Stepping it Up a Notch: Bootcamp for 6 weeks!!!

I am SOOOOOO amped today.  I'm eager to get into shape and drop some weight sooner than later, so I decided to step things up a notch.  I joined a 6-week Fitness BOOT CAMP! 

This morning was my first boot camp work out session...and it went over really well!  I'm glad that I'd been doing some cardio at the gym the week prior, so I wasn't as winded and out of breath as I normally would be.  Talk about intense!!  The workout was non-stop (a few 2-3 minute breaks sprinkled throughout)...and included lunges, jogging, sprinting, jumping jacks, push ups, press & curl with free weights, crunches, etc.  You name it, we did it!  The trainers had us doing some of the work out inside, and some of it was outside.  The morning group was about 9 or 10 people...which they split into two different groups.  It was the perfect size.  The boot camp is coed...and its obvious that everyone has a different fitness and agility level right now...but we were encouraged to do things at our own pace. 

Talk about sweating though...I thought that I'd sweat to death!!  There was a whole lot of breathing hard, panting, tongue hanging out and all on my part...but I DID NOT GIVE UP!!

When my session was over with I felt like I'd lost weight already!!  Talk about results!  It may have been all in my head...but nonetheless, I felt better having gotten up at 5:30am to push myself.  Whenever I felt like it was all too much and wanted to slow down or stop, I'd imagine a bikini clad image of myself running along the beach...hair in the wind...in slow motion.     

One other thing to note...it helps SO much when you have girlfriends and loved ones to help you along your journey.  Whether they are in the boot camp class pushing me to my limit, emailing and sending text messages from afar, or making sure I'm sticking to my healthy eating plan when we're dining together during the week...I am most grateful for their love and encouragement!!  Thanks ladies...and gents!!

My Plan of Attack...

1.) Attend the fitness boot camp 5 days per week, M - F 6am - 7:15am.

2.)  Follow nutrition plan - Personal Trainer is supposed to email it to me today.
3.)  No weighing myself until the end of the 6-week program. 

My "Before" Boot Camp Body Measurements...

Weight:  220lbs         Waist:  42in
Left Arm:  12in          Right Arm:  12in
Left Leg:  28in           Right Leg:  28in
           Bottom Fat Roll:  48.5in