Oh crap. What did I get myself into? My butt hurts, my back, and my arms feel like they have been ripped off. Those were my first thoughts after completing my first Julie's Boot Camp class. I was overwhelmed. There's a food list and good fats vs. bad fats and workouts... I felt like I was drowning in a whirlwind of emotions, and honestly, I wasn't sure if I was cut out for it. I wasn't even sure if I'd be able to walk the next day.
I had been "fat" since I was 9 years old. I had tried just about everything from weight watchers to counting calories. I would lose 5lbs here and there, but I would never lose beyond that. For years I blamed my weight on everything and everybody else. I blamed it on heredity-morbid obesity runs deep on both sides of my family. I blamed the 40lbs I had gained from 2005-2006 on my boyfriend and the 50lbs I gained after that on the break-up. I blamed gaining weight on being busy. I blamed it on the cost of "diet" food being too high. I would give excuse after excuse for why I was the way I was.
One day, I woke up and realized I was the reason I was fat. I loved to eat-which you could tell by my size. I had reached an astonishing 293lbs. Then I made the decision, I was going to give Julie's my all for 8 weeks----NO EXCUSES. I was going to face this addiction with will power and determination. To me- the cost was too high this time to allow myself to fail. I had to do this- needed to do this. For my health, for my kids (albeit hypothetical at this point), and I needed to do it for me. If I didn't I would be dead by age of 30. This was my last resort and I HAD to make it work.
That was eleven months ago and I've lost 105lbs since then. I am asked almost daily what my secret is. My secret is...hard work , being aware, and no excuses. Julie's has opened my eyes to that. Even skinny people must work out to be skinny. People also frequently ask if Julie's Boot Camp for You is hard. My reply is "Yes!" but I always follow up with "But it's worth it."
-Rebecca O'Daniel, Julie's Boot Camp & Weight Loss Client
