So my husband was presented with the opportunity through working with Haven of Hope to hike Mt Kilimanjaro along with visiting several local orphanages and has asked me to go with him. But here is the kicker….IT’S IN SEVEN WEEKS!!!!
We have spoken with the organization and they have ensured me that if I workout over the next 7 weeks I will be fine. However I am scared as hell as I am DRASTICALLY overweight (in my mind) and out of shape so it leads me to the question “Can I do this?” Well I sure as hell am going to try. I have no idea where to even begin but I have been doing some research and am working on a fitness plan to try to get me in shape to accomplish this!
Right now my plan is diet to lose pounds (this my knees will thank me for) and weekly moving myself up to a more intense workout regime.
Tomorrow I am going to go ahead and start with the 21 Day Fix because that it usually my best bet when starting a workout routine. And then add in one of the more muscle building routines after a week or two (depending on how I am feeling). Along with this I am going to get up early (with the exception of tomorrow bc I have to leave the house at 6 am) and start walking. The first day I will walk as far as I can and then be sure to add a quarter of a mile each day. And the hubby and I will definitely be finding some fun places to go on LONG walks on the weekends.
Once I am settled in one place, for those who do not know we live between Fort Myers, Orlando, and Ohio, I will get to Planet Fitness and start attacking the stair climber. This I will make sure I do no later than 2 weeks from today , but will be back in Ft Myers on the 5th of August so that will most likely be the day. For now I am in Orlando and since making this decision I have been running up and down the stairs about every 15 minutes a couple times. This I will do through the rest of the weekend and then continue while we are in Ohio for the weekend.
And here is the kicker!! NO ALCOHOL (I really am going to try) until after I get off that beautiful mountain! I am in no way an alcoholic however when the hubs and I are eating dinner I almost always have a seltzer or a glass of wine and I like to get a little tipsy when I go out with my friends and will be tested this Saturday when I go out with my girls. BUT it is 8 weeks…should be a piece of cake.
Lastly…water, water, and more water! I have been doing a lot of research this evening and one of the biggest things I am seeing is how much water I need to drink during the hike so I am going to start that now hoping to get my bladder trained because let’s be real the lack of uterus holding it can be a HUGE problem!
As I am typing this I am thinking the same thing that most of you are thinking “There is no way I (she) can do this!” but how disappointed would I be if I didn’t even try. I mean if you heard my kids on the phone when I told them, they were so excited I have to show that I have at least what it takes to try. I am going to try to document as much of this journey as I can because I need your encouragement and I hope that at the end I will be successful and cherish these thoughts that are going through my head for years to come.
So I would love to hear all your advise and encouragement! I am going to need it!! And honestly negativity helps too, I love to prove someone wrong! Wish me luck!