I want to run a half-marathon. Yep, I am making this known. Only a few of you know this (and there is a reason for that- if too many know and I DO NOT do it, then people start asking, how was that half?!). Thanks to a certain someone from far away (somewhere I wish I was!), she gave me the push I needed to make this known. Thanks for being positive, for supporting me and simply: you rock. Then, there is a person HERE, where I presently live. She rocks, too. She lost a lot of weight on WW and we were both at goal when we met. She is one of those people that pushes me when I need it the most and I don't think she knows that. She calls me up and says I will see you at the fitness class at 615 am. She has ran many a marathon in her day. She knows that I have always wanted to do one, and have never gone through with it. She told me flat out: we are doing a half in May. Okay. Done. We're doing it.

I mean THIS (blog) is the most embarrassing thing I have done. Making my weight known is humbling. BUT, if I can reach goals because of this, then it is worth it.

So thanks avid readers. This is to you. And feel free to ask how that half was in May. I am going to do. I have to now. And that is what she says: TELL EVERYONE; buy your plane ticket if it is elsewhere, etc... any way to hold yourself accountable and I guess that's what I just did.

I am completely beat. I didn't want to work out. I was fatigued and exhausted and bla bla bla... this is why people don't get in shape, isn't it?! I am thee excuse QUEEN! "Oh, I'll do it tomorrow" [not just pertaining to health]. Well, today I did my job, even though I was SO NOT WANTING TO! Now, it's keeping the balance of school and health. I can get ONE right on, but NOT both (thus far). So, there is a lot I need to work on. And I am trying! My "light" workout consisted of 40 min on the stair stepper- it said "479 cals burned"... that's all I did. No abs. No weights. But I worked out, so I have to say that is a positive.

Cals In: ~1550, 25 pts.

Cals Out: 400-500

Okay, hate is a strong word, but... I despise people who cheat... people who cheat in school, people who cheat on their significant others (which is something I could never understand- just don't be with them, how hard is that?! okay, besides the point!), people who cheat to get ahead, people who cheat on their taxes--- but we've all done it before, in some shape or form. I realized that two of my lovely students copy/pasted a 30 pt assignment. This makes me mad. Why you ask, am I writing this in my weight (loss) blog?? Well, I was called selfish today so I guess I relate everything to myself... so cheating is the point. I can recall only two times that I have cheated. Once, in second grade on a States & Capitals quiz (with my teacher five feet from me). Oh, it feels good not getting caught, doesn't it? Yep, it does. The other time is when I cheat on my diet... lets ward ourselves of this word and call it a lifestyle change! But there should be people to hold others accountable. That's whats wrong with me, I want to right the world (or so I've been told). Okay, I am getting to my point, people. IF it were not for YOU. ALL of YOU to hold me accountable, I would CHEAT. I would cheat on my diet. I would go to McDonalds and have a cheeseburger or to the Dairy Queen and get a Reeses PB cup blizzard and all would be fine and dandy. I would have "won", because I would not have been caught. Yeah, my mind IS nuts, but I (and luckily, my S.O) have came to terms with this! So, this is to you. Thanks for your support. Your encouragement. And most of all, for not allowing me to be a cheater. :D

Today's Stats coming soon!

A sidenote: I am not saying that I NEVER will go to DQ or McDonalds (that would be a lie), but there is something in it that I can go there in dignity and eat something IF I want to- if I have points left over- I mean that's what the extra 35 a week are there for... but at this time I choose not to.

Well, it's my going on fourth day... I kicked myself at the gym yesterday and woke up really sore. I have this neurotic obsession that if I don't hurt, I am not getting a workout. It's a horrible thing, really. The first couple of days my abs were not sore, so I amped it up yesterday. They are sore today--- and I am loving it! (I think this might be borderline masochism.) That's why I never really like to do the elliptical. It's not like running. From running, I get exhausted. Fatigued. And then I am not ready to work out for 2-3 days. Why is it ingrained in my psyche that I must "feel" like I got a workout, therefore "feeling" it afterwards?? So, that's why I have been doing the elliptical lately. I want to keep working out and because I am in such horrible shape, I only tackled the treadmill on day 1 (and like I said, it kicked my butt). So, today it is going to be hard for me to get to the gym. I am going to try hard to do it. BUT I think I am going to lay low and do a "lighter" workout... catch y'all later.

Hello my avid readers (ha, all what... four of you?!) I am feeling grrrrreat!

Calories In: ~1500. I ate 7 pts for lunch, a 2 pt snack, 4 pts for supper (veggie soup and a can of light pears). ... 26 pts for the day!

Calories Out: I did 40 min on the elliptical (~420 cal); 35 m on stairstepper (~420 cal) and 700-750 crunches! My goal was to double the number from yesterday. I don't know how accurate those things are when the weight is entered, so I would say 800-900 total. SWEET! Trying to go strong, guys!! Thanks for reading!