9,239

Well my first full week of bootcamp finished at midnight last night when the clock rolled over on my 'Lose It' application and the counting started again. Unfortunately since I am on the road I missed the first weigh in. Rather than mess up the timing and weighing in on Friday then again 4 days later I have decided not to weigh in this week. Instead I will focus on what I have done with my first week.

1. When I did my first take home workout I struggled to keep going for 12 minutes of a 36 minute workout on an elliptical at a level 1 and stopped 4 times in 36 minutes. Today, I did take home workout #5 and finished the 43 minutes on the elliptical increasing and decreasing speed while increasing and decreasing the levels and stopped once for a couple seconds to take a sip of water.  Then I hopped over to the treadmill for a brisk 20 minute walk!!!

2. Last week after 30 minutes I was in physical pain. Every muscle hurt and I wanted to cry when walking up or down stairs. Now, while I am sore I am not in pain. And my solution to soreness is to get my ass back on the elliptical.

3. Food: I am eating to fuel my body and not for pleasure (though you can enjoy a healthy dinner). I am looking and considering food before I eat it. I haven't eaten a cookie, candy or any other form of processed sugar in a week.

4. Soda, while I haven't cut Diet Coke out completely (yah don't know if I can do that...) I have dropped my intake dramatically.

5. Water...well let's just say I am extremely hydrated!

I feel like all I do is sweat, shower, work, plan meals, sweat, shower sleep...and I kind of really love it. Not to be self righteous but because when I look in a mirror, I smile at myself because I have done something good for myself every single day this week.

So I lowered my BMR number (ie calories I can take in an maintain weight) by 500 calories a day totaling 3,500 calories. Then with workouts I brought up my total reduced calories to 9,239 for the week! Think about that for a minute. And I have never been hungry and had to deny myself food. I will say, it is tempting to see that I burn off 500 calories and then not say hey I can eat another 500 calories. Once I burn it off for the day, it is off. And, I have never felt better.

So... 9,239 was my number this week. Let's see what next week brings!