And again...

after traveling, some weight gain.

My eating habits are soooo terrible on trips.

When I left, I weighed 173.5 -- of course, that was in part because of a bout of stomach trouble that made eating unpleasant.

By Tuesday night, alone in a hotel with time on my hands and no real food consumed save 6 Chicken McNuggets, I ordered a small pizza and cinnamon sticks at close to midnight.

I'll be damned if they didn't make a large pizza instead... I ate 4 pieces plus about half of the cinnamon sticks.

I felt MUCH better... and, no stomach problems.

Then, a movie and popcorn the next day... and a regular, light dinner

and 176 this morning.

No surprise, really. A 2.5 pound swing over a few days... but, disappointing. I have to get a handle on my travel eating habits.

What can I do to prevent the ravenous hunger and/or boredom eating?

175

TODAY!

3 more pounds

I CAN get there!

So Today...

I'm at 175.

Exactly 3 pounds smaller than I was on this day last year. I'm excited to be holding at this level b/c it should mean I stay at or below 176 by January 1, 2012.

I have to keep running, lifting weights, and being careful about my food intake.

175.5

Up a half pound after the office Thanksgiving post-Thanksgiving Party.

And, no running last night b/c of rain/cold.

AND...

...after Thanksgiving I'm at 175.

NO weight gain over the long weekend and extended break.

Sure, I ate plenty (including dessert) on Thursday. And ate more than I should have on Friday. But, I watched it on Saturday and took care to exercise yesterday.

And ... I'm at 175. 3 pounds less and I'm at 172 -- my ultimate goal weight.

175

Going into Thanksgiving, I'm at 175.

I'm traveling tomorrow, so eating shouldn't be too bad. Then comes Thursday. And Friday. But, Sunday, I'll be back on the pavement, running 3 miles.

175.5

So I ran 3 miles last night for the first time in months.

I feel sore.

But... I weighed-in at 175.5.

In looking back, last year I was weighing 178-179 in October/November. I went up to 180 after Thanksgiving and weighed 181 on January 1, 2011.

By running now...and keeping up the weights, I hope to max out at 175-176 on January 1. I know I'll be eating more and I don't want to stop that - -though I plan to be more careful.

I'd like to see 172 much sooner this year. I got to 173 by April after starting at 181 in January.

If I start at 176 in January, I'm thinking I should be able to hit 170 by April. Just in time to run a mini-marathon. Weighing less definitely impacted both my race performance and the way I felt when I was finished. Plus, I looked and felt better.