#campingtrip2k14

So I know it happened forever ago but I'm finally blogging about my camping trip to Port Angeles over the 4th! It was such a fun trip. We left thursday night and took a ferry to get over to Bainbridge Island.  

We got there and set up camp and basically just went to sleep. I was so tired cause I was getting sick. We got up and tried to make breakfast...but I mistakingly brought a broken stove...so we had to make pancakes, eggs and bacon over the stove. haha it took forever. It was fine though.

We finally left camp and went to the shore. It was so pretty. We got to look at tide pools and walk down the shore. 

We then went on a little hike by Crescent lake to a waterfall. I don't remember the name of it but it was pretty. I just love being in nature.

It then started raining so we had dinner in Port Angeles. A lot of places were closed but we finally found a place. Thai food in the 4th! HOLLA

The city was so cute and small. It was sunset time and it SO beautiful! I went crazy with the camera. I loved being on the pier. 

There was this rock band playing and we danced crazy. It was very fun. I loved the people there. Then the fireworks started, it wasn't the biggest show but it was the prettiest on the water!

We got home and had a fire and played card games.

The next morning we went to madison falls. It was right by our campsite! Not even a walk to it!

We walked around lake crescent and oh my gosh I wish it was sunny cause it is the bluest lake ever. AH I loved it! I want to go back! So beautiful. We got to a spot where there was a bridge where people were jumping off. They lived there and were telling us to go to this tunnel and then jump off the rocks. I was so down even though we were in clothes and it wasn't warm out. The tunnel was really cool and so random. It was huge! There was these rocks to jump off. I was sooo scared when I got up there but I did it! It was super fun.

It was time to go home and we were all so tired. It was a good little getaway. I hadn't been camping for a while so it was fun. HAPPY BIRTHDAY 'MERICA!

#getfit2k14

So I think just with being a girl comes with being self conscious with our bodies. I know I always have been. I like to eat. There is no doubt about it. I know I don't need to lose that much weight. For me it is my stomach area. I have never been comfortable with it. I wanted to lose weight there which is the HARDEST. It's the place I carry my weight. I try to hide it pretty well. I have always tried to lose weight but it never works. My mom and I went on this diet last month. Protein shakes for days. It was my first time going on a diet. And let me tell you I suck at it. Haha. I definitely broke the rules more than once. I have tried to work out every day. I have felt so good this month with eating healthy and working out every day. It can be very hard to get up and workout. Especially with a full time job but I did it and you can to. You just have to make time for it. There is time. I have worked out late at night just to get it in. I have tried to avoid eating out and I drink lots of water. I have had lots more energy and I am just a lot more happy. And nothing is impossible. Remember that.  

Last friday after a long week of work, I know I needed to go running cause it had been over a week cause I had just been so busy. I was working out just not running. I have a love/hate relationship with running. It's always been hard for me because I have flat feet so my feet always start hurting after 20 mins. Or I have knee problems. Also it is just hard. Anyways, so I get home watch tv for an hour and then decide to go. The weather was perfect for running. Foggy and rainy and not hot or cold. This whole summer I have only been going 2 miles each time. Which is a lot for me haha. The longest I have ran is 3 miles and that's with stopping. So I got out planning on just running 2 miles. I get to 2 miles by my house and I'm like I think I can do 3 miles so I do 3 and I still feel really good. I even go to my house and I am about to stop but then I turn back around and just keep running. It was so weird. I ran through neighborhoods in my neighborhood cause I didn't think I would go that much farther. After I ran 4, I thought hey I can do 6 miles. I was so excited just running 4 miles. I had never ran that far. I was praying for rain cause I love running in the rain. And guess what it started raining! A sign from God that I should keep running? haha. My knee started hurting running downhill about the 5th mile. I was like crap. But I didn't let it bother me. I never got hot or out of breathe. I did really have to pee though haha. And I hadn't eaten dinner so I was a bit hungry. But just mainly thirsty. Just every mile completed was so excited to me. Luckily my phone was fully charged before I left so I music the whole time. I HAVE to run with music. I just kept running. I felt like forest gump. After I hit 7 miles I decided to do 10 miles and then I was like why not just do 13.10 miles which is a half marathon! How cool would it be to say I ran a half marathon? I am never in a running mood so I figured I should just do it. I knew I would be so sore but I didn't care. At the 11th mile my sister called me saying that there was someone in our house...she was home alone with her friends. My parents were out of town. It was 9:30 at night. I know she was probably being a little dramatic, her and her friends are like that. So I was getting a little freaked out cause I was running in the dark...haha but nothing was going to stop me from doing this! I only had two more miles! The last mile was hard. I just wanted to be done. My phone finally said 13.10 miles and I immediently stopped running. It was the weirdest feeling. Like I hit a wall. I was so weak so I just laid on someones grass for a little. I then walked home and ate a bunch of blueberries and cereal haha. When I told my family they didn't believe me. I mean I ran 10 more miles than I had ever ran. It was a big deal for me. I was so proud of myself. Everything was in pain haha. i could barely walk. I was so sore the next two days. But now it is just my foot that hurts...which is really annoying. Cause I want to run again! But biking it is for this week at least. I still can't believe I ran that much. I never in my life thought I would even run 6 miles. The weather really helped, cause I can't run when it is hot. For some reason my feet didn't hurt until the 10th mile. Which is a miracle. Who knows if I will ever be able to run that far again. I hope so. One day I want to run a marathon! I think that's a little to optimistic though...

So I am just saying you can do hard things or that you never thought you could do. Nothing is impossible! I think running is also the mindset. I just kept telling myself that I could do it. Even if it took my over 3 hours...I am still so proud of myself. This month I have lost 5 lbs, and 15.4 inches on my body. Which is a lot for me. I never lose weight. I have been this size forever. I just really want to get fit and live a healthy lifestyle. Don't get me wrong. I will definitely eat crappy foods but I am going to limit it. I am going to continue to get fit. I want to feel better and be comfortable in my own skin. Even if my results are slow. I can slowly see it. Just never give up. Just do it.