okay, so, the hike went great! i woke up at the ungodly hour of 4am on saturday morning, and was out hiking by 6:30am (shower, drive 40 miles, pickup friend, drive another 15 miles). the scenery was just as beautiful as i wanted it to be - the sun had just risen, there was a fog draped along the foothills, amongst the yellowed-meadows and oak trees - it didn't even burn off until we were just finishing the hike - which was fine by me (it was, well, rather warm nearing the end of the walk in the hills).
with the exception of a scarily-large blister on my toe, and a slight soreness in one of my leg joints, I came away no worse for the wear. okay, so i was really sore right after, and it felt really bad to walk, but by sunday morning, any residual stiffness was gone and i felt fantastic.
we returned from the hike no later than 10am, and i was so hyped to be up and about that early on a saturday, i didn't want to waste my day by just driving home and going back to sleep, so i decided to visit my grandparents out in whittier. it turned out to be a great decision.
i went out there with my 14-yr-old brother, matt, we picked up a dr. pepper slurpee each for the long drive out, and we had a fun-filled day of playing videogames with some of our cousins, playing with their african grey parrot, watching "the italian job", throwing footballs and frisbees at the younger boys playing in the swimming pool (because I couldn't go in myself), and eating a superb meal of bbq'd cornish hen (which had been pre-purchased marinated from a local mexican grocer - fantastic when dipped in guacamole!!), spanish rice, and corn-on-the-cob. Yummy!
I also treated myself to a single bite of my brother's Ultimate Double Cheeseburger from Jack-In-the-Box. It was yummy, but I couldn't, at the time, imagine eating an entire one! Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes!
I returned to my house later that evening just totally exhausted!! It's been a long time since I've had such a non-work-related full-day. But I woke up Sunday morning bright and early, ready to take on the world. It's amazing what a little bit of exercise can do for your energy level!
P.S. - I'm really looking forward to my weigh-in tomorrow night. I have a very good feeling about my progress and attention to the program this past week.
Posted by weezgrrl at August 2, 2004 04:58 PM