Biggest Loser Boot Camp Week 10 Weigh-in–The Biggest Shocker Yet
Thanks to Front Range Adventure Boot Camp, I am physically stronger than I have been in years. But one of last week’s workouts nearly did me in.
It was not the day we ran Red Rocks amphitheatre. Though having a partner hold you back with resistance bands while trying to race crawl up the stairs sure was a lot of fun.
It was not when my husband Jamie and I took a two-hour hike up Eldorado Canyon’s Rattlesnake Gulch as I hauled our 30-pound toddler. (When asked by fellow hikers why I was carrying him instead of Jamie, I cheerfully submitted Bode helped me pack on the weight and he can help me take it off).
What nearly sent me to my deathbed was Monday’s Indian run at Boot Camp. Our instructor Robyn divided us into two groups: non-runners (smart people) and runners (masochists). I was assigned to the latter group. The concept of the Indian run is simple: a group of people jog in single file around a playing field and pass a baton backwards. When it reaches the last person, he/she sprints forward to the front of the line and so it continues.
Sound reasonable? Sure, unless your group decides to sprint the entire drill, causing you to finally say, “Ladies, if it is amenable to you, perhaps we should slow this down to a jog so the sprinter does not kill herself trying to take the lead.”
Well, it kind of came out like that. Just add some swearing and an avowal to get even when they least expect it.
Without further ado, my weekly weight loss is: 5 pounds, making my total 23 pounds.
No one is more shocked than I. Sure, my body nearly collapsed from overexertion this week but I overcompensated for it by consuming the equivalent of a child’s birthday cake at a neighborhood party that weekend. I dreaded getting on that scale and I am still scratching my head over my biggest week of weight loss.
Maybe the cake was made with Splenda?
Or it was more likely that I burned about 1,000,000 calories, which compensated for the 500,000 calories I consumed.
Whatever it was, I’ll take it.
Have you ever had a week of weight loss that shocked you?
What a workout! I got a cramp in my leg just reading this!
Congratulations, Amber!
I am beyond jealous.
What I would not give to lose 23 pounds.
It is what I won’t give up that is the problem.
This weight is not going to magically “fall off” while I sit at my computer.
Blogging.
I need to get on your program.
Yesterday.
5 pounds!? WOW!
I had a week where I lost over 4 pounds, but I had gained like 2.3 the week before. I don’t think it really counts. You have had consistent weight loss from the beginning! Congrats!
YEAY YOU! Congrats on your success. Although it sounds like you’ve been working your butt off! (Literally!) That Indian run thing? EEEKKK!
YAY! That is awesome! Keep up the great work! Wish I had it in me to do the boot camp thing. I’m lucky to walk my wimpy miles and do pilates.
That is frickin’ awesome!!!! You’re probably building more muscle, which burns fat more readily. So by having a total kick-butt week of workouts you’re body’s burning a lot more calories even while you are sleeping, etc. (sorry for being “miss scientific” there!)
Major Congrats on your successful losing! You are an inspiration!
Good job, Amber! I don’t even bother weighing myself. If my clothes are fitting better, or getting too loose, I know I am making progress. I am kind of backwards in how I approach fitness, but hey, it works for me.
You are amazing! Congrats!
Your doing awesome!
Wow! That is fantastic. Good for you. Congratulations!!
Heidi
YAY Amber!
I’m gonna weigh myself later on today.
But with me being sick this week and not exercising, I am probably still the same.
Though, I didn’t eat alot, so we will see
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Good for you. That is wonderful. I think I had a bad week and don’t expect to see much of a loss next week.
Hurray for you! I am the queen of shocking weeks. It seems when I don’t eat anything, nothing happens but when I cheat, that is when I see my weight loss!
P.S. But 5 pounds? That has never happened!
It happens often (that is when I’ve been good about weight loss) and I try to remember that when I have weeks where I should have lost but gained instead. No one knows what the body will do from one week to the next. Still, CONGRATS!!!
I just love your wit … thanks for making me laugh today – I needed it.
Congrats on the weight loss. Very cool.
hi amber,
i already knew you were one strong woman! congrats on your success. most excellent, kathleen
Thanks for all the sweet comments!
Oh, and kudos to all the women who are doing this with me!!!!
That sounds like a TOTAL killer workout! i would be dead.
Awesome. you are totally awesome!
that is so awesome Amber! keep it up!!!!
Erm okay … I am totally exhausted just reading about this. You are my hero Amber because your endless energy and determination to enjoy these kinds of torture amazes and humbles me. If only I could find that will power deep down …. one of these days ……
Amber !!!!!!
You are hysterical! Now that you are a seasoned Indian runner I will make sure that I always put you in the “sprint” group! Congratulations on your continued weight loss even after set-backs. You are proof that setbacks are a part of the journey and that you just get back on the track and keep moving forward. I love having your energy and constant humor in camp! So does everyone else. Hey all of you – come and join us!
Wow – congrats!!! That is so awesome. 5 pounds is really exciting!
I FINALLY broke through my plataeu and have lost 5 pounds in the last 3 weeks. Not much, but I only have 10 more to go. Man, it has been painful though. Why is the last of the weight the hardest? urgh.