60 Day Challenge Background Info

Below is the outline of the program.  My blog entries will relate directly to the goals and guidelines established by myself and the KZX Bootcamp coaches.

60 Day Workout Challenge Guidelines:

1. Workout 5x a week. Mon-Thurs- you have to be at bootcamp from Aug 29 to Oct 31. Add at least one 45-minute workout per week. (lift, run, KZX, etc) 
2. Blog on bootcampkzx.com about what you eat and your fitness journey! 
3. Talk with their coach before Aug 29. Check in with their coach at least once a week over the phone, email/skype, or in person. 
4. Keep up with facebook accountability page. Up load pictures, stories, video blogs, chats, etcs. 
5. Come to Thursday's. Aug 25th Kick off Meeting before or after class! 
6. Be at BC at 7:20 so that you have time to be measured and put heart rate monitor on before class starts. Measurements will be taken every Monday! 
8. Follow nutrition plan outlined by your coach

My Goals:

1.      Lose my cupcake (a.ka. – the tire around my waste)

2.      Figure out a lifestyle diet (the way that I eat, not just a phase to lose weight quickly.)

3.      Establish a lifestyle of fitness and healthy eating

4.      New Weight-loss Goal 155lbs (established 9/21)

Action Plan:

1.      Cook meals on Sunday

2.      Stick to meal plan outlined by David = 1800 calories a day and around 50 carbs

Blog Guidelines

B - ody - Tell us how your body is feeling, improving, etc. 

L - learning - what new things have your learned about yourself, fitness, or health.   

O - observations about the the changes in your life, the people around you, etc. 

G - goals - Reflect on your goals and action plan. 

S - set next week's goals

Reflecting on Week 2 and Planning for Week 3

Body - My body feels pretty good  today.  Thursday was really tough because I maxed out my shoulders in Wedensday’s bootcamp and the push-ups and shoulder exercises in the combo class just about brought tears to my eyes (although I had tons of fun and  I think I will now be adding Kazaxe to my weekly workouts…luv, luv, luved it!).   I have noticed that my muscles definitely need 1 full day to recover if I max them out.  My body is looking leaner,  but my belly is still smooshy!  J  I am struggling with pushing myself in some sets and recovering in time to max out in the next set.  I sometimes feel like I’m slacking if I push extremely hard in certain sets and have to rest a long time to recover.  I’m wondering if it’s better to choose to max out on certain exercises so that I can still complete the entire workout with great intensity.  Maybe, I will be able to reduce my recovery time by adding cardio this week.  I will see how this week goes and make adjustments the following week.

Learning - I’ve learned a lot about planning throughout this process.  In order to eat properly, I’ve found that I have to cook multiple meals on Sundays and spread out my shopping trips for perishable foods (such as fruits and fresh veggies that I do not plan to cook).  I am also accustom to low-carbing, so the introduction of Almond milk, Oatmeal, and Arnold’s High Fiber Sandwich rounds, and fruit is a very new concept.  I will say that when I do include these items into my daily meals, I am super energetic.  My body typically stores carbohydrates and as a result I do not lose any weight.  We will see how this eating plan works out. 

Observations = Something that I have observed is that I feed off of the other Test Group members.  So many people have encouraged me to finish a set or to push harder.  I also feel like it is my responsibility to push 110% because it encourages others to do the same. 

Goals – It took me a while to figure out what I should be eating, where to shop for these items, and how to fit the workouts, cooking, and eating into my schedule.  Today I cooked a ton of food that should cover my meals for the whole week.  Last week I cooked nothing and bought everything pre-cooked or raw, but I would practically starve if I ran out of something.  I also failed to complete the extra workout.  Moving forward, I am going to try to mix it up by having some raw pre-cooked meals and some frozen pre-cooked meals so that I don’t go hungry.  I am also adding two workouts to my Mon-Thursday schedule so that my weekend activities do not prevent me from completing the extra workout.

Set next (this) week’s goals:  My goals for this week are to add two cardio-sessions before bootcamp on Monday and Wednesday.  I will be doing an interval low-impact elliptical workout.  I may also add some light weights depending on the bootcamp schedule.  In addition, I will create a budget and official shopping list so that I can better manage my diet.  

1 week DOWN!!!!!

This week I made a conscious effort to push myself harder in each set during bootcamp.  The result: I am sore!!!!!  LOL!...but I know that the soreness that  I feel is evidence of progress!!!!  A leaner me is in the making.  Now, I just have to avoid all of the Lauriol Plaza Slushy Margarita temptations that I will face this weekend!  I think that I can conquer the urge, though.  When I’m in class and Maia throws a difficult set at us, I sometimes focus on a point in the ceiling, get in a zone, and PUSH super hard through that particular set.  The journey is going to take a lot of focus; both in the moment and over the course of the challenge.  I am ready to see the new me that is dying to meet me at the finish line!  Leggo!!!!

P.S.:  Thank you to all of you who pushed me this week!!!!!!! 

-B.C.