I started my nutrition journey to get myself back on track and heading in a good direction. I have been doing pretty well with sticking with the plan. I did slip up here and there... again with the Reece's, this time the hearts instead of the pumpkins :). Not to mention free pizza! But I have to look at the positive. Overall I am really satisfied with my nutrition. My body has adjusted well and it has been good knowing exactly what I am putting into my body. When all I eat is whole foods, that don't come in plastic, cardboard or have nutrition labels, I know exactly what I am consuming. There is no question if the apple I am eating contains added sugar or high fructose corn syrup, its an apple, pure and simple. Now I could go on a huge tangent about processed foods but I will leave that for another day. All I can say is that I am ecstatic with where this nutrition journey has taken me. Not only has my energy improved, I feel less "foggy" and I have even noticed an improvement in my skin and nails!
Last boot camp my friend Lori won and I told her that I was going to win the next one! This time I said from the beginning that I was planning on winning this next boot camp. We had recruited more co-workers to join in the new boot camp so the competition was on! There were 6 of us from my job who decided to step up to the boot camp challenge.
I even met new friends in boot camp. I joined up with a girl, Jackie, who is more fit than me and who challenged me to work harder. We teamed up this time around and I really enjoyed laughing and joking around with her as well as having her to motivate me to keep going and not slack off in my workouts. Others in the class also motivated and inspired me to push just a little harder... and I in reciprocation tried to bring a little smile and comedic relief :)
Through the 6 weeks of boot camp we all encouraged each other and kept one another accountable. At work we would discuss our nutrition and workouts. It was great to have others around that knew how torturous doing a full minute of burpies or mountain climbers were and who could also share in the struggle of staying on track with nutrition. We shared in the doubt of the effectiveness of our habits in conjunction with our weight loss and shared in the celebration of each weigh in that resulted in a loss on the scale.
Today was the culmination of 6 weeks of hard work. We all stepped on the scale, got our fat pinched and had all our measurements taken. It was the point were the true results came to light. We had done weekly weigh ins each Saturday but the number on the scale only shows part of the results of the workouts. After all, isn't losing inches way cooler than losing pounds?? So I guess its time to get to the results.... drum roll....
Over all, the 6 of us girls who work together lost a total of 49 inches!! The picture is of us co-workers after our workout today, minus one who had to leave. I am so proud of everyone, because they all worked really hard and the inches don't lie! I won first place with a total of 14 pounds lost, 16 inches down and a loss of 2% body fat. My co-worker Carla came is second with 10 pounds lost, 8.5 inches down and 1% body fat.
As a result of coming in first place I am able to participate in the next 6 week boot camp, starting next Saturday, for free!! Through the awesome results of my co-workers and the spreading of the word about boot camp, we already have more co-workers joining us for the next boot camp!! I might even have some more friends join me too!!
Even more exciting than my own results, it makes my heart smile knowing that others around me have been inspired to start their own journey. It amazes me to think that making one decision to better my life, fighting for and sticking with my decision has catapulted and inspired so many other people to make that decision too!! I am no one special but if through my journey I can motivate and inspire others, every drop of sweat, every tear, muscle ache, and every time I wanted to quit but kept going, is worth it!!!
