Feel the Pain

Just wanted to share,lol! Meet my gigantic painful blister...

Weigh-in Sunday

 OK, so I'm a little bummed today. I weighed in this morning and I only lost 5 LBS.  I guess my expectations were a little high. I would have thought 1200 calories a day and 7 hours of HARD exercise a day would produce more than 5 LBS.
Anyway today is a day of rest but with only 5 LBS lostI hit the gym for 1 1/2 hours and rode a bike down the street for a couple miles (I know huh?  rode a bike for the ice.first time in 20 years). Then I swam laps in the pool for 1/2 hour an into the hot tub! Ahhhhhh. I have 2 new blisters and a hot spot on my right heel so the hot tub felt nice.
Off to dinner soon where we all have to take take the microphone and introduce ourselves to the new arrivals and say a little something about our week, ugh.
Thats it for now.
http://karensbiggestloserjourney.blogspot.com/

Day 5

OMG I made it through 1 week! I feel such a sense of accomplishment just having made it though. I still have a half day tomorrow but I stuck it out. I think you have to master the voice in your head that keeps saying this is too hard I cant do this.
We played basketball in our pool class today...it was pretty intense, there are allot of competitive people here both men and women.
 Saturday afternoon and Sunday are our own I look forward to the down time.
Here are some pictures of today's hike. We got to see Indian writings on rocks.

Day 4

Day 4....how am I going to make it to Day 28! classes are getting harder, hikes are getting harder and I have a huge blister on my foot that hurts every time I step on it! I am trying hard not to whine but it's tough. Everyone is very supportive but it's still hard. We don't get weighed and measured again until the last day but if you want to just weigh in you can. I signed up to weigh in on Sunday at 8:05 am. I am afraid my expectations are too high. I am expecting extreme results because this program is extreme. I will be disappointed with less than 7lbs.
Here are some pictures of today's hike, it it called the 3rd Ravine and was the hardest so far.

Day 3

OK...I am still alive. I have been so busy I haven't had time to write. We have barely 15 minutes between activities and "If your on time your late"! 1 hike 2 hours and 30 minutes long then 5 workout classes each 45 minutes long, and they're hard! Your on from the minute you start and they wont let you slow down, they're on you to go faster and go stronger every minute. The trainers walk around with a headset microphone on so it's loud and in your face. The food is OK...some meals are pretty good and some I just choke down Honestly there isn't allot of time to really care.
I am reaching some milestones with my abilities...but for the most part my legs turn to Jelly, 3 minutes in!
Here are a few pictures of Wednesday's hike.

Day 2

6:00 AM Hardcore
7:00AM Breakfast
8:00 AM Hike 4 Mile sandy and rocky/ledge terrain. Had to climb much of it on my hands and knnes because it was soooo steep. I didn't cry but came close to it a couple of times. I was wondering if they could have a helicopter meet me when I got to the top because once you get there you still have to COME DOWN!
I had a great guide who stayed with me and helped me get through it. His name is Tom and I am so thankful for him.
11:15 Stretch (Felt sooo good)
12:15 Lunch
1:00  PM Calorie Challenge
1:30 Lecture
2:30 Total Toning (Killer)
3:30 Deep Water Suspention (Hard but lower inpact because of the pool)
4:30 Cardio Intervals....never in my life thought I could do something like this! Start on a cardio machine at a pace that challenges you and work for a period of time then you increase speed for 1 minute and then increase again for 1 minute and then increase again...you do this 8 times and then decrese in the same way...after you return to the beinning pace you in crease that by 1 and the you increase to your max again for 2 minutes and so on...My heart rate stayed at about 160 and I slipped on the machine and started to go flying! I was able to recover without hitting the ground but this brought the trainer to my side which meant I couldn't quit! She pushed me and pushed me like Jillian from the Biggest Loser. Guess what? I DID IT!

I am always wanting to quit but I look and see others making it and I push myself more. I am exausted and I have a blister on my heel but I am going to give it my all.

Day 1

I am skipping a lecture this evening so I have time to rest my blistered foot and catch up on things like writing on my blog. Where do I start? THERE KILLING ME! lol.

Seriously this is a incredible challenge. I am working muscles I never knew I had, pushing myself beyond limits I never would have belived.

I will give you a rundown of what my schedule has been for these 2 days.
6:00 AM Yogalates
7:oo AM Breakfast
8:00 AM Hike 6 miles into the mountains, rocky terrain. I only did 4 miles. I couldn't keep up so the guide took me down an alternate trail. It was still exhausting an quite a challenge. Did I mention it was 4 MILES!
11:15 Total Body H20 (pool exercize with dumbells!)
12:25 Lunch
1:15 Lecture
2:30 H20 intervals (pool class interval training, a real work out)!
3:30 Circuit Training
4:30 Core Training
5:15 Dinner
6:15 Lecture
7:30 IN BED!

The Journey Begins!

I'm here! So tired but very excited. Met a bunch of nice people all ready. Hopefully after a good nights sleep I can give details.
Good Night.

The Last Day of My Old Life!

I am leaving in less than 14 hours and I cant stop the butterflies in my stomach! I am trying to focus on the good that will come of this journey but my nerves are getting the best of me!
I have been packed for ever and am now about to dump my suitcase and start over! I was supposed to eliminate caffeine and alcohol from my diet a week in advance yet here I sit with coffee in hand as I blog! (Not to mention I had 2 beers last night!)
But that's OK, because that's my old life...the one that got me out of shape and overweight. Tomorrows starts my new life...the one where I make positive choices for myself...the one where I excel in everything I do and make happen, everything that I want.
Thanks for following along.
Karen

9 Days!

I am really out of my mind! I leave for biggest Loser at 4:30 AM on the 24th. I have been moving for the past 10 days and the big move date is yet to come on Tuesday the 19th. My daughter is still blind from her surgery last week and anything else that can go wrong is! I feel a little selfish.

23 DAYS!

OK...I am getting nervous. I am going to be away from my life for 4 weeks! I am a control freak and can't fathom how life for my family will go on without me! This will be the hardest challenge for me just to focus on me and shut out the worries about home.