Update: Operation Insanity (Week 3) and Koko Head Hike

Yesterday began my week 3 workouts for Insanity!  So far I have been doing very good and my body rarely feels any aches or sores.  My legs and butt is looking better.  As for my arms, I am still working on those.  I cannot wait until I get rid of all this fat on my triceps and lower stomach area.  Those are currently my problem areas.  Even though I have been very diligent on working out every day, seeing my "muffin top" makes me depressed.  I hate it when I sit down and you just see all that fat.  One day it will be all gone!  This is a promise I am making to myself. 

I will not be posting my measurements this week.  I plan to do it every two weeks.  Also, I forgot to take pictures of myself this week, but I will have some up next week.  This is probably TMI too, but my monthly friend will be visiting me soon, which explains why I am bloated at the moment. 

Moving on, I wanted to share with all of you my experience on hiking Koko Head here in Oahu, Hawaii.  I have many friends who hiked this trail, but this was my first time.  Crazy, right?  Especially since I was born and raised on this island for 25+ years.  My cousin from Kansas visited us and she wanted to go hiking.  So my brother suggested this trail.  He said it was "easy."  However, my cousin seemed to higher disagree.  Haha.  My cousin and I had no idea what we were going up against.  Once I saw the actual trail, I could not believe how steep the hike was.  Not to mention it was already 11:00am once we got there so the sun was beaming right at us. 

On the very bottom of the trail

On the very top of the trail

My brother and I celebrating completing the hike.  I got so sunburnt, but it was worth it.

My brother hiked this trail before so he knew what to expect and did great.  I am very competitive so I tried to see if I could beat him.  But my brother was like a machine.  He paced himself, rarely taking any breakts, and kept going.  Whereas for myself, I would rest after 5-10 steps because my body was not use to it.  All of the hikers were very encouraging and we would cheer each other on.  So that was a great motivation.  Insanity did help me a lot too.  I managed to complete the trail in approximately 31 minutes.  That was not too bad considering it was my first time.  I have friends who took about an hour to two hour just to hike up the mountain.  Going down was very quick and easy, but always be aware because you could fall down.  I have seen it happen.

The beautiful views from the top of the mountain!

Hiking Koko Head was quite an adventure.  If you are ever in Oahu, I highly recommended hiking this trail.  It will feel like a great accomplishment once you reach the top.  It is tough but the view is worth it.  You will not regret it.  Also, please dress appropriately.  I saw some of the tourist wear slippers/flip flips. If you bring a backpack, pack lightly because it will be feel like a ton of weight on your back as you go up. 

What are your thoughts?

Thanks for reading,