Muscle Awareness

Well, I've managed to make it through 3 days of fitness boot camp without dying. So far, it's been an interesting experience. Getting up at 5:00 a.m. has definitely been a challenge, but so far, I seem have more energy than I did before. It's a great jump start to the day! There is something very soothing about getting up before the kids and having an hour outside in the fresh summer air doing something healthy for myself. I have never been a morning person and getting out of bed is really hard, but once I'm up it feels great.

My muscles, on the other hand, are kind of wondering what is going on. I think they were perfectly happy being small and unused. My quads are particularly angry...I can't go up or down stairs and I think I need to install handicap rails around my toilet because I can barely sit down to pee.

Interestingly enough, most of the women in the boot camp are older than me and dare I say...not in very good shape. I know I am a Fat Skinny Person, so I shouldn't be saying anything, but seriously...Merlin made it sound like I was going to be the most out of shape person in the group and that is definitely not true. There is even a crazy-haired old lady with fake nails who rolls up in her Jag everyday and swears at her balance ball as if it were a little person. So funny!

Some of the other women don't even make any attempt to run or break a sweat...I think it's more of a social hour for them. I guess some can afford to do that. I, on the other hand, am certainly not dragging myself out of bed at 5:00 a.m. to have a conversation!

Anyhoo...3 weeks left. Other than an increase in energy and thigh burn, I haven't really noticed any physical changes yet...I'm hoping to be transformed into a Victoria's Secret bikini model. OK, OK, maybe that's a little out-of-reach...maybe I should just aim at not having to wear a maternity bathing suit in Mexico next month :)