Hiked 12 hours, down 140lbs! Love my band!

 I kind of took a leap and decided to go hiking last weekend. It was pretty much my first time ever and it was an extreme hike for sure. It is the 3rd highest mountain in South Korea... we hiked for 12 hours, starting at 2:30am (pitch black with a light on my head). More than half of the hike was in the rain. It was extreme and amazing.... it hurt bad toward the end.... but I did it! I really don't even know HOW I did it... but I did. Apparently it was a 2300ft rise, 5000ft down and 13 miles...it was hours of climbing over boulders and weaving through the woods... it wasn't just a trail by any means. 

Here is a photo album if you care to see all the photos: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2932714&id=13936267&l=d65d931ba7

As of today, I am down 140lbs!!! I weighed in at 163.9.... I can hardly believe it. Start weight... 304.5... yikes. 

Here's a recent before and after... and then a photo of me on the hike:



 

You continue to amaze and inspire me, Elena!   That extreme, marathon hike is just another day in the life of you!  You are a wonder.

Elena,

You just BLOW me away......You are an amazing person.....Nothing you do anymore surprises me, I think you can do anything you put your mind to....WTG......

Love ya, Kel

Congrats Elena!! You are an amazing woman whose having some amazing adventures!! I'm so in envy of you!!