Is this realistic?

[StayCool]

Why not go to the Simply Filling method?

Um, I don't know? Actually I forgot that was an option. I've always tracked points so I didn't even think about that. I plan to restart (for the millionth time) on Tuesday so I will look into Simply Filling tomorrow. Thank you for the reminder!

I have the same issue with willpower. I have the biggest sweet tooth and if there is a block of chocolate or a bag of lollies in the house, you'd better believe we'll eat the whole thing between us in one sitting

Will power? What is that? I have been known to get a handful of chocolate chips out of the cupboard...

I am the biggest night time snacker. In days I feel like I ate well I end up messing it all up when I snack before bedtime. Lately I have been forcing myself to drink a lot more at night to try and quench my snacking urge. It helps a bit. Honestly I feel like my heart is not in it right now. It's hard to concentrate on yourself when you're so busy taking care of everyone else

Night time and when I am bored are what trips me up. As long as I am busy I'm fine. I have had a lull at work lately which means a lot of sitting around. And there is a grocery store attached to my work. Which leads to a lot of not so good choices.

Well yesterday I went grocery shopping and restocked the house with *good* stuff. Now I just need to follow through and actually eat it! I do think that I am going to try a carb "detox" of some sort. No processed foods or breads for a week or two. The only exception will be my coffee. My creamer has sugar but I can't live without my one cup a day. I'm not planning to exercise today as I am just starting to feel normal. But I think tomorrow I will either drag the hubby and kids for a walk or go for a run, maybe both if I feel up to it. Hope everyone has a Happy Memorial Day!

 

[bumbershoot]

You can even switch to and from simply filling on a daily basis if you wish to.

Will power? What is that? I have been known to get a handful of chocolate chips out of the cupboard...

Fwiw I've done that too. While on plan. The chocolate just makes a brief stop on the scale first so I know what I'm eating. Knowing and tracking = less guilt and assuming (and eating more bc I blew it so I might as well go crazy) = feeling better about myself = generally treating myself better. Keep that food scale close to thing things you want to grab a handful of! Ours is under the chocolate cupboard and next to where we keep cashews peanuts and almonds. Make it easy.

 

[robinb]

Um, I don't know? Actually I forgot that was an option. I've always tracked points so I didn't even think about that. I plan to restart (for the millionth time) on Tuesday so I will look into Simply Filling tomorrow. Thank you for the reminder!



Will power? What is that? I have been known to get a handful of chocolate chips out of the cupboard...



Night time and when I am bored are what trips me up. As long as I am busy I'm fine. I have had a lull at work lately which means a lot of sitting around. And there is a grocery store attached to my work. Which leads to a lot of not so good choices.

Well yesterday I went grocery shopping and restocked the house with *good* stuff. Now I just need to follow through and actually eat it! I do think that I am going to try a carb "detox" of some sort. No processed foods or breads for a week or two. The only exception will be my coffee. My creamer has sugar but I can't live without my one cup a day. I'm not planning to exercise today as I am just starting to feel normal. But I think tomorrow I will either drag the hubby and kids for a walk or go for a run, maybe both if I feel up to it. Hope everyone has a Happy Memorial Day!

You can try the "Simple Start" with WW. It's a 2-week program for newvies that centers on the Simply Filling concept. It will automatically cut out the processed foods and you can also cut the bread and "white" carbs while you are at it. There are menu choices and recipes both in the book (if you go to meetings) and online.

 

[Waiting2goback]

I used to HAVE to have a snack every night. It was a routine. My go-to was ice cream. I had a huge bowl every night. Its no wonder I was packing on the pounds and had stomach issues all the time. I have been so hungry lately that I have been having a snack again but I try to keep them healthier if I give in and have one. I still feel guilty though.

 

[StayCool]

You can even switch to and from simply filling on a daily basis if you wish to.

Fwiw I've done that too. While on plan. The chocolate just makes a brief stop on the scale first so I know what I'm eating. Knowing and tracking = less guilt and assuming (and eating more bc I blew it so I might as well go crazy) = feeling better about myself = generally treating myself better. Keep that food scale close to thing things you want to grab a handful of! Ours is under the chocolate cupboard and next to where we keep cashews peanuts and almonds. Make it easy.

I do have a food scale and I will use it fairly regularly for a while and then stop. I have a mental block about tracking and going over my points. I'm not sure why but if I know I will go over I just avoid tracking. Insert ostrich with head in sand here.

