Ice Age Trail & Goals

Hello, my friends!  

This post was meant for yesterday, but I was so busy at work I didn't have time to get it up.

I hope everyone had a lovely weekend.  I sure did!  After being ungodly hot and humid in Wisconsin, this past weekend was surprisingly chill.  It was only in the 60's for the majority of the weekend, and overcast, but it was ok because it made perfect hiking weather!

The Ice Age Trail which, "is a thousand-mile-long hiking trail located entirely within Wisconsin.  It is one of only eleven National Scenic Trails in the country" has a trail near our house so Nick, the dogs, and I checked it out this weekend.  Our first hiking attempt was on Saturday, we even packed a picnic lunch, but I was a dummy and wore shorts.  After about a mile, we ended up turning around because there were too many thorn bushes and nettles to push through with my bare legs. 

Sunday, I was smarter, and put on jeans, and we hit the trail again.  We hiked roughly 7 miles in about an hour and a half.  Half way through, we took a pit stop to have a snack and drink some wine…I mean, who doesn’t take wine with them when they go for a hike?  It was a lot of fun, and hopefully we use the trail a few more times before it snows.  Here are a few pictures from our more successful hike.

Besides hiking, I got all OCD on the house this weekend.  Well, our bedroom and bathroom at least.  In the bathroom, I took everything out of the cupboards, closets, and draws so I could clean and reorganize.  I did the same thing with our clothing closet.  I like to have my clothes color coded so I color coded Nick’s side too, and I also reorganized mine into cold weather/warm weather racks.  It looks so much better now, and it’s easier to find specific items.    

Now, it's goal time.

The only goal I had last week was to lose 1.7lbs.  I will not know if I achieved this goal until tomorrow when I weigh in.  I am little nervous for tomorrow's weigh-in.  I have been doing a great job of eating well and getting exercise in, but it is my week for Aunt Flow to visit, and she always tips the scale for me when she's here... I guess we will find out tomorrow if she ruins this weigh in for me.   

My goal this week is to track every single morsel that I ingest.  I used to be a rockstar at tracking my calories with MyFitnessPal, but lately, I straight up suck at it.  I do well and track everything up until lunch time, and then I just kind of stop.  That leaves the rest of my day unfinished, and I never really know how much I am consuming and how much I am burning from exercise.

Have a healthy week, and good luck with YOUR goals!