I Nearly Vomited!

I have a personal trainer that I see twice a week.  Yesterday we did leg extensions until I nearly puked.  He's so good at what he does, I never would have pushed myself that hard on my own at the gym!  I've been going to him for over a year now and he really has helped me tone and shape my body.  Of course I'm still 50 lbs overweight because I don't do cardio or monitor what I eat, but that's hardly his fault (damnit!) haha.  So when I do finally get rid of this fat exterior I know there will be a nice shapely form underneath. By the way, the women below are all considered plus size...

Well I didn't puke, I went home (barely able to drive my car because my legs were so spent) and just relaxed.  I felt so good for having really pushed my body to a point that I didn't really believe in my head I could go.  See what makes him so good at his job?  Anyway, here's my problem...

I go to him twice a week, but it takes 45 minutes to get there, 1 hour workout, and then 45 minutes home again.  That's 2.5 hours and about 70 miles round trip twice a week!  I find this time so exhausting, not to mention a waste of gas.  I'm just not sure how committed I am to keeping this up.  It relates to smoking because while I know I need to stay busy and keep (increase) my exercise it's also a huge trigger to smoke to spend long amounts of time in the car alone.  Guess I need to make a list and see what flushes out yeah?

Pros:
He's awesome and I get a great work out.
Forces me to at least lift weight (which I hate without him) 2 times a week. (my only form of exercise at the moment).
He charges me about 75% of what anyone in my area would, and if he has to cancel, or I do we just make it up somewhere.
I just genuinely like the guy.
If I was doing cardio and eating right he would surely have me in the best shape of my life.
I like my work out partner.

Cons:
Time to get there and back seems so wasteful.
Gas is expensive.
Traffic is irritating.
Driving is a huge trigger to chain smoke.

Well that's kind of the crux of the matter.  Honestly when I look at these lists it's pretty obvious to me that while I'm quitting smoking (first 3 months) I need to just solidify my commitment to making the drive and finding a different way to help the drive be less of a trigger.  Amazing what listing it all out does!  Ok, gonna go work on that commitment thingy.  Oh and for the weekend it's time to clean out the car and get it detailed.  I love my car, wish I'd never smoked in it!