Today was my best day so far.....
The hike was a repeat of Tuesday's hike because I switched groups. What I thought was horrific on Tuesday was not so bad today. What a difference 2 days makes! Oh and, by the way, Daris from Biggest Loser Season 9 joined my hike group today. Great kid!
This afternoon I had 2 swim classes (cardio in the pool), a ball class and treading. Treading was interesting - pick a cardio machine, warmup, push yourself to a place were you can't talk for 5 min, then 5 recovery, push for 4, recover 4 and so on. Seems like all the past guests (from the Utah facility) absolutely love this class. It was pretty good but it's still unusually warm here and the gym was a bit warm for my taste.
As for the food, all meals were delicious. Peanut butter, banana, and jelly on an English for b'fast, tortilla soup and a hawaiian pizza for lunch and for dinner, stuffed chicken, wild rice, veggies, and chocolate covered strawberries. I ate every bite.
Planning for the weekend - more down time Sat afternoon and Sunday.
Until tomorrow.......
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Day 4 - Wednesday
Today was a good day! Hiked along the Pacific Coast - on the beach (a killer), above the beach on the bluff. Not sure how many miles but wasted 1000 calories. We ended up on the same beach that Matthew McConnaughey is always photographed on. Unhappy to report however, there was no MM sighting. The first group that hiked there Monday saw Pierce Brosnan walking his dog - no such luck on my hike. After the hike, we had a good and much-needed stretch class.
The rest of the afternoon was filled with cardio in and out of the pool as well as kickboxing. What made the day good was that I could actually perform in the last class - usually by 4:30 I have dragging - today I kicked the s--- out of the kickboxing dummy instead.
Not the best food day so far - Lunch was a greek salad in a pita - Yuck! I choked it down with a lot of water. Dinner was salmon - double yuck - my substitute was another Boca burger - which also went down with a lot of water. I want some yummy stuff that I like tomorrow! Here's hoping! PS - Everyone else said the salmon was delicious - served with Israeli couscous.
Big news of the say: I sat right across the dinner table from Daris, former contestant on BL. He stills looks great. Says his whole life has changed.
Talk to you tomorrow........
The rest of the afternoon was filled with cardio in and out of the pool as well as kickboxing. What made the day good was that I could actually perform in the last class - usually by 4:30 I have dragging - today I kicked the s--- out of the kickboxing dummy instead.
Not the best food day so far - Lunch was a greek salad in a pita - Yuck! I choked it down with a lot of water. Dinner was salmon - double yuck - my substitute was another Boca burger - which also went down with a lot of water. I want some yummy stuff that I like tomorrow! Here's hoping! PS - Everyone else said the salmon was delicious - served with Israeli couscous.
Big news of the say: I sat right across the dinner table from Daris, former contestant on BL. He stills looks great. Says his whole life has changed.
Talk to you tomorrow........
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Day 3
Today was a tough one - I think they call it "the wall" here at FR. Started with a hike which literally had us climbing uphill for about 30-40 minutes right out of the van. My heart rate monitor alarm was sounding almost the entire way up. I was moved up to the "fast" hiking group which was indeed that. I took up the rear most of the journey. The downhill led us to a house that had burned down. Apparently a grocery mogul named Roberts built a house in the wilderness back in 1952. The house was designed by a prominent African American architect named Williams. It burned down in 82 but the remnants were still there and you could see how incredible it was. The hike took a lot out of me so I tried Propel for the first time which helped a lot.
After the hike, we had a lecture on use of free weights and then lunch. So my luck ran out today - tilapia tacos was the planned dish. I had a Boca burger with a delicious homemade tomato soup and salad. We had a nice cooking demo after lunch and I picked up the 2 cookbooks of recipes served here. Very excited to experiment at home.
The afternoon was filled with, what do you think, MORE EXERCISE. I had a interval training in the pool, followed by another one in the gym, then total toning. Dinner was an enchilada, broccoli and pineapple sorbet. Once again, I ran back to the room after our nutrition lecture, took a long-awaited shower and I am resting supine on the bed writing this entry. Biggest Loser is on the tube tonight but I don't know how long I am lasting.
