Coming in to last night’s measurements session, I was feeling quite confident about my results. Why? I mentioned on Twitter that my pre-bootcamp jeans are now starting to loosen and fall down. Also, I always work my hardest during our twice-a-week bootcamp sessions.
What I somehow had forgotten are one lazy anniversary weekend, one missed class due to an upset stomach, and DVD workouts missed on a couple of weekends. Oh crap!
The good news is: I lost 1.5″ on my hips, i.e., the good ol’ love handles are shrinking. 
Unfortunately all the recent chocolate snacking have been going straight to my thighs. Since I last got measured, I gained 0.5″ and 0.6% body fat. It’s not disastrous or anything, but I had high hopes for big losses on this one.
- Start Total Measurements: 207.25 inches
- Week 4 Total Measurements: 201.25 inches
- Week 8 Total Measurements: 201.75 inches (5.5 inches lost so far)
- Start Body Fat: 27.8%
- Week 4 Body Fat: 25.3%
- Week 8 Body Fat: 25.9% (1.9% lost so far)
Short Term Goals
I aim to lose 1.9% body fat (to put me in the “fit” range) over the next four weeks. What does this mean? Cardio, cardio, and more cardio. I feel that I have gotten a lot stronger but the overall jiggles are not going away! As hard as it will be, I have to limit the chocolates a lot. I also can’t let myself miss another weekend DVD workout. That’s the plan. How to you curb the junk food cravings? I’d love to hear your tips!
Great job! Don’t let your minor set back get you down too much, just keep working!
To keep snacking from junk food I limit the stock in my house – I can’t eat what I don”t buy. Also, to keep me from eating sweet, I snack on pickled ginger or cucumbers – it may sound weird but I find it really helps
Another trick to keep you going in cardio class is to put a teeny amount of syrup in your water. I often put a sachet of apple syrup in (12 kcals) my bottled water, it makes me feel like I have all the energy in the world and makes me jump higher
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Ooh I do wanna try those water flavours. Thanks for the tips!