176.5

Wrong direction.

Even though I ran last night... 3 miles, even.

My weekend consisted of a movie at the theatre on Sunday -- so, popcorn, candy, sprite.

and clearly, it did NOT consist of enough activity to counter-balance.

Ugh.

Luckily, it is quite warm today -- so, I should get in another 3 mile run tonight.

175

today...

so, i'm over the 177 hump, I hope.... and heading back down

the gloriously warm weather is making walking...during the day and at night -- much more pleasant!

How did I lose 1.5 pounds in one day?

By not eating cookies!

I love cookies... I love sweets, period. That's my weakness. It's why I went above 180 in the first place... If there were sweets available, I'd eat them... and then a second helping.

At lunch, instead of chips, I get cookies with my Subway sandwich.

But, chronicling my weight lets me know where I stand. And yesterday, I stood at 177. So, I didn't eat a single cookie.

Also, I walked a lot more yesterday because the weather in town was nice -- and, I did a 1.5 mile run as part of my training for a half marathon in April.

So, I'm 175.5 today.

Can Antibiotics Wreck Your Diet?

In my case, YES!!

I've been taking antibiotics for a bacterial infection for the last few days.

My weight today is 177 -- up from 176 at the beginning of the year and 2 pounds up from the 175 I hit last week.

I am STARVED all the time. My stomach is going crazy -- the only thing that helps is when I eat. I'm not having any "stomach upset" or nausea -- just CRAVINGS for all kinds of food.

I have two more days on these pills...then, back to normal, I hope. Wow.

And today's weight...

...175.

Also, I ran last night for the first time in a few weeks... I'm now actively training for a half marathon in April.

I ran 1.5 miles last night...not far, but a good "warmup" run.

And I'm back...

at 176.

Just a half pound up from yesterday...

tonight, I'm back to running... just a mile and a half.

So, what's the verdict?

Well, my January 2nd weight was: 176.

That's one pound higher than my goal of 175.

BUT ... it is also 5 pounds LESS than what I weighed on January 2nd, 2011.

To recap, I started 2011 at 181 -- and then began training for a half marathon that I ran in April. On race day, my weight was 172 -- a loss of 9 pounds over four months (2+ pounds a month). Following the race, I ran off and on -- and maintained a weight of 173-174 through summer.

Since October, I have been up around 175 or 176.

I haven't seen 180 since February of 2011 -- and I'm hoping it will stay that way for a long, long time.

I'm now beginning to train for the April 2012 half marathon. If I can lose just one pound a month during this training, I'll end up at 172 again. But, I'm hoping to do more -- perhaps 9 pounds again -- which would put me below 170 for the first time in at least 10 years. I'll take 167-170 as my "ideal" weight. And, I'm realistic -- if I can maintain a weight of 172 or lower, I'll be happy. I felt GREAT last year at 172 -- I feel very good now in the 175 range.

The one downside - -if I get below 172, I'll probably need to buy a new size of pants... A very good problem to have, I'd say!