Fitting in….to my new hiking capris

Saturday is normally a no-brainer. Unless I am away or have something preventing it, I either go kickboxing or hiking. But this past Saturday morning I woke up, rolled over, looked at the clock and decided Andrea at 930am instead of Tully 8am, but as time grew closer I realized neither.

I hopped on the scale as I often do first thing and I sat right where I was at the end of the 100 days to summer challenge, a bit relieved considering the mish mash of crap I threw together for dinner the night before, the Wendy’s chocolate frosty the highlight of so called meal.

I ended the challenge with no sense of disappointment or regret, but I entered Saturday exactly one month from when I would be hiking Angel’s Landing in Zion Natural Park from a slightly different position. My new moisture wicking hiking capris that I had ordered a while back specifically for this hike sat tucked away in a drawer, slightly snug when I ordered then, sure to be tight in my present state of being.. sigh…

I grabbed my earphones and began listening to my audio book and onto the treadmill I went; logged a few miles, hooped a bit followed up by light arm and leg workouts..

Yesterday morning it was gloomy and windy and chilly and I walked up to the beach to see the sunrise. The dark cloud cover left little openings for the sun to peek through, she was bright and beautiful underneath, but the ominous clouds held her back, stuck, not quite stuck, waiting perhaps. Kinda where I am right now, looking for the exact right spot to burst forth.. but time is a wasting…

Less than 4 weeks from my highly anticipated hike and I must take action.. lose a few pounds or buy new pants.. I know that I could wear the other stretchy shorter length hiking pants I have…but more importantly I definitely need to be sure that I’m in the right condition to undertake this hike in the middle of summer, extra weight means harder climb and possible breathing challenges… this is not a situation where last minute cramming will help me pass a test…I need to make better choices now..

The 100 day challenge has been good for routine and staying healthy physically for every day life, this hike is next level though. So now, it is past time to focus on the weight loss portion of our program .. perhaps it’s time to re-introduce some vanity, hey whatever it takes right.. except for starvation.. because I love food way too much! I have done well in the past fitting into that LBD or the Mother of the Groom gown so now moisture wicking hiking pants which are much more forgiving shouldn’t be too much of a challenge right? ….