Fall Transformation

Good Morning FALL!

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Good morning FALL! Week 1 of the Fall Transformation is in the books. I’m feeling great! Attained my attendance goal for week 1.

We have accountability goals for each day. I’m doing well…so a really good week.

I’m adding another goal for the 6 week fall transformation…push-ups! On Sunday, I’m going to set my baseline. What is the baseline? I need to count how many good form push-ups I can do in 1 minute. From there I will set my 6 week goal (at that point 5 week).

Happy Friday!

Transformation Accountability Log: 9/19 – 10/28

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My goal for the 6 week fall transformation is Attendance! I have a knack for talking myself out of not going at 5 am (my class is 6 am). I’m very convincing at that hour! I need to remember that I’m doing this for myself and no one else.  Anything worth it –  is worth the hard work!  This blog is dedicated to me holding myself accountable.

  • 9/19:  Day 1 in the books:  DONE!!
  • 9/21:  Day 2 DONE!  10 circuits / 20 reps – timed 20 minutes.  Goal:  30 – Actual 21
  • 9/22:  Non-bootcamp activity:  Yogalates – combo of yoga / pilates…lots of strecthing
  • 9/23:  Day 3 and Week 1 DONE and in the books!!  Feeling fantastic!!
  • 9/26:  Day 4 and the start of Week 2 DONE!  Today was a day that I could’ve rolled over and stayed in bed.  I didn’t!  I felt great right after, but was a bit tired in the AM.
  • 9/28:  Day 5 in the books.  Again hard to get up this AM (but not as hard as Monday).
  • 9/29:  Non-bootcamp activity:  Yogalates – combo of yoga / pilates…one of my favorite poses – the corpse – very relaxing!
  • 9/30:  Day 6 – mission accomplished…Week 2 DONE! (first time hitting the snooze and I actually needed the alarm…I usually either get up before or turn off the alarm completely).  Happy Friday!!
  • 10/3:  Day 7 – no bootcamp today due to a sore knee (started last week) – really bothered me yesterday and today.  I did notify my trainer and she encouraged me in the future to come to bootcamp and we can modify my workout.  I agreed.  I just completed an 11+ minute circuit (so about 1/3 of what I normally do)
  • 10/5:  Day 8 – back on track – icing the knee
  • 10/6:  Day 9 – Sunrise Yoga! 🙂 & Yogalates (normal Thurs evening class) (after the day I had today I needed both sessions! 🙂 )
  • 10/7:  Day 10 – Done and in the books!
  • 10/10:  Didn’t make it this morning
  • 10/12:  Didn’t make it this morning (did not sleep well at all last night) (felt like I was up every hour on the hour)
  • 10/15:  Made it to the 5 am class as it was a busy, busy, busy day at the office
  • 10/17:  Didn’t make it due to sleep deprivation from the weekend.  I did not make myself a priority regarding hydration on Sunday and I really felt it Monday morning.  I had planned to go to the 9:30 am class since I was off.  Not going was a poor decision on my part…I let the negative self talk over rule my better judgement.
  • 10/19:  Done!  Back on Track!! 🙂  Loved the circuits today (even the dreaded cardio)!
  • 10/21:  Done!
  • 10/24:  Done – Last week of the transformation
  • 10/26:  Done!  1000 Rep Challenge and Yogalates Class
  • 10/28:  Done – The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown Workout

6 Week Fall Transformation: Starts Tomorrow (9/19 – 10/28)

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For those of you who know me personally you know that I go to a bootcamp 3 days a week.  Throughout the year they have special programs to change it up (although every workout is different).  There are two transformation programs.  One in the Spring and one in the Fall.  The Fall Transformation begins on Monday.  I’m really excited for this transformation program.  I think it will be a great complement to my completion of the clean program.  As I mentioned in my earlier blog, I was a bit out of sorts last week (lethargic and even unmotivated when it comes to food – as in making the choices that I know are good for me).  So this will help get my head back in the game.  My plan is to continue to include the foods that are part of the elimination diet (as last week has clearly taught me “you are what you eat”).

We are given a lot of tools to help us achieve our goals:  food / fitness journal, an online tool (bootcamp facebook), food menu, shopping list, audio conferences, videos and many others.  On Wednesday, we were asked to provide our goal for the 6 week transformation.  This goal is not about pounds, inches or body fat lost during the 6 weeks.  It is about what we can control.  I could come up with many goals:  keep my food journal, drink more water, add a fruit or veggie to every meal, increase my dumbell weight (which I am doing), run a 5k, HIIT workouts, etc..you get the picture.  My goal is attendance!  I know that sounds simple, but I have an uncanny way of talking myself into rolling over at 5 am.  My goal is in writing with the trainers, on our online bootcamp tool and now on here!  I’ve also created a separate blog specifically called Attendance where I’ve put every date online for bootcamp where I will be posting whether or not I attended or not (keeping myself accountable).  I know I will have one excused absence, as I am expected to travel for work near the end of the transformation (however, it doesn’t excuse me from getting a workout in that day!)

I’m already geting ready for my transformation:

  • Watched the Goal Video
  • Watched the Program Overview Video
  • Reviewed the Week 1 Menu and Shopping List
  • Orderd my food for next week (doesn’t exactly line up to the week 1 menu – I will supplement my order with items above)
  • Downloaded and reviewed the Success Toolkit

I’m EXCITED and ready to go!