Last weekend I went to Seattle's Camp Carter. Personal Trainer Carter Hays from Tennessee (he trained "The Cowboy" David Griffen from the Biggest Loser) flew into Seattle to kick mine and a few others butts and teach us how to work out. We learned about nutrition and exercise, had an hour personal training session in the morning which included squats, lundges, and pushups with and without weights. After the morning workout he put is through a 4 minute workout outside. The whole AM workout burned over 700 calories!!! We then went to lunch at Olive Garden where I chose to have salad and soup with one breadstick. We returned to the hotel where we asked questions about nutrition and exercise and then went for our afternoon workout. More squats, lundges and pushups and more weights this workout was only 1/2 hr long but burned over 400 calories!!! The experience was amazing and I learned alot from Carter and am really glad he was able to come out meet with us. I felt great on Sat. when I left for home my legs were a bit numb and felt like Jello and would give out a bit when I went downstairs but there was no pain. That is until Sun. morning!!! I was sore from head to toe!! I took 2 ibprofin and that took the edge off. I noticed I felt better if I kept moving so I went for a walk with my dogs and my husband and I decided to clean out the garage. Sunday morning was the worse by far. It hurt to go up and down stairs!! I felt like sliding down the stairs. It hurt to sit it hurt to stand heck it hurt to do nothing. Sunday was bad. Monday I was still slightly sore but feeling much better. However people at work kept asking me what was wrong and that I looked sore, lol. I was walking pretty straight leged my muscles were tight. Monday after work I went to the gym and soaked in the hot tub and hung out in the sauna. By Wed. I felt "normal" however my weight on the scale had said I had gone up 4 lbs!!! I had been really good at watching my food and staying in my point range so I knew I was still retaining water. Wed and Thurs the school I worked at took a field trip to the zoo and I came with and chased preschoolers around the zoo for 4 hours each day. As of yesterday my weight finally returned to normal and I weighed in a WW at 178.8 down .2 lbs. I was very active this week & I know I did my body good but I really wish I would have seen a larger loss at the scale then .2 It is possible that I am still recovering from last weekend I suppose. Camp Carter opened my eyes to a new way of working out. A way to workout when I do not have exercise equip avail. to me. For a Camp Carter workout no major equip. is needed. The workout consisted of 1 free weight and myself and I burned over 1100 calories in a day and I felt it! It hurt but is was a good hurt of my muscles and my body waking up!! I plan on flying to Tennesse in Sept for the Nashville Camp Carter Event on Sept 19, 20 and 21st.
This week my husband and I also decided to buy new bikes for the whole family and we went on our very first bike ride together last night!!! We rode two miles to a duck pond near our home and then started back when my youngest daughters bike broke!! The chain came off. So my husband rode double time back to the house while I walked back pulling my bike and my daughters bike. About 2/3 of the way back my husband showed up with the car and picked up my daughter and her bike and I rode the remainder of the way with my oldest daughter. Which she by the way is amazing!!! She learned to ride her bike in the matter of 1 hr just practicing over and over again on the sidewalk in front of our home!!! I had a great week and I feel amazing, I have a lot of energy and the sun is out today and I am looking forward to taking another bike ride with my girls. I suppose it doesn't matter what the number on the scale is if I feel great and if I am proud of myself and what I am doing for myself and for my family. I am not the only one making changes now. Now my whole family is involved and my whole family is getting healthy and having fun at the same time. Hope you all have a great week and enjoy the ones you love. XOXO