friends at fat camp

The lovely ladies swimming - Caroline and Margie

Me and super cute Casey

Really busy fat camp day

It was a ridiculous 109*f/42*c on my hike first thing this morning. I did go to the lecture but was unable to do the morning class because I was retaking the VO2. They never got it to work on me, so no results. Oh well. As it is Thursday, it was my favorite treading class which I took twice and nearly got sick. Food was great again - caprese salad with chicken breast. But my favorite thing was creating my own Starbucks drink for only a few calories!

Chai tea - brewed - 0 calories
Dump over ice
Add 2 tbsp of almond milk for rich and creamy flavour - 8 calories
Add 1 packet of Truvia for sweetness - 0 calories

So for a sweet, yummy, refreshing summertime beverage - 8 calorie

I know I keep writing about it but...

The food has just been phenomenal! Last night we had a cheeseburger - a real one - a real small one. Today for lunch we had a Turkey BLT. The B was turkey bacon but it was good - the brand was Applegate if anyone wants to try it. Organic with no nitrates. Delicious. Real food that I would make at home.
The quality of the food makes a big difference.

I'm so disappointed!

I took the VO2 test today which should let you know your target heart rate and all of your zones. They hook you up to a machine while they have you on a treadmill and there is no way my results are correct. Maybe I will ask for a new test or maybe I don't care. My heart rate is my heart rate.

How do you workout in this?

Well, I was here during the coldest week they had in January and this next week is going to be a doozy in the opposite direction! :)
Monday        97F/38C
Tuesday       101F/39C
Wednesday  106F/41C
Thursday      109F/43C
Friday           111F/44C
Saturday       113F/45C

Do you think this heat will burn more calories?

Caroline, me, Margie looking pretty cute during pool class this morning.

How to Take a Risk

"Even if you have doubted yourself, know that you have this person and this makeup that can do this thing you want to do. I know that I am going to fall in the learning process, and I embrace making those mistakes so that I can figure out what went wrong and how to do it right."
-Tony Hawk

climbed four stop signs this week

That is 16 miles and 4000ft before brekkie!

A fat camp snow cone is...a cup of ice

Yes, we went to the beautiful Tuacahn outdoor theatre for a production of Starlight Express and since we had to be good, we went to the snowcone vendor and asked for "no syrup."

I don't have the recipe

But here I am holding onto today's lunch - yummo! Steak wrap.
Tortilla stuffed with hummus, steak, carrot, jicama, lettuce and parsley.  It was served cold with cold, steamed, seasoned green beans and was a fantastic warm weather lunch.

Some days you just have to mosey

I didn't get a lot of sleep last night so this morning's hike was a slow walk. My time of 1:38 is my second worst time. I just had my best time of 1:20 two days ago! Your body needs what it needs and some days it is quick and some days it isn't.  In the end, I still hiked 4 miles up 1000 feet.

Healthy snacks

What does a days worth of healthy snacks entail at fat camp? You are allotted one protein and one carb (fruit). You are allowed as much celery as you want. Snacks are handed out twice a day; prior to the hike and after lunch.

Protein options include - string cheese, one tablespoon of peanut butter, one hard boiled egg, 10 almonds
Carb options include - red or green apple, 1/2 banana

I do not have permission to post this picture...

But, I had to do it anyway.
Margie is very proud of her message today.

Yummo food!!!!

The food here has been absolutely PHENOMENAL! Everyone would eat 1200 calories a day if you had access to this menu everyday.  Today was:

Brekkie - Chocolate peanut butter smoothie
Lunch - Cheese and pepperoni pizza
Dinner - Chicken with macaroni and cheese YUMMO!


Here is the mac and cheese recipe - you won't be disappointed.
6 ounces chicken, grilled - 2 ounces cheese sauce - 2 ounces pasta, cooked
Garnish: 1 tablespoon green onion, 1 tablespoon tomato

Grill chicken until fully cooked. Cook pasta until al dente’. To plate add 2 ounces of pasta top with the vegetables. Ladle over 2 ounces of cheese sauce. Top the cheese sauce with chicken and garnish with tomatoes and green onions.

Roasted vegetables: serves 1

4 ounces of cauliflower

2 ounces bell peppers

½ teaspoon oil

1/8 teaspoon onion powder

1/8 teaspoon garlic powder

Pinch of salt and pepper

Pre heat oven to 375 degree. In a mixing bowl add all the ingredients. Mix together thoroughly. Add tin foil to a sheet pan then add the vegetables on the sheet pan. Bake between 30-45 minutes until vegetables are tender and roasted.

 Cheese Sauce: makes 2.5 cups

1 1/2  cups 2% organic milk

4 ounces organic cheddar cheese

4 ounces Asiago cheese

1 tablespoons cornstarch + 1 tablespoons water = slurry

1 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

Tabasco to taste – couple drops

1/4 tsp salt

In a sauce pan add the milk and bring it to a simmer. Whisk in the cornstarch slurry to it to thicken. Slowly stir in the cheese. Then add the rest of the ingredients and mix. Keep stirring until all lumps are gone also so that the cheese sauce doesn’t burn

Calories 465

Stop Sign PB

Yesterday was hard yards but today I started with a personal best on stop sign taking 8 minutes off yesterday's time! I ran up several hills and really put myself out there. A great accomplishment in the first week!

Dessert!

Tonight's dessert was chocolate chip cookies with coffee!!!!!!
The cookies are really small - must get recipe.
The coffee is fake - it is called Pero, which is ground grains.
But for the sake of my tastebuds...it is all AWESOME!!!!

Bad Tuesday

It wasn't a great second day for me. I am extremely jet lagged and struggled doing the stop sign today. (4 miles of hiking up 1000ft elevation) My tendonitis struck my ankles and I was all around crabby. Better days tomorrow!

Here is my hike this morning - I am at the bottom hiking to the top of the ridge.

Crabby hiker.

Everyone always wants to know about the food

 So, this is what a typical day looks like...it is about 1200 calories plus 300 calories in optional snacks.

There is the same brekkie menu everyday. A small plate of berries or melon. Then, a choice of
eggs and toast
peanut butter and toast
granola
oatmeal
peanut butter and chockie smoothie

Lunch is always soup with a main.
Dinner is always a main with dessert.

5th time is a charm!

I'm back at fat camp with the original girls! I am looking forward to a productive and positive two weeks.

I'm over my plateau!

And the change I made was to give up coffee! My flat white could have up to 100 calories each coffee.  I was having between 3-6 coffees a day.
3 coffees
100 calories each
2100 calories a week is over 1/2 pound!
Every week!

I just switched to peppermint tea and I am off of the plateau!

Another bit of inspiration...

if you aren't into Pinterest

I need to put up a few of my fav inspirations -

Laying in bed

Thinking of some of my favorite mantras -
Someone busier than you is running right now
Yesterday you said tomorrow

ok - I'm getting up now.

Stop and smell the roses

I wish I didn't run looking down because I run in such pretty places. No time to take notice.

I want a workout outfit that looks like this