Goodbye for now......looking forward to Day 4.
After the hike, we had a lecture on use of free weights and then lunch. So my luck ran out today - tilapia tacos was the planned dish. I had a Boca burger with a delicious homemade tomato soup and salad. We had a nice cooking demo after lunch and I picked up the 2 cookbooks of recipes served here. Very excited to experiment at home.
The afternoon was filled with, what do you think, MORE EXERCISE. I had a interval training in the pool, followed by another one in the gym, then total toning. Dinner was an enchilada, broccoli and pineapple sorbet. Once again, I ran back to the room after our nutrition lecture, took a long-awaited shower and I am resting supine on the bed writing this entry. Biggest Loser is on the tube tonight but I don't know how long I am lasting.
Goodbye for now......looking forward to Day 4.
Day 2
First to answer Jodi R's question: All sizes and shapes are here, not to many men - they are outnumbered probably 10 to 1.
Up at 6 a.m. for a 45 min stretch class. Awesome start to the day. Breakfast was delicious - did I mention the chef worked with Wolfgang Puck. Then off to our hikes. There were 7 hikes in all - randomly assigned. It was for assessment so that tomorrow we could be properly placed with people similar to ourselves. I felt terrible for this one young lady who couldn't make it back up the canyon. We ended up leaving her and they went back for her (with the guide of course). We went 6 miles down into the canyon to the site where MASH was filmed. Leftover jeeps, trucks , some other MASH stuff. It was a tough climb - steep plus the temp had risen quite a bit from the hike down. All good though - I was the first one up, right behind the guide - can't help it, I'm competitive.
Next was a water aerobics class, followed by lunch. We had a turkey sandwich on this odd bun - maybe a sandwich round. Also we had a artichoke soup and I drank every spoonful. Some of you are saying, no she did not but I did and it was delicious. My mantra is try everything especially since I am living on 1200 calories - which was pretty easy day 2.
After lunch, we did 3 hours of cardio - 2 of circuit training and another pool class. The heat hasn't broken yet - the temp reached 89 which made the rooms, gym, etc. hot. Also apparently Cali is known for rolling blackouts and we had a few yesterday.
Dinner was also great - chicken, wasabi potatoes (yes, I ate them), asparagus and banana dipped in chocolate.
There is absolutely no caffeine here but they do have decaf teas - Thank God.
So exhausted - I was in bed by 7 after a long-awaited shower and asleep by 8 p.m. I was too tired to even write this last night. I woke up at 11 p.m. thinking it was morning only to discover I had 6 more hours to snooze.z.z.z.z.z.z.z.
So now on to my Day 3.....
Up at 6 a.m. for a 45 min stretch class. Awesome start to the day. Breakfast was delicious - did I mention the chef worked with Wolfgang Puck. Then off to our hikes. There were 7 hikes in all - randomly assigned. It was for assessment so that tomorrow we could be properly placed with people similar to ourselves. I felt terrible for this one young lady who couldn't make it back up the canyon. We ended up leaving her and they went back for her (with the guide of course). We went 6 miles down into the canyon to the site where MASH was filmed. Leftover jeeps, trucks , some other MASH stuff. It was a tough climb - steep plus the temp had risen quite a bit from the hike down. All good though - I was the first one up, right behind the guide - can't help it, I'm competitive.
Next was a water aerobics class, followed by lunch. We had a turkey sandwich on this odd bun - maybe a sandwich round. Also we had a artichoke soup and I drank every spoonful. Some of you are saying, no she did not but I did and it was delicious. My mantra is try everything especially since I am living on 1200 calories - which was pretty easy day 2.
After lunch, we did 3 hours of cardio - 2 of circuit training and another pool class. The heat hasn't broken yet - the temp reached 89 which made the rooms, gym, etc. hot. Also apparently Cali is known for rolling blackouts and we had a few yesterday.
