Week 6 Complete!

Hello my lovelies!  Just a quick note to wrap up the week and then I am off to bed.  Week 6 was good.  I was feeling great up until Thursday and then I hit a bit of wall with my energy.  I still attended all of my classes and did the best I could until Friday night when my stomach didn’t feel so great.  Saturday I had plans to get some extra triathlon training in but I felt so lousy that I ended up just resting the whole day.  I know that I needed it so I don’t feel guilty.

I also altered my hiking plan a bit as well.  Stop Sign has just been killing my knees to the point where after doing Stop Sign I was incapacitated and left with no options but the pool one afternoon.  So I decided this week that as much as I love Stop Sign (and I secretly do love the beast!) that I wouldn’t do it this week and see what happened.  I also decided to only hike Mon/Wed/Fri after Monday’s hike made my knees achey.  I think it worked.  My knees have been great the rest of the week and I really enjoyed my Wed & Friday hikes.  So hopefully everything is recouped and I am good to go for a full week #7!  ;)

The triathlon is coming up in 6 days now!  I am mostly excited and only a little nervous.   I really feel ready and I KNOW I am capable of finishing... so I just want to get it done now.  ;)  I’m looking forward to getting in more laps this week and at least 2 more 10 mile bike rides as well.  I’m not doing any special training for the walking part since we walk 4-7 miles every morning on the hikes.

Quick update on results too.  I lost 4 more pounds this week for a new total of 32 lbs lost.  Again I am happy with that!!  My goal is 40 lbs in 8 weeks so with 2 more weeks to go I am sure I can make that goal a reality!  ;)

Hard to believe that another week is over and done with!  Even harder to believe is that I only have 2 more to go!  Holy crap!!!  More good friends left today and I am starting to think more and more about going home.  Right now I’m excited to use my new tools when I go home, but I also know that rest of my life is waiting for me too.... that’s a mixed bag of stuff... good and bad.  I’m also getting more and more homesick lately for Jeff and the kids.  ;(

14 more days!  I know I can do it!!

Hiking pics to come soon.  You won’t believe the mountains I’ve been climbing lately.  I thought I was done surprising myself but nope... still managed to surprise myself on Friday!!  Love it!! 

Here's a sneak peek...

Life really is an adventure that needs to be lived!  ;)