I am HOME!!!.

Well....I got home yesterday later afternoon! It took us forever because traffic was so bad. I was soooo excited to see Jim when he came to pick me up! I will never leave for that long again! Ok....here are my results from being at camp for 4 weeks! I lost 16 pounds!!! Chest - lost 2.75 inches, Hips - lost 2.75 inches, Thigh - lost .75 inches, Calf - lost 1 inch, Arm - lost 1.25 inches and in my Belly - I lost 9 inches!!! My body fat went down by 2%. I could wear my skinny jeans that I took hoping I would wear! When I finally got home...the kids were waiting by the door. When I walked in, my daughter was sobbing and so was I. My son just kept saying "oh my gosh...are you really my mom." That made me feel good. I walked into my family room and alot of my friends were here to welcome me home!! THere was even a big banner on my garage saying "welcome home mom/lori." It was awesome!! It was hard to leave the ridge! I have made soo many great friends there. THey will be friends for life. I want to thank everyone who read my blog during my month of adventure! Everyone that commented to me, text me, called me, emailed me!! You guys truly made it easier to get through each day! I love each and everyone of you. Remember to "Dominate the Day."

I see the finish line and it looks GREAT!!!

Sorry I didnt blog last night!! I was PACKING!! Getting ready to go HOME!! Can you believe it....4 weeks have past! Yesterday wasnt too exciting except on the hike I took my friend to the big hill that I climbed the day before...she was afraid, but I guided her to the top!! I couldnt believe that I was taking someone on a hike that I was too afraid to do before. All of our guides wear yellow jackets, so she was joking that I earned my yellow jacket! Then we walked back to the resort for a total of about 9 miles. If you walk back you get out of you 11:15 class! After the classes we had a lecture with the dietician to make sure we were on track for eating right. Todays hike wasnt too exciting...all the regular classes...I ran on the treadmill longer than I have before...so I was happy. I did 2 classes of cardio disco jam which is by far the most fun class. Someone said if you go on you tube and put in cardio disco jam it will come up....it is funny. Today after both classes...they had a surprise...about 4 of the guys here and the instructor made up a dance to "all the single ladies" and performed it for us. It was about as funny as when Justin Timberlake did it on SNL...except these boys didnt wear tights! What a great way to end my stay. Tomorrow I still have one walk and one class and then DONE! I have to attend the graduation Sat night and because I have never missed one class, one lecture or one anything...I get a jacket!! I cannot wait to see everyone. I will blog tomorrow night and let you know the results...I weigh in tomorrow morning!! I actually have some muscles!!! I was kidding the girls at dinner last night....told them I was going to have a "gun show" when I got home. Just kidding! My arms are starting to show muscle! Now, if I can get the bottoms of my arms to stop moving when I wave...I will be happy. Oh...didnt tell you...we had some drama...there were a mom and daughter around 17 that were changing in and out of their bathing suits right by the pool!!! Can you believe it!! They must be from Europe or something! They were told not to do that. I am sure there are some guys that werent happy that they were told to stop!! Anyway...thank you for taking the time to read my blog. You guys are truly amazing! Remember to "Dominate the Day."

Out of my confort zone today!

Today went on a hike that consisted of walking up a big hill that I was afraid of walking up. I finally did it and was so proud of myself!! One more thing I did that I didnt think I could. After our hike I had circuit class, then kickboxing, then mountain class and finished with pool. I kicked butt in all classes! It felt really good. Went to quiznos today for lunch...what a treat that was! Nothing too exciting tonight! Very tired!! Can you tell I am done with this place??? My blogs are getting shorter and more boring! 3 more days until I see my husband!! WOO HOO!! Can you tell I am excited??? Thank you for taking the time to read my blog!! Remember to "Dominate the Day."

4 days left!!

Today started with a 5 mile hike. Nothing too exciting....I am going to try something different tomorrow to change it up a bit. After the hike we had stretch!! You know we love stretch class after the hike! The next class was total toning and finished it with 2 pool classes. The second pool class was taught by the same trainer that taught our total training. She is our Jillian, just doesnt get in our face and yell. We love her though. I totally thought see was trying to drown me today...was sooo tired after that class! There are a bunch of us leaving this weekend and we are doing the countdown! I found out today that one of the guys here is a poker player on the big poker circuit and is on tv quite a bit. I told him I never win at poker (texas hold em) when we play with our friends. We are now having a poker tournament this Friday!! Cant wait. I told him I need a lot of pointers!! I am so excited to come home, but I will miss everyone here for sure!! These people become your close friends and family while you are gone! Tomorrow starts at 6 am for me. Dont know if I want to go to open gym or pilates/yoga!! I guess I will figure it out tomorrow. Thank you again for taking the time to read my blog...I really appreciate it. Remember to "Dominate the Day."

