Hello! I'm Jamie and this is my first 6-week challenge. I'm a slower runner but I feel like I'm pretty agile, and have always been stronger than your average girl. I've always had to be active due to my love of food and my need for challenges, but when I moved in with my husband who pretty much works out throughout the day for his job, he didn't want to go to the gym once he got home and I wanted to spend time with him. Yup, that's right, I'm using the whole it's my husband's fault that I eat so much and stopped working out! So noticing that I was slowly gaining weight and I wasn't happy I started running. Then I jumped on the Weight Watchers band wagon. This helped me loose weight and get to a decent place for the wedding. But then the second that I came back from my honeymoon my eating habits went bad again and I worked out less due to a higher work load. I know excuses, excuses. Since then I have started eating Paleo with one cheat day (with the exception of the two weeks while I was packing, moving, and unpacking). But I have had the unfortunate case of bouncing up and down about ten pounds because I am having a hard time staying motivated. I have continued with signing up for 5Ks and 10Ks to keep challenges coming but I don't have any friends that live close enough to me to be a workout buddy or really keep me accountable. My husband tries but when he wants to eat crap food my will power is low and he's a push over when I ask to cheat again. It's so much easier to eat better during the work week when things are very structured and I don't have to eat every meal with him. So, now that we are moved in and unpacked I have been cooking and eating Paleo again with of course my one cheat day (more of a mental need than anything). I signed up for a six week boot camp starting June 3rd. I have two races a month through August and I am bound and determined to figure something out. My goals for this six weeks are: 1. Lose 10 pounds of fat (hard to measure I know) 2. Go to every single bootcamp class (1 hr/day, 3 days/wk, 6 weeks) 3. Drink 80 ounces of water a day 4. Create a more accurate monthly budget now that I will have a better grasp with the new house I am thinking about cross fit after this six week bootcamp, but it seems like all the places around me are a bit expensive and I'm not sure I will have it in the budget. I am also going to try my best to use this bootcamp to see if I can find a workout buddy closer to home, which I think will make a huge difference. I only have so much will power, I need an extra push. If any one has any ideas for me please share! I am willing to try anything!
