Nearly two years prior to the Battle of the Little Bighorn, General George Custer let a reconnaissance expedition through the Black Hills of Wyoming and South Dakota. This expedition was the first documented trip by the United States government or people of European descent through the region. The expedition left from Fort Lincoln near present-day Bismarck, North Dakota with more than 100 wagons and 1,000 people. On July 18th, the expedition reached the Bear Lodge Mountain in Northern Crook County. From here they traveled south near present-day Aladdin then to Sundance, Wyoming. The expedition then moved into the Black Hills near Indian Cara Mountain. Adventure was a common theme on the reconnaissance expedition as the group traveled through new territory. The journey was not easy and several deaths occurred along the way. A photographer named William Illingworth was assigned to the expedition. Illingworth's photos not only documented the expedition at the time but also provided a glimpse into the past. The historic photos have been compared with recent photos to document landscape and plant community changes. Many of the prominent landmarks and the route documented by the expedition can be easily followed along present-day roads and highways. From the University of Wyoming Extension, I'm Mae Smith, Exploring the Nature of Wyoming.


Good morning welcome to my car at 455 a.m. I'm so happy that it's 37 degrees today I know that it is freezing cold in so many areas across the US But this has been really cold for us being in the 20s overnight Even the 30s overnight is cold for us here in the desert So I am relieved that the temperature has picked up to about 37 degrees today I am as always heading to boot camp man I am still sore from my big hike climb that I did on Saturday I did post pictures in my Facebook group post it on my Instagram all about my climb I'll give you guys an update a little bit later today and pop in some pictures and things for you But that was literally the hardest thing I've ever done in my entire life The hardest thing physically that I've ever done in my entire life, and I'm still paying for it today So we're gonna see how boot camp goes. Hopefully I'm not too sore post boot camp after being sore post climb, but But it was really really amazing and I'm really proud of myself that I actually did it and made it to the top of the summit It was definitely definitely Sketchy in some areas and super super challenging I am planning on cleaning my makeup brushes today because I have a lot and I mean a lot of updates for you I want to update you on Troy Lola lots of things I also have a new protein coffee that I've been obsessed with my favorite protein coffee I've ever made so I'm gonna share that with you guys today. I have a little clothing haul for you I there's just a lot of fun stuff today It's going to be just a busy day getting caught up from over the weekend and getting caught up from basically missing an entire Day on Saturday of work and household things because I was gone all day on that hike So we're gonna play catch up. We're just gonna have a really fun day today I have a really good dinner recipe for you. It's gonna be a good day. Let's get our workout in for the day Let's start our week off on the right foot for a good healthy week, and I'll see you guys again at breakfast So I am home. I am dressed. I am ready for the day I will share my outfit of the day with you guys after breakfast, but I'm starving and I definitely need some breakfast So what I'm going to have is two of my bacon wrapped egg bites that I made in my meal prep on Monday If you missed Monday's meal prep, I will link it down below for you. These are incredible These are so good so high in protein low carb and for me I do need some carbs post workout So I'm going to have two egg cups and then I have some blueberries and some grapes And I'm going to put these together in a bowl and have some fruit for some fiber and some healthy carbs And then two of my egg bites for some protein. So here is my breakfast. There's two of my egg cups I like I said highly recommend these they're super super good And then this ended up being just about a hundred grams of fruit overall So I'm going to track it as a hundred grams of berries and grapes. So this is going to be my breakfast As promised, I wanted to share with you my outfit of the day plus a little clothing haul from Sheehan. I Picked up a few items for Valentine's Day. I have a gallantines party to attend with my boot camp group I have a dinner with my neighbor group of friends and then Troy and I are going to have a date night So I wanted to pick up some pieces that are perfect for Valentine's Day Perfect for the colder weather and you know, I love Sheehan affordable fashion, especially while we're losing weight I know even at this stage, I don't want to spend a lot of money on clothes I would rather have a lot of clothes that I wouldn't that I don't feel bad giving away or donating to my local women's shelter when I Shrink out of them So I love Sheehan for their affordable fashion and it's always really high quality and they have some really fun pieces I have my water with my motivate creatine and my motivate recovery in it I'm going to be sipping on that post workout post breakfast Let's go ahead and jump in first to the out my outfit of the day. Is this not the cutest shirt I love this little ruffle detail on the cap sleeve. This is the tie neck ruffle trim blouse It's five dollars