tough...

It's Bank Holiday Monday. I was up at 5.20am whist Chris & many other British citizens snooze blissfully in their beds. Urggggggh. But I was up and getting fit! 

This mornings bootcamp started of like every other, the dreaded run. And I was still as bloody useless as ever. Petra decided to give us a 50:10 today. OUCH! And it was brutal! 50 seconds hard exercise with only 10 seconds to recover. I use the word 'recover' in the loosest way possible. Today was very run-heavy, shuttle runs and running on the spot. The first round of shuttle runs was okay (ish) but the second I really struggled with. I was so out of breath, sporting the most delightful red/purple complexion and pretty much ready to die when Petra said 'Your fitness levels are improving'

This made my day!

I didn't feel good at the time and I certainly haven't noticed any improvement in myself in any way shape or form but that meant such a lot.

I really find that the endorphins kick in when I finish Bootcamp in the morning. I feel so good and ready to take on anything my day ahead brings. I usually get home and have a bit of a clean up around the house then have a shower and get ready for the day. Admittedly, at the moment whilst my body is still getting used to the amount of exercise I'm doing plus the time I'm awake, I'm completely knackered by about 11am. But it's a nice kind of tired. And the kind of tired that I don't mind feeling as I've actually been up, got of my (large) ass and done something thats going to benefit my health. 

I'm absolutely starving right now as we've nothing in the house, nothing I can eat within my ED diet anyway so off to Tesco I go later.

Cornish Beauty.

it's official.....

Yep, that's right, I am now an official Bootcamper! I'm signed up, got the diet plan. Ready to get fit & make some changes!

I've now been doing Bootcamp with Petra for nearly two weeks and i am loving it! (never thought I'd say that about exercise!). It just suits me: quick and over and done with soon, you can feel it working every muscle in your body and I've genuinely met some new friends. Inspirational Fitness have got it down to a T and I think (hope) that they can help me make huge changes to my body!

The workouts are great; 6.10am-7am. Sounds brutal, doesn't it?! and most of my friends gasp in horror when I tell them I do that. And above anything they are shocked; anyone that knows me, knows that I am NOT an early bird. Okay, I'm not quite as bad as I was as a teenager but I bloody love my lie-ins! At the moment though I am really enjoying getting up at 5.20am to get ready for Bootcamp. I roll out of bed, brush my teeth, wash my face, slap on some concealer (the bags need it, ok?), shove my work-out gear on and go. Its's about a 5-10 minute drive for me to the Bootcamp location but I really enjoy it. The roads are dead quiet and it's quite special being the only one around for miles. Having said this, I think I may feel rather different when the horrible drizzly, dark winter mornings come! But lets not get bogged down on that right now.

I'm getting used to Petra's way of training now and definitely think it's for me. She pushes you and encourages you whilst being totally supportive at the same time. The work-out varies every time so there is no chance to get bored! The only thing I'm still struggling with is the running! I don't know what it is about running but it instantly has me unable to breathe. Hopefully this will get better in time as I do more of it. I'm also suffering with pretty painful shin splints at the moment (down the front of both shins) and any blunt force (ie jumping up & down or running) is pretty uncomfortable. But again, as my body gets used to doing more exercise and with some sports massage from Petra, I'm sure it will only get better.

The Body Transformation Programme I am taking part in involves:

• Bootcamp 
• Daily at home work-outs
• Diet plan
• Support from Petra & other clients
• Fitness tests once a week

I'm also embarking on the recommended diet soon. It's called an Elimination Diet (ED) and quite simply, eliminates certain things from your diet. These are generally things containing toxins, which the body finds hard to process. So basically, it's eating CLEAN. Think fresh veggies, fruit, salad and meats. Can't go wrong huh? I'm going to cut out all the crap from my diet and see what happens. I have certain food groups that I can and cannot eat. I'm not going to lie-it's not going to be easy as I'm a fussy eater as it is but I think it will really benefit me long term. And after all. weight-loss is about a lifestyle change and education yourself on whats necessary for the body, and what isn't. I'll keep you updated on this when I start, probably in a day or so once I've been shopping and done some research on what I can eat. And I'm also expecting to feel pretty rubbish for a few weeks, due to my body not getting the crap/toxins I usually feed it and eating CLEAN. But this is only short term whilst my body gets rid of all those toxins and on the other side, I should feel great. I'm looking forward to feeling more energetic/less bloated and nauseous and generally feeling GOOD. 

My aims for this week are:

• Monday/Wednesday Bootcamp (can't do Friday this week due to work)
• Home work-outs every day
• Start ED diet
• Be organised with planning & making meals

I'm now going to take my 'Before' photos (eeeeeeeek) and measure myself and will log these on here when I can.

Cornish Beauty.