The Wildflower Hike

Wildflowers in the distance

Lately it has been a challenge to keep my exercise schedule. I'm now trying to squeeze as much time as there is to make sure I'm getting in at least 10,000 steps on my pedometer.   One of my favorite hikes is the one near my house.  The area in nice and steep and makes for a great natural stair climber like workout.

Yellow trumpet flowers

Wild daisy

I haven't been able to do the hike for over a week so yesterday, I left for the hike at first light!  It was foggy and amazing.  While I was away, the wildflowers bloomed.   I've seen wildflowers before but usually only one or two kinds, not the varied mixture I saw on this hike.  Good thing, I had my phone so I snapped  few shots.

Ronnoculus like flower

I'm not a photographer, nor a botanist, but seriously, I think people with that background should seriously document what is up there on that hike.  Hopefully my pictures will inspire some of my friends who are one or both of those professions to come and do justice for these blooms.   I also saw a lot of poison oak...it's thriving as well.

Cone like purple flowers on bush

As for my early results with the supplement garcinia cambogia extract, it's too early to tell. I've taken the supplement now for two days and there is no additional weight loss.  I actually don't like it, if there isn't any progress after a week, I'll likely stop taking it.   Some of the side effects are likely it actually working.  You take it 30 minutes before eating with an 8 oz glass of water.  This leaves you with a bit of a bloated feeling (or fullness feeling) likely to keep you from overeating or eating at all.

Beautiful pink flower!

My largest meals are breakfast and lunch.  So I thought I would take the supplement at those times.  I have moved to breakfast and dinner because the lunch time weird feeling was too distracting and I found myself putting off lunch, which isn't what I want to do.  Eating less at dinner is a lot easier for me and helps me not want to have something sweet as the evening wears on.

Dark purple trumpet like flowers

I'm going to the happiest place on earth with my kids today...getting ready to leave.  I likely won't be near a scale for some time, so hopefully after some days away and A LOT of walking ahead of me, I'll see some significant changes.

Have a happy carb counting day!