Posts by spjesq

Awww...thanks, Melinda, for setting up this meetup! So sorry I couldn't stick around for bowling. I hope it was fun, though. :) And yes, the pooch survived (like there was any doubt that he would).

And no worries, Adrienne -- your "gory mouth issues" were entertaining (yeah, I know. I'm odd).

Original Post by x17star17x:

Awesome! Glad you'll be joining us Maryanne. I need to hunt down Pamala and Marene too. However the heck you spell that girls name. Help me out Suze!

 pammmely and marneedear. :)

Original Post by psynn:

Just call me crispy around the edges - i burned even with the sun block!

Yep. I got it, too, on my shoulders. Whoopsie.

That was still a blast, though! :)

You rang? Sorry - I checked in earlier, but this thread picked up after I checked in :)

I have 2 suggestions for a meeting place:

1). Meet at one of the Trailheads for the Circumference trail (duh) at, say, 10, and then start the hike at 10:30 or so. This would give people sufficient time to get parked, etc. The only thing is, since I've never been there, I wouldn't know where to meet once we're actually there. That's where cell phones would come in handy, I guess.

OR

2). Meet at an off-site location (e.g., Biltmore Fashion Square mall, at 24th and Camelback) at 10:00 am, then take 2-3 cars to Piestewa at 10:30. The reason I suggest this is that I've been told that the parking areas at Piestewa fill up rather quickly and it might be difficult to park. I don't know what it'll be like on Saturday. If we were to meet at Biltmore, however, we have a fixed location for everyone to meet, and there's plenty of parking.

What do y'all think?

I've only recently gotten comfortable with the sleevelessness (is that a word?), but sleeves are okay, too. :)

The vitatop muffins sound like a great snack; I still have yet to find them in an actual store. The fruit leather sounds like a good option, too. Perhaps I'll visit Trader Joe's as well. :)

As for Pita Jungle, I've already decided that I'm ordering the biggest meal on the menu. Maybe twice. I'll wear my heart rate monitor like I did on the last hike, so I know how many calories I've burned and exactly how big of a "biggest meal" I can get. xD

BUMP. Heh.

Beef jerky's a good snack to bring (someone brought that on my South Mountain hike). I'm settled on fruit (bananas, grapes, maybe an apple), a couple of protein bars, maybe some jerky, some Sharkies (yummy gummi bears with electrolytes), and LOTS of water & Crystal Light lemonade.

Suddenly, I feel like makin' a trip to REI. :)

I would wear shoes with some traction; I wore my cross-trainers on the South Mountain hike (I don't have hiking shoes, either),  and they were fine. Anything less, though, and it might've been a different story. I'm not sure how steep the trails are at Piestewa, but coming down off South Mountain was the hardest part. That's where it was especially helpful to have shoes with decent traction. :)

As for a backpack and water, yes, bring LOTS of water. I brought 2 liters on my hike, and it was FAR from enough. Snacks are also good; I burned something like 2800 cals on the South Mountain hike, and all I had was a couple of Fiber One bars. NOT enough. Lesson learned.

Can't wait, can't wait, can't wait!

10 works for me. I agree that we should get it in early enough to avoid the heat. I'd be down for bowling, too, if people want to do a 2nd meetup later in the day.

Hope you can join us, dbackerfan!! :)

Yay! It'd be great if Marnee could join us, too!

I wish I enjoyed running more, too. I built up to 5K last fall, but have gone back down to like 1.5K. I'd really love to try a 5K race or a sprint triathlon this year, but I gotta train for it. Can't make it easy, can they? :P

As for me and my goals/accomplishments...call me Suze. I've lost about 50 lbs since Jan 2007, and I have about 10 left to go before I reach that magical "healthy" BMI of 25. I've been mostly maintaining at 170ish for the last 4-5 mos, with a few blips here and there on the scale. My hope is to break that 170 threshold in the next few weeks and not look back. I've stepped up my workout regimen once again, so fingers crossed.

And to bring it back on topic (to keep the mods happy)..."noonish" could be noon, 12:30, 1. I've got the whole day on the 26th, so whatever works for the group works for me. And what Melinda said -- if some of you can't join us for the whole thing, then by all means, consider joining us for the lunch or the hike. :)

Hiya! We do have a hike planned for later this month! Details here:

http://caloriecount.about.com/forums/post/902 64.html

Join us!!!

Here's some info on Piestewa Peak trails:

http://phoenix.gov/PARKS/hikphgud.html

And on Camelback Mountain:

http://phoenix.gov/PARKS/hikcmgud.html

Do we know how far and for how long we want to hike? I would recommend a shorter, easier trail to accommodate all experience levels (seconding what Melinda said).  I've never hiked either one, so I'm open to whatever y'all decide.
Pita Jungle at 44th & Indian School sounds good to me!  Yay - this oughta be cool!!

My name is Suzanne, btw. But online, mostly everyone calls me Suze. :)

I'm in! Wherever, whenever (though weekends work best, as I'm sure they do for most peeps), and whatever. As for activities, the only suggestions I can come up with are something like miniature golf or a short, easy hike (though, admittedly, I'm not much for hiking).