Boot Camp
I don't know what I was thinking.. Oh wait I remember... that I have sat on the couch long enough. My BFF Alese called asking me to join her crusade to loose weight and keep it off. And guess what that means? EXERCISE:( Well I am so sore today. And I know that I will be sorer tomorrow. The damn tredmill said that I had only burned 400 calories. It lies. It has to. I don't want to go back. However, I don't want to stay FAT.
Inspiration:
My darling cousin Ashley Karras did this awesome documentary on the Death March of Bataan, which took place during World War II. It is called "The Inheritance of War". For most of you who were like me I didnt know what the Death March of Bataan was about. Basically, during World War II these 400 men surrendered to the Japanese army after months of fighting. The Japanese soldiers viewed these men as dogs and treated them worse. It was a surreal experience watching video, photos, and hearing the American soldiers talk about being torchured, starved, beaten or killed. You can read the newspaper article on it at this web site. http://www.standard.net/live/news/166233/
I watched it Sunday with my family. It is awesome. In it one of the survivors talks about while he was marching he would set small goals of survival for himself. Small goals like making it through that day.
I don't want to compare my struggle with my weight to the struggle these men experienced daily to survive. But in reality for me it is a big enough struggle. I am not going to focus on a big picture or great rewards at the end of this boot camp. I am going to make it through today- Tuesday, Day 2 of Boot Camp. I am sore but ibuprofen helps. Tomorrow will be Day 3 and I will deal with it when it gets here.
And yes Alese might have to drag me by my ear on Day 4 for our next work out. But I will be better for it.
Thank You Alese.
I don't know what I was thinking.. Oh wait I remember... that I have sat on the couch long enough. My BFF Alese called asking me to join her crusade to loose weight and keep it off. And guess what that means? EXERCISE:( Well I am so sore today. And I know that I will be sorer tomorrow. The damn tredmill said that I had only burned 400 calories. It lies. It has to. I don't want to go back. However, I don't want to stay FAT.
Inspiration:
My darling cousin Ashley Karras did this awesome documentary on the Death March of Bataan, which took place during World War II. It is called "The Inheritance of War". For most of you who were like me I didnt know what the Death March of Bataan was about. Basically, during World War II these 400 men surrendered to the Japanese army after months of fighting. The Japanese soldiers viewed these men as dogs and treated them worse. It was a surreal experience watching video, photos, and hearing the American soldiers talk about being torchured, starved, beaten or killed. You can read the newspaper article on it at this web site. http://www.standard.net/live/news/166233/
I watched it Sunday with my family. It is awesome. In it one of the survivors talks about while he was marching he would set small goals of survival for himself. Small goals like making it through that day.
I don't want to compare my struggle with my weight to the struggle these men experienced daily to survive. But in reality for me it is a big enough struggle. I am not going to focus on a big picture or great rewards at the end of this boot camp. I am going to make it through today- Tuesday, Day 2 of Boot Camp. I am sore but ibuprofen helps. Tomorrow will be Day 3 and I will deal with it when it gets here.
And yes Alese might have to drag me by my ear on Day 4 for our next work out. But I will be better for it.
Thank You Alese.
1 comment:
I'm so proud of you! :)
Post a Comment