Time To Get Wet

I know swimming is part of the equation of the tri, but I was terrified of my first swim training lesson. It's not that I'm terrified of swimming, I love to "swim", floating around in a pool, ocean, water parks and lakes with the family. But I haven't done laps in probaly 12 years. So, basically I'm starting at zero. I met Coach Matt at the pool and he had me swim a lap just to see where I was at. He then decided not to even use the swim camera yet. It was humbling and a bit frustrating, wanting to be good at something you start. But I'm not. It's hard to suck it up, but you have to get down to what needs to be done and do it. We slowed everything down and Matt worked with me on getting my balance and breathing down. I found I'm super stiff in my neck and upper back which makes rotating more of a chore. Need to focus on relaxing. By the end of the lesson I had really enjoyed it and looked forward to doing it again.
I also got in a running gait analysis. This time we did use the dreaded camera and I got to see first hand the mess I'm putting out there. Pronating one foot, tightness in my hips and the stiff neck and back issue again. It's amazing when you do run the correct way it's little effort physically and major effort mentally to get it right. It's all about retraining everything to make it easier in the long run, right?
I had my body fat and measurements done as well. This wasn't as great as I hoped. I've lost a little in inches but nothing significant in body fat. All of this combined has been frustrating at first, but now I have a fire in my belly to get busy and put in the hard work that needs to be done. It should be interesting to see how much weight I can lose over the holidays!