Transformation Challenge - Week Two

Week 2 started off with a bang as we all met at The Custom House, in Avila Beach for a nutrition talk and cooking demonstration. There was a lot of information about food that I didn’t know. I learned a couple tips about successful grocery shopping, the science behind some food we eat, and how we can make good choices when we go out. One of the chefs from the Custom House cooked us up some delicious healthy options and the bad options too just to show us how much oil (and other bad, but delicious foods) are used behind the scene. I think a lot of people were surprised at how good healthy food can taste.

Honestly, blog-reader, week 2 was harder than week 1 for me. Life is handing me lemons, and I want to make lemon-chiffon cake and then eat it all. First weigh in was on Monday, and I gained a pound. I am trying not to feel too discouraged by it, but after last week of working out more than I ever have before, and eating less food than I’m used to, I guess I expected more. This is the hard part for me. I am an instant gratification girl, and when I don’t see results right away I want to give up. This is the part where I would have usually consoled myself with a brownie sundae, but I fought the urge. I talked to a couple of the trainers and they encouraged me to keep it up, and try not to focus so much on the scale.

Bootcamp kicked my butt this week, in the good way. I am really sore after my workouts, but to me, it’s satisfying knowing that I must have done something right, because I am feeling it. I can already tell that I have more energy during the day, and I feel stronger.

I really want to mention something that has encouraged me the most in this challenging process, my team. The 5 other wonderful women that I have teamed up with have given me a phenomenal amount of support these past two weeks, and I know I would have given up without them. We write a lot of emails to each other to talk about our successes of the day, and our challenges. We vent about our issues, and encourage each other to keep doing what we’re doing, and to “put down that cookie!”. I hope that every team is finding this as much of a bonding experience as I am.

Week 3 is right around the corner, and I know I can do this! I wish you could see the determination on these women’s faces every week. Keep pushing yourself ladies, I know you can do it! 2 weeks down, 10 more to go!