You can try the "Simple Start" with WW. It's a 2-week program for newvies that centers on the Simply Filling concept. It will automatically cut out the processed foods and you can also cut the bread and "white" carbs while you are at it. There are menu choices and recipes both in the book (if you go to meetings) and online.

I looked it up last night and think that in general, I am going to stick with that. I will eat off of the Power Food list mostly along with tracking. BUT I am going to avoid anything white for a couple of weeks... I'm not a meeting person so I do everything online.

I used to HAVE to have a snack every night. It was a routine. My go-to was ice cream. I had a huge bowl every night. Its no wonder I was packing on the pounds and had stomach issues all the time. I have been so hungry lately that I have been having a snack again but I try to keep them healthier if I give in and have one. I still feel guilty though.

I used to be a dedicated ice cream person too. I'm better, but still working on it...



Ok, so here is the new revised plan (for the millionth time...). I am going to *mostly* do Simply Filling. I say mostly because there are a few things that I am not willing to change so I will continue to track points while eating power foods. I have a cup of coffee every morning. I have also been having a protein shake made with 12 oz of almond milk that seems to be working well for me. It is a total of 4 points. I don't like to eat breakfast so at least I'm eating something this way. Lunch will likely be mostly salads. Dinners will vary.

I am committed to cutting out anything white for the next 2 weeks. Starting today. No pasta, sweets, breads (other than whole wheat) etc. It is going to be hard but I need to do it. I am back to being tired all the time and I lack motivation to do anything. I'm not sure if it is because I was not feeling well or if it is just me. But I'm going to find out. Tomorrow I will start exercising again. No more excuses or saying I am just too tired. I also have my follow up with the orthopedic doc and PT tomorrow.

I'm going to try my best not to be cranky...

 

[Waiting2goback]

I do have a food scale and I will use it fairly regularly for a while and then stop. I have a mental block about tracking and going over my points. I'm not sure why but if I know I will go over I just avoid tracking. Insert ostrich with head in sand here.



I looked it up last night and think that in general, I am going to stick with that. I will eat off of the Power Food list mostly along with tracking. BUT I am going to avoid anything white for a couple of weeks... I'm not a meeting person so I do everything online.



I used to be a dedicated ice cream person too. I'm better, but still working on it...



Ok, so here is the new revised plan (for the millionth time...). I am going to *mostly* do Simply Filling. I say mostly because there are a few things that I am not willing to change so I will continue to track points while eating power foods. I have a cup of coffee every morning. I have also been having a protein shake made with 12 oz of almond milk that seems to be working well for me. It is a total of 4 points. I don't like to eat breakfast so at least I'm eating something this way. Lunch will likely be mostly salads. Dinners will vary.

I am committed to cutting out anything white for the next 2 weeks. Starting today. No pasta, sweets, breads (other than whole wheat) etc. It is going to be hard but I need to do it. I am back to being tired all the time and I lack motivation to do anything. I'm not sure if it is because I was not feeling well or if it is just me. But I'm going to find out. Tomorrow I will start exercising again. No more excuses or saying I am just too tired. I also have my follow up with the orthopedic doc and PT tomorrow.

I'm going to try my best not to be cranky...

Good luck with the elimination diet. It's OK if you're a little grouchy, it will all be worth it when you start losing the weight and get healthy.

 

[StayCool]

Some progress today. I saw the orthopedic doctor today and he cleared me for everything. He said that the MRI showed that I may have had a post tibial sprain. I never had any pain there so I'm not sure what he saw. I asked him about any kind of flip flops/sandals I can wear in the summer because I can't handle wearing sneakers all summer. He just looked at me funny and said well if your foot hurts you will have to. He didn't have suggestions and I am a little leary of spending $60 on shoes that I can't try on. I'm not sure what I am going to do there.

I re-read all of Dis_Yoda's training report for TOT and that helped me gain some perspective. I just need to keep putting one foot in front of the other.

I've been tracking all of my food and I've downloaded MyFitnessPal to see how I like it. So far it is nice to see how it actually breaks the food down into carbs, protein and fat. If I like it I might cancel WW and use this instead. I'm tempted to get a Jawbone 24 to link to MFP so I can monitor my activity more accurately. Anything to get me motivated.

 

[Dis_Yoda]

Some progress today. I saw the orthopedic doctor today and he cleared me for everything. He said that the MRI showed that I may have had a post tibial sprain. I never had any pain there so I'm not sure what he saw. I asked him about any kind of flip flops/sandals I can wear in the summer because I can't handle wearing sneakers all summer. He just looked at me funny and said well if your foot hurts you will have to. He didn't have suggestions and I am a little leary of spending $60 on shoes that I can't try on. I'm not sure what I am going to do there.

