Day 1

Well, this is my first post on my new blog. This blog is being used to keep me accountable while I am on my journey to a healthier life. So here goes nothing, please pray for me and keep your fingers crossed I can finally get rid of this extra weight that has been keeping me down for way to long.

Yesterday was the start of the Summer Hiking Challenge, my parents and I hiked a 4.50 trail. This trail happened to be a horse riding trail and we saw 6 horses, and needless to say a few road apples too. lol We have to complete at least 10 hikes out of a list of about 12. This trail was marked difficult, and in the beginning we couldn't understand why it was marked difficult, there were a few hills, but the went up gradually so they weren't too bad. We hit the 1 3/4 mile marker and thought wow, this is pretty easy. As we continued on, we were in for a surprise, we thought we were finished with hills on this trail, but we were wrong, the last hill was a killer, but we made it. I am so proud of all of us for finishing this trail, considering we haven't done much hiking yet. The weather was perfect too.

Today, I went walking with my cousin "B", we walked on a trail that is paved, and has many hills. We completed 4.0 miles in 1 hour 13 minutes. It was nice out, and we even saw a deer in the woods. We are so lucky to have such great places to walk, you just never know what your going to see while out on a walk.

Today is the first day of the "Fit After 40 Summer Challenge" that I joined. Hopefully, I can work hard and lose at least 15 lbs but hope to lose more by August 31, 2009. I hope that this is the last time I have to lose weight and that this time I am working on a lifestyle change and not a diet. I would much rather concentrate on training for a marathon or triathlon.