Day Twelve - 5/2/08

Ah the "last" day of boot camp. Well, the last day of this four week period.

I'm pleased with my results. Maria (the trainer) forgot to give us the sheets with our info on it, which is why I didn't blog Friday. I STILL don't have the info, but this is what I remember.

I lost only 2lbs. Now, at one point I was down 10. My average was about 6lbs. Why it's only 2 I'm not sure. I can tell you this, I showed 2lb weight loss, but the three women who weighed after me, showed a gain of about 2lbs each. We are thinking that it's possible that the scale was off by a little. Either way, it's ok. My energy level is what I'm happiest about.

I lost a few inches all together. I can't remember what they are, so once I get the sheet I'll post them. My sit ups and push ups remained about the same. However, my running.....YAY....I took a total of about 2.5 minutes off of my original time! :-) I'm excited about that.

So, more updates when I have my stats!

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4 week stats

Here are my stats after my first 4 weeks of boot camp.

WEIGHT: -2.0lbs
CHEST: -1/4 inch
WAIST: -1 inch
HIPS: -2 1/4 inches
R THIGH: -1 inch
L THIGH: - 1/2 inch
R CALF: +1/4 inch
L CALF: +1/2 inch
R ARM: -1/2 inch
L ARM: -0- No change
BODY FAT: -.3
BMI: -.3

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Day Eleven - 4/30/08

We ran today. We jumped. We lifted our weights. We did crunches. We had lots of sweat even in 35 degree weather. We had a great day!

We did a small circuit today. One of the ones that I like, that really makes me feel the burn in my thighs is throwing the 6lb or 8lb ball against the wall and catching it as we squat. Wow. I really like that. I need to figure out if there is a way I can do that at home. We don't have brick walls, except out front. Otherwise, I'll just squat while using my dumbbells.

Yesterday, I came home and got dinner started, then went for a walk. When I got home I did my arms. Biceps, triceps. It was feeling good....until today when we did MORE arm work. Ha ha. It was ok though. I'm really enjoying it.

Friday is weigh and measure day. It's also mile-run, push-up and sit-up day. Wow. I can't believe it's been four weeks. Very very cool.

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Days off

I've been trying to make sure to keep active on the days I don't go to boot camp and for the most part, it's been pretty easy to do. Now that it's Spring, it's even easier with lawn work and gardening that needs to be done.

I've now added doing 2 sets of 25 crunches and 2 sets of 25 cross body crunches - every night before I go to bed.

I should incorporate some arm work, but haven't yet. I need to get that into a routine, too. I need to get some 5lb and 8lb weights. Right now I'm borrowing Tricia's 5lb weights, but I need to move up the lbs.

I'm looking forward to working out tomorrow. I'll be heading to bed early and I'll be ready to meet the morning with a smile.

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Day Ten, 04/28/08

Today was rainy. I remember Maria telling us, rain or shine, we are to show up! So, I did. And so did almost everyone else (one did not).

We worked on our arms again, but we did do some running when the rain turned to sprinkles.

It was actually really cool being out in the rain and working out. It would have been cooler if I could have laid down on my mat to take a nap in the open, in the dark, listening to the rain fall on the Amphitheater ceiling.

We did some new weight training today for our arms. We did some new stuff for our butts. And we did some of our regular stuff (Crunches, wall sits, etc).

This Friday is the end of the four weeks, which means we will be measured and weighed. I'm not as worried about the weight, because I FEEL so much better that it's not a big deal for me to weigh less. Although, I know I've lost weight, and I THINK I've lost inches. So, we will see.

I was considering not going in May for the next four weeks (money), but I'm going to do it for one more month. Then go a less expensive route of a gym membership and hope to retain all of the stuff I've learned. Fortunately, Maria has written down a few things that we've done and of course I remember a lot of it. I just need to know when to do it. :-)

She did suggest we do Yoga on the days we didn't work out. Lots of stretching and breathing, etc. I'll have to find some kind of Yoga program for free on line, I'm sure that won't be a problem. Anyone have any suggestions??

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