I did a hard thing! Tonight we hiked up to the "G". We, meaning young women & young men and my sons. Son #2 was probably one of the first ones there, son #1 was at the end of the pack with me. I felt like I could have made it faster but he kept stopping and complaining about how hard it was - He was right. It was hard. I kept telling him it would be worth it and kept the attitude on my end really positive. After a while we were getting close and his attitude changed. We both made it together and Son #2 was waiting and very nervous that it had taken us so long. The way down was harder for me. My right knee wanted level ground and I could give it none. When I got home I took some ibuprofen - my knee is happy. For now.

I felt bad for Son #1. He kept saying if he wasn't so fat, he would be faster. We talked a lot about that. He is a big kid. He definitely isn't fat. He's tall and thick. I talked about being fit. That's what counts. Not all skinny people could do this. It's about getting your body trained for something like this.

I learned tonight that 27 pounds gone is great but it is just a drop in the bucket. Real knee relief would be another 25 pounds gone. I've got to get back into the zone.

On the bright side - I burned a ton of calories. I hiked to the "G". I did a hard thing.