Three Weeks To Go

Wow! Three weeks until departure! It feels like our trip is fast approaching now. We have scheduled all of our training hikes and have planned our meals for the next three weeks. The hours that we have in a week are quickly being consumed with training, organizing, preparing, fundraising, packing for our climb and of course family life and work. Yesterday, Joanne and I worked together to lay out and prepare our meals. It is so easy to slip up on making good food choices when you are short on time. Preparing ahead of time ensures that we will have the fuel we need when we need it. The hours that we are dedicating to hiking are at there peak this week and next week. We have 20+ hours of hiking scheduled for this week and next week and then tapering down to less then 15 hours the week before our climb.

So here it is!  Our daily account of training and nutrition which I will share on a daily basis for the next three weeks.

Training:
Laura: Jujitsu workout/stretching
Joanne: High Intensity workout/yoga

Nutrition:
Breakfast: Millet with almond milk and maple syrup, dates
Snack (am): Laura- Green Smoothie (Kale, mixed greens, cucumber, apple, ginger, lemon juice, water)
                   Joanne - Protein Shake (Protein powder, probiotics, spinach, banana, almond milk)
Lunch: JoJo's spicy rice salad (From - Christine Gingerich's Cookbook - Optimal You)
Snack (pm): Banana Date Buckwheat Muffins
Dinner: Chicken, Black Bean, Chick pea and Veggie Enchiladas in a spelt wrap
Extras: Laura: Cashews
           Joanne: granola bar (Cliff Mojo Dark Chocolate)