and eighty nine cents. It actually comes in six colors I picked mine up in red sizes extra small through large I have mine in a size large and it fits me perfectly. This is supposed to be a little bit more fitted than oversized I love it. I love the tie right here. I think it is so cute and again the ruffle detail It's the perfect length to wear with jeans It's completely office appropriate even perfect for a little girls night or a date night I really love this and I want to pick up a couple more colors and my jeans. Oh my gosh I really love these jeans. These are the icon cut ripped Raham skinny jeans They're eighteen dollars and forty nine cents. They come in sizes Extra small through large larges of women's eight to ten. That's the size that I'm wearing These are a little bit big on me. So these absolutely run oversized I would say these are probably more like a 12 and so I would need to order a medium for these to fit me perfectly I don't mind them being a little bit looser in the waist They fit great in the legs and they're really really flattering on the figure They make your legs look nice and long and lean and like I said because it's a little bit oversized in the waist Really really comfortable. I love the Raham. I love the ripped look of these jeans. Love them I really love the jeans from Sheehan I've ordered several pairs and I've never been disappointed and I wanted to pair this top with a jacket Kind of a blazer vibe of a jacket again perfect for the office perfect for the colder months So I picked up this and I love the little capped roughly sleeve of this I love the gold buttons in fact this came with an extra button, which I very much appreciate It is a little bit thinner material.  It is lined on the inside and the inside lining is really really soft This is the double-breasted open front jacket.  I love the ruffling and the leg It is a matching tank top. So this is a two-piece set. It's the bow front ruffle hem Cammie PJ set the entire set is seven dollars and 49 cents. It comes in sizes small through extra large I picked mine up in a large and it fits me perfectly. I really like a whole short Cammie type of pajama set. I live in Arizona. It does get cold overnight But I'm kind of a hot sleeper. So I don't prefer to wear pants and sweatshirts and things to bed This is perfect for me and this is so cute. Like I said perfect for Valentine's Day. So speaking of Valentine's Day I did decide to pick up this hoodie you guys. This hoodie is so cute It is red with these three black hearts across the front. It does have a hood It does have the kangaroo pocket in the front. It's so soft. It's a nice thick high-quality hoodie This is the kangaroo drop shoulder drawstring hoodie. It's 10 dollars and 49 cents It actually comes in four colors in sizes extra small through extra large minds a size large It's in the red. It is definitely oversized. It is an oversized hoodie You can size down one size at least and if you're in between sizes Maybe even two sizes depending on how you like your hoodies to fit But it is so incredibly soft on the inside with this fleece material. This is so cute I can't wait to wear this all winter leading up to Valentine's Day I did get one more Valentine's Day shirt and that's this little t-shirt that says happy Valentine's Day I want to be able to wear this of course through Valentine's Day I always like dressing up for the holidays and this is the really soft buttery t-shirt material This is the Valentine's Day slogan print t-shirt six dollars and three cents It comes in about ten different colors in sizes extra extra small through extra extra large Now mine's in a large. It is an oversized t-shirt. I absolutely could have gotten a medium But I like that it's oversized and it comes in so many colors of red. There's about six different shades of red So depending on what your skin tone is what your undertone is you can find the perfect red shade for you It also comes in black. I love this. I really really love this Valentine's Day tee I also wanted to pick up one sweater And I thought that this sweater would be really cute under that double breasted jacket or a puffy vest You know, I love a good puffy vest and I've been really into red I mentioned this in my last little clothing haul that I really love red not just for Valentine's Day But it's a color that looks really good with my skin tone So I wanted to go ahead and get a cable knit v-neck sweater in red. This is the solid color v-neck sweater It's nine dollars and 41 cents. It actually comes in four colors sizes small through large Mine's in a large and this fits me great. This is definitely a more fitted sweater This is not an oversized sweater. That's why I thought that it would be so cute under that blazer or a puffy vest It's really thick. It is a nice thick material. I love the v-neck. I love the cable knit I love it and then I wanted to get a dress for when Troy and I have our little date night I wanted something a little bit sexy something that I would have never worn before my weight loss And that is this bodycon dress now. This is so pretty. I love that. It's in red, you know I've been on my red. I've been in the red moment lately It is a halter style which I think is so flattering on everybody and what I love about this is it's not a super short dress Which is great because I'm tall I'm five eight So I wanted it to be of the perfect length on me and it is and I love this ruching It is so flattering on the figure. This is the