So I've decided that sitting on the couch watching The Biggest Loser television show is not going to help me lose weight. Who would have thought? I'm tired of watching these people shed pounds week after week and being jealous, so I've finally decided to do something about it.
As I mentioned in my last post I purchased a 30-day pass to "Boot Camp". Some of you may be wondering, What the Hell is boot camp? Is she joining the Army? For a mere $30 (deal from Groupon), normally $199 a month, I will willingly showing up at 5:30 AM Mon, Wed, and Fri for 4 weeks to have my butt kicked into shape.
So today was my first day and all I can say is "Holy Crap I'm out of shape". First off I set my alarm for 4:50 a.m. I allowed myself to push snooze once. Christy hates the snooze option by the way, and can't understand the benefit. Anyhow I show up at 5:30 a.m. for my first class this morning, not knowing what to expect. I wore my Garmin heart monitor, but unfortunately did not push START until 20 min into the workout. I can tell you though that my heart rate was into the 160s with the "warm-up". From 5:30-6:30 it was non-stop exercise. My only suggestion was that upon arrival I should have been notified of the location of trash cans in case of the need to vomit. Luckily this did not come to fruition but I can't tell you how many times I looked around for a can, just in case. After 40 min I had burned 600 calories, so I'm guessing I burned a total of 1000 since I didn't push the start button until 20 min in.
I was pushed to my limit today. I've been home for an hour and a half and I'm still coughing despite the use of my inhaler and my muscles are shaking. I feel sick to my stomach and have ran to the bathroom twice now for false vomit alarms. I'm getting flashbacks of conditioning days with Coach Nick at LSU and Jason at U of U during my softball days.
My ultimate goal is to lose 10-15 pounds and feel more confident about my body image. My partner today has been doing this for 1 month and has shed 28 pounds. He's changed his diet as well, which is my plan too. I'm going to take before and after pics, but don't think I'm posting them on here. I'll keep you posted on the progress. I'm looking forward to a transformation and want to make Bob and Jillian proud!
Here's a link to their website for those that are interested. Would love to have a buddy to push me along.
http://fitclubutah.com/boot-camp/
1 comment:
Strong work friend but think I will sit this one out! Can't wait to see the transformation!
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