My last Monday is DONE!!

My new roommate came in yesterday...she is very nice. I am so happy! It was hard to fall asleep last night because of the time change. I woke up and went to the 6 am pilates class...it was pretty much just stretching. We had stop sign hike again today....I made it to the top and the big hill was sooo much easy than before. I was very happy about that. As silly as it sounds....that song "The Climb" by Miley Cyrus really helps me when I am struggling with the steep incline. I think that sould be my theme song for my trip here. When we came back I had Mountain class. I was like...are you kidding...I just climbed a mountain!! It wasnt bad at all. There was so much energy in that room. I think I was just happy because it is my last Monday!! After Mountain class...I had open gym where I did the machines, then circuit class and finished off with 2 pool classes. I felt really good. Very tired today. Wednesday I go on another field trip to Quizinos to learn what is good for us to order. Thursday I am going of site to a cooking class...they cook low fat foods and you get to eat it for lunch. This week they are going to cook baked egg roles and noodles. It sounds good. Plus we do departing guest lectures...hopefully I will be busy so the week flies by. 5 days left! WOO HOO!! Thank you for taking the time to read my blog. I really appreciate your support!! Remember to "Dominate the Day."

Friday is Done!!!

Woke up and did the 6 am kickboxing class. It was alot of fun. I changed up my hike alittle...instead of hiking in the mountains, we walked from the state park back to the resort. It is alittle over 4 miles. I then had cardio intervals, total body toning, cardio disco jam and pool. Disco jam is the best class ever!! It is soooo much fun. A great way to end a Friday. I had an 80 minute deep tissue massage. It was great! We have the stop sign hike tomorrow. Everyone hates that hike. All I keep thinking about is....I am almost done!! I hope my new roommate is nice. I was so lucky with my rommate that I had for 3 weeks. She was such an inspiration. We now have had some nice sunshine. People are now eating lunch and dinner outside...much better than being snowed on. As usual...your support continues to amaze me! I hope I continue to make you proud as I continue my journey at home. I know I will still need your support. I also want to thank my friends that supported me when I was getting ready for my journey to fittness ridge. The difference is....now I know what I am capable of. Sorry if this blog is alittle short and boring...I am TIRED!! You probably wont hear from me until Monday night. Lets hope this week goes by fast. I cant wait to see you guys. I will continue to Dominate the Day....hope you do to!

Cant believe tomorrow is Friday!!

I was tired this morning....didnt even hear the alarm. Thank goodness I woke up in time for breadfast and our hike. On the hike I walked about 5 miles..of course my legs and knees hurt. They seem to warm up after an hour. I was laughing while walking on the hike because some of the songs on my ipod made me laugh. Lets see....Alvin and the Chipmunks, the Little Mermaid and Winnie the Pooh!! Those songs reminded me of my kids and my niece. My niece used to love the song from little mermaid. After our hike we had gym glass..our teacher had us on a cardio machine for 20 mins and then had us running around the buildings...up and down stairs...jumping jacks etc. It was crazy. I couldnt run really because my knees were hurting after the hike. After lunch I had ball works, I hadnt done that class since my first week here....I was much stronger this week. After that class I had treading and finished with pool. We finally had a sunny day. My roommate and alot of other girls I have bonded with leave on Sunday. They will be missed. One of the girls lives in Santa Monica and we already have plans to meet up for lunch. I will have a new roommate, thank goodness I am down to one week. I am truly counting down the days. Oh...I didnt tell you about our other field trip yesterday..we went to the grocery store and was shown what was good for us and what wasnt. I guess donuts and cookies are not good for us. All kidding aside...it was pretty informative. I am sooo glad tomorrow is Friday. This is the day we have our disco cardio jam. Everyones favorite class. Thank you so much for taking the time to read my blog. Remember to Dominate the Day.