After my awful week last week, my goal was to try to get that weight I gained back off as quickly as I could. I didn’t think I could do it in one week but I am so glad I did, giddy in fact!!! I needed a big win to be back on track andContinue reading “Weigh in Day 11/2/12 -2.2 lbs! 42.4LBS down, 47.6LBS to go!”
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Big Bluestem Loop – Boulder 10/27/12
South Boulder Creek trail > Mesa Trail> Big Bluestem Trail ( Lower) Starting Elevation: 5460Ft Highest Elevation: 6400Ft ( just over halfway through the loop) Total gain 940ft Trail Length: Officially 6.8 miles, my fitbit said just over 7 miles. It took us 3 hours but mostly because of the trail conditions…mud then ice thenContinue reading “Big Bluestem Loop – Boulder 10/27/12”
Midnight Confession Weight gain + 2.2lbs Weigh in day 10/26/12
My visit with my sister was awesome, it was the most healthy I have ever been on a vacation. In fact the day before it ended I had gained no weight because we had been so active, even though we had eaten and drank like crazy. The morning Mary left something shifted in me, IContinue reading “Midnight Confession Weight gain + 2.2lbs Weigh in day 10/26/12”
Iowa Hill Hydraulic Mining Site – Breckenridge 10/19/12 & Mt. Evergreen 10/20/12
Iowa Hill Hydraulic Mining Site Starting Elevation: 9600 FT Highest Elevation: 9910FT ( Total Gain 310 Ft) Trail Length: 1.2 miles, although there are interactive spurs throughout, we spent a little over an hour taking our time reading everything. Trail Uses: Hiking ( I don’t think there were restrictions on how the trail is usedContinue reading “Iowa Hill Hydraulic Mining Site – Breckenridge 10/19/12 & Mt. Evergreen 10/20/12”
Rawhide Trail White Ranch Park Jefferson CO Open Space (Golden) 10/18/12
Rawhide Trail Loop Starting Elevation: 7505 Ft Ending Elevation: 7505 Ft ( Highest point at 7558 Ft Total Elevation gain approx 865 ft) Trail Length: 4.7 miles according to the trail map, my fitbit said 5.5miles. It took us just under 3 hours to complete Trail Uses: Hiker, Biker, Horses Degree of Difficulty: Moderate/Easy Bathrooms:Continue reading “Rawhide Trail White Ranch Park Jefferson CO Open Space (Golden) 10/18/12”
Guest Hiker is coming to Visit!!!!
This week ->weekend hike(s) will have a guest hiker on it….My sister Mary! She is arriving tonight and will spend almost week visiting me! I am super excited for 2 reasons, first I am just looking forward to hanging out with her. Second, every time my sister has come in the past we talkContinue reading “Guest Hiker is coming to Visit!!!!”
10/14/12 – No hiking this weekend :(
The above picture is from a hike I did this summer before I started this blog. This week I actually planned 3 different hikes for this weekend and each one was eliminated due to uncontrollable circumstances. The first one was close to the east side of Rocky Mountain National Park, I was looking forward toContinue reading “10/14/12 – No hiking this weekend :(“
Weight in Day 10/12/12 -.8LBS 42.6 LBS down 47.4 left to go!
It was a tough week, I had a great friend in town who I had to meet for drinks and dinner because I love her. While I had the calories to spend, thanks to working out that morning and before we got together, I still picked the worst thing possible to eat and added two martinis. Continue reading “Weight in Day 10/12/12 -.8LBS 42.6 LBS down 47.4 left to go!”
Deer Creek Canyon Jefferson Co Open Space (Littleton) 10/6/12
Meadowlark> Plymouth Creek> Homesteader ( Twice)> Plymouth Mountain> Plymouth Creek> Back to Meadowlark Starting Elevation: 6110 Ft Highest Elevation: 7428 Ft ( Total Elevation gain of 1300+) Trail Length: 8.6 miles of trails is what we did( My fitbit said 10 miles) and it took us 3:25 hours. But you have lots of optionsContinue reading “Deer Creek Canyon Jefferson Co Open Space (Littleton) 10/6/12”
Weigh in Day 10/5/12 No Change, still 41.8lbs lost 48.2lbs to go.
Well to be honest I didn’t think it was likely I would lose any weight this week anyway, especially since I knew my monthly visitor was due to drop in any day and I had such a great loss last week. My only goal was to not gain back anything and I did that soContinue reading “Weigh in Day 10/5/12 No Change, still 41.8lbs lost 48.2lbs to go.”
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