Dinner was also great - chicken, wasabi potatoes (yes, I ate them), asparagus and banana dipped in chocolate.
There is absolutely no caffeine here but they do have decaf teas - Thank God.
So exhausted - I was in bed by 7 after a long-awaited shower and asleep by 8 p.m. I was too tired to even write this last night. I woke up at 11 p.m. thinking it was morning only to discover I had 6 more hours to snooze.z.z.z.z.z.z.z.
So now on to my Day 3.....
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Day One - Biggest Loser Resort
I'm here! Nervous, excited, scared...
I arrived at Bob Hope Airport aka Burbank at 11 a.m. Took the shuttle with a few others including a kid from UCLA so I got the scenic route as I was the last one to get dropped off. It was fabulous - Pacific Coast Highway, right out of the movies. Incredible vista, surfer dudes everywhere - it was 90 here today (normally 70s) and gorgeous so everyone was out and about.
When I finally got to the Resort - in the mountains between Malibu beach and the San Fernando Valley, called the Canyon area - it was about 1 p.m. Checked in and was ushered to my room or shall I say cabin. It's roughly 10 X 10 - bed, desk, etc. Bathroom is a nice size. The unfortunate thing is that because it's the first week it's open, there are few things missing, bathroom towel racks, hooks, toilet paper holders, alarm clocks. Supposedly all arriving on Tuesday. A little problem with my air con - needs freon. Should be fixed tomorrow a.m.
I was scheduled for my weigh-in and measurements at 2:40 p.m. Usually weighing in the middle of the day would make me nuts but since the last time I had really eaten with breakfast in JFK, I was ok. The stats - 202 lbs, 33% fat, measurements 45 X 40 X 46 - an hourglass, a big hourglass.
First meal: Well, I almost missed it. I took a nap and overslept by 7 minutes. Ran into the dining room without a minute to spare. Dinner consisted of a small salad, a chicken/black bean and rice mixture in a whole wheat tortilla shell and a desert with fruit in a chocolate pudding like concoction. It was all delicious! Quick orientation including the rules of the road - no cell phones, no outside food, participation required!
Now I am in my room - 7:44 p.m. and getting wound down and ready for bed as the first class is 6 a.m., followed by b'fast and a 2 hour hike.
Until tomorrow night.......
I arrived at Bob Hope Airport aka Burbank at 11 a.m. Took the shuttle with a few others including a kid from UCLA so I got the scenic route as I was the last one to get dropped off. It was fabulous - Pacific Coast Highway, right out of the movies. Incredible vista, surfer dudes everywhere - it was 90 here today (normally 70s) and gorgeous so everyone was out and about.
When I finally got to the Resort - in the mountains between Malibu beach and the San Fernando Valley, called the Canyon area - it was about 1 p.m. Checked in and was ushered to my room or shall I say cabin. It's roughly 10 X 10 - bed, desk, etc. Bathroom is a nice size. The unfortunate thing is that because it's the first week it's open, there are few things missing, bathroom towel racks, hooks, toilet paper holders, alarm clocks. Supposedly all arriving on Tuesday. A little problem with my air con - needs freon. Should be fixed tomorrow a.m.
I was scheduled for my weigh-in and measurements at 2:40 p.m. Usually weighing in the middle of the day would make me nuts but since the last time I had really eaten with breakfast in JFK, I was ok. The stats - 202 lbs, 33% fat, measurements 45 X 40 X 46 - an hourglass, a big hourglass.
First meal: Well, I almost missed it. I took a nap and overslept by 7 minutes. Ran into the dining room without a minute to spare. Dinner consisted of a small salad, a chicken/black bean and rice mixture in a whole wheat tortilla shell and a desert with fruit in a chocolate pudding like concoction. It was all delicious! Quick orientation including the rules of the road - no cell phones, no outside food, participation required!
Now I am in my room - 7:44 p.m. and getting wound down and ready for bed as the first class is 6 a.m., followed by b'fast and a 2 hour hike.
Until tomorrow night.......
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