Day 3...a little late.

Yesterday's hike was GREAT.  We went to Reagan Ranch.  This was once owned by Ronald Reagan.  He donated the land to the city.  About halfway through the hike, we got to a stopping point.  This stopping point was where they filmed M.A.S.H.!  Here are some pictures:

I was at the top of a very steep hill at the M.A.S.H. site.

Me...with our 3 hike guides. 

Day 3 - Wednesday

Here is my schedule for today.
6:00 am                Stretch (Yoga)
7:00 am                Breakfast
7:45 am                Hike Descriptions
8:00 am                Leave for Hike
11:15 am              Liquid Moves (Pool) -or-
                            Circuit (gym)
12:25 pm              Lunch
1:00 pm               1st week anouncements
1:15 pm               Lecture:  Emotional Eating (This was yesterday.
                            We will have Spending Your Calories Wisely 2.)
2:30 pm               H2O Circuit (pool)
3:30 pm               Kickboxing
4:30 pm              Mountain (This one scares me.  I don't know what it is.)
5:45 pm              Dinner
6:15 pm              Lecture:  Intuitive Eating

Busy Day today, again.  I have to go for know but I want to say THANK YOU to everyone who is reading this and leaving comments. 

Tuesday....day 2

Whoa! Today was tough! I thought that I was going to die on the hike and my cardio interval class but I made it!!! Here are some pictures from today.

Our menu from today.

Breakfast

The start of our hike and that is all I will say about that.

During the hike

Another view

Some of the people in our hiking group.

After picture

My salad at lunch from the salad bar.  With Balsamic Vinagrette, it was only 85 calories.

Squash soup....Good!

Cooking demo...making turkey tacos.

Our lunch.  This was from the cooking demo...turkey tacos.  I forgot to take pics from lunch.

Dinner...I didn't eat the veggies.  I got a salad instead.

Chocolate covered strawberries...mmm...mmm...good!!

We also had a class tonight. It was called "Intuitive Eating". I will post later on this. Good night for now! Oh...I burned 4,917 calories in 13 hours and 17 minutes today:)

Day 2 - Schedule

Here is my schedule for Day 2:
6:00 am                     Stretch
7:00 am                     Breakfast
7:45 am                     Hike Descriptions
8:00 am                     Leave for Hike
11:15 am                   H20 Circuit (pool) (This was hard yesterday.)
12:35 pm                  Lunch
1:00 pm                    Calorie Challenge (I don't know what this is....I will explain later)
1:30 pm                    Cooking Demo
2:30 pm                    Cardio Intervals
3:30 pm                    Total Toning
4:30 pm                    H2O Intervals (pool)
5:30 pm                    Dinner
6:15 pm                    Lecture:  Spending your calories wisely 2

I will post the menu for the day sometime this morning with pictures from breakfast.  The food has been good and I haven't been starving like I thought I would be. 

HAVE A GREAT DAY!

After the Hike - Day 1

All I can say is WOW!!!  The scenery is beautiful and the food is good too!  I have met some amazing people that I know I will keep in touch with.  I have a class in 20 minutes, so this post is going to be short.  Oh...I ate asparagus last night:)  It will take some getting used to!  Anyway, here are some pics of the morning.

Our menu for Day 1

Breakfast...after I had already taken a bite! :)

The start of the hike.

Some of the scenery...you can tell it is a winery.

You can really tell here...about it being a winery.

Awesome people!

Sarah Nitta & her husband Jason.  Sarah was on Season 11 of The Biggest Loser.

They are so nice!!

My hiking group!

I will post more later tonight!  Thank you everyone for following and leaving comments.  I love reading the comments.

Day 1 - Fitness Ridge

Well it is 5:40 here this morning and I am getting ready to go to "Intro to Circuit class then breakfast at 7:00.  Yes....I have already cried (alot) last night and I am sure it will come again today several times.  I questioned me being here last night again....because I am worried about what some people think not agreeing with me being here and it is making me feel guilty.  I don't want this feeling to ruin my experience....

Anyway, dinner last night was great.  I ate asparagus....it will take some getting use to....The pollenta was GREAT as well as the chicken.  We had orientation last night and I was in bed at 8:00 (10:00 in AL).  Here is a pic of dinner last night after I had already taken a bite because I forgot.

We have an assessment hike this morning and then a day full of classes.   Here is my schedule for the day.

6:00 am                     Intro to Circuit

7:00 am                     Breakfast

7:45 am                     Hike Descriptions

8:00 am                     Leave for Hike

11:15 am                  Stretch

12:15 pm                  Lunch

1:00 pm                    1st week announcements

1:15 pm                    Lecture:  Budget Calories

1:45 pm                    Open Gym

2:30 pm                    Core Training

3:30 pm                    H2O Intervals

4:30 pm                    Circuit training

5:30 pm                    dinner

6:15 pm                    Lecture:  Spending your calories wisely

I will post my schedule every morning for that day!  I am off.  Post pics tonight:)



2 days!

Wow...I have less than 2 days and I am going to be doing something that will change the rest of my life (& my family's life too).  I am getting REALLY nervous.  I am afraid of failing!  I always start something and never finish it.  I am bound and determined that I will finish this...actually never finish because it will be an ongoing process. 

I am going to pack tonight.  I am afraid of forgetting something:   clothes, camera, etc....especially my camera.  If you know me, then you know I LOVE my pictures.

I am afraid of what other people think.  I know what you are thinking.  I have mentioned this before but this is one thing that has always ruled my life:  what others think.  I do not know how to get over this.  My husband called and told his mother the other night that I was going to California to a fitness camp.  She asked why I was doing this.  I am worried what she thinks. 

Anyway...I will continue this later because I have to go right now:)