Wednesday, April 6, 2011

I have lost 3.5 inches my first 30 days of Bootcamp!

My alarm went off this morning at 5:22am and I didn't really have time to think. I stumbled out of bed and into the bathroom where my boot camp clothes had been laid out the night before. Got dressed, grabbed one of my home made egg white and veggie snacks (complements of the South Beach Diet Cookbook), grabbed my water bottle and headed out. Fiona, my cat of 7 years excitedly ran in when I opened the door. Wow...it's really early and its really cold and I'm really tired and I better have lost some inches at this morning's fitscore. Two days ago at boot camp we had the first half of our fitscore where we weighed in and did all the fitness tests. I GAINED 2.5 pounds after a month of consistently doing boot camp. I ate fairly well but NOT well enough. Everyone was blowing smoke by telling me..."Oh it's just muscle gain...oh you're retaining water...oh first you gain because your body is in shock and then the fat melts off..."I know a lot of that is true but I was still so mad at myself. I KNEW it was also in a large part due to the fact that I was eating the wrong things and way too much of it. I binge eat when I get stressed. It sucks. I hate it. Immediately after I do it I go into depression and start being mean to everyone in my path. Poor Mike. I'm blessed that he always shows me grace and helps me fight my flesh. I don't think ANY OTHER MAN could deal with me without totally taking it personally. Mike is my rock. Actually Christ is my rock and Mike is my gift from my rock. So I got to boot camp and turns out, I lost 3.5 inches!!! Shoulder and arm increased 1/2 inch Chest decreased 1/2 inch Waist decreased 2 inches Thigh increased 1/2 inch (NOT COOL!!!) Calves decreased 1 inch I know that my muscle mass increased and my fat decreased. Now that I am doing South Beach low carb plan I am SURE to decrease much more significantly at next month's fit score!

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  1. Liz..Leigh Richardson Hurley here. Saw your link on FB and read your blog. Love, you are brave and amazing and a light for Christ. So many will heal through your vulnerability, namely you. I will certainly really pray for you and as frequently give thanks for you. I look forward to following your journey. God speed.

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