Day One...kicked our butts

Today was our first official workout...we all thought we were doing pretty well until Ben told us that he took it pretty easy on us...oh crap! I have never exercised like that or to a point where I felt like throwing up. Ben warned us about that and kindly helped us locate the nearest exit! I was sore after but I think that having a job where I am on my feet all day helps because I dont have that opportunity to stiffen up...Shannon was a bit worried about that with her job. Hope she is doing okay. I told Emily it helped to see her as I was working cause she would keep going so it made me keep going! We are all a bit nervous about being in a regular class tomorrow but Ben assured us that we would be fine.
Ben took us through a warm-up and then 2 sets of exercises. Some of those things have the WEIRDEST names! Burpees (oh how I loathe thee), Gobble Squat, Snatch something...yeah a little weird. Anyway, the time flew! I couldnt believe how soon it was over. I have to try and leave closer to 7:15 from now on cause I was 10 minutes late to work...hopefully it wont interfere with workouts.
Ya know, I think even if I had not made it into the final 4, I still would have been able to walk away with something pretty special...I had sooo many people rally behind me and support me. It was so heartwarming. My students were and are huge supporters and it became quite a community-building event. A lot of them read my story and were very empathetic to what had happened to me. I hope that someday down the road if they encounter a situation like that, that they will step in and help or not judge someone before they know them.
So many people have said that they voted for me or congratulations or how happy they are for me...it's a great feeling.
I'm hoping I am not too sore tomorrow for round 2...nite nite