I re-read all of Dis_Yoda's training report for TOT and that helped me gain some perspective. I just need to keep putting one foot in front of the other.

I've been tracking all of my food and I've downloaded MyFitnessPal to see how I like it. So far it is nice to see how it actually breaks the food down into carbs, protein and fat. If I like it I might cancel WW and use this instead. I'm tempted to get a Jawbone 24 to link to MFP so I can monitor my activity more accurately. Anything to get me motivated.

I'm glad you are cleared for everything! Start slow. Have you looked at supportive type flip flops? I pretty much only used Under Armour's flip flops now because of how comfortable and supportive they can be.

I'm glad my report is helping you gain some perspective. I'm not an awesome fast runner by any means. I just want to be able to finish and not be in pain. 1 year ago, I barely did any exercise so I started small with the Happy Haunted 5K. Its awesome you picked ToT for your first race!

The official ToT training program starts on Tuesday.
http://as1.wdpromedia.com/media/rundisney/training/running/plans/2014/Tower/TOT14_Beg.pdf

It might be a good place to start even if you are walking more than you are running.

I've enjoyed using MyFitnessPal in the past. I've been bad about it lately outside of just using it to record my weight. It definitely takes discipline to use but so does WW but it doesn't give you a financial incentive to keep up. (Although I guess paying the race fee for ToT is a financial incentive)

LG came out with their own activity monitor this past month as well. I might be looking at getting that. It has a display on the band so you don't just have to look at your phone.

 

[StayCool]

I'm glad you are cleared for everything! Start slow. Have you looked at supportive type flip flops? I pretty much only used Under Armour's flip flops now because of how comfortable and supportive they can be.

I'm glad my report is helping you gain some perspective. I'm not an awesome fast runner by any means. I just want to be able to finish and not be in pain. 1 year ago, I barely did any exercise so I started small with the Happy Haunted 5K. Its awesome you picked ToT for your first race!

The official ToT training program starts on Tuesday.
http://as1.wdpromedia.com/media/rundisney/training/running/plans/2014/Tower/TOT14_Beg.pdf

It might be a good place to start even if you are walking more than you are running.

I've enjoyed using MyFitnessPal in the past. I've been bad about it lately outside of just using it to record my weight. It definitely takes discipline to use but so does WW but it doesn't give you a financial incentive to keep up. (Although I guess paying the race fee for ToT is a financial incentive)

LG came out with their own activity monitor this past month as well. I might be looking at getting that. It has a display on the band so you don't just have to look at your phone.

I'm glad to be cleared too! I haven't checked out Under Armour for flip flops. I know I need something with a good arch support. Otherwise it sends my PF through the roof. I wore sandals all last weekend and my feet are sore. Not awful, but I'm very aware of them currently.

I do have the TOT plan written out in my calendar and all the workouts from now until October. It is even highlighted so every time I open it to check something it smacks me in the face. lol I am hoping to be able to get back into the running more than walking but from the looks of it, the biggest key to the program is to finish the distance listed vs going for a specific amount of time. Hopefully I am thinking about it correctly.

As far as WW, I have been paying for it for about 3 years now and actually only used it correctly for about 6 months out of that time. I'm thinking that if I can use My Fitness Pal in it's place, I will save the $19/month I may or may not be using. Plus if I do invest in a Jawbone I like that it will all link. I think that is so cool.

I'm doing ok with the diet changes. I say ok because I have had dessert the last 2 nights. Strawberries with stevia over angel food cake. Not horrible but not what I said I was going to do. The rest of the days have been good though. I am going to start a month long ab and squat challenge on Sunday and my husband says he will do it with me. We will see. lol

My new running shoes came yesterday. They have much more in the way of arch support and I'm excited to try them out. Looks like tomorrow will be the day! I also signed myself up for 3 months of Stridebox. I was able to get it for $50 and no renewal. I figure this will give me things to play with and see what I need once I get back on my feet. There is a local 5k in a month and I am hoping to be ready for it. It starts at 7pm so that will be different too since I am a morning workout person. Time to put one foot in front of the other.

 

[Waiting2goback]

I haven't heard of Jawbone or Stridebox before. I will have to see what they are all about.

Don't beat yourself up too much over the snacks at night. It is a hard habit to break.

