Haters?

Here's my question....why when people see me do they feel the need to tell me the million reasons why they can't work out?  Really?  I have 4 kids, work full-time, am going to school for a 2nd Master's degree and I have managed to make it a priority. 

This little rant is because of "Book Club" which I hosted at my house last night.  We have fondly labeled it "Booze Club" because we typically do more drinking than talking about the actual book.....

Anyway, there are 11 of us in this group and we get together about every 6 weeks.  There are 3 women who I don't see outside of book club.  They are not personal friends of mine, our kids are not in the same grade, whatever....we just don't connect.  These women always come in and immediately ask me how my running/working out is going and then, as soon as I've responded (usually with a pretty minimalistic answer), they go off with their litany of excuses as to why they can't run or workout.  I usually just nod and smile and kind of ignore them.

So last night, I wasn't drinking because I am doing this bootcamp challenge and eating clean for a month, just to see what kind of progress I can make.  Well, apparently this makes the 3 evil stepsisters angry and they started giving me crap about it.  I can ignore what they say, because I don't really care what they think about me anyway.  However, then a couple of my closest friends started joining in, saying that I was overdoing it and taking it too far.  I was really upset by this.  Shouldn't this be my choice? And if you're my friend, shouldn't you support me in it, even if that means I'm not drinking with you every night?  I'm still there, I'm still going out with them, I still call them and text them....I just don't eat what they eat or drink what they drink.  Is that so wrong? 

Then the evil stepsisters turned the conversation to how they all wanted to have tummy tucks and I almost lost it.  I wanted to pull up my shirt in the middle of my dining room and yell, "Look bitches, hard work and dedication....no surgery necessary!"  I really don't know if I can continue being with these people, even if it is only once every 6 weeks. 

Bootcamp Challenge Update

So...I am 2 1/2 weeks into this challenge.  I am really craving chocolate!!  But, I haven't caved yet.  As of this morning I have lost 4 pounds.  Don't know how much body fat since we're not doing that again until the last day on 4/29.  I am more interested in losing body fat than losing pounds on the scale, but I will assume that losing pounds will translate to lost body fat as well.

As far as the eating goes, I am really struggling to get in 135 grams of protein per day.  I usually hover closer to 90-100 grams.  I don't like fish/seafood and that's making it tough.  I am eating my greek yogurt -- sometimes twice a day, drinking one protein shake per day, and then getting the rest from whatever else is in my diet - chicken, peanut butter, edamame, etc.

I'll be interested to take pictures again at the end and see if I notice any changes.  We are lifting some HEAVY weights!

Bootcamp Challenge!!!

Okay, so my 30-day bootcamp challenge started this morning!  Myself and 4 of my "runner" friends are doing bootcamp in one of the friend's basement 3 mornings a week from 5:30-6:30 a.m.  We are also trying to watch what we eat -- being sure to get enough protein, avoiding excess fats and refined sugar, etc.  Can't cut out the carbs because I'm training for the half-marathon on May 1st, but they need to be good carbs -- whole grains!  We are holding each other accountable for food choices by reporting out each morning any poor choices we made over the past 2 days.

We all weighed in and did our body fat percentage this morning and the challenge is to see who can lose the most body fat over the course of the month.   Ugh!  Not fair to have to weigh in the Monday morning after Spring Break!  I was very disappointed that my weight is up 8.5 pounds from "marathon weight" (up from 137 to 145.5...although with the poor eating and the drinking I did over Spring Break, I have to guess that some of this is "water weight" and will come off quickly) and my body fat is up 3% from early December when I last checked it (up from 17% to 20%).  Not happy with those numbers!!! On the upside, I guess it gives me more of a chance to win the challenge??  The sad part is, I'm not really entirely sure how this happened.  I have been working out like a fiend, so it's got to be the eating.  I know I haven't been great over this winter, but I didn't think it was that bad (back to the "Damn Weather" post). 

Well, it's a new day, a new month, and I'm ready for the challenge. Can't wait to weigh in, check body fat and take some new pictures in a month....I wonder if I'll see any change physically?