Sumo Consulting^2.0

Well, I've survived a week of Operation Bootcamp and week two began this morning. I've done pretty well with following the workout and diet schedule. Thursday night I made it through an APWBWGTTD (Atlanta People With Blogs Who Get Together To Drink) meetup without drinking or eating junk, and Saturday night was out at Hand in Hand till nearly midnight frustrating our waitress by repeatedly asking for waters and diet cokes instead of my usual Paulaner Hefeweizen. I did still have a serious urge to visit the Majestic Diner at the end of the night and have some Food That Pleases (oh how it does please) but I managed to make it home without my Patty Melt and Hash Browns.

The workouts have been fairly consistent and on plan as well, including a bike ride on the Silver Comet Sunday and some meaningful time with the elliptical machine at my gym.

Best of all though, my weight and body fat percentage is definitely reflecting change. This morning, exactly 7 days after my initial weigh in, here are my new stats...

Now, I don't have any illusions that this rate of weight loss will continue during the program, but it's a great jump start and makes me very happy considering all the effort I've put into this so far.

The workouts continue to be tough, and I continue to be totally drenched and exhausted by the end. The instructors do a pretty good job of keeping everyone motivated and there are enough of them wandering around that it's really difficult to cheat during workouts without hearing someone call you out by name and get you back on track.

Next week includes a "Bring a Friend Day", and I've already asked a few people to come along. We'll see if anyone's brave enough to do it...

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