Today was a little more designed for a little recovery, although it was still quite challenging. We started at 6am and had a nasty nutrition shake. Then we went to the fitness center for circuit training (a.k.a. "Full Body Attack) for an hour. It was focused on the upper body, with a punching bag segment, push-ups, plank, rowing machine, etc.
We had breakfast at 8am: scrambled eggs, sauteed mushrooms, spinach, steel cut oatmeal and tomato soup. Big breakfast, I know right?
They were stuffing us with healthy food to prepare us for our four mile hike, up this steep mountain like forest and back down again. I have pictures for this activity!
After three quarters of the way up, I thought I couldn't make it anymore, but I kept pushing, and I survived it. And when I got to the top, I played Martin Luther King's speech "I've been to the mountaintop," I thought it was fitting. It was inspiring too, I never get tired of hearing his messages, they ring true even today.
We were very sore in the legs when we returned, mountain climbing really works out the quadriceps.
We returned to have lunch three hours later. We ate soup and salad with green chicken, two table spoons of chick peas, and two table spoons of cous cous. It was very filling. I have not been hungry at all yet. As long as I don't stay up to late, which I don't usually do because I am so exhausted after its over.
After lunch we had a chef from the resort come to demonstrate how to cook seafood in a healthy way. Her name is Teri:
She showed us how to prepare Ahi:
and Garlic Shrimp:
I will share some tips in another post on cooking tricks, for flavor without fat.
Then we had extreme bootcamp, another circuit training but total body. And finally a lovely stretch session.
It was a hardcore day, but still easier than yesterday.
Kind of amazing that I'm still standing. I burned almost 5000 calories today.
That's all for now!
We had breakfast at 8am: scrambled eggs, sauteed mushrooms, spinach, steel cut oatmeal and tomato soup. Big breakfast, I know right?
They were stuffing us with healthy food to prepare us for our four mile hike, up this steep mountain like forest and back down again. I have pictures for this activity!
After three quarters of the way up, I thought I couldn't make it anymore, but I kept pushing, and I survived it. And when I got to the top, I played Martin Luther King's speech "I've been to the mountaintop," I thought it was fitting. It was inspiring too, I never get tired of hearing his messages, they ring true even today.
We were very sore in the legs when we returned, mountain climbing really works out the quadriceps.
We returned to have lunch three hours later. We ate soup and salad with green chicken, two table spoons of chick peas, and two table spoons of cous cous. It was very filling. I have not been hungry at all yet. As long as I don't stay up to late, which I don't usually do because I am so exhausted after its over.
After lunch we had a chef from the resort come to demonstrate how to cook seafood in a healthy way. Her name is Teri:
and Garlic Shrimp:
I will share some tips in another post on cooking tricks, for flavor without fat.
Then we had extreme bootcamp, another circuit training but total body. And finally a lovely stretch session.
It was a hardcore day, but still easier than yesterday.
Kind of amazing that I'm still standing. I burned almost 5000 calories today.
That's all for now!
Good start Natalie. I wish you the very best and I am supporting the cause!
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