Getting in shape (trying to)

I've been wanting to join a gym for a while, but I couldn't decide on which one. I have been a member at Curves before and I liked the environment, but their hours suck. I was kind of leaning towards either Snap Fitness or Anytime Fitness (in the Lakewood Mall). The thing I didn't like about Snap is that it's right along 6th Avenue and at certain times of the day you can see in from outside.

One day, Ted and I were eating at Taco John's. On the counter there was a box where you could sign up to win a membership to Anytime Fitness. I thought "what the heck" and signed up. I didn't win the one-year membership, but they called me and offered me 2 weeks free. I setup my appointment to go in and get a tour of the place and I signed up that day. With my membership I even got a session with a personal trainer.

I had my session Monday and he went through and showed me all of the machines that he thinks would be good for me to use and wrote down how long I should spend on each machine and how many times per week, etc. I think that will be very helpful! I was also very impressed that the personal trainer told me that he used to be 430 lbs and has since lost over 200 pounds. So, it made me feel a little better having someone that used to be overweight giving me instructions. I would have probably felt a little more intimidated if it was some skinny little thing that has never had a weight problem before. Wish me luck on my quest to lose weight!