Saturday, May 31, 2014

Peru days 1-3 and my first lesson

We'll. I am on my iPad so this might be pretty short.

We flew here. We are the same time zone.
I can't post pics with the blog so I can't even make it fun. So. Think of this as a view of a synopsis into #laadventuradeperu and all it contains. It's the life we live here and I want to remember every day. Via. Blog. Score!! So. Welcome to my journal.

Day 1: We got here and went to lunch with the boss Sandro. Napped. We were exhausted from the lack of sleep on the plane. I went running while the group walked around the park. So. The elevation is a freaking mile and a half more than I am used to. Lord help me to run 6 miles by the end. I met a couple from Oregon. I just. Ran up next to them. It was super hilarious and fun spirited. We saw the square with Sandro and found a great restaurant with fabulous sandwiches that we deemed a go to.

Day 2: Danny and I went running. Brutal but fun. Had 'continental breakfast which is great bread and jam'. It will suffice and is free. We went on a bus tour of the city. We saw llamas, had a ball on the double decker bus, and even rode horses at the end!!! We found our fav restaurant that night that was A crepe place. Yum. This intern Cameron that is super cool came and is one of us now.

Day 3: I went solo running at the park. Let's just say those crepes might not be my favorite anymore. I stopped at a random hotel to potty. It. Happens. So then we went to the convent and it was so so beautiful. It was cool to see how the culture forms from that place. Then Had lunch at a sketch place. Seriously. Danny and I worked out and we chilled at the place. Then went and had Chinese food. In. Peru. Hahah win. Some peeps went out but. Let's be honest. I am a grandma. Oops.

AND. FOUND OUT I GET TO GO TO MACHU PICCHU.

I'm so thrilled and can hardly wait. Anyways. Me and this girl Britney decided we are BFF's here.  Can't wait to get to know her.

Warning: this is my heart you are getting into that I wasn't sure if I would post but it's my blog.

Just to be honest as you know I have lost 40 lbs. so the way I did it was ideal protein- which dramatically decreases the amount of calories you eat. So. That poured over into my daily life when I stopped the diet. Just to be honest with you. I always know how many calories I am taking in. And even when I worked out twice a day as preparation to begin to train to Augusta-  I still did. Which really isn't even needed. It's honestly been a constant struggle between obsessively counting and then eating everything in sight. Soooooo.
With that. Being here I have nooooo idea what I am putting in my body.
My biggest fear being here was that I would gain weight back and be slower. But. You know what. Not to be YOLO. Because- I'm not going to live on French fries. But. I will eat BOTH sides of the bread (if you know me in the states. I don't do that..) and it's ok. So. I love learning how to re-function as a normal person again. In Peru. I didn't expect this so it's cool and slightly really difficult but needed. I DO have the goal though to be able to fit into my jeans I could wear before the trip. Haha

So until next time....