There’s changes in town, and it’s called the BHIP miracle.

 

BHIPsters feel it. Our squats are just a little bit deeper, we run just a little bit harder, our pushups are a little bit stronger. The workouts no longer seem impossible, at the same time getting increasingly challenging. "Can't" has been removed from our vocabulary.

 

Did you ever think on Day 1 that you could deadlift a barbell with weights?

 

Or when you started Week 2, could you see yourself on the Drake steps? WITH A SANDBAG???

 

I think not.  Progress, my friends, progress!

 

People may be noticing something different about you. They may be saying, "You look different, you look good!”  Refrain from screaming back, “OF COURSE I DO, I RAN UP THAT &*%$# BRUIN WALK 10 TIMES!” It will just frighten them. They know not what we do. They just see the change.

 

For the first eight weeks, people around me didn’t notice a darn thing. All they saw was me sitting at my desk red-faced and still sweating from 1:30 until vanpool time. 

 

Then in the past week, whamo!  I’ve had three “have you lost weight?” and one “did your boobs get bigger?.” (Note: BHIP does NOT make your boobs bigger. I was just wearing a tight top that day.) 

 

Because of these comments, I decided to try on my skinny jeans … the ones at the bottom of my closet that I haven’t seen for years. I dusted them off, pulled them on, and they fit! I didn’t even have to lay on the ground and jimmy them up my hips like I usually do.

 

Other BHIP progress: I bought a bikini for the first time in 20 years. While my body isn’t “swimsuit model” perfect, it’s perfect for me. BHIP is making me appreciate my accomplishments, be proud of my body, and want to continue working hard to maintain the health and energy that I’m feeling daily. Read all of Cindy's posts here.