Non Scale Victory!

Today was a great day! It seems like with the more work I put in, the more I see results and feel great because I know I'm doing what it takes to be healthy! 

This morning I was trying to find something to wear (it was a little dreary out again...). I remember about 4 weeks ago I found a size 14 pants from American Eagle in my closet that I bought in high school. I remember I couldn't get them over the tops of my thighs to even try to button them. Feeling brave, I decided I would try again to see what type of progress I've made.

 Now, I can see that my trouble area is definately my tummy region...it always has been, but let me tell ya...I felt so dang good, I didn't care. I was able to button the pants & WALK....I didn't care how big my stomach looked, I was wearing the dang pants! LOL

L: October R: Today

For lunch, I forgot it at home...AGAIN. I think I'm so tired at the end of the night I just don't want to do it. Haha. So, I ran into my bro & sis at the UC on campus and bought the healthiest thing possible. (Refused the wings and pizza and pizza hut!). I ordered a tuna melt (without mayo) topped with swiss cheese on wheat bread. Then I had a medium smoothy of non fat milk, banana, natural peanut butter. It was yummy. I felt full but not heavy! :) 

So, before tonight's workout Laura took a trip down memory lane! The fun part was also putting the pants on and able to pull a few inches away from my stomach! :D She and I wore the same size pants at our heaviest. Size 18. 

So for our workout we did the following:

20 football shuffles (rotating and leaning on each side)

20 elevated push ups

20 squats

15 dips off the coffee table

20 rows with elastic bands

Repeated 3X

Then we did the Jillian Michaels Standing Ab Workout!

Repeated 3X

 Then we went on a walk/hike/jog. We went up the mountain we usually hike. It was a nice cool down while still keep our heart rate going. Then on the way down we did a bit of jogging. My legs and butt were really feeling it so I was sooooo DONE by the time we reached Laura's house! Haha! 

"Someday" became "Today"

I'm exhausted so I apologize if tonight is short.

Laura and I went on our usual hike (except with out her tribe of four kiddos and her husband). We started at The Hidden Trail and starting hiking.

My body was definately feeling my workouts from the past couple of days. I was feeling it all over.

At the highest point (always the steepest and most challenging for me) I began to slightly freak out. My breathing got out of control, which then gave me a bit of anxiety. Laura was calm as ever and talked me down so I leveled out my breathing.

After the initial two switch backs on the trail you reach a point where if you follow the trail you will be taken around the mountain. Laura mentioned that we would go a little further (we have always just stopped at the final switch back). Before we knew it, or I knew it (I think Laura had it planned out from the beginning) we were walking around Mountain Jumbo.

I was talking to Laura on the way up, roughly 10 minutes into our hike saying how "someday" I wanted to make it all the way to the "L".

It took us 2 hours (with many stops to take pictures and enjoy the scenery) to make it to the "L". Today...was the day! I accomplished so much and I can't say how proud I am of the two of us.

 Laura mapped out our trip and it was 4.3 miles! :) Go us!

This was our final stop!!! We hiked around the mountain!

The "L"

Half way there. You can see Missoula behind me.

On our way to the "L"

Laura at the end of the hike!