solid ruched bodycon dress It actually comes in red and white in sizes extra small through large now I got mine in a size large Even though it looks like it would fit a five-year-old it actually is very very stretchy and it fits perfectly This ruching is a godsend. It camouflages everything the tummy area at the back fat even any love handles It's going to camouflage at all. This is so cute. I am so excited to wear this. I'm not even gonna show him I'm just gonna put it on when we have our little date night for Valentine's Day This is definitely an NSV moment for me to be able to wear something like this and actually feel comfortable Especially because it does have a little bit of a drop back I mean it sits right above your bra line But you know, I would have never worn that before my weight loss and my skin removal surgery So this is just a big NSV moment for me and then for my gallantines party with my boot camp group I wanted to get something cute for that as well because it is a little bit more of a dressy event So I got this little skirt right here and this is a ruched Bodycon skirt again this right here I'm telling you it flatters everything and I wanted to get it more of a more of a maroon color than a true red This is a nice long skirt as well. It is elastic waisted. This is the solid ruched bodycon skirt It's $8 and 49 cents comes in about 15 different colors in sizes extra small through large Mine's in a large. I could have got a medium for sure could have got a medium. It's a little bit Looser in the waist, which is fine. I love that it's high waisted So it camouflages all the loose skin on my stomach. So if that's a problem area for you She's gonna camouflage it and then the ruching the ruching is the vibe the ruching gives such a nice silhouette to the figure So I picked up this skirt and then I got this tank top to pair with it And I'm so excited about this look at this little sequin moment this little sequin halter top shirt The back of it is just solid black. It does have the tie around the neck so you can cinch it up It's so cute and then it has all these really pretty black sequins. This is so cute paired with that skirt This would also be really cute with jeans if you're in a climate where you're not gonna wear a halter top in the winter That double breasted jacket would be so cute over the top of this This is the tie-back halter neck sequin blouse $9 and 99 cents It comes in 15 different colors in sizes extra small through 4 XL now I got mine in a large and it fits me perfectly it fits me absolutely perfectly There's no gate being here at the armpit there. It's loose enough in the body that again it camouflages everything It's dressy. It's adorable. I was also thinking how cute would a denim jacket be over this I mean this is definitely a staple piece for a little bit more dressy event like a Valentine's Day party or a little date night girls night I can't wait to wear this two-piece set to my gallantines party So that is everything that I picked up from she and I'm loving my outfit of the day I can't wait to wear all of these other pieces. I'm thrilled with the quality all of the quality of all of the pieces Is really nice the fit is perfect. I really do love affordable fashion It just makes it so I can have more clothing to wear and again I don't feel bad shrinking out of it and passing it on to someone who's gonna love it as much as I did so I'm loving she and for that and you can actually use the code here on the screen to save an Extra 15% off and the prices are already so low you use this code for an extra 15% off I will also link all of the pieces I shared with you today in the description box along with all of the discount Information, but I couldn't be happier with my little haul So I'm going to make a iced protein coffee I did have my protein coffee this morning as always and then you know I always have a second coffee during the day But my morning coffee today is actually going to be my morning snack So I'm really going to bulk it up with protein. This is an iced coffee that I have been using every single day I have fallen in love with this. I have made so many different variations of iced coffee Blended iced coffee you can even do this in hot coffee and that's using this right here I actually heard about this at the weightlifting gym that I joined and my friend Melissa and I went to her shop To try out her protein iced coffee. I'll go ahead and insert the picture here of me and Melissa Getting our first protein coffee from her shop She has a little a store in Tucson where she makes protein coffee and protein shakes And this is from the brand Herbalife nutrition. This is the high protein iced coffee drink mix Mine is in the flavor mocha. They actually make a plain coffee caramel macchiato I'm gonna be ordering all of them. So when I went to her store for the first time She made me a protein iced coffee and it was literally one of the best things that I've ever had and I knew that I had to recreate it at Home so I bought this bag of iced coffee from her that day in the shop It's actually in the photo of me and Melissa and I've been using it every single day since I'm really loving this This is the high protein iced coffee drink mix. There's actually 15 grams of protein in two scoops Two scoops is only a hundred calories and there's only one gram of sugar It is low on the glycemic index and there's no artificial flavors or added colors and it's low in fat Like I said, it's a hundred calories You're