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Who knew they could be so much fun and such a great workout?  Medicine balls that is.  =)

So they were pretty much the theme of boot camp this am!  And it was fun!  If I had to guess, the ball weighed between 5-7lbs.  We did several different things with them.  Camp started with one lap around the track, and then some jumping jacks, knee highs, butt kicks, over and over.  And then he brought out the balls, took us to the football field.  We worked with a partner, had to squat to pick up the ball, throw it underhand as hard as we could into the air, whereever it landed our partner had to run to the ball, squat to get it and do the same thing.  We did this throwing the ball underhand, overhand, and then with each hand by itself.  Total body work out, cardio and strength!  It was interesting.  And then over to our mats to work our core with the balls.  LOTS.  At one point w/ our partner we sat w/ our backs together.  Person w/ the ball twisted side to side touching ball to the ground for 40 times, other did it w/out the ball and touched their fists from side to side for 40 times.  We did this 3 times.  Then we got into push up position w/ our mats facing each other and had to pass the ball back and forth.  And we did side squats along the track facing each other and passing the ball back and forth.  The hour went by fast.  Today was fun.

 Iworried about weighing in.  With myself and for my team (the natural elements).  I was already told to be expected to gain weight and so far I have.  My trainer advised me to realistically expect to lose maybe 5 lbs during the 4 weeks.  We shall see.  My eating is still good.  Need to go grocery shopping BAD! 

 I would recommend anyone that if they have a boot camp in their area, give it a shot.  Totally worth the cost and I will keep doing it as much as possible!

Hope your day is splendid =)

Was fantastic!  It’s exactly what I want and need to get my butt really in gear.  Getting up at 4:30am wasn’t fun but it was worth it.  I have felt great all day.

So got there 15 minutes early for my pre-evalulation.  Pretty much, I’m technically obese.  By my trainer’s scale I was 166 which was 3 lbs less than mine this am.  I’m going to continue to go by mine since I won’t step on his again until the end of the 4 weeks.  He also did some measurements, BMI, etc. 

Class overall was a good time.  It’s at a highschool so there is a track.  We started off with once down the straightaway and back, then once around a curve and back, stretched, back to the track and 2 laps around, grabbed our weights and went up to the bleachers. 25 dips, 25 butt squats, 25 pushups, 25 butt squats w/ press. And then in reverse.  Back to the track for more running, jumping jacks, squats, mountain climbers.  Then to our mats for ab work and upper body and finished off with more running … high knees and butt kicks.  It was good.  I’m ready for tomorrow … according to our calender it’s Cardio and Core!

 Eating went well today …real well actually.  Until this evening my boyfriend was preparing dinner and I was STARVING.  Like starving is an understatement.  I’d probably feel guilty right now if I wasn’t as hungry as I was.  I had 2 small spoons of natural peanut butter and a handful of oriental mix.  So not horrible.  Dinner is brown rice jambalaya with turkey sausage and shrimp …. mmmm. 

 Hope everyone’s day was fantastic!!

Started the day off great!  Good breakfast … whole wheat waffles and a banana.  Snack was an apple.  Lunch was tuna, melba, carrots, strawberries and blueberries, and a package of Smart Food.  Dinner was great with whole wheat spaghetti and turkey meat sauce.  Overall, kudos to me for eating well!

 Activity for the day … 9 miles of rollerblading.  1 hr and 45 min!  It was GREAT.  It was the 2nd time I’ve used my rollerblades and I bought them 3 yrs ago.  A coworker of mine mentioned he had some he’s used 3 times so I threw it out there that we should go since we also live across the street from each other.  So, we went!  And it was great!  In the WW world, that is 14 activity points!  And no, I did not eat them.  I stayed w/in the daily points.  I will be going again tomorrow, even if it’s by myself!

After the poor week I had last week, I’m really trying to make up for it this week.  I need to get below 161 and and right now I’m idling around 164.  I don’t think I’ll be able to do it this weigh in.  I’m not known for large losses no matter how hard I work at it.

Hope you’ve all had a great day!! 

Two coworkers of mine who are also on my softball team have been doing a bootcamp with Adventure bootcamps (google it if you want … they are nationwide).  Both of them are on their 3rd 4 week camp.  Anyway, they both lost 20+ lbs so far and look fantastic.  So I decided to look into it.  Also, Rachel’s camp was offering a free class yesterday morning so I went with another coworker to check it out.  Talk about a workout!  And talk about being sore today!  My bf laughs at me everytime I move an inch and wince.  I had been back and forth about doing the camp for a couple of months.  I was doing one with at a recreational center but was not really intense and they canceled it one week into for lack of interest.  And my gym has a “boot camp” class but its a bit of a joke.  So after seeing two coworkers have such great results and then being able to try a class for free….I decided to do it.  Just finished registering and paying.  Now let me add … it is expensive!  $300 for a 4 week, 5 day a week class.  There is an option for 3 times a week for $200 but I’ve been told you get better results w/ the 5 times a week.  The class is from 5:30am-6:30am and women only.  My bf already told me if my alarm goes off and I don’t get up he is gonna get me up himself as he refuses to let me waste the money.  Which I agree. 

