I am dripping in sweat and it feels GREAT! I was supposed to do 4 miles today, but my Garmin was dead. I tried a new route, took my watch and guessed on the mileage. I knew I was a little short and when I mapped it I was at 3.8 miles. Not to bad of a guess.

Trying to get to my 80 pound loss this week. I'm really struggling to eat all my points plus my activity points. I am full. I've really been eating the fruits and veggies this week. Yesterday I really focused on getting my water in. I KNOW I have to eat my points to lose. It's kind of frustrating. Today -- I will get everything in - dairy, oil, lean proteins.

Packet pickup is on Thursday - I'm getting excited to run this. I'm trying to be careful and not get sick, get my rest.

I love my new shoes. Have I mentioned them? I decided to get the Brooks Adrenaline, bought the regular width - didn't like them. Returned those and got the wide width. Then I got an email from my favorite place - Running Warehouse. They were having a huge sale and an extra 25% off - free shipping - free returns. My Brooks were $100 - I could get two pair of Asics GT 2160 for $120. I returned the Brooks, ordered the Asics and I am one happy little runner. I did get inserts for one pair. Ran in them, felt good. I ran today without the inserts and my stride was really off. I kept hitting my ankles. Today I think I will go get another pair of inserts and I'll be set.