Long time!

Ha! I feel like this blog has been all over the place. I guess that is how getting healthy really is though, huh.

Anyway, I am FINALLY down a few pounds. I got a new scale so I hope it is not just that but whatever it is, it has given me a little confidence boost. I still have a ways to go but at least I am on the right track. I think that a lot of it has to do with the fact that I have been running a few days a week. Say what you will about the boringness of running, but for me, it works. I think that it is the schedule, the routine, and the fact that I can do it in most hotels that keeps me going. I also think that it helps that I travel mostly alone and am able to run after work and then have dinner. I have my half marathon coming up in 3 weeks and I think that I will be ready :-) I am going to do a long run this Friday and maybe one more and then I will keep it to light running.

I haven't really been following any particular diet lately, just eating the foods that I know are healthy and trying not to overdo it. I probably eat less carbs in general than I used to but I am not all together avoiding anymore.

Yesterday I completed a 50 mile bike tour and I am pretty proud of myself. In the last 10 miles I was actually saying that I didn't think that I could do it and it was above my skill level. C was not a fan of the negative attitude. I tried to explain to him that I just do that and that I was still pedaling but he said I need to change it. I think that he might be right. In the final half mile he actually called me "crankypants" HA! Guess I need an attitude check. My body has never been so exhausted in my life...including the 3 marathons that I have done. I do think that I would have been fine if we had stopped at 40 but that last 10 was HARD. I look forward to doing more rides and I actually loved this course! I have improved my times over the "season" and I think that by next year this ride will be a breeze for me :-) The best part about it all is that my legs aren't even sore today!!! I can't believe it!