Mid-point assessments - Amy

This is the intensity of Fall Shape Up: I have mud all over my legs, sweat on my pink sweatband, and blood on my thigh from running through a brick wall.

Okay, I accidentally ran too close to the brick wall while avoiding a mud puddle this morning during our mid-point assessments. But still. I FEEL strong enough to break through walls.

We weighed ourselves before running, just like we did one month ago. I have gained four pounds. However, I know that it's all muscle. My clothes are fitting differently, I feel great, and I can tell a difference in how I look as well. I'll be honest, it was a little discouraging to look at the numbers on the scale. But, especially this past week, I have done very well feeding my body good nutrition, I worked out six out of seven days this week, and when my health and muscle tone are so obviously improving, the numbers on the scale matter much less.

And I've improved quite a bit in our assessment exercises! In our 3-lap jog not only did I finish with a wound of champions on my leg, I finished in almost one minute less time (11:48 --> 10:53). I doubled the amount of push-ups I can do before exhaustion (16 --> 32), and also increased the amount of crunches I can completed in one minute (52 --> 65).

Look out, brick wall.