More Snakes

I don't know if this is a sign to quit while I'm ahead or what!

Saturday, we went on a 5.8 mile hike....we were so exhausted! My muscles still hurt! Anyways, as we were first heading up the trail, probably about 1/4 mile in, I saw something in the trail that I thought looked like a snake. It stopped me in my tracks and I grabbed my chest. It was really little though, so I told myself it was just a stick and that I could go head and walk over it. Just as I took a step closer, it wiggled itself on down the hill.....YUCK! I freaked a little, but kept going. It was tiny...

We made it all the way to the lake, spent about an hour eating lunch and fishing and then we headed back to the car. We hadn't made it very far back and I saw another snake....this time it wasn't little! It was probably 3+ feet long and fat! I freaked, but this time it was farther away so I tried to be strong. It didn't really work. I made it back to the car, but not without my mind playing tricks on me the whole way.

I'm not really sure what to think of this! We've been on 3 hikes where we have seen snakes. I really hate snakes. They scare the crap out of me. Really, I'm more scared of a snake than a bear. So, why is this happening to me? It's hard enough for me to want to exercise, but when the chance of me seeing a snake is mixed into it....well, lets just say it's bad!

So, snakes are trying to stop me from getting skinny. Well, I'm not going to let them! That's fair to me! I've been working really hard for almost 6 weeks and that's the longest I've stuck to anything in a long time!

Which brings me to my weight this week. It was looking promising, but today it was back up to where it was at the end of last week. I'm hoping that today and tomorrow and I can bring it back down, but I'm not going to count on it. I'm just going to hope that it happens and not be disappointed if it doesn't.

This week is also a measurement week....although, I don't think that will be very good either. I didn't stick to my new goal for the week because I was to sore to move yesterday so I didn't ride the bike. I did get up at 6 again this morning and ride the bike and use the ball. So, I feel good about that...still, I have a LONG way to go and I hate the thought of not seeing progress this early in! We'll just have to see how it goes. Keep on chugging along! I'll let you know how it goes on Wednesday!