Today was a tough but rewarding day. My big goal for the week was to do the full Zuma hike straight through. We finished it at 10:30 which was plenty of time to spare! It has been great setting and making goals while here. I feel like I have accomplished everything I set out to do so far while here. I am so ready to go home right now to see my wife and kids though. I thought at the beginning that I would wish I had another 4 to 8 weeks so I could get much more of my weight goal out of the way, but at this point I think I would go crazy without my family. I really want to come back, but I will need to prove I can be successful at home to get green lit on that.
I really can't thank the staff here enough. Everyone from the front desk staff, kitchen staff, housecleaning, to the trainers, hiking guides, dietitians, and life coaches are just the most supportive people I have ever run into. I think no matter what your fitness level there is something to be gained from being in such a positive atmosphere. No matter how fit you are you can challenge yourself here and get your mind in the right place for your goals.
Statistics:
I walked 23,164 steps and 11.4 miles and burned 5,258 calories via my fitbit http://www.fitbit.com/user/22B
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Watch calories stats: 4050 calories burned!
Hike/Exercise:
The hike today, as I mentioned above, was Zuma straight through. Zuma is usually split up into Zuma Ridge and Zuma reverse. They are out and back hikes and are two of the toughest here in my opinion (and others.) Starting last week they have been doing a straight through hike where you start at Zuma ridge and go all the way to the end of Zuma reverse. They actually have to leave a van at a different place to get us back. It was so awesome to conquer that hike and to keep up with so many quick hikers today. I last did Zuma reverse my first week and it nearly killed me.
I had a personal training session with Michael and 3 other people today. I am getting very comfortable throwing the kettlebell around and I think that the other people there were impressed by it, and hopefully motivated. Michael has taught me so much so quickly, and I am very appreciative for it. Again I recommend a personal training session to challenge yourself here. It really does take you to your limits.
The rest of the day was pretty normal. I did a stretch class after the hike, then treading class after lunch. For my last two classes I did two water sessions, one with Sam and the other with Megan and they really kicked our collective butts in the water. Good stuff, and some great calorie burns.
Food:
Breakfast was an egg and bacon sandwich which was good as usual. Lunch was a greek pita with a side salad and french onion soup. That lunch is awesome! Dinner was stuffed chicken with marinara, rice and broccoli. Very tasty, and once again I added a little ketchup and pretended my broccoli were fries.
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