Days 6 & 7

On Saturday we had a little bit of a different schedule which was a great change of pace.  We had a 2 hour intense workout in the pool instead of our morning walk. We spiced it up with a little music though which made it a lot more fun!! Then we had breakfast and the rest of the morning to ourselves..."what time off?? What are we supposed to do? Really you say we can rest?" Those were some of our comments, and we decided to take the rest time and heal our blisters.  In the afternoon we drove to Duluth and walked on the lake walk to the lighthouse and across the  lift bridge.  It was a nice day, but we were definitely looking forward to Sunday.

OH MY SUNDAY IS HERE!!! On the 7th day God rested and so did we:)  We did get up at 6am for our week weigh in.  It was very exciting!! Nikky lost 20 pounds and I lost 18 pounds!! We are so excited and now ready to conquer another week.  We are ready to kick some butt and take some names so watch out Leif (our trainer). 
As a reward for getting through the first week we took a little nap in the morning, ate lunch and then Nikky, Jenn (one of our AWESOME roommates) and I headed to Duluth for new shoes.  We went to the Duluth Running Company store.  We all got a new pair of shoes to help our feet and confuse them so that they stop getting blisters, okay I bought two pairs, but my feet were begging me to.  Then we headed to Target to get some supplies...more band aids, laundry basket (we are trying to keep our sweaty clothes in one place), hangers, and some blister stuff. 
Then we came back to meet our new roommate Kris. She is really nice.  I should probably stop and tell you about our amazing roommates and friends we have made this week.  We started out as a pack of 11, but one had to leave for medical reasons.  There are two houses next to each other.  The 5 in the other house were all here one week and they left yesterday and today:(  We will miss them, but are making plans to run/walk a 5K together in October.  The ladies in our house are all here for another week.  Anne is an inspiration to us all.  She is 60 years old and ran a marathon at 52.  She gives everything her all and is a smiling face we can count on.  She is one of the sweetest people I know.  Deanna is a fun and crazy lady who makes us all laugh.  She is always asking questions and then letting us all know what she learned. Which is very helpful.  She also has an amazing smile and is a go getter. Last week she and another one of our roommates Jenn did wall sits for 3minutes in a row!!! WOW, what determination they have.  Then there is Jenn.  Jenn is always pushing me to do my best.  She is very determined and has a very team oriented mindset.  She is a great chef and isn't afraid of anything.  We talked Jenn into staying one more week and we are so excited.  She is awesome!! 
We are so happy for our little family we have created here at Fitness North to help us get through this journey.  We are also thankful for our family and friends who are following our journey are are offering us words of encouragement and prayers.  We couldn't do this without all of your support!!! Thank you all!! We miss you and we will see you soon.

Camille and Nikky