Honeymoon!

So... here's my stats.

Height: 5'3, Weight: 130 lbs (give or take) Duration of workout: 45min

Result: Three Advil's and sore legs