I feel good...

I fell asleep at 8 pm last night and felt wonderful this morning at 6 am. I usually struggle to get out of bed at 7, so this was a nice change. I got myself ready for work and had time to pack a lunch. It might not have been the lowest fat lunch, but it is still better than a lot of other things I could have had. I did not have any breakfast bars, so I made some Quaker Weight Smart Oatmeal. I don't love the stuff, but it did fill me up. I even packed some snacks for today (banana and nectarine). So I ate my oatmeal for breakfast, banana for snack 1, hamburger on a bun and a salad for lunch, nectarine for snack 2, and a protein shake after my workout.

So my workout was interesting today. Last week I ran into a girl that was in my small personal training group. She had been doing the Boot Camp class, and she told me how much cheaper it was than the personal training. I went up there tonight for my first session, and I have to say it's just about the same as the personal training - only at about half the price and more sessions per week. So, until my surgery, I will be going to Boot Camp 3 times per week. Sucks that I had to pay a whole month even though I'll only be able to participate for about 3 weeks. That's ok. I needed something new to mix it up. I'll still be running too - probably on my off days. I plan on working out at least 5 - 6 days a week for all of July.

I was told by another personal trainer that I probably wasn't ready for Boot Camp, but I hung tough (even the trainer called me tough - ha!). Sure I was pushed to pain and breathlessness, but overall I did absolutely fine - especially for my first session. I'm worried about Wednesdays though, because that's the upper body workout session. Mondays are total body & Thursdays are lower body. We are missing Wednesday of this week for the holiday, so hopefully she goes with lower body still on Thursday. I say this, but I know that my upper body is my weakness, so I should be begging for upper body workouts.

Ok, I just have to say once again how excited I am about this Challenge. It's exactly what I've needed to help me focus again and take me to the next level. I can't wait for my run tomorrow!

Goal for tonight and tomorrow: Go to bed early and keep with the small snacks

***Edit***

I just ate a hot dog. I think my calories were still fine for the day, but damn it, that's what I get for staying up late again. Ok, now I just looked up and saw my "go to bed early" goal. Bad Girl!