going to have two and a half grams of fat only three carbohydrates and 15 grams of protein Now this is actually made from real coffee It's perfect when you need a quick pick me up all of those empty calorie high sugar drinks from the coffee shop Cannot compare to this because this actually is going to deliver protein and what I love about this is it tastes amazing all by itself I actually took two scoops of this in my shaker bottle when I hiked Pikachu peak and I drank it on after my hike And it was just water and two scoops of the high protein iced coffee so good has the perfect coffee flavor It's not bitter at all if you don't like a really strong coffee You're gonna really like this because there's no bitterness and there's none of that really strong coffee flavor But the coffee flavor is there but in a really good way But what I but my favorite way to make it is how I did today and that's mixing this with the clean simple eats protein powder Now I know that they have protein powder as well I'm definitely going to try it out But what I did today is two scoops of the high protein iced coffee mix a packet or a scoop of clean simple eats protein I like to use my drag-up cold brew as a little bit of my drag-up cold brew like you saw to mix the powders in And then I just top it off with water You do not have to use the cold brew I just like the little extra coffee flavor the little extra boost of caffeine But you can literally mix this with water for 15 grams of protein in only a hundred calories Or you can mix it with clean simple eats or even the herb a life protein and get anywhere from 30 to 40 grams of protein In your iced coffee, and I'm telling you it is so good. I've done it blended. I've had it hot I can definitely share all my recipes with you guys Maybe I can even do a whole video on different ways that I make protein coffee I have one using protein shakes But a lot of you don't want to use those because of the ingredients and this definitely has much cleaner ingredients There's no carrageenan, which a lot of you were opposed to myself included So it's just a healthier alternative to making an iced protein coffee And actually even more protein than mixing a pre-made protein shake in with your coffee So if you want to see a video on different concoctions that I can make with the different iced coffees Let me know like I said, I'm going to order the regular coffee and the caramel macchiato. So stay tuned I'll definitely be sharing them. I've been using this every single day It's really been a game-changer and it's allowing me to have a mid-morning or afternoon pick me up with a lot of protein So it also helps me reach my protein goals. I Really wish I would have found this sooner. It's absolutely Incredible, so I will actually link the iced coffee mix down below for you with a discount So if you're interested in checking it out serious serious game-changer It is time for some lunch. I'm gonna keep it pretty simple today I do have a little bit left of this family-size Caesar kit that I got in my grocery haul just enough literally for one salad Troy and I had this the other night for dinner So there's a little bit of dressing cheese and croutons left and then I'm going to put a serving of the real good Chicken nuggets. These are my favorite. I'm literally obsessed with these I already check and the cost goes in my area carry it So I'll just keep buying them at Walmart, but I absolutely love these 23 grams of protein 130 calories you can't beat it So I'm going to throw some of these in my air fryer and then make up the last bit of this Caesar salad kit So here is my lunch for today. So I use the rest of the lettuce I use about a couple tablespoons of croutons a tablespoon of the Parmesan cheese and then we were out of the dressing So I actually use the marzetti simply ranch. I really really like this dressing It is 50 calories for two tablespoons or 31 grams 31 grams is what is on my salad. So I'm going to have this for lunch I don't know if I'll have anything else. We'll see if I'm still hungry after this, but as of right now Here's today's lunch. I was just sitting down to start cleaning my makeup brushes I am just about done with my first thing of water. Yay me and my dossier order for January just showed up You guys love dossier as much as I do I get messages multiple times a week about dossier and how much you guys love it And how it saved you so much money from buying high-end perfumes What dossier does is they replicate high-end perfumes for a much more affordable price They are spot-on to the high-end perfume and these range from 29 to 49 dollars So no more spending hundreds of dollars on perfume. I personally treat myself to two every single month I go through at least one if not one and a half every month It's always in my empties on my beauty channel. So my sense for January just arrived and I haven't put perfume on today So we're gonna wear one of these today. It comes packaged really nicely Every fragrance comes with a card that tells you what fragrance it replicates all of the notes in the fragrance They come in these really nice just minimal glass bottles and all of the lids are magnetic. That's one thing I love about dossier. I always tell you I have one of these in my purse because I don't have to worry about the fragrance Spilling so I did pick two for January. This one is floral Adelaide's and this is a replication of Chanel number six. Now, we know Chanel is really expensive not in my budget So