I DID IT!!!!!

I did it! I really did it this time!  I finished my second Winston Salem Adventure Boot Camp with flying colors this time.  I actually jogged the WHOLE timed mile for the last day of camp.  This was a personal goal and I did it!  I was so excited about it I had to share with my followers. I am sorry I was so slack this camp at posting online, but I was trucking...PROMISE!  AND to top it off I was the BIGGEST LOSER for both camps this time around.  I lost 5 pounds from the previous camp and 7.5 total inches.  So since I was the BIGGEST LOSER with weight I was the lucky winner of a Swedish Massage from Van Davis Aveda Lifestyle Salon and Day Spa. WHHHHHOOOOOHHHHOOOO!!!!
The pounds are really not what I am so excited about.  The fact that I can see the changes in my endurance and in my clothes is what counts for me.  I can't begin to tell you how elated I am about the improvements in ME!  Mentally I am stronger and and have more power to force myself to push through the pain and tough it out!

This camp was tough I can say in that our trainer busted our butts...which paid off!  I did have a few days that I overslept, but I went to the gym and made up for it.  We also had our last three days rained out, but we made them up at the beginning of this week. 
Below you can see the actual results from Boot Camp #2:

             9/14/2009  10/9/2009 11/18/2009  Lost



Left Arm       16.5        16           16         0.5


Right Arm      17         16.5         16.5       0.5


Shoulders      46          45              45          1


Chest            45           44.5            43          2


Waist           45            45            43.5      1.5


Hips            53.5        52.5           52        1.5


Left Leg       30.5        30.5          30.5       0


Right Leg      31           31           30.5      0.5


Total Inches Lost                                      7.5


Weight         248.6       249.8        244.8


Fat %           48.7         47.5          48.5

Mile Run      14.3        13.22        12.58


Push Ups    10m/20f  12m/31f    30m/25f
 
So yes, I have signed up again for a mini boot camp before the Thanksgiving Holiday to boost my ego for the Holidays...and my metabolism.  I have to take December off from boot camp due to working in Asheville for a few weeks, but I think I have the momentum enough to push myself through some workouts everyday to keep me going.

My newest goal is to run/jog/walk a 5K with a friend New Years Eve through Tanglewood Park's Light show.  I think it should be fun...and the challenge is good for me to keep me going. 

THANK YOU for all the compliments and the encouragement.  You may not think it helps, but when I have trouble getting up in the morning when it is cold and rainy, I remember all those people that stand behind me and help push me out of bed.  Thank you for sticking with me.  AND I would really like to thank my trainer Cheri Haught...without your continued push to keep me going it would be hard.  And Thank You Gail Crowe for being my inspiration!

To YOUR Health!