I started the Jenny Craig program on June 4, and to date, I’ve lost 10 pounds! I’ve got 15 weeks and counting until our wedding on October 10. Woo hoo!

That's me jumping for joy!

This week, I started boot camp with KOI Fitness to up the ante. It’s not exactly a bride bootcamp program, and actually I’m glad it’s not so specific because it’s about overall fitness.

KOI offers a one week trial for free and then you pay for the remaining of the session (4 days a week, 6:00-7:00am, for 6 weeks). The first day (Monday), we did intervals of distance running and isometrics (like exploding frog leaps) and ab work. On Tuesday, we had a fitness testing (like high school PE days). I surprised myself by doing 25 push-ups, but was thoroughly disappointed to do ZERO sit-ups. (No cheating allowed, you had to keep your feet firmly planted on the ground and use your fingertips to touch your partners’ fingertips just above your knee cap).

Wednesday is an off day and this morning, was a “hill” day. This session is focused on running and week one of six is the baby step towards building our endurance. Boy, I was wheezing as if I had asthma after one jogging trip up a hill and back. Fortunately, the instructor was encouraging and not so much like Jillian on “Biggest Loser.” I need a push, but I literally was on the verge of tears as I realized I was so out of shape!

The other folks in my cohort have been doing the boot camp for at least one to two sessions, so I felt a little better. After all, if you start at the bottom, you can only go up, right?

At the end of the 6 weeks, I had better be able to do at least 15 sit-ups and jog without nearly fainting!