I was excited to see dossier replicate the Chanel perfume now The notes in this are top notes of Adelaide's neroli and bergamot So it's gonna be a little bit on the fruity side and then your middle notes are Lang Lang Jasmine and May Rose and then your base notes are Veveteer sandwood sandalwood and auras So it's a little bit of a fruity kind of musky smell Ooh, that is Chanel's number six. That is a hundred percent Chanel number six. It's definitely more of a Perfume smell. So some of the sense, you know, they can be beachy floral woodsy fruity This is definitely more Powdery perfume II but then at the end you get some of those fruity notes It smells just like the Chanel perfume. It blows my mind how this replicates that Chanel perfume I might wear this one today, but let's let's test out the other one I picked up and that is floral peony. Now, this is a little bit more fruity Florally fresh. I wanted one that was a little bit more perfume II and then one that was a little bit more fresh Depending on my mood, I would have different fragrances to choose from this is a replication of the perfume Chloe Chloe so the Chloe brand perfume in the scent Chloe now the notes of this one are top notes of peony Lychee and Lily so you're still getting that little floral note your middle notes of rose manolia and Frigia So again floral and then base notes of musk cedar wood and honey So the honey is what makes this unique because it adds that little bit of sweetness to the more fruity floral note So and again, this is another really expensive perfume. I've smelt this one in store as well Mmm That's so good. This is a very unique fragrance It's florally for sure, but again, you get that sweet at the end from the honey It's just the perfect pairing with all of the different floral notes in this I think I'm gonna wear this one today the floral peony. I'm smelling real good. This smells incredible So those are my two fun dossier fragrances for January I love that I can treat myself every month to a new fragrance or two because they're so incredibly affordable No more spending hundreds of dollars on high-end perfumes. You can literally get two for less than the price of one high-end perfume I do have an extra five percent off that you can piggyback with any of the other discounts on the dossier website So I'll leave all of that information down below for you definitely check them out They would also make an amazing amazing Valentine's Day gift. I'm going to go ahead and clean my makeup brushes This has been a project that I've needed to do now for well over a week I'll actually flip you guys around in a second and show you all my dirty brushes And I thought that I would take this opportunity to not only clean my makeup brushes, but also give you a lot of updates I wanted to update you on how Troy is doing a lot of you have reached out and asked me how he's been doing I wanted to give you an update on Lola right here squeaking her baby. Yes squeaking her baby So I want to give you an update on that. I want to give you a little bit of an update on my cut I just have lots of updates for you So before I get started, let me show you what we're working with so I have a lot to clean So these are all of my eyeshadow brushes.  This is what I use to clean my brushes. This is the cinema secrets You can buy this on Sephora's website. I love this. It's amazing It cleans your brushes perfectly and they dry instantly so you can literally use your brush the minute you're done cleaning it Really really is in my opinion the best brush cleaner It's the only one that I use I'll link it down below like I said, you can get it right on Sephora I have a bowl for my cleaner and a ray to wipe my brushes on you're not going to be able to actually see me cleaning My brushes I give you the updates I'll show you guys me cleaning my brushes while I finish the cleaning process But I wanted to again take this opportunity to give you guys some updates So first, let's talk about Troy That seems to be the the one comp the question that I get asked the most is how he's doing So if you didn't know Troy was in the ER a few weeks ago with some issues with his knee He couldn't even walk. He could barely even touch his knee. It hurt so bad. So we ended up going to the ER They did several tests on him and found out that he had Bursitis and cellulitis in his knee. So he was given some antibiotics and it took a good Two weeks before he could walk around normally on his knee again And for all of the swelling to go down. So he's doing much much better All of the bursitis symptoms and cellulitis symptoms are gone I mean obviously he still has some issues with his legs and his knees in general due to his other health issues But thank goodness We were nervous that it wasn't going to get better and that we were going to have to go back to the ER But he ended up healing and he's doing much much better And that leads me into another Troy update that I haven't even shared yet That's actually an exciting update if you didn't know Troy And I applied for social security disability for him back in February of 2022 So right before we moved to Arizona we applied for disability That's when Troy stopped working because he was just physically unable to work anymore It took over a year for them to get back to us because we moved from Washington to Arizona It seemed to prolong the denial process because we did get denied when we applied for social security So we ended up hiring a social security attorney