I got one more last warm-up run in yesterday before my 10K on Sunday. Now I am just going to rest my legs since I am pretty sore.

Today was my monthly weigh-in day. I was so excited to weigh myself and take my measurements because it felt like I had lost a lot of weight this month. I measured everything last month to make sure I knew exactly what I was eating. I get on the scale and BAM, I lost 3 lbs. Of course I tried it a few more times thinking the scale just wasn't working. It felt like it would be 8-10 lbs. But, I am not as mad as I normally would have been. I lost an inch on my waist. My visceral fat (the fat surrounding your organs) went from 15% to 14%. My overall body fat percentage went down a bit as well.

So, even though I didn't lose much weight the rest of the numbers helped keep it from being a disaster.

 

[StayCool]

Today during lunch I redid my schedule for training. I will start Galloway's program for the most part but I may add in another day of 30 minutes of running. I am also starting a modified version of the abs and squat challenge. I may be a little ambitious with them but I really need to strengthen my core and quads/glutes to help with my running. I think I've also talked my husband into doing the exercises with me. Not so much the running. lol But I will take what I can get.

I ordered the Jawbone UP24 today from Amazon. I was able to get it from the Marketplace so I saved myself $50. Hopefully it will come tomorrow like they said it would. I plan to start training on Sunday and would like to have the extra data it provides.

I've been tracking all of my food and while I'm not perfect, I am heading in the right direction. I really truly do want to lose weight while I am training which is where I think the Jawbone will really come into play. It will sync all my exercise so I can have a better idea of what my activity is really like, not just what I *think* it is.

 

[zanzibar138]

Sounds like you have renewed enthusiasm

If you're going to be prone to injury I would reconsider adding an extra of running. Three days a week is enough training for a 10 miler and allows your body to have at least a day of recovery between each run. If you do add the extra day, maybe consider making it a shorter session of 20 minutes or something. Really listen to your body and be ready to ditch that extra day if you feel any signs of injury pain.

Having a strong core always reduces your risk of injury, so you'll probably find the abs and squat challenge very beneficial. And if your husband does it too you can spur each other on I would like to do something similar, but still need to wait another 3 weeks until my tummy has recovered a bit more from my gall bladder op.

For me, diet is the hardest part of losing weight. I think heading in the right direction is definitely something to be proud of!

 

[StayCool]

I got my jawbone up24 set up and it's pretty cool! It syncs with Runkeeper and MyFitnessPal. So I set that up and bought the half marathon program on Runkeeper. I'm excited to see how it all interacts. Plus it will tell me how well I'm sleeping. I'm a techno nerd. Lol

 

[Waiting2goback]

I got my jawbone up24 set up and it's pretty cool! It syncs with Runkeeper and MyFitnessPal. So I set that up and bought the half marathon program on Runkeeper. I'm excited to see how it all interacts. Plus it will tell me how well I'm sleeping. I'm a techno nerd. Lol

That's great you seem to be getting your motivation back. A question on the 1/2 marathon program on Runkeeper. Is the one you bought different from the free one offered. I was using the free one. But, I know they had others you could buy of all different distances. Just wondering if they are different?

I agree with Zanzibar on taking out one day of running. I mean, if your legs can handle the extra day then great. I would just hate to see you get hurt again. I have been hearing A LOT that yoga is great for runners (well everyone in general). It helps with flexibility and core strength. Maybe try that instead of the extra day of running? I know I am going to try adding it back in to my schedule. It did help when I was doing it.

I did my 10K today. I almost skipped it because I came down with a headcold on Friday. Felt crappy yesterday. But I decided if I had no fever this morning I was doing it. So, I did. I finished in 56:07. My pace was 9:02 min/miles. This was surprising because I had never run this fast in any of my training runs. I had never run over 5.3 miles in my training runs. Throw on the head cold and I never thought I would do this well. I think running with other people helped push me because I hardly walked at all, whereas my training runs I walk a lot more than I did today.

So, I learned some lessons today that might help others. In many cases I think the only thing stopping us from doing something is ourselves. I have been telling myself for years I am not a runner. I am not built to be a runner. You know, the normal self-defeating stuff we tell ourselves. Well, I saw a few people who had that "runner's look" and me and my football player's body finished before quite a few of them. I was 4th in my age group, one place out of a trophy. I came in 35th overall. Not sure how many ran but I know it will into the hundreds.

I hope I am not coming across as bragging because I am not that kind of person. I am just proud of myself. Not only for doing so well in my first race but more importantly for not skipping the race because I was sick. In the past I would have easily used this as an excuse.

