The group workout was amazing - I was blown away by the sheer number of people who where there. Some of the interstaters looked fantastic with their matching shirts and caps. My crew didnt have great shirts but we all tried to wear the same colour so we still looked pretty spiffy. We managed to get a group photo before the workouts started and the excitement in the air was just contagious!
My two pals and I were umming and ahhing about which group to go into, either Intermediate or Beginner. One of my pals is pretty fit and she is always in a bigger group, plus I hadnt exercised for a few days, so I was feeling a bit unprepared. I'm proud to say we took the challenge and jumped into the intermediate group - which was HUGE!! I think they under-estimated just how big this group was, because it was a little disorganized to start with. I really enjoyed it though, there were was a great sense of camaraderie and quite a few laughs. I saw quite a few trainers helping Mish out that take some of my gym classes which was cool.
At one point, we got "ambushed" by Mish - where she jumps in and takes the group through their paces - it wasn't very long but we all tried extra hard and by the end of it I was ready to PUKE! Now I know how the contestants on The Biggest Loser feel, haha!
After the workout was done, we lined up for the group photos. It was actually a spur of the moment decision because we weren't going to bother waiting in line for a photo with Mish because we had got in the big group one earlier in the day, so by the time we lined up, we were at the very end of the line. This actually kinda worked out because by the time it was our turn, most people had disappeared and we got a shot with Mish with just the three of us! SO COOL. We didnt really get to chat to her because there were still other folks desperate for her attention, but we managed to just say "Thanks! We love the program!" and that was it.
After the workout, we headed home to spruce up for the Finale Party. I was so out of practice for nights on the town. I'm a real homebody and my pals are too. It was such a drama to find an outfit for the finale party, we almost didn't go! In fact, one of my pack didn't go even though she got a ticket! I had to rummage through my wardrobe to find an old dress to wear, I didn't want to spend money on another new dress, especially because I only consider myself to be 'Halfway' on the program. I had a dress from a work party a few years back that my mother hastily altered to fit (it was way too big because I'd lost too much weight!) so that was my dress for the night. It was weird wearing a dress though... I think the last time I wore a dress was my wedding day!!
We met up for drinks before the party with a bunch of other ladies then all headed to the Hilton for a great night. We got more photos with Mish and seeing everyone frocked up was just amazing! I really loved the inspirational wrap-up video that the team did and the whole party atmosphere was so much fun. I loved seeing some of the gals I have been doing bootcamps and training with win awards. Got me so much fired up, so glad to be doing Round 3. I really would love to be getting one of those medals next time around!!
I'm a bit sad that the next round finale party wont be in my home town. It probably means I wont be able to go and many of my training buddies wont be able to go either. We'll just have to wait and see when they announce it.
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