Lost 10 lbs! And getting sick. :) Yay

Well, since I hit my highest weight at the end of December since coming down (yes I finally hit a weight that I had last seen on my way down, not since till that day in December) I am now down 10 lbs officially and getting much closer to the weight I felt best at which was 225. I don't plan to stop at 225 this time, I got a little full of myself last time I went down this road, and it came back to bite me. Many things conspired for this, one of which was that in my little circle of bike riding friends, I suddenly became the fastest, and while not fast by any measure other than that group, I thought I was in truly amazing shape, and could eat more liberally. After all, the guy I had been chasing, who had lost 100 lbs biking, was now trailing me up every hill (sorry Dave, just tellin it like it was ;) ). So I got the big head, and soon followed by the big gut again. :) Live and learn, and speaking of living and learning, on to the rest of the news.

I have started the Couch to 5k running program, and am doing pretty well with it. I feel good, and I'm progressing along with the week to week progression. This Friday I will be moving to week 4. We'll see how that goes, I'm holding on to the fact that the way I'm doing it I get two full days rest between starting a new level, and having to repeat that level (going fri, Mon, wed as my weeks). So, we'll see how that works. And this week I got a bonus, I got sick sometime between Monday night and Wed. The good thing is I ran Wed over lunch after going though about 273 excuses I could have used to not run, I decided they were all just that, excuses, and went out and ran. And I biked home (I thought a few times about asking for a ride). So, go me. I view it as making up for having the big head that led to the big gut. My goal this time is simple, 1derland. I will be 195 or less, and that's where I'm going to hold. I will get there, and I will continue to post here, and on livestrong till it happens, and (here is the important part) AFTER it happens as well. Last time I abandoned the forums and online communities that made it possible for me to lose once I had lost the weight. Some of that was due to other changes in my life, but that's no excuse. That's not happening this time.

Have a great day all, one more till the weekend!

Joe