May 2013 – hiking to healthy

Weigh in day 5/31/13 +.4, 53 lbs down 37 to go

Well I gained this week. It stinks, but it could be worse. Sometimes I hate being a girl, actually about once a month I hate it. It’s not an excuse but a reality and typically it is like a 3 pound gain so I will take less than half a pound knowing that I likelyContinue reading “Weigh in day 5/31/13 +.4, 53 lbs down 37 to go”

Spruce Mountain Trail (open space), Larkspur Colorado 5/26/13

Spruce Mountain Trail> Spruce Mountain Loop> Access Road> Spruce Mountain Trailhead Starting Elevation: 7127Ft. Highest Elevation: 7568, for 550 feet elevation gain, but there is some up and down to if you do the loop I think you get closer to 650 ft Trip Length: Officially 5.5 miles and that is about what my fitbitContinue reading “Spruce Mountain Trail (open space), Larkspur Colorado 5/26/13”

Ben Tyler Trail #606 – 3rd time is NOT the charm! 5/25/13

Ahh how we are gluttons for punishment! This past week was another perfect, warm week in Denver and as a result we convinced ourselves that we would try Ben Tyler ( Hike Details here) this weekend in hopes the snow was manageable enough to make it to the top. I cannot tell you how desperateContinue reading “Ben Tyler Trail #606 – 3rd time is NOT the charm! 5/25/13”

Weigh in Day 5/24/13 -1.2 lbs, 53.4 lbs down 36.4 left to go

I am thrilled that this week was finally one with a loss!!!! It was a weird week in that I had to take it easy on in terms of working out, I have been battling with an ingrown toenail(super yuck!) for quite a while and last week while on St. Vrain Mt. trail I reallyContinue reading “Weigh in Day 5/24/13 -1.2 lbs, 53.4 lbs down 36.4 left to go”

St. Vrain Mountain Epic Fail- Hall Ranch Park To the Rescue 5/18/13

Last week was a perfect week here in Denver, very warm and sunny with the mountains taunting us all week with their insane beauty. We really wanted to climb up high and see it for ourselves up close, I know it was our naiveté but we made the decision to try another high hike aboveContinue reading “St. Vrain Mountain Epic Fail- Hall Ranch Park To the Rescue 5/18/13”

Weigh in Day 5/17/13 NO CHANGE

no change… which I guess means I need to change, right!?!?!? The one thing I do have to say is that I am definitely getting smaller even if I am not losing weight, maybe I need to finally do some measurements. I hate measuring but I need to change-up something to stay motivated! Stay tuned….Continue reading “Weigh in Day 5/17/13 NO CHANGE”

Ben Tyler Trail #606-Pike National forest. 2nd attempt failed- 5/11/13

When we kind of stubbornly decided we were going to do Ben Tyler Trail (hike details here) this weekend, I knew deep down there was no way in hell we would make it to the top……. AGAIN. It is really close to Kenosha Pass and one of the areas that probably got 4-5 feet ofContinue reading “Ben Tyler Trail #606-Pike National forest. 2nd attempt failed- 5/11/13”

Weigh in day 5/10/13 -.6, 52.2 lbs down 37.8 lbs to go

It has been a weird 2 weeks here. I didn’t post at all last weekend because we left work early on Friday and drove up to Breckenridge to enjoy a weekend away and man did we enjoy it. We hit the hot tub like crazy and drank way too much, while making sure we movedContinue reading “Weigh in day 5/10/13 -.6, 52.2 lbs down 37.8 lbs to go”

Riverside Trail A Breckenridge Repeater Hike 5/4/13

When I booked our weekend in Breckenridge a couple of months ago I thought that we would be able to do some higher hikes by this point in time. Of course that was before the 5 weeks of blizzards and the 4-5 feet of snow Breckenridge got during April. The last storm finished dropping aContinue reading “Riverside Trail A Breckenridge *Repeater* Hike 5/4/13”