Arriving at Green Mountain at Fox Run

All packed and ready to go!!

Hello from Vermont!!  This is my first official blog from Green Mountain at Fox Run.  I am very excited to have finally gotten here! After some packing drama yesterday, I was relieved to finally zip up my suitcases this morning and head to the airport.  The flight to Boston was smooth and I slept the whole way there.  When I got to Boston, I found out that I would be continuing my journey to Rutland, VT on this

I knew there was trouble when I went up to the ticket counter and the guy asked to weigh my bags and then said he needed to know how much I weighed for weight distribution on the plane.  I have to admit it went through my head to lie to him but in the end, I told him the truth.  I would have felt very guilty if the plane had crashed because I had lied about my weight!  How very ironic, on the day I am headed to a place to face my life long struggle with weight, I must actually voice my weight out loud!! 

I was very nervous boarding this little 9 seater plane.  But, once we got in the air, other than being very noisy and my ears kept popping, it wasn't so bad.  We landed in the snow in Rutland, VT at the smallest airport I've ever been to.  After a 30 minute shuttle ride, I had finally arrived.  A year of dreaming and months of planning and saving had finally come true and I was here.

My room here is a double and I will be sharing the room with a roommate.  She is my age and we already seem to have a lot in common.  I think we will get along great.  I chose the loft in the room.  It's a nice setup so that even though you have a roommate, you still have some privacy.  After checking out my room, I had my first lunch which was a tuna melt wrap, salad and fruit (yumm).  I was then able to get in a nice nap before I went for my health and fitness evaluation.  

Dinner was at 6pm and it was grilled chicken, wild rice, and green beans.  Dessert was peach crumble.  All very good and good size portions.  After dinner, we had an orientation to the program and the schedule for the week, followed by a tour of the building.  All the women I have met so far seem really nice.  A few of the women have been here for a few weeks already and are staying on for a few more.  There are 15 women starting tonight with me.  They are staying anywhere from one week to one month.  They are also ranging in ages, sizes, and fitness levels.  

The week looks very busy, jam packed with classes and exercise classes.  The meals are at 8am, noon, and 6pm, with a snack at 3:30pm.  I'm really excited to get the week started.  So I will say a goodnight from Vermont!

One final thought.  Other than the blog updates, I probably won't post many pictures or updates on Facebook, etc.  I promise to take lots of pictures and will post them all when I get home!!