See you Later - Not Goodbye

Saturday is always my easy day. I made a deal with myself. If i work hard all week, on Saturdays ill walk back from "drop off" (4 miles). Since im here for so long, my body needs its rest. I decrease my stop sign time every week, so it must work..... or maybe its the RED MEAT i eat on Sundays...... hehehe

Saturday is FUN because we have graduation. Every Graduation we get to do an activity. This week it was Bowling. I was really bad at it, but it was really fun to just hang out and be normal.... kinda. We must have looked like dorks out there because we were cheering everyone on for just knocking down one pin!!! Best Bowling Ever!

This Saturday was full of tears. :( My tears started brewing up in the morning. I couldnt believe it was already time for my best friends and AWESOME roomate to leave. These people have been my backbone for weeks. I have seen them ever day, and in almost every class. Its going to be so strange on Sunday and Monday without my "group." I am so thankful to have made such great lifelong friends. I wish them the absolute best on their journey at home.

"Just remember ... See you later, not goodbye." - Merinda

Camel back with a CamelPack

Ahhh Friday! Last day of hiking!.. until Tuesday. Why not go for the hardest hike.... right?

Camel Back was soooo Beautiful!!! Even Riding in the van there was amazing! There are so many lose cattle here, its so weird. You would never see this in Texas! In Texas, People have all their animals fenced in. Even though im afraid of heights, i managed to climb up the camel hump. Its SOOO straight up, its like climbing a latter but without the convenient steps. (yeah scary) Some people from our group didnt go up it. My thought was... since im here i might as well give it a try! It was a pretty weird feeling sitting up HIGH on top of a camel hump in the middle of mountains. I felt like a was in fairyland.

So the BEST thing about today was Tiffany's Dance Class! (She was a sub for John's Cardio Disco Jam) Wow that was so fun! I felt at home! I love to dance and just act goofy, i miss my friends and family at home.

My biggest accomplishment was running 5.5 during Circuit Training!!!

Horray im getting so much Stronger!

Rain With Pain!

The picture is of Michelle, Sharron (My fave Trainer) and I

It was rainy and windy all morning, just in time for the hike. So i bailed out! I worked out at the gym. I surprised myself. I actually worked out pretty hard and soaked my shirt up. Then i did some ab work with Jim and took a nice walk with Stephanie.

Ball works was hard as usual, but i still managed to lift 10 pound weights! Others use 5 pound weights... wimps. hehe

Treading was great this time. I did the elliptical and at my highest, level 10, at 9 speed. Thanks to Heidi for encouraging me on the last sprint. I seem to go faster when people yell in my ear, weird huh? After treading i didnt want to go to pool so i did treading again! Good thing Seth, Jen, Michelle and Lindsey were there, i ran at the highest 4.6.

My Biggest accomplishment for today was in Gym Class. Seth motivated me to do push ups and planks! Last time i tried to do those i couldnt even go one second. Yay improvements!

Slots - Slots - Slots

Slots Today! It was easier than i remember! Partly because we didnt go into the birth canal. Been there done that, i dont ever want to go into the birth canal again! Since the change Paige (Manager) made over the hikes, it was EXTREMELY difficult for me to keep up with the group. At one point i couldnt see the last person anymore, so of course, i started crying. BREAKDOWN!!! I feel like i have improved tremendously, so why am i still last? The Hike guide Deb told me she was proud of me for going on such a hard hike and also said i was going 2 times faster than last time i did the hike. Every time i give advice to new people who come here, i always say the same thing... its ok to be last, go at your fast pace. I couldnt take my advice today, i was so heartbroken i was last. But guess what? I sucked up my tears and headed on. At wedding rock i caught up to everyone and i was fine from then on. Hopefully tomorrow i will be able to move with the pack. Darn Paige, why did she have to take me out of my comfort zone! The hikes will never be the same. :(

My biggest accomplishment was doing slots today AND going Level 14 Speed 7 on the elliptical! I dont know why im so good at that thing. Going faster than others on the elliptical makes me feel good. No more treadmill for me this week. Hello Sweaty T-Shirt. Dont worry ill wear extra deodorant. hehehe.

Yay almost the end of week 7!!!!

Chuck - a - Walla or Chuckwalla?

So today i did Hike Chuckwalla. It wasn't to bad. It was a much more easy hike than i thought when i went on it a few weeks ago. Im getting stronger! Tomorrow im doing Slots! Ugh! Its such a hard hike. I hope i can keep up with the others. Paige changed the way the intermediate people do hikes now! Instead of having people in groups according to speed, the intermediate groups now get to pick what hike they want to do. It would be fine for the fast people. Us Slower people might have a problem. Lets see how this goes....

Biggest accomplishment today was doing the elliptical at level 25!!!!!!

Im looking forward to tomorrow.... Quiznos! If you stay here for 3-4 weeks you get to go to Quiznos with Paige! Yay Real food!

Get 'em!

So Today is my 43rd Day Here at Biggest Loser Resort. Mondays are always hard for me. Every Monday we do the Stop Sign Hike, timed. This week i took 4 mins off since last Monday. The only reason i did it is because Jim wanted to race me to mini stop sign. I tried sooo hard to pass him at the start, but around the middle of the hike... I SMOKED HIM! I looked back and he was the size of an ant... VICTORY. Hahah! I would have never guessed i would race someone on this hike. The first time i did it, i couldnt even barley walk it without hyperventilating. This time i RAN some parts!!! Its crazy!!! I'm lovin the new Cherise.

My mom sent me a cute card in the mail today. It made me feel special, not everybody gets mail!!! She quoted someone. "When you feel like giving up, remember why you held on for so long." Its so true!

Now off to do some more cardio....

Yeehaw!

Life Changing

Being here has changed my life. I am finally seeing the old Cherise come back! No longer am i a shy girl! I am outgoing and fun! When i first got here i was sad and lonely, i thought my time here would never end! Now people here are describing me as an inspiration, a hero, beautiful and amazing! I would have NEVER guessed anyone would EVER say those things to me!

I have met so many wonderful people, NFL Player for the Houston Texans, old Biggest Loser contestants, and many motivators. I have had 2 awesome roomates and 1 new awesome one who is going home this week. :( I miss friends that left this week, but im excited to meet new ones!

I am so blessed to be here! 7 weeks down, 37 pounds lost and 4 more fabulous weeks to go!