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Boot camp for him, no eating out for me. :-/

Day 2 of boot camp for Jace and no eating out plus exercise daily for me. We all know Boot camp is not easy or we assume it isn't. Well not eating out is not easy for this Mom. I would eat out twice a day at least 3 times a week and once a day almost every day. Good lord, now that I say it, it sounds absurd.

So I told my son I will not go out to eat for the next 8 weeks and I will exercise every day.

Day one sad to say no exercise, but I have not gone out to eat.

Day two I decided to try planking. Went to YouTube to look it up, went to a beginner video, Easy peasy I can do that I say to myself. Well let me tell ya, that skinny little 20 something that's been doing polities for the past 19 years makes it look easy.

Hold it for 20 seconds she says, Do you have any idea ow long 20 seconds is when your in the plank position ? and mind you this is not the full plank this is on my knees. 5 seconds in I was begging for it to end. Than I get a 10 second rest. Why is it that 20 seconds in a plank equals 30 min. and resting for 10 seconds equals about 2 seconds. OUTCH!

I want my son to see a big change in me at his graduation so he will know I kept my word. This unfit pudgy Mom will go to graduation a new Mom a more fit Mom.

Soon, I will meet my son the man, not the boy I left at the airport. At graduation I can only hope he will be as proud of me as I am of him. If he can get through Boot Camp, I can get through this.

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Comment by AZBmom PIR6/6/14 on April 11, 2014 at 9:38am: I like this idea. I got invited to a 24 day ab challenge group on FB by a friend. If my son can do PT in BC then I can at least get my tushie in gear and do some physical activities too!

Comment by B'sNukeMoM⚓️MMN(Vet) on April 11, 2014 at 4:51pm: Great job ladies! Keep up the good work. Your SR's will be so proud of you ;-)

Comment by Jlin SHIP03 DIV190 on April 24, 2014 at 12:52am: Keep up the good work every one! Lets show our SR what their Mom's are made of !