Day 3

Gila

Turtle Rock

Chuckawalla

Waking up this morning was not easy. Last night for dinner we enjoyed zucchini spaghetti, tofu meatballs, cucumber salad and pudding. It was delicious and only 500 calories, our largest meal of the day. After waking up we enjoyed omelets and fruit. We walked to the gym and had a Body Balance class, led by an 85 year old woman. I could never imagine someone so in shape at such an age. It was tough and worked out every muscle. From step ups to abdominals and weights I was tired. Burning about 400 calories was a good start to my day. We hustled back to the house and got ready for the hike of the day. We hiked a 6 mile trial and I suffered most of the way. Gila and Chuckawalla will be an agonizing memory as I definitely hit a wall during this hike. Having to catch my breath, we completed it in less than two hours. I burned 1000 calories. Finally back to get some food, we made our lunch. We baked apples, brocolli, raspberry coated tilapia and multi-grain rolls. Only 389 calories this was an impressive meal. Completely exhausted I slept for an hour before the afternoon began. We walked over to the gym and began our first class, Zumba. Working out to very enthusiastic music and many different songs reenergized me. I worked off 600 more calories. We had the last class of the day, water aerobics. It was tough but a great way to end the day. It helped stretch out my muscles and relax my joints. We went back to the house, showered up, and sat down for dinner. Tonight we enjoyed salad, brocolli, rice and a tofu mixture inside a bell pepper. A graham cracker key lime was for dessert. Time for bed to rest up for a long day tomorrow. Let's hope I can make it through. My burned calorie count for the day was 2300 total, not including my resting metabolic rate of calories burned.