Finishing 60 Days with a Bang! and many more......................la..la..la...

Friends! Last week at Bootcamp was awesome like always, AND my body keeps getting stronger and some things are actually getting easier to do! Imagine that. It was only 59 days ago that I really didn't know whether  I could really do this day after day after day. That's what it felt like only halfway through the warm up. I know some of you can relate : ).  Every night I get home and still the question I get from my son Nick and my boyfriend John, "How was Boot Camp?" Now I say, "So Good and HARD as HECK!"  : ) That's what I love about it though. I'm going to miss the 4 days, but I will not be staying away. Oh, NO!

So, I didn't lose 10-15 pounds like I wanted to, but I'm o.k. with that now, just for now.  It makes sense to me now. I have gained so much more insight about myself and experienced the support and kindness of others who have the same basic goals.  I've learned so much more about the fact that I AM STRONGER THAN I THINK I AM!  Maia is right on! I will continue on my journey to get stronger and continue to be as healthy as I can with the extra perk of ending up with a beach body : ). Why not?

A few exciting new experiences and milestones for me this week in my world of fitness:
I have the opportunity to be a Boot Camp coach! I am very excited and honored to be given this opportunity. I've always had an interest to teach some type of fitness class, but have been just too shy to do it. Here's my chance to help other and to continue to work on my own goals.

I ran my first ever 10K today!  The Marine Corps Marathon 10K. I am grateful that Erinne asked whether I would run with her and as much as I wanted to say YES!, it took me a couple of days to decide because I had not trained at all! She kept saying, you can do it,  you'll surprise yourself. Mariela ran and was my running buddy/coach : ). She passed on her knowledge of form and breathing techniques. She'd run a little faster and I'd catch up or I'd pass a few people and she'd catch up, but she kept lookin for me if I slowed down.  I'm very proud of the 3 of us. First time for all of us :). Really finishing up Boot Camp with a BANG!

Body

I can actually do a lot of the ab work now without terrible lower back pain! I can actually do them. That is huge for me. My core is stronger, my abs are slowly getting tighter : ).

Learned

The power of the group and of new friendships is amazing.  We can all learn and encourage each other one way or another. I've learned To be patient.

Observations
I ran 6.2 miles today, October 30th with the only training being Boot Camp! That's it! My endurance is so much better. It was easier to run the first 4.5-5 miles of this race than it was to run the 5k I did 2 Summers ago. After our 2 mile mark today (I know it sounds like nothing), I was just so happy that Mariela and I were able to run. I was thinking happy thoughts, not, aw man when is this going to be over? LOL.

Goals

• Continue to learn about nutrition and what works for me- Plan my meals
• Work on losing more inches overall (I don't have an actual number) I think I will know when I get there.
• Keep the commitment to myself to set a weekly workout schedule/routine AND stick with it. Be flexible- Life happens but stick with my 5-6 day per week workout goal
• Be a mentor to others! If  I can improve my endurance significantly in 60 days at the age of 41, then anyone can do it! 
• Two days per week of Boot Camp every week.