And this was man almost a year ago that we hired this attorney because we told ourselves if we got denied We would get an attorney to help us Hopefully get approved the next time around or at least appeal any future denial So we hired the attorney which we've been in constant communication with and we finally Just about two weeks ago got a letter in the mail from social security That said that Troy has been approved for medical disability and now they're just working on the non medical disability So we're like what the heck is non medical disability? So Troy called our attorney and they said that non medical disability is a lot of age verification Also figuring out if you're able to do any type of work But once you turn 50, which Troy turned 50 in November They look at your previous job and determine whether or not you're able to do your previous job And for Troy, he definitely can't do his previous position 98% of people who get approved for medical disability get approved for non medical disability It just takes another couple of weeks So we anticipated, you know two to three additional weeks to hear back from them Because of the holiday as well One thing on the letter that we received the approval for medical is that number one the dates were wrong They were actually saying that Troy wasn't deemed disabled until November of 2023 So a month ago which he hasn't been able to work since we applied for social security almost Two years ago And then we also noticed that the letter only had all of Troy's medical records since we moved to Arizona So it doesn't have any of his medical history on the letter at least from Washington Which is where the majority of his medical history is that's where he had eight stents put in his vena cava in 2018 So we called the attorney and the attorney said that let's wait and see when we get the next letter Which is hopefully the actual approval Fingers crossed and see if the dates are correct And there's more of a medical history because it will say on that letter as well where they pulled Their information from to make the determination and if not then we are going to have to appeal the date and we're going to have to appeal the medical history which hopefully doesn't happen because Social security is not fast in anything and I imagine the appeal process isn't fast either So i'm hoping that it's correct and we don't have to appeal it But at least we have the option To appeal it if it isn't correct Yeah, if they don't say that he became disabled until November then there's no back pay Which means the attorney doesn't get paid and we don't get any back pay and the other big issue with this whole social security situation Is is that cook troy has been on cobra for almost 18 months at the end of march He would have been on cobra for 18 months. So we're paying cobra premium every single month. It's several hundred dollars It's over 500 a month that we've been paying for his medical Well, once he gets approved for disability, he'll be able to get his medical back from The union and he'll also be able to draw a portion of his pension as well So it'll just be a better financial situation for us because troy will actually have an income And then he will get his regular medical back. That's only 150 dollars per month rather than over 500 dollars per month So That's the other issue is that if we don't get the social security thing squared away by the end of march our cobra's up So then we're going to have to go find medical somewhere else. That's probably going to be substantially more expensive So the clock is ticking. So fingers crossed we get that letter from social security here in the next Week or so. We haven't heard anything else. I'll definitely update you guys Of course, it's going to be a very exciting day if he actually does get fully approved So I'll definitely update you guys more on that But that's the latest with his health and with the social security now lola lola is doing fantastic She saw the oncologist about a month ago And she is still in full 100 percent remission and I cannot tell you And I mean this From the bottom of my heart. I am thankful every single day for that. I mean, I am emotional every day and grateful Every day that she's doing so well. She's exceeding my expectations. That's how well she's doing. She's she plays She's happy. She runs around. She's she's just healthy and happy and I couldn't be More proud of her. She's such a warrior to make it through lymphoma and be able to stay in remission It's been almost nine months now and she's doing amazing She does go back to the oncologist in february Just for another checkup just make sure she's in remission and that there's nothing to be concerned about I I'm pretty sure she's approaching 12 years old. So the fact that she's doing so well. No medication. No issues I'm seriously so happy and I really believe in my heart of hearts And I I mean I really really believe that diesel is watching over her That he's watching over her and he's watching over our family and he's making sure That we don't suffer any more loss from In our family and that lola's healthy and happy and I'm I'm seriously so grateful. I mean seriously so grateful I am now three weeks into my cut. It's going pretty pretty well Now I do do a weigh-in update every friday So if you want to know how my cut's going where my weight's at what i'm doing That isn't my weigh-in video every single friday I will say though that i'm going to be glad when it's over I'm