Tonight I started another 5 weeks of Ufit bootcamp with my good friends, Sherri and Jill! It's been 2 weeks since the end of our last 5 week session. This is a new group of people, a new time and a new location. Lots of excitement! :) I've been looking forward to it all week. I've continued with my exercise over the last 2 weeks, but have "fallen off the wagon" a bit with my eating. I may or may not have eaten 4 pieces of Greco pizza last night. Cringe! It doesn't make sense, but when I'm working my butt off at bootcamp, I eat way better. I figure if I'm paying the money for bootcamp and if I'm working that hard, I don't want it to be for nothing. On the other hand, when I'm not working out as much, I tend to eat more and not feel as guilty. So...I was excited to get back to bootcamp and back on track with my eating. The scale said 147.7 this past Monday. 7.7 pounds to go...
Bootcamp was hard (as usual), but it felt amazing to be back. Here's the surprising thing: not once did I feel like throwing up or passing out. This is rare. Either my fitness level is improving, or tonight's workout was easier than usual! lol. Don't get me wrong - it was still hard. I was as red as a fire truck. I was breathing hard (that's actually an understatement). Sweat was dripping on the floor during push ups. My arms were ON FIRE. My legs felt like Jello. However, I felt different than usual. I felt energized, like I could take on the world.
When I got into my car after the workout, I felt like a million bucks. I was proud of myself! I had more energy than I knew what to do with. I blared a favourite Kelly Clarkson song and sang at the top of my lungs. I seriously felt like I could go for a run and probably would have if I didn't have a baby to get home to! I remember feeling like this in the past after a Ufit class. I would go to a class in Stratford and feel so energized after that I would head up to the track for a run. I like to call this the "post workout high"! If you haven't experienced it before, I highly recommend that you do! Everyone deserves to feel like a million bucks, even if it's just for a minute! :)
Exercise is powerful. It can make you feel confident, energized and just plain HAPPY! I feel so lucky to have found a form of exercise that I love. Instead of dreading my workouts, I look forward to them. Can't wait to see what the next 5 weeks will bring!
I returned home from bootcamp to a very sad baby. My Mom and Dad were over watching her and she was having some major belly pains. When I walked in the door, she was in my Mom's arms, tears streaming down her little face. I got a couple of quick smiles when she saw me, but they quickly changed to screaming as she was bothered by another pain. Poor little thing - breaks my heart to see her in pain. The only good thing to come out of it is my "Moment full of Grace" for today. When I put my arms out to get her from my Mom, she reached for me with her arms out! This is something that she's been doing a bit the last couple of weeks, but we keep saying that it's a fluke. I honestly believe now that she is putting her arms out to us! ADORABLE! I love when babies do that! :)
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