Thought I'd get us going. Was down to 138.8 this a.m.! Woo hoo! It's been a very long time since I was below 140. I have no idea why, but I'm not gonna complain 'cause I'll be surprised if it lasts long.

I'm up 1 lb from right before the marathon, but that's still 2 lbs down from where I started 3-4 weeks ago. So that's good. Still a little up from my happy weight, but not too bad. I know, I know - I am a shrimpy person, but like most middle aged women, I am constantly fighting the tendency to gather extra weight at the middle, and at 5'1", a little goes a long way. Another 3 lbs would make my small pot belly almost flat. Okay, I'll still have some looseness in the skin, but childbirth will do that do you. Andy hey, my face is working to catch up....

Holding steady at 125. I was really hoping to lose a few, as I've ramped up my miles/workouts with my half coming up exactly 30 days from today. But alas, it did not happen. Couldn't have anything to do with the basket of Easter candy I've been working hard to eat my share of.... Personally, I think wrinkles give a woman "character." That's my story and I'm stickin' to it.

Hey, I finally weighed in today -- 133. All I know is that it's not 129. Or 120. It's OK though -- going in a positive direction with my eating choices. A little bit of luck as I joined sparkpeople to look up some nutrition stuff, and they've actually sent me some timely recipes -- where literally I have all the ingredients necessary to make the salad or whatever. I've also made a choice to drink my greens in the morning. I love V-8 juice, and decided that I'll just throw more veggies in it and blend away. It's been great and I don't feel so "loaded" with calories throughout the day. I do drink two tall glasses to start the day. I'm also not running too much right now, and will adjust as I put more miles in the schedule next week. Probably back to some eggs here and there. I did a very honest assessment of myself in the mirror the other day, and I think 3'4" of me is about as good as it can get. The 2' that's covers my rear through thigh area (might only be 18") is scarily looking like my Mom's 81 yr old backside. FOR REAL. I can't imagine what that will look like in 37 more years if it looks like this now.... But, I think with continued effort, I can turn back the clock on that area. I'm not trying to look 20. But 81 is a little much.

The 2' that's covers my rear through thigh area (might only be 18") is scarily looking like my Mom's 81 yr old backside. FOR REAL. I can't imagine what that will look like in 37 more years if it looks like this now.... But, I think with continued effort, I can turn back the clock on that area. I'm not trying to look 20. But 81 is a little much.

Yes! I said that last week! When I look in the mirror now, who replaced my image with my mother's? All of a sudden I have age spots, gray hair and wrinkley skin. "I'm not trying to look 40, but 86 is a little much!"

March 27 - 168 lbs. April 3 - 167.5 lbs. April 10 - 169 lbs. April 17 - 168 lbs. How I lost a pound this week is beyond me. Easter weekend was a glutton fest, and there was some seepage of that into this week. It's funny what we see when we look in the mirror. I have my weight down to a point lower than it has been for 15 - 20 years, but when I look in the mirror I still see the flab that's clinging to my gut. Maybe I need to dig up some pictures of me a few years ago.