going to be glad when I don't have to be in a deficit anymore I can go back to eating a little bit more and being in maintenance But it is going really really well the extra activity has been a little bit challenging sometimes Just for lack of time to be able to do that much activity, but overall it's going better than I expected I will have a video out this sunday All about my cut and a new coaching program that i'm offering if you're interested in being in a cut yourself How to navigate that and then how to go from being in a cut to being at maintenance and really Focus on your health and long-term success with your weight loss So that video is coming out on sunday and then the last thing update related Not really even update is like I mentioned this morning on my way to boot camp I wanted to tell you guys a little about a bit about my hike Let me just tell you that was the hardest thing i've ever done in my life physically Hands down the most physically challenging thing i've ever done But also the most rewarding and the most satisfying thing that I have ever ever done So picachu peak is a mountain here in arizona. It's in Tucson. It's about an hour It's outside of Tucson. It's about an hour away from where I live and it is deemed to be a difficult hike There's actually a sign at the bottom of the trail that says this is an extremely difficult hike If you are not in the physical shape to take this hike, please turn around like please don't take it. It's definitely Physically challenging. You have to have a lot of endurance You are pulling yourself up a literal side of a cliff on cables So you need lower body strength upper body strength. I was on the edge of a cliff. There's no trail It's literally the edge of a cliff. It was very daunting. It was very nerve-wracking. I don't really do height So I made sure that I focused just on what was in front of me and tried not to look down It was definitely definitely definitely challenging But let me tell you when we made it to the top not only was the view Spectacular it was so rewarding to make it to the top. We did though for a moment go Oh, now we have to go back down and that was the part that was like, oh man I wish we could just get helicoptered out of here But we ended up having to go all the way back down the mountain and a couple of the girls that we were with that Weren't is In as good a physical shape as me and my friend mary chris my friend mary chris actually runs marathons She's who I hiked to the top with we were about 45 minutes ahead of the rest of our group Those two girls were not interested in going back the way that we came because it was a lot of descending down these cliffs So they decided that they wanted to take what was called the sunset trail Which was supposedly just a flat trail that takes you back to the sunset trail head So we didn't want to do that. We wanted to just go down the way we came But they really didn't want to do that. So we decided to go ahead and take the sunset trail Never again never again It was seven miles from the peak from the summit to the sunset trail parking lot Which was then another mile to where we parked. So it was A lot It was a lot of hiking through just open desert and it was not flat. It was not flat at all I actually told my friend mary chris. This was her first time doing this hike And my second time from the saddle, which is the middle down to the base I said this hike is no different than going from the saddle. They're still hills to climb. They're still rocks to traverse They're still cables to go down. I would have much rather Saved about three miles taking down the way that we went up So next time that is what I am doing because there will be a next time I do plan on doing this hike again, but I am not taking that long way back And I understand why those girls didn't want to do it But truthfully, I think we would have been better off just going the way that we came up And I've done both and that is the way that I prefer So it ended up being a really long day We started our hike at 6 30 in the morning and we got back to the parking lot after 2 p.m That's a lot. That's a really long day. I had over 20,000 steps. I burned 1900 calories on the hike alone 2000 foot elevation gain and about 400 flights of stairs. So it was a lot I actually had pizza for dinner and I had the biggest cookie of my life Wintour and I went to Terry fader. We actually had a little date night that night I honestly don't know how I made it because Terry fader didn't start till 8 p.m I was exhausted and I had been up since 4 p.m But I made it and we had pizza and cookies and it was everything I ever wanted I didn't track my food on Saturday. I can assure you I was in a very big deficit on Saturday It was just such a rewarding thing though It was a non-scale victory and something I would have never been able to do maybe even a year ago So really just something to check off my bucket list and truly I can't wait to do it again Definitely challenging, but definitely definitely rewarding. So that's pretty much it for updates for you guys Of course, I'll keep you updated on Troy. I'll keep you updated on everything and definitely stay tuned for the cut video coming out sunday So you can kind of learn a little bit more about what is a cut and how I'm navigating that So I'm going to finish cleaning my makeup brushes. I'm just finishing up the last of my protein coffee Definitely get the Herbalife iced coffee. It is so good It is time for a charit for