 Camp starts a week from tomorrow and I am so excited!  I’m hoping this is what I need to get my butt going and actually see some results!  Also I’m stoked to get my work out done in the am and over with.  I just don’t have the motivation to get up early and work out by myself.   The camp also does before/after pics and body assessments before/after.  I can’t wait!

Will let you guys know how it’s going!

(I don’t typically consider Sundays the start of my week!)

So far so good for today.  Diet was pretty good except for the handful of baked lays I sneaked in the late afternoon before I left work. 

Breakfast: 1 cup shredded wheat, 1/2 cup blueberries, 1/2 cup skim milk

Snack: 1 cup grapes

Lunch: Eat Right meal (it’s like a Lean Cuisine but only found at Tom Thumb), 100 cal pack

Snack: (I never eat a snack at this time but was hungry so I raided a coworkers desk!) handful of Baked Lays

Dinner: Lean turkey italian sausage (1), 1/2 cup spaghetti sauce, 1 cup Whole Wheat pasta, 2 cups spinach leaves, 1/2 cup baby carrots, 1 cup chopped cucumber, red onion, and 2 tablespoon Lite ranch

Now that I look back, not nearly enough fruits/veggies but it will do.  I’m super full right now and it’s after 8pm so I know I won’t be tempted to eat an evening snack. 

Also plus to my evening.  After work I made it to the gym. 62 minutes of cardio.  I’m aiming for at least an hr a day and gosh does it suck.  So boring, can hardly make it through, spend the hour thinking of reasons why I should stop and go home, but at the same time trying to come up with more and better reasons on why I should keep going.  The guilt I know I will feel if I give up is usually what keeps me going.

So this morning I stepped on the scale.  It said 163.4.  When I weighed in at WW the day I left for my cruise I was 161 (I had lost 1.6 lbs from the week before).  Now considering I’m only up 2.4 lbs after a week of eating cruise food as much and often as I wanted and drinking fruity alcoholic beverages and loads of beer … I’LL TAKE IT!  I know I can get back down this week … at least I’m gonna work hard to do so.  That being said, I put away the scale for the week and I will take it back down on Friday morning (I weigh in on Saturdays and like to have an idea … )  I want myself to work hard this week and not constantly be stepping on the scale and being obsessed with it.  In a way it keeps me in check, but I cannot learn to rely on it.  I can do this … 2.4 + lbs to lose this week!

 Well, there’s my day in not so much of a nut shell.

 Tomorrow …. midday ice cream social at work.  BYOB - bring your own banana.  I’ll bring the banana but skip out on the ice cream!

Cruise was fantastic!  Although, I still feel the rocking!  Had such a blast.  Maybe will post some pictures! 

As far as dieting went on the cruise.  My plan was to eat what I wanted in moderation and that is exactly what I did.  And I didn’t drink nearly as much as I did on my first cruise or what I had planned so that’s good too!  But, only made it to the gym once but no worries.  We did lots of walking/swimming on the islands and didn’t use the elevator once on the ship! 

I stepped on the scale after I got home … and that was with all my clothes on that I normally don’t wear to weigh in and after eating a cheesesteak and cupcake for lunch.  The damage was not nearly as bad as I expected and I should be back to normal in no time!  Went grocery shopping as soon as I got home today so loaded up on healthy stuff and plenty of stuff to cook dinner this week.  Already made a promise with my dear boyfriend of no eating out this week! 

Also, didn’t spend nearly as much money as we had budgeted for so I get to buy the pub table I want for my breakfast nook!  That, to me, is exciting!  Ha!

 So that’s it for now.  I’m back and ready to go!  Can’t wait to get back on schedule and plan.  Hope everyone had a fantastic week and I’m gonna go and catch up on blogs now!

I’m off to Houston tomorrow to stay with some friends.  Then my boyfriend and I, our married friends in Houston, and 2 other married friends of ours are off on a cruise on Monday!  Ecstatic would be an understatement for me right now.  Vacation much needed. 

My goals for the cruise are: work out at least 3 of the 5 days, eat what I want but in moderation and focus only on eating for fuel as oppose to eating just to eat.  And try my hardest to keep up my water intake in between all my alcoholic beverages. 

