Cardio Day -- Shoot me now!

Every day in Fit Camp our heart rates are up and we're tired and we work hard, but cardio days hold a special place in my heart -- not! I'm always especially exhausted when I'm done with the cardio hour. I'm already planning on squeezing in a nap this afternoon.

I had to get some new gym shoes as I had worn a hole in my old ones. I hope that will help my sore knees and ankle. We'll see how that goes.

We do have a few new ladies crazy enough to join our class. It is nice to look at them and think "that's where I was six weeks ago." Don't get me wrong, the class is still very hard, but I can do a lot of things now that I couldn't do before, like 30 modified push ups and 10-12 military style.

One of my original goals for Fit Camp was hoping it would help with getting off the anti-depressants. Exercise is supposed to help with that, right? Well, I tried for a few days and I'm just as nuts as always (prone to fits of irrational anger, etc), so I'll stay on the drugs for awhile longer, at least until all the kids are away in college. When even the neighbor children don't want to come over to play, you know there's a problem. Maybe by the time "2" goes, there will be a "crazy" patch I can stick to my forehead and be done with it.

At least I'm in good company. Famous people with depression.

Race for the Cure updates

We participated in the Race for the Cure on Saturday. It started out a bit chilly, but the weather was perfect later in the day. We had 14 walkers plus two babies along for the walk.

While we did finish near last, right in front of a lady on crutches, we had fun anyway! We started at the very back of the pack and therefore finished at the back as well. Not to mention thinking we were finished already and making some pit stops along the way before realizing we still needed to cross the finish line! Doh!

Our team raised$1700. Thank you to everyone who donated. Team "Girls Step Out" really appreciates it!

We're still happy to have your money if you'd like to donate.

I must be crazy!

This was our week off, so the Halloween candy can't be accounted for. The mini bars don't have many calories, right? Yeah, right!

We had a great Halloween. The kids each got about two pounds (including the plastic pumpkins) of candy. They got to eat a few pieces and keep six more and trade the rest for a toy. I stole that idea a few years ago from a lady at Toys R Us.

I've decided to sign up for another six week session of Fit Camp. I have an arm wrestling rematch to train for! Watch out, Christy!

My "drunken" flexibility increased, but I'm not sure if that was Fit Camp or 10 or more Whiskey Sours at a crazy "Moms Only Weekend." I'll keep those pictures to myself. At least I didn't do any drunken cartwheels and split my skirt (Regatta 1988). Thanks for the jacket, Brenda!

The good news is that almost everyone from this session has signed back up. The bad news is that I don't think there is anyone new, so the trainer won't be cutting us much slack and I'm sure she'll have even more creative exercises for us to do. We'll be spending one day a week in the pool and some time doing yoga to get some more flexibility going. I still can't touch my toes, but I can do 30 pushups (modified)!

Our group did awesome! The totals FOR THE GROUP OF NINE were:

FAT LOSS - 16.8%
WEIGHT LOSS - 49.25 lbs (that's about the size of my eight year old daughter!)
INCHES LOST - 36.25"

I actually gained a couple pounds of muscle and my body fat percentage was down 2% or so.