Bootcamp

Today was one of the hardest OBC sessions I have been through!! Basically we were divided into 2 groups and as a team we had to pick up a whole lot of items ranging from sandbags, bag-packs weighed down with I dont know what, a stretcher with sandbags, tyres and ropes. We picked them up one by one ran to the other end, ran back, picked up the next item and kept on until we had picked up everything. Then we had to do that again but now we dropped off the items one by one. I think we probably ran up and down 10 times each maybe? I can't remember.

I wasnt even through 1/4 of the race and I already wanted to drop out. I had a stitch in my side, my legs were aching, I couldn't breathe properly! But then the whole team rallied around me. They jogged alongside me, encouraging me, motivating me, some of the girls helped give me a push from behind, or took my hand and pulled me so that I ran with them.

I didn't think I would make it through the session but I did - because of the whole team! Seriously.... And i am glad that I stuck through it. And this is one of the main reasons why I love OBC. I have never in my life and in all my struggles with exercise and my weight ever had this kind of support and encouragement and its fantastic! And I keep getting pushed beyond the limits that i SET for myself and realise that I can keep going a lot more than I thought I could.

OBC members ROCK!

HOOYAH!

How to diet when celebrating?

I am still struggling with this one.

The past two weeks has seen me going for weddings, a friends birthday celebration and Deepavali open houses. I didn't watch what I ate or drank, so with all the good food and alcoholic drinks, my diet basically went down the drain.

How does one stick to dieting when we have so many occasions to celebrate? It's not impossible that's for sure - hundreds and thousands of people do it everyday.. I just have not been able to do it yet.

I guess for me, it all boils down to the fact that I still have not come to the root of the issue and dealt with it. So every time I am near good food and drinks, all thoughts of dieting go out the window and I indulge.

I am a glutton - pure and simple.

So how do I fix myself? How does any of us fix ourselves?

I guess we need to ask ourselves some questions and then really sit down and analyse and come to a solution :
a. Why do I love food and find it hard to resist?
b. What is making me such a glutton? Why do I eat even when I am not hungry?
c. What do I really want? Do I want to be slim? Do I want to be healthy?
d. If yes, then what do I think is the reason that I keep failing?

What other questions can we ask ourselves?

OBC

I went for my first OBC session today after more than 2 months. Yup, its just as gruelling and torturous as before! Today was Fitness Assessment Day.

For the first assessment, we have to run 2 laps of 200 metres each, come back to our partner, do 15 push ups, 10 grunts (i did 15 squats instead due to my back) and 15 military sit ups. And then we have to repeat the whole set another 2 times! My time to complete all 3 sets - 16 minutes and 32 seconds. This being because Ms Unfit Me couldnt run or jog all rounds. So i walked half the time!

The 2nd part of the assessment was to the 1 mile run while is basically 8 laps of 200 metres each. They allowed us a maximum of 15 minutes to complete. I was wiped out at this point so I walked for most of the laps. As such I only managed to complete 8 laps in that 15 minutes. Bummer! It was kind of embarrassing seeing everyone else finish in much shorter times but its ok, cause I am going to work on better times for the next fitness assessment in one month.

The group was huge today! We had sooo many new recruits. I think there were about 60 of us in total! That is going to be one big group to handle. I foresee a lot of penalty grunts happening! Sheesh!

I'm glad I went back to OBC. Now to make sure that I stick it out, maximise my time there and make things happen.

HOOYAH!

Exercise

I will be joining OBC again next week. Possibly only for one month due to the high costs. Am glad to be back to exercise but terrified of the torture that comes with bootcamp! :-)

I am happy that Raine completed her one month stint at OBC. I do wish she would join up for another month before going off to the USA but I guess she will be too busy. Congrats Raine! I know it was not easy!

In an effort to support and help each other and promote a healthier lifestyle, a bunch of colleagues and I have decided to go jogging twice a week together after work. This also begins next week. Hopefully this will help those of us who are overweight and also those of us who frequently get sick to get healthier and fitter.