Taking it for a test drive
OK, I know it is the holidays and yadda yadda yadda. But I am going to try to test drive my new “plan” starting tomorrow. I have been reading about bridal bootcamp, Oprah’s bootcamp and bootcamp in general. The mind is willing, but the timing sucks. There is no way I can work out 6 days a week when I work fulltime for 5 and night school for 2! So, I will do my best. I have also read over the WW guide. The Core plan is new to me, hence the test drive, but I have plenty of lean turkey on hand!! So, wish me luck and I will let you know how it goes. Flower, I will post you DAILY (yes daily!!!) after the new year - when this test drive ends.
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Shayna!
I like the idea of a test drive! And w Flower as your buddy you can’t go wrong anyway.
I really do think that hard-core intense exercise can really reshape your body in a major way. I did several streaks of this several years ago - kind of nutty actually, working out 2x a day and on weekends I’d hit the gym for like 4 hours each day, but I did see results. If you have the time and the motivation I think it’s great & it should pay off well. One word of advice - take your measurements before and during, because the muscle you build weighs a lot and tends to offset fat loss on the scale so it can be frustrating if you just use a scale.
And don’t forget that 80% of weight loss is diet - even if you are exercising like a fiend you won’t lose a lot unless you ALSO control your diet.
Another person w good advice on intense exercise is Bob Greene (ex-Oprah too). His plain-talk no-nonsense approach worked for me.
Check out the boards/recipes at this site. http://www.healthdiscovery.net/forums/index.php? I never post there, but I do like the info I can get from there. I think once the new year is here we should email our food journals to one another. I have no desire to clog my blog with what I ate, but I think it may keep me out of the candy jar if I gotta tell you what I ate!
Thanks so much for your comments and suggestions. I’m going to get her The Horsemans Bible (she says she doesn’t have it in her already VAST collection) and will keep an eye out for the others.
Best of luck on your test drive with Flower!!!!
PS…English is what she’s aiming for, only had access to a western stlye saddle. I just ordered a dressage mag. for her.
Important for you to create an island of sensual comforts, with all the stress and change around you. Stock up on bubblebath, blackberry tea in a cup&saucer of your finest, sugarless bubblegum…. whatever it takes.
All that exercize will make you into a Mazerati!