Great run this morning. I was just going to do a 3 to 4 mile but once I got going I thought I'd do my long run. I went south instead of north so I got to run somewhere that I hadn't gone before. I wanted to get my 6 miles in - however running somewhere that I have never been -- didn't know that there was a gate at my 2.8 mile mark. I'm sure that if I'd pushed the button the gate would've opened but I wasn't sure why the gate was there. I turned around and headed back.

A fun note -- my fastest pace came at mile 3.7. That makes me feel great. I love that I didn't slow down in the second half of my run. My legs didn't feel as fresh as I thought they would today. I didn't run yesterday so I thought they would be fresher --

I've been thinking about the weight loss journey that I'm on and that I'm half way through. Does it ever end? Absolutely not. This is a life time journey. Will I ever go back to my life before? I want to say NO! I want to shout it -- NOOOO! I can't. I can't even cheat when I want really want to - I can do hard things. This is it. This is life.

Why is this different than any other time I've tried to lose weight? First of all - I decided (Seth will get this) and I acted on it. Second, I've attended my meetings and weighed each week - regardless of what the scale said. Third and maybe the most important -- I've TRACKED. I track every day. Fourth, blogging - me getting my emotions and feelings out and finding so many other friends who are in the same struggle and seeing and sharing their successes. Fifth - consistency with exercise. I found something that I love - I love to run!

Distance: 5.94 miles Time: 1:10:02 Pace 11'47" per mile Calories: 969