Wall Wednesday

So, they warned us today that Wednesday is when guests hit their 'wall'.  Yep -- they were right!  I actually felt pretty good when I woke up.  Mostly because I skipped stretch this morning and slept in :)  But my body needed it.  Then . . . today's hike was AMAZING!!!!  So VERY, VERY beautiful.  Check this out . . . .

Wow . . . .loved the beach hike.  We saw a ton of surfers, dolphins, a sea lion (way far out), and a star (of the human variety) ! :)




Check out some of these pics . . . .

You can see the rest of the group hiking up behind me!

Our group added a few more today and we also hiked with another group

We hiked that beach right after taking this picture

I thought this pattern of the water running through the sand (minus the footprints!) was cool.

We found a starfish who was still alive . . . totally reminded me of the speech I gave at our High School Graduation -- 'Made a Difference to that one!' (and don't worry, we threw it back in the ocean so it really did make a difference!)

Birds of paradise flower -- so very cool!

For the way back chose to hike back through the development where Sean Penn lives -- here is his house.

After we got back, we had a pool class.  Then lunch (an amazing Greek Pita) and then CRASH -- smack dab into the Wednesday Wall.  After lunch we had a lecture on emotional eating (which I was very excited to hear about) but I couldn't keep my eyes open!  We had a 30 minute break before our afternoon workouts began so I decided to head back for a quick cat nap.  Wow -- when my alarm went off . . I TOTALLY did not want to get up.  They hold us accountable for attending classes, so if they see we're not there, they do call our rooms, so I was debating calling and telling them I wasn't feeling good because I just couldn't fathom getting up and going to kickboxing.  BUT . . . I was reminded of what I'm here for and how much I'm paying and how many people I have supporting me and I drug my butt out of bed for kickboxing, mountain (which is increased intervals of either speed or incline), and another pool class.   Next came dinner and then another lecture on Intuitive Eating . . . very insightful.  Finally I had an adjustment by the chiropractor here.  So, needless to say, the wall was beaten. I have to include here that a big part of the wall coming down was when I returned to my room after the lecture, I had a very sweet voicemail from my small group encouraging me.  It totally made me break down because it made me realize that I really do have a wonderful support group at home and I really shouldn't have any excuses for continuing on with this healthy lifestyle.   So thank you.  Thank you for encouraging, loving, and supporting me through this.  I love you all!!!

Oh -- and I forgot to mention who the celeb was that we saw . . . as we were walking down the beach, there was an attractive man walking with what looked like his parents and his adorable dog. The dog was running up ahead and of course, I couldn't help but reach out to pet him, he was too cute.  On the way back, we passed the threesome again and this time I commented to them that the dog was definately keeping an eye on them because he kept running up ahead and looking back . .it was too cute, but they didn't really respond, just gave me a nod which is odd seeing as most people here have been so friendly.  When we got up to the resting point, our guide asked if we recognized the man . . . I had no clue -- it was Josh Harnett.  Probably best known for his role in Pearl Harbor with Ben Afflec.  No wonder he wasn't so friendly :)   Celeb sighting #2 :)  Maybe #3 will be tomorrow as there are rumors that they're filming an episode of Glee here right now at the resort!!