Hungry Mother!

This is my first day that I couldn't be at boot camp...and I truly was sad about it! But, I did conquer the Lake Trail at Hungry Mother State Park in Marion, VA this morning. A 5.7 mile wooded hiking trail around the lake! It was beautiful and perfect weather for being outside and walking. So I don't feel so bad about missing boot camp one day since I did walk pretty hard on this trail. It took me just under 2 hours to walk it, and tried to keep my pace up to 4-5 miles per hour so as to keep my heart rate up. The hills slowed me down a bit, but I just picked my pace back up after. I did learn something this morning about my pedometer though...it says I walked 12.2 miles...HAHAHAHAHAHA...yeah definitely got to get that pedometer reset to the correct stride length! So maybe I burned 500-650 calories on that trail...not sure since my pedometer was screwy. I am looking into getting a heart monitor that tracks my heart rate and calories, then I feel like I can keep up with calories burned better.

I have been keeping track of the food intake for the past week and a half as well...which makes you aware of how many calories you are really eating...and what you are missing from your diet. Learning lots this week!

I also have been meaning to post something that I have noticed about myself lately. I am aware that I am standing and sitting straighter than normal. My posture seems to be more erect and correct. I am excited about this, since this is something I remember so well about my Grandfather Rooz. He would always tell us to sit up straight...and I think my Aunt Bori had some help in that too...always telling us to sit like there was a string being pulled from the top of our heads upwards. Anyway, I am excited about my posture, because I felt like I was not taking care of my posture lately. Also, something else I have noticed about changing...I think I see definition in my thighs...HELLO...this is exciting and empowering. I definitely give credit to my boot camp instructor Cheri for that...as she busts our butts every morning to keep moving.

So, Marion, VA has proven to be a good place to find exercise if you happen through here anytime. Be sure to check out Hungry Mother State Park. It has lots of things to do...canoeing, paddle boats, swimming, hiking, biking, and camping, of course. And it is absolutely beautiful this time of year...perfect weather these two days and breezy!

I hope you all have a great day today and hope you learn something inspiring about yourself today like I have this week!

To your Health!