So, when any of you think you can't do something, whether it be running, losing weight, controlling your diet (a recent topic of discussion) hopefully this will remind you that you can do it all.

Now for the bad news. It doesn't appear the race results are available on-line. Thankfully I took a pic of the results at the race. I just emailed my time to runDisney with the pic. Hopefully they accept this as proof or I might still end up in the last corral. And, I hurt my left foot during the run. Not sure where because my legs were numb at mile 3 so I couldn't feel anything. Been icing it down. Hopefully it is better tomorrow. I don't want to end up in a boot.

 

[StayCool]

That's great you seem to be getting your motivation back. A question on the 1/2 marathon program on Runkeeper. Is the one you bought different from the free one offered. I was using the free one. But, I know they had others you could buy of all different distances. Just wondering if they are different?

I agree with Zanzibar on taking out one day of running. I mean, if your legs can handle the extra day then great. I would just hate to see you get hurt again. I have been hearing A LOT that yoga is great for runners (well everyone in general). It helps with flexibility and core strength. Maybe try that instead of the extra day of running? I know I am going to try adding it back in to my schedule. It did help when I was doing it.

I did my 10K today. I almost skipped it because I came down with a headcold on Friday. Felt crappy yesterday. But I decided if I had no fever this morning I was doing it. So, I did. I finished in 56:07. My pace was 9:02 min/miles. This was surprising because I had never run this fast in any of my training runs. I had never run over 5.3 miles in my training runs. Throw on the head cold and I never thought I would do this well. I think running with other people helped push me because I hardly walked at all, whereas my training runs I walk a lot more than I did today.

So, I learned some lessons today that might help others. In many cases I think the only thing stopping us from doing something is ourselves. I have been telling myself for years I am not a runner. I am not built to be a runner. You know, the normal self-defeating stuff we tell ourselves. Well, I saw a few people who had that "runner's look" and me and my football player's body finished before quite a few of them. I was 4th in my age group, one place out of a trophy. I came in 35th overall. Not sure how many ran but I know it will into the hundreds.

I hope I am not coming across as bragging because I am not that kind of person. I am just proud of myself. Not only for doing so well in my first race but more importantly for not skipping the race because I was sick. In the past I would have easily used this as an excuse.

So, when any of you think you can't do something, whether it be running, losing weight, controlling your diet (a recent topic of discussion) hopefully this will remind you that you can do it all.

Now for the bad news. It doesn't appear the race results are available on-line. Thankfully I took a pic of the results at the race. I just emailed my time to runDisney with the pic. Hopefully they accept this as proof or I might still end up in the last corral. And, I hurt my left foot during the run. Not sure where because my legs were numb at mile 3 so I couldn't feel anything. Been icing it down. Hopefully it is better tomorrow. I don't want to end up in a boot.

I looked through all the programs and the half marathon program that I bought is actually Galloway's program. It fit my needs the most and finishes on Sept. 28th which is the day that we arrive at Disney. Tomorrow will be my first day of the program.

Great job on the race! Hopefully you didn't do any permanent damage and aren't sidelined.

Today was the first day that I wore the Jawbone to work. I have to say how disappointed I am with the very little bit of walking I do at work. I seriously thought I walked more than I do. So on my way home from work, it was such a gorgeous evening that I texted my husband and told him we were going for a walk when I got home. He texted back "I'm tired" so I figured that meant he didn't want to go and I was pretty disappointed. So tonight after dinner I told him that I will not be waiting for him. I will offer so he can exercise with me but if he chooses not to, so be it. I'm doing it on my time.

I've been consistent with tracking my food all week. I weigh in tomorrow so I am kind of looking forward to see what happens. I do like the fact that on My Fitness Pal I can see the breakdown between fat, carbs and protein. I'm over on protein but ok on the other two.

My run tomorrow will be on the treadmill. Hopefully it goes well!

 

[StayCool]

Ok, some positive news! I weighed myself and I was down 2.6 lbs this morning. Then I got on the treadmill and did 1.4 miles in 30 min. It's not a lot, but considering the last time I only did 0.5 miles... I am not disappointed. The humidity was something like 100% and even though I was in my basement, I was sweating like crazy. lol But it felt so good! I will be doing the squats and ab work tonight after my son's band concert. Hubby says he will too so I'm going to play meanie for a while and push and goad him until he falls in line. He will do it though because he feels blah as well.

Today was what I needed to get my motivation back!

