Boot Camp Begins...

In an effort to 'mix it up', I have registered for a 4 week boot camp with my friend.  We will now be going there two days a week (Tuesday and Thursday) for an hour of cardio, strength training and abs.  Tonight was the first night and I really didn't know what to expect, but I was nicely surprised by how tough it was.  I was also nicely surprised at how much of it I could actually do!

I have been so focused on how many calories I put in my mouth and how many calories I burn at the gym that I haven't really noticed how much my endurance has increased.  I mean I still get winded jogging, but it isn't the winded that means I can't go on - it is different.  I may not be fast and it may not look pretty, but really no one looks cute when they are exercising or they aren't doing it right.

The Enforcer (aka Captain Buzzkill) says that guys find a girl that actually sweats at the gym more attractive than a girl that looks cute but isn't really working out.  He also says that guys like girls with calluses on their hands - so I have to take what he says with a grain of salt sometimes.

All that aside, tonight we did squats, suicide runs (with crunches), plank variations and some crazy oblique crunches that I am pretty sure had us looking like a pretzel.  Point being, I almost did the whole class without taking a break (almost)...so now on Thursday I want to push myself harder to do the entire class - without a break.  We also got a DVD for the days we aren't at the class, so now I have to go and buy a DVD player so I can annoy the neighbours downstairs even more :)

The past couple of weeks I have had a bit of a motivational issue - focusing too much on the fact that I have only lost 15 pounds and questioning if all the work is worth it - so this was just what I needed.  Something different so that I could see what I could have done before and what I am capable of now.  Everyone has been so supportive in this journey of mine, but tonight I actually felt like it was all working - that I was making good on the promise I made all of you and to myself.

So funny enough -even though I have so much support from the people who matter the most in my life - I have a revived sense of why I am doing this and feel re-motivated - all from 55 minutes of exercise.