I am becoming more unique by the day at the gym. Today I did my hour walk in my hiking boots, with a back pack on and using my hiking poles. Its safe to say I was the only one there with any of that gear on!
However, the regulars have gotten used to me, so its only the new people who stare slightly too long when passing me as I do my laps.
I am up to two sessions a week with a one hour walk and two to three sessions of 45 minutes on the treadmill, set on "muscle toner" program. I think that's marketing's way of saying "make your ass smaller" in a politically correct way.
I am walking in my hiking boots but am not convinced they are the right ones. They felt okay on the treadmill but during today's walk my toes touched the edges. I stopped at Wholesale Sports and tried on all of their offerings, but didn't find anything comfortable.
Through the program we are being hooked up with a dietician in training if we want, which, of course, I do! I had to fill out a three day diary of everything I ate. I wasn't supposed to change the way I eat but truthfully I found myself choosing not to eat some things because I didn't want to write them down for the dietician to read (Mini Easter creme eggs come to mind). I sent my stuff in so will keep you posted on how that goes.
I read a blog on the net from another woman named Cathy who climbed Kili in September. She was a Brit raising money for a charity close to her heart. I did not read far enough back to see what her training was like but she had a hard time. She eloquently spoke about how physically and mentally hard the climb was. I think I will be as ready as possible a girl from the low altitude, flat prairies can be, but I'm a bit scared about the mental pressures I'll be facing. When faced with a tough day will I want to quit? Stay tuned and I'll let you know.
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