 

[EcbLovesMickey]

Ok, some positive news! I weighed myself and I was down 2.6 lbs this morning. Then I got on the treadmill and did 1.4 miles in 30 min. It's not a lot, but considering the last time I only did 0.5 miles... I am not disappointed. The humidity was something like 100% and even though I was in my basement, I was sweating like crazy. lol But it felt so good! I will be doing the squats and ab work tonight after my son's band concert. Hubby says he will too so I'm going to play meanie for a while and push and goad him until he falls in line. He will do it though because he feels blah as well. Today was what I needed to get my motivation back!

Yay for weight loss! Any mile is one more than someone sitting on the couch, great job! I started the TOT training plan today and got my 30 minutes in and surprisingly felt pretty good too. Maybe the stars are finally moving into alignment for us!

 

[Waiting2goback]

Yay for weight loss! Any mile is one more than someone sitting on the couch, great job! I started the TOT training plan today and got my 30 minutes in and surprisingly felt pretty good too. Maybe the stars are finally moving into alignment for us!

Great start. Did you run outside or on a treadmill?

 

[Waiting2goback]

Great job on the race! Hopefully you didn't do any permanent damage and aren't sidelined.

Today was the first day that I wore the Jawbone to work. I have to say how disappointed I am with the very little bit of walking I do at work. I seriously thought I walked more than I do. So on my way home from work, it was such a gorgeous evening that I texted my husband and told him we were going for a walk when I got home. He texted back "I'm tired" so I figured that meant he didn't want to go and I was pretty disappointed. So tonight after dinner I told him that I will not be waiting for him. I will offer so he can exercise with me but if he chooses not to, so be it. I'm doing it on my time.

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Thanks. My foot felt better yesterday but I still decided to ride my bike instead of running to give it some more rest. Well, it hurt again even after the bike ride. If I end up in a boot I am going to be upset. I have a doctor's appt scheduled some time this month so if it isn't better by then I'll have him schedule me for an MRI or X-Ray. Hoping it is better before then.

This is the same thing that happened to me when I first started tracking my food. When I used to "eat healthy" I always wondered why I couldn't lose weight. Then I began tracking my food and saw just how many calories I was eating, even when I was trying to be healthy. It's eye opening when you REALLY SEE what is actually happening. But, it is also enlightening because now you have information to make the changes.

Great job on the weight loss. And, I agree. In relation to the race we are running in October 1.4 miles may not seem like a lot but most people in this country probably can't run a mile. You are doing more than you did last year at this time, right? So, it is a lot. And, you are moving in the right direction and making progress, that is all that matters.

 

[StayCool]

Yay for weight loss! Any mile is one more than someone sitting on the couch, great job! I started the TOT training plan today and got my 30 minutes in and surprisingly felt pretty good too. Maybe the stars are finally moving into alignment for us!

Exactly! One foot in front of the other until we get to where we are going.

Thanks. My foot felt better yesterday but I still decided to ride my bike instead of running to give it some more rest. Well, it hurt again even after the bike ride. If I end up in a boot I am going to be upset. I have a doctor's appt scheduled some time this month so if it isn't better by then I'll have him schedule me for an MRI or X-Ray. Hoping it is better before then.

This is the same thing that happened to me when I first started tracking my food. When I used to "eat healthy" I always wondered why I couldn't lose weight. Then I began tracking my food and saw just how many calories I was eating, even when I was trying to be healthy. It's eye opening when you REALLY SEE what is actually happening. But, it is also enlightening because now you have information to make the changes.

Great job on the weight loss. And, I agree. In relation to the race we are running in October 1.4 miles may not seem like a lot but most people in this country probably can't run a mile. You are doing more than you did last year at this time, right? So, it is a lot. And, you are moving in the right direction and making progress, that is all that matters.

Just be nice to yourself. Although I was upset that I had to wear the boot, I was more concerned with injuring myself further. Hopefully after a little more rest you will be ready to go again. If not, I know someone that has a boot.

I am continuing to monitor my diet and tomorrow will be another run day for me. I'm looking forward to it and hoping to do it outside actually. The kids have an orthodontist appt in the morning so I will probably do it before that. I bought a new pair of running shoes that are supposed to have increased stability compared to the ones I am using. I think they may be a little too narrow though so they may become my day to day shoes instead. I need a little more space for my feet to swell if they need to.

This weekend will be filled with moving. I have a yard and house to get ready for a family party the following weekend. So lots of cleaning and getting my flower gardens cleared up. I'm looking forward to it.