Days 12 & 13

Day 12: Had the usual buffet breakfast then on to the 5K, which I managed to keep at a true 5K this time!  Hee!  Came in around 55 minutes, including hills, etc.  Yeah!  Even jogged (yes, for those of you who know me well, you did hear that correctly) the last little bit after Serena harrassed me into it!  Ha!  Little break then jumped into an indoor/outdoor group circuit with cardio, weights, strength, etc.  Torture as usual!  Lunch was our typical Health Grilling BBQ but we had turkey burgers, veggies and fruit for this one.  Very good as well.  I have gotten used to those already at home!  Desiree talked about the best way to set goals by using this acronym:
S for specific goals instead of just general ones
M for measurable goals like when you weigh, measure hips, etc.
A for attainable goals like doing things you can actually get to in your area, etc.
R for realistic goals like losing 5 pounds instead of 40 at once, etc.
T for time frame & tangible goals that you can do in a certain time and see the results
"SMART" Goal Setting is the only way to go!
Then we moved on to a hike that was the most beautiful of all so far!  It was up to a ski resort (there was still snow up there in patches: unbelievable) and it looked like the Swiss Alps!  Crazy beautiful!  Check out the pics.  The air was crazy: It was sunny & that felt hot on your skin, but then the breeze was almost chilly (if we hand't been hiking and sweating of course) at times coming off the snow!  Dinner was a peanut butter & banana on whole wheat tortilla with carrotts with 2 new kinds of hummus (one was ok, but one was awesome: it was spicy!) & a yogurt parfait with granola on top and cinnamon.  We had our dinner on the patio and sat and talked for hours.  There are some great people here in our group.  Then it was time to go up for my favorite: Pop Chips-check out the pic below!  Then off to bed!  Burned 3,469 calories today...

I also have pics from my last 2 hikes below too!  Check out the heart shaped lake and the snow in some of them!

Day 13: Made it to Saturday!  Yippee!  Had the usual breakfast buffet, then off to the park for our 1 hour walk, then on to the mats for an ab workout.  Our lunch was awesome today: Austan ordered from a fresh Mexican restaurant for us.  We had chicken & steak fajita salad with a lime cilantro dressing, black beans, pinto beans, 3 kinds of salsa: pico, pineapple & mango, and strawberries.  Delicious!  On to water aerobics in our hotel pool and then picked up some board games for later on tonight with the girls after dinner.  Sitting outside on the patio right now typing this blog entry!  Dinner was yummy too.  Salad with fruit, nuts & cheese, 2 hard boiled eggs & a Temptations French Silk Pie Pudding Cup. Very good!  Now we are gonna play board games and hang out.  Then I'm sure it will be off to bed later with my Pop Chips!  Burned 2,012 calories today...