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September 2008 ArchivesFriends are great. They lift you up and make you feel better about yourself. Things are never as challenging as long as you have your friends around. That is the way I felt this morning at Mohr Results Boot Camp. Today was Bring-A-Friend day. We brought a couple of pals with us. They fought it. One was even using some words this morning that I can't type in this blo... I feel great today! My boot camp buzz is officially back. I didn't make my goal of in bed by 9pm, but I was in bed by 10pm! And after seven hours of sleep, I woke up ready to go! Okay, I also had a Diet Coke before boot camp, but still, the energy was mostly natural. ...I have had a very traumatic morning. This morning I hopped on the scale at home (pre-camp) and found that I had somehow magically gained 4 pounds overnight! Okay, now I know that's (mostly) not real weight. Since it was literally an overnight gain, I know it's mainly water, caused by a variety of things, including the soy sauce (major sodium!) I consumed the night before. ...This weekend was exhausting. I went out of town and slept very little and played very hard. I passed out around 9:45 last night. When I woke up I felt ready for the week when the alarm went off at 4:55 this morning. Week three of Mohr Results Adventure Boot Camp for Women kicked off with a plethora of exercises that included every body part. Picture a parking lot full of orange cones. Now imagine doing a different exercise at eve... Another week is in the books at boot camp. I am sore and sleep but happy for accomplishing another week of intense workouts. Like Brooke said, it is a commitment to take part in boot camp. It's at 5:30 a.m. Monday through Friday. You can stay up late but you do have to pay for it later. I am heading out of town this weekend for my best friend's baby shower in Atlanta. Whenever I'm going out of town I always stay up late the night ... It's Friday! This officially wraps up week two of my second boot camp. It's been a blast yet again, even though I'm totally sleep deprived (and showing it) this go around. ...One day a father and his rich family took his young son on a trip to the country, with the firm purpose to show him how poor people can be. They spent a day and a night in the farm of a very poor family. When they got back from their trip the father asked his son, "How was the trip?" "Very good, Dad!" "Did you see how poor people can be?" the father asked. "Yeah!" "And what did you learn?" The son a... Wow, did I say that my upper body was sore yesterday? Because until today, I don't think I even knew what sore was. My shoulders and back are aching, and every muscle that doesn't hurt at the very least feels exhausted. But again, this is a good thing. The more it hurts the day after, the more I'm reminded of how strong I'm getting. ...What's good in life? There are too many things to name. This morning at Mohr Results Boot Camp the coaches gave us rocks. Doesn't sound like much, but the little stones symbolized a lot. They told us to keep the rocks in our pockets as a reminder of all the things we are grateful for. Sometimes when you are working towards weight loss and physical fitness it'... "Ooh... this hurts". That was pretty much the only thought in my head this morning, for the 60 minutes I was at Mohr Fitness Boot Camp. Okay, except for the cool down at the end. Then I was pretty much thinking "thank you thank you thank you". ...Monday thru Friday (and sometimes on weekends) every hour of my day is accounted for. Here is the way the schedule goes. 5 a.m. - get up go to Mohr Results Boot Camp Today was fantastic! As Coaches Chris and Kara Mohr told me today, it's amazing what a difference a little sleep makes. It's very true - I could feel that I was performing nearly 100% better than last week. At least, from what little I'm able to remember of last week. ...At the end of Mohr Results Boot Camp this morning I heard of a truly amazing accomplishment. Hallelujah! I finally got some sleep! Let me just tell everyone who has been reading this blog - I have no recollection of last week. I don't remember boot camp, I don't remember work, and I definitely don't remember anything I might have written about this experience. Thought about going back through and reading the entries, but I'm a little afraid. Better to just move forward. ...Monday, Monday, Monday. The weekend seems to go by too fast and I didn't get the things done I had on my list. Oh well. Something I did get done today....Mohr Results Adventure Boot Camp for Women! I so wanted to sleep in this morning, especially since the baby decided he wanted to get up and play at 2 a.m. It seemed like our group was larger than usual today. I think almost everyone has their power back on, kids are back in sch... Okay, I promise that today is the last day that I'm going to blog about how tired I am. In fact, I'm not even going to mention it, aside from saying that I only got 3 hours of sleep last night. But despite that, today has been a great day! ...The first week of boot camp is now in the history books, again. For those of you who don't know this is my second time around at Mohr Results Boot Camp. It starts every morning at 5:30am Monday thru Friday. Good times. And I do mean that. I walked in the house from this morning's session and my brother-in-law (who lives with us) was excited. He thought today w... It's Thursday and it feels like it! I needed a Diet Cherry Pepsi to get me through the afternoon. No calories - but I am sure it wasn't very good for me. Now my high has worn off and I could really crawl under my desk and take a long nap. My husband always asks me why don't I take a nap on my lunch break. The problem is there usually isn't a lunch break for rest. Our deadlines are every couple of hours and the news goes on whether you li... Okay, so this whole sleeping four hours a night thing is officially making me loopy. Last night I couldn't figure out which way to turn the wheel to back my car out of the parking space. Seriously. ...Okay, it's day three of working the night shift, and day three of no sleep. The effects are easy to see. Aside from the obvious ever present tired feeling, I'm also not making decisions as easily, my emotions are all over the place, and physically I'm definitely not performing at my best. Unfortunately this isn't something that I can control, other than try my best to go back to sleep after boot camp. ...My life is run by numbers. How much money do I have? What time is it? The baby needs to be in bed at 9:30 sharp. At work every day we get emails that say how the rating numbers looked from the night before. Numbers are all around me. There is no escaping them. Today at Mohr Results Boot Camp we weighed in. It's amazing how a little electronic device can mak... Okay, it's official. I am no longer able to survive on four hours of sleep. In college it was no problem, but now that, ahem, a "few" years have passed, I'm no longer so adaptable. This week, as I mentioned before, I'm working a night shift, getting home around midnight, and then hitting boot camp at 5:30am. This is tough! ...We had that nice two week hiatus Mohr Results Boot Camp Remember when you were a kid and you'd wake up in the morning and see a snow covered front lawn? Then you'd rush to the television or turn on the radio to see if indeed you had a snow day? That's kind of how this morning went. I knew there were so many power outages and downed trees that I woke up wondering if I would get one more day of rest and boot camp would be canceled. No such luck. I woke up and called the boot camp hotlin... So my alarm went off at 4:30am this morning, which can only mean one thing. Time for boot camp! ...It's Boot Camp, Baby! And it's back. The pain and the joy of some of the toughest workouts I've done return. Last month, I blogged about my boot camp experience and decided to try it again. In case you missed my last entries, here's the Cliff Notes version. I wanted to lose 20 pounds in four weeks. That didn't happen. It was a big goal but I thought it was possible. I wanted to eat fruits, veggies, lean meats and drink only water. Tha... It's time to take control of YOUR health!! And while we would love all women in Louisville to be able to participate in our Louisville Boot Camp , they continually sell out weeks in advance. So we wanted to put something together in the meantime -- for those waiting for a future camp, who are ready to get started on improving their health and life NOW!!!! I am so excited to ... |
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