Day 4 Check-in/Boot Camp Class

I've gotten through nearly 4 days of Nutrisystem and I am happy as a stuffed clam (but really, where did this expression come from? Do clams have feelings? And if by some slim chance they did, would they be happy to be stuffed???). It's been very easy and I am still incredibly motivated. Just to be safe though, I'm eating all my favorite NS meals right off the bat as opposed to saving them for when I hit a slump. That's just never worked. 4 Days = 100%....unless you count that glass and a half of wine last night. Guess you have to.

I went to Boot Camp class this morning at the gym. OH MY GOD. I'm somewhat fit but this was just ridiculous. You'd think all I ever did for exercise was circle the mall a few times and end up at the food court. I tried pacing myself but was still served my own ass on a silver platter. I had to modify most exercises as I can only do shoulder presses with resistance bands so long before my arms pop off in a bloody mess. I doubt these die-hards would stop long enough to mop up the mess.

It was an hour of pure torture. Running. Sprinting. Spinning. Lifting. Pressing. Stepping. Lunging. Pushing. Sit-Ups. Push-Ups. Inchworms. We even lifted the steps above our heads and did shoulder presses WHILE sprinting. Becky wasn't effing around.

I nearly collapsed. Four times. I thought I was going to throw up several times, and I'm pretty sure that once I did a little bit. I threw my resistance band 5 feet away from me and just lifted my arms, half-assed, because 45 minutes into this crap that was all I could do. I rested that damn step right on top of my sweaty head while walking, not running. NO BECKY, I cannot raise it above my head, even though it's only 30 more seconds. Do you understand that my shoulders are THROBBING? I don't want to be Lou Flipping Ferrigno. I want to be cute and petite.

We are big fans of The Biggest Loser and so many times, I've thought about how cool it would be to be on that show. To have someone scream at you until you're so afraid you're going to pee your pants so you just DO it. I have newfound respect for those contestants, because this is what they do 6-8 hours a day.

Glad I did it though, and I'll probably do it again next week. Perhaps I'll view it as punishment for screwing myself up so badly over the past few months. I think (I hope?) that it will get a little easier and I'll at least be able to keep up and maybe, just maybe, not have to modify.

I just hope there's no babies in the daycare tomorrow as I can state most assuredly that I will not be able to pick them up. I don't think I'll be able to move.