I survived!!

I SURVIVED BOOT CAMP!!

 
It ran for a month and ended on Wednesday, 8.15.12.  It was rough to begin with, but as we got more and more into it, it actually got easier.  I couldn't admit that as I was doing it, but the last week, I noticed that I was able to get through 50 crunches or 100 leg flutters without stopping.  I could do 30 dips with ease, and got through 133 push ups the last night without passing out.  Definitely a huge success from where I  was the first night when I couldn't do 5 deep lunges without screaming in pain.

So, I have a dress that I have used as a guide to show me where I am as far as my weight loss goes.  I wore this dress for Easter and Kevin and I had our picture made with Elaina in it.  One day, I wore the dress and one of my students saw the picture and said, "Julie, look at how different you look!"  I hadn't realized until then just how far I had come.  So, this dress became my guide.

Easter 2012, 4.8.12

I wore this dress yesterday (8.16.12) to meet with my Nutrionist. When I showed her this picture, and she compared it to where I am right now, she was slightly speechless.  She said she knew that I was smaller, but did not realize just how much smaller until she compared the before and the now.  She made me feel really good.  It also made me feel really good when she ran down Dr. Lovelady and showed him the picture. :) Nothing like getting praise from your doctor for doing what he says!!

Here is a picture Kevin took of Kaitlyn and I last night before we went to her Middle School orientation.

To date I have lost 17 pounds.  For boot camp alone, I lost 3.4 pounds.  However, during boot camp, I lost a combined 10.5 inches!!  I plan to keep up with the exercises that he taught us at home, as well as going to the gym on campus.  I am seeing results now, which is not something that I have never done in the past when dieting.  I am LOVING this!!