Bootcamp Update!

I'm in month two, and I love it.

The location now being at Trinity Bellwoods is perfect, and I've been getting into kick-ass shape.

Major update at the conclusion!

--Stevie

Bootcamp - Day One

Day one and I'm already exhausted. I woke up at 5am and was out of my house by 5:20 to arrive by 6am. Unfortunately the TTC had other plans, so my idea to bike should come into play for the rest of the two months. The streetcar didn't come for a full 30 minutes and I stood outside in the cold freezing my ass off. I arrived, finally, at 6:15 so I started late which means I only had 45 minutes of cold, hard workout today. I'm already terrified of the full hour because 45 minutes was more than enough!

We did everything I hate, squats, lunges, jackknifes...the list goes on and on. My brief respite was a sprint around the perimeter of BMO field, which I did in 1 minute, 30 seconds and hope to cut that down significantly. My body was tired!

The worst exercise was these plank position knee pull-ins that then turned into frogging your legs or whatever the technical term is. IT SUCKED.

So as I'm telling everyone at work, I'm either going to have a bangin' bod at the end of this or I'm going to die. We'll see which one wins!

-Stevie

Best Body Bootcamp

Wow! It's been awhile and spring is just around the corner. That means bikini weather will be coming along shortly.

In an effort to kick the winter blues and get back into bikini rocking shape, I've joined up with the Toronto chapter of Best Body Bootcamp.

It starts in just under a week and a half. I'm mostly intimidated by the 6am start time since I'll have to wake up at 5:30 at the latest and bike my butt to BMO field three times a week. But the outcome will be worth it, I hope!

Anyone try one of these bootcamps? What were your results/thoughts? Bree I know you did one!

-Stevie

To Whom It May Concern:

Dear Booster Juice,

We only have a short time together, as I am moving away to a land that is lacking the juices and the boost. I will try to sip you weekly until my fated departure at the end of October.

However, recently it has come to my attention that you aren't all that was promised. Your Banana Beach smoothie from your "Life Choice" menu eludes that you are healthy, wise and true. When I visited your website www.boosterjuice.com I found your caloric index... and your SUGARS index! I saw your dirty little secret and I wept.

Although you definitely have zero fat, you are still a whopping 400 calories and 82 grams of sugar.

Compared to your Berry Smoothie cousin "Brazilian Thunder" you are cellulite waiting to happen. Although it may contain amounts of sorbet, the Brazilian yields 350 calories and only 34 grams of sugar.

I am sorry Banana Beach, your days are over. I will take the 2 grams of fat over the 48 grams of sugar and 50 calories.

Sincerely,
Brianne



Dear Brazilian Thunder,

Welcome to my repertoire of tasty beverages. I hope that your Acai is delicious and wonderful.

In order to ensure that you are wise and true I will boost you with protein.

Your friend,
Brianne

I need a tan even though summer's coming to an end!

I thought I'd show off my ingenious wearing of a skirt as a dress while also proudly showing off my favourite sport via some random statue in Yorkville. But that's not the point of this entry.

Operation Skinny Jeans: I'd like to introduce you to sparkpeople! Given that I am probably the most useless calorie counter / exercise tracker ever, this thing has already changed my habits. I logon twice a day (morning, night) and make sure I'm all settled in with my stats.

Since it's summer, I've been avoiding the gym like the plague and will probably cancel my membership. I've decided to hate on the gym. Plus there's a fully equipped gym in my new office so, uhh, free trumps towel service. I'll miss the steam room but there's always hot yoga for that which has moved even closer to my home. Perfecto!

Right now my activities include: Soccer every Tuesday evening (expanding to 2 nights a week soon), biking to and from work every day (3km total, pretty short!), and hot yoga at least once a week. I've been feeling really good and cycling everywhere, so two nights a week I'd say I cycle around 6-8km. It's just too bad that I've been cycling to Guinness providers so far! I can never stop the Guinness. I just can't quit you....

Tara's 30 day body blitz

Ok Bri! Lets do this. Here is what I propose, it's a starting point. I have classes twice a week and like to go to at least a few extra in between. So this is on top of my 3 times at the gym a week.

1!!! Think Skinny Thoughts!!!!

2. Drinks are reserved for weekends.
3. Drink 2 litres of water.
4. Eat protien with every meal. Get 125 grms of protien a day (big metabolism booster)
5. Avoid processed food. This will be tough. But as long as I limit it, like if there's a buffet of food in front of me, just have a few bites of what I really want vs. constant picking at everything. I think there will be alot of temptation in the next few.
6. Everyday, do at least a 30 min walk.

Here is a link for fitday. I use this to track my carb, protien, fat ratio. I try to keep it pretty strict during the week. 50% protien, 30% carbs, 20% fats. If you get an account send me your journal link and we'll be accountable for each other. Here is mine

http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJournals.html?Owner=Blair%5F007

I need more tips. The drinking thing is hard, so i'm drinking soda water and vodka as a cleaner alternative. Add some limes, blueberries mint and sweetener and it's close to a mojito.

Did I mention I had a brownie for breakfast. hahah.. Extra 30 min walk today!! haha..

55 more days

Ok time to get serious here.

Help! I need some serious modivation. I have 55 days left till I'm on a beach in Hawaii. Now I know you're thinking, poor Tara... but really that gives me a solid 2 months to be beach ready. I have read the books. Bought every single solitary magazine on fitness and health. I have gone onto every website that has information on bodybuilding and I know all the equations to find out my proper caloric intakes and deficts. I'm practically a certified diet mathimagician. I know ALL there must be to know about my sought after beach bod. So I guess I've just used the past two months to prepare me and inform myself of what action I need to take for the next 55 days.

hmmm.. can it be done?

Anyone on board with me?

Pump Up The Volume

or rather... the workout intensity. I just came back from a Cabot Trail trek. T-Dawg and I hiked the Highlands during a camping adventure. Those Acadian settlers must have been ripped after working the land and fishing the seas.

-Carrice

Frisbee Gymnastics

As part of our cardio workout during bootcamp, we will typically play Ultimate Frisbee. We use the length of a football field, and it is usually 3 on 3 so its a whole helluva lot of running around.



We were a little short on bootcampers today and so our game was 2 on 2 - lots of running!



Anyway, I was running full tilt to catch the frisbee, and I suppose the grass was a bit moist and my foot slipped on an exceptionally long stride and somehow I landed in full splits.



Well... there was a loud cracking noise when my groin reached its tipping point (my body's way of saying it isn't supposed to bend that way).



It probably hurt, but I was laughing so hard. I thought this shit only happened in movies?!



Hopefully I can walk tomorrow.... my current pain level is about a 6.

- Brianne

Soccer Saturdays worked against my Skinny Jeans

Final playoff game water spraying on us shot! Check out our rockin' shirts!
Oh yes, it's true. My soccer games on Saturday were an intense foray into fitnessitude. I loved each game and steadily improved until my skills could pay the bills (maybe just my uh phone bill, really, and that's if I put a little hat out when I do my body checks - illegal move!)

It's all over now and what have I learned?

If you go to the pub after every single soccer game and pound back beer for hours on end, your skinny jeans will not feel more loose at all.

Nope, not an inch. But the hours of fun and entertainment with one's soccer team are worth it. Tomorrow I'm off to England where my cardio will include finding the nearest pub and shopping trips where I stretch my wallet to new heights. At least my going vegetarian will limit my caloric intake substantially.

Or will it? Prawn cocktail Walkers isn't really shrimp, right? RIGHT?

-Stevie