Week 50

Last week- 152.8
This week- 151.8 or 153.4 or 152.8....those weights were all within 3 minutes ....I am going to say I maintained.

Maintaining is good, especially on this the most special week of the month, when I would have bathed in chocolate if I had had a tub full of it....well no, I would have just eaten the chocolate in the tub. I did eat an entire medium size bag of peanut M&M's as well as a regular size bag of regular M&M's and any other chocolate I could get my hands on. SO- Maintaining this week is really a triumph.

I also ran 10 miles this week. It felt good. 4 weeks until my first 1/2 Marathon. My sister- who has run several Marathons, told me yesterday that If I keep the pace I had on my 10 mile, I will beat her on the 1/2 Marathon. Hmmmm, I just might try that.

Week 49

Last Week-    154.8
This Week-    152.8
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Total Lost-       -2.0

It is with great pleasure that I announce that I lost 2 pounds this week! Yep, I did.

Week 48

Last Week- 155.8
This Week- 154.8
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Total Lost-      1 pound

I am quite pleased with this. I did run a 10k on Monday, it was really hard. The previous day I had fasted most of the day....I am pretty sure I want to avoid that in the future- fasting before a long run. I actually ran 8 miles on Monday, the 6.2 of the 10k and an extra 1.8 to get me up to 8- because 8 was on my training schedule for that day. I need to do some research and start carbo loading before my long runs/races. Live and Learn, right?

Week 47 (1/3rd Maintenance, 2/3rd Weight Loss)

I wrote this on 6/30- but my Internet went out and I forgot to post it! Silly, I know.

Last Week- 157.8
This Week- 155.8
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Total Lost-       2 Pounds!

Well, I decided to try cutting calories again, since I totally rocked at maintaining! Anyway, since I was losing a good amount while eating over 2000 calories per day, I decided to tell livestrong.com that I only wanted to lose 1 pound per week instead of 1.5 as I had previously been doing. I have this theory. I think I will lose more than a pound per week....So lets see. I started out this week with 3 days of maintenance- and I started cutting calories again on Sunday or Monday (can't remember and the web page isn't working right now, ugh) so for at least 3 day I ate 2000+ calories and the other 4 days I ate 1600 and I lost 2 pounds!!!! I think my theory was correct. I will admit that I am running close to 15 miles a week, so that burns calories and helps with the weight loss too.

I am feeling great, gaining strength and endurance. Its great. I hope this keeps up. Next major weight goal- to have a 4 in the middle of my weight. Next race- Monday! A 10k! Next major race goal- 1/2 marathon in August! YEAH!