{"id":1428,"date":"2020-02-24T16:05:59","date_gmt":"2020-02-24T23:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bandanabow.com\/?p=1428"},"modified":"2021-04-08T22:02:22","modified_gmt":"2021-04-09T04:02:22","slug":"need-motivation-to-lose-weight-sign-up-for-this-grand-canyon-adventure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bandanabow.com\/index.php\/2020\/02\/24\/need-motivation-to-lose-weight-sign-up-for-this-grand-canyon-adventure\/","title":{"rendered":"Need Motivation to Lose Weight? Sign Up for This Grand Canyon Adventure"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221;]\n\t\t\t[et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221;]\n\t\t\t\t[et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221;]\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Remember that time you had to lose weight to ride a mule? A question my husband and I hope to laugh at in 20 years.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Poor, poor Nate. For the last couple months, he\u2019s been working hard to lose weight for one primary purpose: to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/grca\/planyourvisit\/mule_trips.htm#CP_JUMP_2426156\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"ride a mule into the Grand Canyon (opens in a new tab)\">ride a mule into the Grand Canyon<\/a>. That journey turned into a battle about a week ago as he realized that he still had 12 pounds to lose before the weigh-in date, February 28. For this ride, you have to weigh less than 200 pounds fully dressed; otherwise, you\u2019re hiking! And, they do put you on a scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1441\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bandanabow.com\/index.php\/2020\/02\/24\/need-motivation-to-lose-weight-sign-up-for-this-grand-canyon-adventure\/grand-canyon-trail_1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/bandanabow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Grand-Canyon-Trail_1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1797\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 40D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1461437517&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Grand-Canyon-Trail_1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/bandanabow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Grand-Canyon-Trail_1-684x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/bandanabow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Grand-Canyon-Trail_1-684x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Grand Canyon Trail- Weight Loss Challenge\" class=\"wp-image-1441\" width=\"337\" height=\"506\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Being less than 200 pounds at just about 6\u20194\u201d is not a small\nfeat. Nate said the last time he weighed around there he was 17 or 18-years-old,\n10 years ago. And, in those 10 years, he spent eight in the army doing a whole\nlot of bulking up, so returning to his high-school size feels nearly impossible.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">His methods for losing the weight.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How\u2019s he doing it? Much to my chagrin, he\u2019s taking some supposedly \u201cnatural\u201d supplements that should help burn fat; and now, with four days to go, he is attempting a weight-loss detox where he&#8217;s only drinking a couple different water mixtures. The first features cucumber, lemon, and mint; and, the second, blood oranges, ginger, lime and kiwi. Those only got incorporated when the battle really heated up. Before that, portion control helped him get from 238 to about 212. He is very disciplined when he chooses to be. It\u2019s inspirational for sure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In early 2019, Nate\u2019s dad applied in the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"lottery  (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/secure.grandcanyonlodges.com\/phantom-ranch-lottery\" target=\"_blank\">lottery <\/a>to secure ten spots for his family to do a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/grca\/planyourvisit\/mule_trips.htm#CP_JUMP_2426156\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"South Rim mule ride (opens in a new tab)\">South Rim mule ride<\/a>. Current applications are open until <em>tomorrow <\/em>for rides in April of 2021. In a few days, we will drive down to Arizona to start the ride. We get to spend two nights at the bottom of the canyon at Phantom Ranch. I\u2019m excited to do it and to tell you all about it afterwards! We won\u2019t have service while we\u2019re in the canyon, but I\u2019m planning to bring my phone and a charging pack, so I can take lots of pictures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hopefully, Nate will be on a mule for some of those photos. ?\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Follow me on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mackenziespillane\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Instagram  (opens in a new tab)\">Instagram <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bandanabowblog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Facebook  (opens in a new tab)\">Facebook <\/a>to see pictures as I post them. <\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column]\n\t\t\t[\/et_pb_row]\n\t\t[\/et_pb_section]","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221;] [et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221;] [et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221;] Remember that time you had to lose weight to ride a mule? A question my husband and I hope to laugh at in 20 years. Poor, poor Nate. For the last couple months, he\u2019s been working hard to lose weight for one primary purpose: to ride a mule [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1449,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3>Remember that time you had to lose weight to ride a mule? A question my husband and I hope to laugh at in 20 years.<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Poor, poor Nate. For the last couple months, he\u2019s been working hard to lose weight for one primary purpose: to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/grca\/planyourvisit\/mule_trips.htm#CP_JUMP_2426156\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"ride a mule into the Grand Canyon (opens in a new tab)\">ride a mule into the Grand Canyon<\/a>. That journey turned into a battle about a week ago as he realized that he still had 12 pounds to lose before the weigh-in date, February 28. For this ride, you have to weigh less than 200 pounds fully dressed; otherwise, you\u2019re hiking! And, they do put you on a scale.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"align\":\"right\",\"id\":1441,\"width\":337,\"height\":506,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img src=\"https:\/\/bandanabow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Grand-Canyon-Trail_1-684x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Grand Canyon Trail- Weight Loss Challenge\" class=\"wp-image-1441\" width=\"337\" height=\"506\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Being less than 200 pounds at just about 6\u20194\u201d is not a small\nfeat. Nate said the last time he weighed around there he was 17 or 18-years-old,\n10 years ago. And, in those 10 years, he spent eight in the army doing a whole\nlot of bulking up, so returning to his high-school size feels nearly impossible.\n<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} -->\n<h3>His methods for losing the weight.<\/h3>\n<!-- \/wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>How\u2019s he doing it? Much to my chagrin, he\u2019s taking some supposedly \u201cnatural\u201d supplements that should help burn fat; and now, with four days to go, he is attempting a weight-loss detox where he's only drinking a couple different water mixtures. The first features cucumber, lemon, and mint; and, the second, blood oranges, ginger, lime and kiwi. Those only got incorporated when the battle really heated up. Before that, portion control helped him get from 238 to about 212. He is very disciplined when he chooses to be. It\u2019s inspirational for sure.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In early 2019, Nate\u2019s dad applied in the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"lottery  (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/secure.grandcanyonlodges.com\/phantom-ranch-lottery\" target=\"_blank\">lottery <\/a>to secure ten spots for his family to do a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/grca\/planyourvisit\/mule_trips.htm#CP_JUMP_2426156\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"South Rim mule ride (opens in a new tab)\">South Rim mule ride<\/a>. Current applications are open until <em>tomorrow <\/em>for rides in April of 2021. In a few days, we will drive down to Arizona to start the ride. We get to spend two nights at the bottom of the canyon at Phantom Ranch. I\u2019m excited to do it and to tell you all about it afterwards! 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