The Hike

At the Trailhead

The start of the hike was flat for about 3 minutes, and then the climbing began.

halfway there to the summit

Exhausted and out of breath, I made it to the top!

I'm sorry, but I couldn't help my enthusiasm!

Did I ever mention that I LOVE to hike?

The only problem is that where I live it's either too hot or too cold to do it unless you go up to the mountains in the summer. I don't exactly have the luxury to hike either, since my twins aren't old enough to hike yet. My husband loves the outdoors. He'd go hiking every day if he could. Hmmm... sounds like a great afternoon date! I'll keep that in mind.

The hike up the mountain just behind my house was awesome! It's about 600 feet to the summit and very steep and rocky in some areas. When you get to the top, there's only about 2-3 feet wide of  walking width. It was scary up there, but it was so much fun!
There were so many places during the hike where I had to use my hands to get over rocks.
There were also many places where there was just pure gravel (slippery to climb uphill on).
I felt such a rush and an accomplishment when I finally came down the mountain.
I'm also very grateful that no one (especially me- accident prone here) was hurt. We all had a great time.
I'd like to go hiking again soon. It felt great to be outdoors even though there was a storm coming.

Saturday

2 corn tortillas, 1 oz. lean roast beef, 1/6 cup lowfat cheese

1/2 banana, 1/2 cup pineapple slices, 1/2 cup grapes

2 corn tortillas, 1 oz. lean roast beef, 1/6 cup lowfat cheese

14 almonds
turkey burger with tomatoes, mustard, red onions and whole wheat bun, steamed carrots and broccoli
2 hour hike up a mountain!

Sunday

2 corn tortillas, 1 turkey bacon slice, 1/6 cup lowfat cheese

7almonds

2 corn tortillas, 1 turkey bacon slice, 1/6 cup lowfat cheese

7 almonds

6 oz. grilled salmon, greenbeans

1/2 cup nonfat peach sherbet
Turbo Jam Cardio for 45 minutes, abs for 10 minutes, free weights on arms, back, and shoulders for 10 min.

Today's Plan

2 corn tortillas, 1 slice turkey bacon, 1/6 cup lowfat cheese

7almonds

2 corn tortillas, 1 slice turkey bacon, 1/6 cup lowfat cheese

7 almonds

3 oz. stirfried pork sirloin with 1/4 cup white rice
1/2 banana
run/walk program for 1 hr., Jillian's Banish Fat, Boost Metabolism

I weigh myself tomorrow, and I really hope I've made it to my 10%!


I still have my cold, but Twin Boy is doing better. Twin Girl still sick.

I hope you're having a super duper happy and healthy day!