The Boot Camp Results!

I finished boot camp and literally left for vacation ;)
I did not exercise a great amount....and need to get back on the better eating bandwagon now!

Anyhoo - here are the results!
7 inches lost, 6 pounds lost and 3.4% body fat lost. Pretty darn good if I say so myself. I am sure the past week did not help, but I am looking forward not back!

Boot Camp Update

Well I have started week three in the boot camp and am plugging along. I was so sore last night I could barely move. I have learned so much about exercise and fitness. Muscles that lay dormant my entire life are being woken up - albeit it with some fuss.

Last night we did something called "lines". I asked what those were - and the trainer said, you know, like you did in P.E. at school. Uh - not me, cause by high school I had the ultimate out for P.E. - cause I was cool like that and in the band!...Let me digress and tell you my disdain for P.E. started early when we were forced to wear these hideous orange and tan hawk (our mascot) gym outfits. Even as a first grader, I had the keen fashion sense to know that there was nothing fabulous about these outfits....But back to the topic, lines are these horrible exercises that require you to run & touch lines in the parking lot with your hand, run back and repeat for what seems like an eternity. Oh my Stars - these are painful! I feel proud of myself that I have stuck with it - cause during the first week, I wanted to quit every time. I sure hope that I can really stick with it - and get to a normal weight soon!

Well...there is a little less of me to love!

I have lost almost six more pounds in the past three weeks. Now I figure I have lost these same six pounds almost all of 2007! Yes - that is sad, but I am resolved to do better this year. That said - I am hopeful to be in my weight range (or darn close to it) by the time I get pregnant! One small step at a time!

I hit the 30 pound weight loss mark!

I have been following the Weight Watcher Point program since Labor Day of 2006. I have now lost 30.3 pounds and am hoping to lose another 10-12 pounds before the year mark. I am approaching a normal BMI. I started off obese and am now in the overweight category.
I think the key to losing weight for me are these things.:

• Exercise (I work out at the gym and am doing water walking and water aerobics in the summer)
• Not depriving myself of the foods I love
• Keeping a food journal
• Taking a "break" every 8 weeks or so from point counting
• Talking to friends who are losing weight too...you need the support system.

Anyhoo - I am so excited and can't wait to get to the normal range!