the babies right now. I have the duck jerky. Let me show you I have The duck jerky from Costco. They really really like that. Are you ready for a treat lola? Good girl Here Peter Good job, buddy It is afternoon snack time. I am hungry. Troy and I have been cleaning all afternoon. So I'm ready for a snack I do have one of my little good culture cottage cheese cups left. This is my last one I'm actually totally out of cottage cheese. So I definitely need to pick some more up grocery shopping But I'm going to have one of my good culture cottage cheese cups I'm going to top it with pineapple probably about 50 grams of pineapple And then I'm going to have one of my little mini packs of uts pretzels for a good carb I know there's there is carbs in the pineapple as well, but I want more of a fast acting carb for energy So that's going to be my afternoon snack For dinner tonight. I am making a turkey corn Chowder. I'm actually really excited for this. So let me show you what you'll need You're going to need some light butter a can of corn a can of sweet corn You can use actual turkey brush shredded turkey.  You'll need time chicken broth milk Potatoes the recipe says russet.  You are going to go ahead and cook Whatever protein source that you're using I added two tablespoons of light butter to a skillet. We're going to let this Melt down and then I'm going to add in my dice up carrots and my onion. I just used what I had left in my fridge It's one full onion and then I did transfer my ground meat to a plate I added a pinch of salt and we're going to let these cook down for about five minutes So I'm going to go ahead and transfer my cooked veggies into a stock pot We're also going to add back in our turkey and we're going to add our chopped potatoes Give that a quick stir just to combine everything I'm going to season this with some thyme and some salt and pepper I'm then going to add in my can of cream corn Give that just kind of a quick stir And then I'm adding my can of regular corn drained two cups of chicken stock And then three cups of milk I had literally exactly three cups of milk. We're going to stir all of that together I'm going to reduce the heat to low. You could even do medium low Put a lid on this and we're going to allow it to cook for about 20 minutes Once your soup is done, your potatoes are soft.  So this is the final meal. This looks absolutely delicious. We've got potatoes Corn turkey for protein. So I'll go ahead and put all the information here on the screen for you It's been a day Mama's tired. I am going to go put my pajamas on wash my face spend a little bit of time with lola watching sim tv I am tired between my hike on saturday and getting up so early today for boot camp I am done for the day. I am a little bit hungry So i'm going to have some dessert and I you guys know how much I love my yogurt bowl But i've been making this really good concoction lately really simple that i've really been loving So what you need is one yogurt of your choice. You know, I love the chobani zero sugar This one is the strawberry and then i'm going to add fresh strawberries Just any fresh fruit blueberries blackberries pineapple whatever you want I'm going to do strawberry And then I put one tablespoon of chia smash. You already know I love chia smash on my yogurt bowl It adds some texture with the chia seeds and then it's like a jam consistency. So I mix it in. It's so good This is actually the grape one. I love all the chia smash all the flavors So this one actually has conquered grapes chia seeds dates and lemon. That's it nice clean ingredients It's super good as a jam substitute if you do, you know, peanut butter and jelly sandwich or jam on your toast Use this you're getting the health benefits all the fiber protein healthy fat and the chia seeds I buy mine off of amazon in a six pack of six different flavors. I'll link it for you You can also find this at a lot of health food stores and then I top it with the holy grail Which is my catalina crunch. This is the cinnamon toast. I love this I do a quarter of a cup or half of a serving which is about 20 grams 18 grams or so Which is plenty and this adds the perfect crunch to my yogurt bowl And that little bit of cinnamon that pairs it nicely with the fruit I do have a discount code for catalina crunch on their website if you want to purchase off of there I personally bought this bag at cosco. So either way off their website or at cosco I will link catalina crunch down below in case you don't have a cosco membership So here is my dessert. So here's my yogurt bowl with my yogurt strawberries I did 100 grams of strawberries quarter cup catalina crunch and a tablespoon of chia smash For today's what I eat in a day on WW I hope you enjoyed coming along with me today seeing all the good food that I ate I will definitely be linking everything from sheen down below for you dossier all the other products that I shared with you in today's video And if you enjoyed it give it a thumbs up subscribe turn your bell on I do a what I eat in a day every wednesday and I actually upload five videos every single week I will link nutrition coaching down below for you highly recommend personalized macros and calories As well as one-on-one coaching links and discounts to my favorite things and come join our facebook group We would love to have you. Thank you so much for spending your day with me and for taking time to watch my video I really appreciate it and I will see you in the next one. Bye