Sushi last night was delightful.  And with it I had a glass of white wine and didn’t over indulge.  Afterwards we went to a pub and I had a beer.  Not a light beer, a beer, but that’s okay.  Not much of a gain and tomorrow is official weigh in day.  I called into work this morning.  Too much to get done before we leave tomorrow.  And before I let myself do anything today, I went to the gym first.  And have spent the last couple of hours cleaning the house … taking a mini break now!  But that’s additional activity too!  OH and I bought a new sensor for the Wii so hopefully that fixes the issue we are having with it and I can get started on some Jillian Michaels or some hula hoop!

I tried on a pair of size 8 jeans that I have, that I love, and that I haven’t been able to fit into since around this time last year …. they fit!  I can comfortably get them on and buttoned!  Granted, a lil more room in them wouldnt hurt, but still!

 Ok, so I think that’s it for now.  Back to finish cleaning.  If I don’t talk to you guys before tomorrow morning … have a FANTASTIC week, stay positive, keep with your goals, and I look forward to hearing about your week when I return!

I haven’t had it since I moved to Texas in March.  And when I lived in FL, I ate it several times a week.  And tomorrow, I will be eating sushi.  I’m stoked.  A silly thing to be so excited about but well, you have no idea.  I tell myself I need to get up and get to the gym in the am to make up for the sushi I will be eating tommorrow night but I honestly doubt I’ll manage to.  I guess I’ll just be eating veggies and fruits all day tommorrow …

So far so good this week though.  Quite proud of myself.  Minus the not making it to the gym.  Even this am when the alarm went off I said to myself,  “get up get up get, you are going to feel guilty and disappointed in yourself.”  I did NOT manage to get up.  Which is why I have kept my eating under control.  Can’t mess up both. 

 I weigh in on Saturday and I’m kind of anxious.  Good anxious. As long as tomorrow doesn’t mess me up too much it should be a good weigh in!  And my friend from work, she changed her work schedule and doesn’t work Saturdays anymore so she is going to start weighing in at the same time.  Extra motivation … I hope!  Most of my friends don’t stick to things like this … 

Anyway, I guess I will set my alarm again for 5am and hope some miracle happens and I manage to pull myself out of bed.  Any suggestions?  And don’t tell me to put my clothes out the night before (I do!).  And I KNOW I will feel better if I do get up, trust me, I know because I well, I really do feel better.  Argh, I frustrate and disappoint myself so much sometimes. 

Hope everyone is doing better than I on the activity thing…  I need someone to hold me accountable!

… I will be sailing on a cruise in the middle of the ocean.  And I cannot wait.  Granted I wanted to be 20 lbs less than I am now, I’m not, but I do feel better about myself than I did one month ago and that is more important to me. 

 My goals this week were to eat right, track everything, and get to the gym.  I made it to spinning last night after work.  I had set my alarm to get up this am but that DIDNT work.  I’m upset at myself now for it.  I have plans to go shopping after work …. need a new bathing suit … does that count as exercise?  I mean, it is walking? 

 Eating yesterday was okay.  Although I was 3.5 points over but didnt know it until I tracked it this am.  Oh well, the spinning class made up for it.  Activity points!  And eating this morning is off to a good start:  1 cup shredded wheat, 1/2 cup rasberries, 1/2 cup skim milk.  All filling foods!  Hopefully I can keep it up for today …

I will try my best to get to the gym AFTER shopping. If I don’t make it, I won’t beat myself up for it.  I will make sure I go every day this week, including Saturday which is the day we leave for our cruise!

 I hope everyone had a great weekend and a good start to the week.  I’ll be thinking about all of you this week.

Getting up at 5am to go to boot camp sure did fall through, as did it on Tuesday.  I have been so incredibly sleepy in the mornings this week … it’s ridiculous.  I haven’t managed to get out of bed before 7am.  It’s never been a problem before … ?

So Tuesday morn when I didn’t get up, I made up for it by going to spin class that evening.  Today after work I’m getting my hair cut.  I could go afterwards but by that time it’s gonna be at least 7pm and I’m leaving for FL tommorrow after work so I need some time to pack.  AND LAUNDRY!  But isn’t that an excuse??  I weigh in tomm with WW so I really should get a last chance work out in!

UGH … too much to do in too little time!  Oh and not to mention, nothing to eat for breakfast and I’m not exaggerating.  But I refuse to stop and get something horribly unhealthy for me. 

Plus side … stepped on my own scale today and it’s the lowest yet.  Another reason I would really like to get a work out in.

 Ok, so this clearly wasn’t a very positive post.  Hmmm…positiveness…let me think…Let me get back to you on that one as it is still only 7:30am.