26 June 2010 – Week 6 – Boot Camp

Today we had the Challenge session on the beach at Ushaka. Weather was fantastic and enjoyed the beautiful sunrise this morning. Nice crowd turned up. Found it easier to run on the beach sand this time, must be because I am much fitter and my legs have been strengthened with spinning and running, but I still worked up a good sweat. We had a bit of a challenge or competition so to speak, almost like musical chairs but instead of sitting down you had to get up from a lying down position and run to grab a pointer. Good action! After session I went for a race walk along the prominade. Well with exercise done for the day I am looking forward to just chilling and relaxing and resting until Monday.

19 June – Week 5

Was up bright and early this morning, was cooking up a storm in the kitchen from 5 am for my dinner party this evening. Only 4 challengers at the Get Fit session this morning. When there are so few people the pressure is on to work harder because the trainers have more time to provide individual attention. Yay, had a decent weight loss this week. Down another 2.1 kgs. Total loss 6.8 kgs. The extra mileage has worked. I need to concentrate on how to get off the floor quicker and easier. Felt like an old granny trying to get off the floor. I am fit but still fat. I am receiving so many compliments, I feel like a million dollars and when I look down at my tummy, arms and legs I feel so thin but when I look in the mirror it tells me whole new story. Need to shed at least another 20 to 25 kgs before I will appear normal weight to people.

11 June – Week 4

Was up bright at early this morning at 4 am. Yay, the new GetFit T-shirt fits nicely, was able to wear it today. Arrived for the Get Fit session on Friday morning instead of Saturday. Oh bummer, gained half a kilo this week. My spirits were lifted a little by the compliment I received from Neil that it looks as though I am almost half the size now compared to when I first started the challenge at the beginning of the year. The exercise session was tough but managed okay. Did battle stepping up onto the bench, just by looking at it I felt that it was a little high for me, tried to step up but didn’t manage. So my new goal I have set for myself is that by the end of challenge I’ll be able to step up easily.

5 June – Week 3

Hey the T-shirt fits, just another kilo or two and it will be nice loose on me. Gosh, but these guys make you work hard, no rest for the wicked. From one set to the next, move, move, move all the time. But you know what, I’m loving it. Last week it took 3 days for the stiffness to disappear because of the lunges, this week this morning one day after the Get Fit challenge session I was really feeling the after results of the push-ups. Ouch, eina, sore.....

Ran the Virgin Active 5 km Fun Run in 27 minutes today. Weight loss a little disappointing this week so I am going to go on the Get Fit extreme diet for a week.

This little girl with the dark hair ran faster than me and was 3 rd lady home. The blond little number was the youngest participant in the fun run, 4 years old. She gave me a good run for my money.