Week 6 Reflections

After being sick Week 5, I was feeling good this week and really wanted to bring it. I thought I was going to fall over at one point and my heart rate was crazy, but it felt great to know that I can push through the tiredness.

I brought my friend again this week and I felt confident enough to help her correct her form and give her tips on how to do the moves. Sometimes I still see myself as the same girl from six weeks ago but helping her I've realized how much I’ve gotten stronger and how much I've learned.

Another difference I’ve noticed was how I relate to my fellow bootcampers. The meeting we had was amazing, I loved listening to everyone’s motivations and whys, and I finally feel like we’re a united group. I’m a pretty private person and usually don’t like sharing much about myself, but now I’m finally feeling comfortable with everyone here and more comfortable about opening up.

I wish I had saved my piece of paper with my notes, but I do remember I wrote down that I want to accomplish something I never imagined myself doing before. I never saw myself as a person that would become strong and physically fit...I never thought that I was that “type” of person. But of course we’ve all proven that there is no one type of person that can make a commitment to fitness and health.

In high school, I wrote a bucket list of sorts on a whim that included completing a triathlon. When I found it in an old notebook years later I thought that was a silly goal that I would never actually accomplish. But now, it seems attainable. Of course there’s still a long road for me to go before I even think of signing up for a triathlon, but now I am confident that I can do it at some point in the future.

For the not-so distant future, however, I’ve been thinking a lot about the rest of 2011 after the challenge is over. I know I want to continue coming to bootcamp, reach my ultimate weight goal, and become even stronger. I also haven’t seen my parents since mid-August and they’re going to have a field day when I go to Mexico to visit them for Christmas. I’m already in such a different place physically and mentally/emotionally and I know they will be flabbergasted by the results.

Now we have three more weeks to go, and I can’t believe time has gone by so fast. I also till have a competition with my brother to worry about, so I’m going to make sure I give it my all for the last remaining weeks!