Monday Update

Well, I managed to not eat anything last week when we went out for drinks. Mainly because no one ordered any food. I splurged a LOT on Friday night and ate ice cream for dinner, but then was good the rest of the weekend, including throughout the BBQ I went to last night.

Today's weigh-in was a pleasant surprise! Down to 151.0, a loss of 1.6 lbs!

I wasn't great all week, had a few splurges. I wasn't feeling great during the beginning of the week and ate under points (about 18 rather than 22) for two days, and I wonder if that had an effect. Of course, under-eating is never a good idea, but I wasn't about to force-feed myself if I wasn't feeling up to it.

I felt like my workouts were sub-par this week, but I did get in a 7+ mile run on Saturday in preparation for the 10 mile race I'm running on April 6th. I actually had an 8-9 mile run planned, but the rain and a poor choice of pre-run meal cut that short.

I'm wondering if I'm going to have to keep up 7+ mile runs on the weekends to keep my weight loss on track. If the weather's nice, I don't mind it. Last summer, I did 5 mile runs every weekend, and extending that distance is never a bad plan. I just wonder what the winter will bring though. I don't think I can handle 7 miles on a treadmill.

Either way, if long runs on the weekend is what it takes for now, then I'll keep it up. I feel good after a long run, as if I've accomplished something. Sure, I'm slow, but I'm getting faster, and I enjoy it. That's what matters.