I had heard about this  program before through the Missoula Businesswomen’s Network. At one of the monthly meetings I met the owner, Cindy Hart. My friend Stacy suggested we try it out. I said sure, but hoped that she’d forget.  About 6 months later a co-worker brought it up. I made up excuses, but she wasn’t hearing it. That’s what I get for whining to someone about my weight.

My first thought was how the heck am I going to pull this off? It cost $150 for 3 times a week.  It’s at 9am. I am not a morning person. (My boyfriend swears I’m a vampire because I don’t sleep at night.) I don’t exercise AT ALL. I’m 5′1 and 267 Lbs. I’m considered morbidly obese. One of my last doctor visits I found out that I’m heading towards type II diabetes.  I really had no choice then did I?  Having a friend to go with me helped.  She’ll drag me out of bed if need be. I also talked another friend Amy, into joining Helen and me. I needed two people to drag me to the gym and pick me up when I collapse.

I filled out the online application on April 10th 2008. (Thank you tax refund.) Inside I was scared to death.  I just knew I’d be the fattest person there, huffing and puffing while everyone passed me up.  On the outside I was gung ho about it and blabbed to everyone I knew. I thought, well if everyone knows I’m doing this, I have to see it through or they’ll think poorly of me.  To try to get excited, I went shopping. Shopping is like food for me. It fixes everything temporarily.  I got a sports bra, a few HUGE t-shirts, some stretchy loose pants, 5lb dumb bells, an exercise mat and lots of other things that had nothing to do with boot camp.

In the mean time another co-worker gave me advice. Get off my bum and start walking NOW NOW NOW. He suggested that I go for a walk around the hospital on my breaks. Up my water intake and start heating healthy. I can’t actually give him all the credit. My doctor had been lecturing me to do this for over a year. (I didn’t walk, but I joined a gym, but I only went once and that was for the initial evaluation with a fitness instructor. 6 months of membership fees down the drain.)

So in my preparation for boot camp,  I upped my water and added sugar free juices.  I  had cut down on soda having a total of 3 20oz diet cokes in that 3 weeks. I had lost 3 pounds by just doing that. I’m a fruit and veggie junkie so I hadno problems in that area. Sweets were still a struggle.

Beginning Stats:

Weight  264.6

Body Fat %  46.4%

Left Upper Arm  14.5

Right Upper Arm  15.5

Shoulders  52

Chest  51.5

Abs  47.75

Waist  52.75

Hips  58.5

Left Thigh  24.75

Right Thigh  26

to be continued..