FINALLY!

how did august 19 turn into october 5??? i know how, EXCUSES! but, i cannot change the past. i can either beat myself up about it and use it as another excuse to put it off one more day, or i can just run. right now i am in florida and it is hot. and it is somewhat of a vacation, so free good food. excuses for me to put off running still, but i finally told myself, hey-i do not necessarily have to eat healthy and run at the same time. i mean, it is nice.....but i shouldnt put off running because i want to eat a jamaican beef patty for lunch tomorrow, right? i can eat better when i get back home. but i can still run. and the heat? i trained for a half 2 years ago in miami, so i'll live. another thing that finally got me out the door: A HALF MARATHON IN LESS THAN 4 WEEKS!!!! ACK! how the heck i'm going to pull it off when i havent ran for over a month, i dont know. i see it as more as a kickoff for me running regularly. but i cant go from 0 to 13.1, so i ran 2.6 and tomorrow i will do 3 and then i will increase it by 1 mile increments at most, taking few resting days for stretching and recuperating. it is far from ideal, but i signed up for a half, and a half is what i shall do.

anyways, since i knew i needed to get back in running shape, i figured i should see where i am at now. 144 pounds!!!! this is the heaviest i have ever been (well, except for being pregnant)! i took a picture. you know those before and after pictures where the before picture is all pissy and the after picture is all super happy? well i took a happy picture...and a silly pic. gotta have fun with it, right?